We discussed:
- the nature of Wabi Sabi
- you do not publish photo art books for the money
- the disconnect within the photography industry
- the need to be challenged
- the problems with contemporary art education
- the gamification of the art world
- focusing on being an artist not a brand
- tertiary forms of income
- the importance of relationship building
- business models of photo book publishing
- contemporary printing technologies
- rgb vs cmyk
- book fairs
- crowd funding
- knowing your strength and weaknesses

 

People + Places Mentioned:
Robert Lyons - https://robertlyonsphoto.com/
Justin Fiset - https://justinfiset.com/
Brandon Thibodeaux - https://www.brandonthibodeaux.com
Review Santa Fe Photo Festival - https://visitcenter.org/rsf-overview/
Medium Review - https://www.mediumphoto.org/review
Jenny Riffle - https://www.jennyriffle.com/
Lisa Elmaleh - http://www.lisaelmaleh.com/
Chris Bennett - http://www.christopherbennett.net
Steidl - https://steidl.de
Imageless Publisher - https://www.imageless.cn/
Skinnerboox - https://www.skinnerboox.com/
International Color Consortium (ICC) - http://www.color.org
LA Art Book Fair - https://laabf2020.printedmatterartbookfairs.org
New York Art Book Fair - https://pmvabf.org/
Paris Photo - https://www.parisphoto.com
Polycopies - http://www.polycopies.net/
The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD)- https://aipad.com
John Sanderson - https://www.john-sanderson.com
TBW Books - https://tbwbooks.com/
Jerry Uelsmann - https://www.uelsmann.net/
Sophie Ebrard (behind the scenes of pornography series) - https://www.sophieebrard.com/

 

3 creative people who he thinks should get some more exposure:
Joshua Rashaad McFadden - http://www.joshuarashaad.com/
Joseph Rodriguez - http://www.josephrodriguezphotography.com/
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