Photography podcast with Mike Sim and The Photo Dept’s Christopher Sturm
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Welcome to the Park Bench Podcast! Here, friends and I interpret and discuss events and topics from the world around us, just like one might on a park bench. Topics can range from various types of pop-culture entertainment and media to more serious topics like politics. Come listen to the show and join us on the park bench!
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Finally, after three years, Mike comes to visit Christopher in America. Coffee, film, food, diners, dogs, you name it.
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Hey This Podcast Still Exists
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Mike and Christopher are back! Updates on personal work, the film lab, beards, AI, and more.
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Happy new year, friends. Mike and Christopher are back to chat about creativity, working as a creative, beards, and stalkers. Follow us on Twitter @SpookyBench and on Instagram @spookyparkbench Mike Instagram: @mikeysim1 Christopher Instagram: @cmsturm
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EPISODE 27: RIGGED FILM CONTESTS
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Mike and Christopher discuss sobriety, photo books, focusing on your style, and film contests on Instagram that arent very honest.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 27: IT’S ALEX BURKE
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We really did it this time. We sit down with 4x5 wizard Alex Burke and talk about stuff, things, people, places, etc. We certainly learned a few things during this episode, and you will too. Check out Alex's work here:https://www.alexburkephoto.com/https://www.instagram.com/alexburkephoto/Par The Spooky Park Bench
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Accountability In the Photo Community - Solo Pod
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There has been an ongoing conversation about the safety of women in the photography communityPar The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 25: IT’S BRYAN BIRKS...AGAIN
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EPISODE 24: HI AGAIN.
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It's us again. Sorry we've been away.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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EP 23: IT’S AUTUMN SPADARO
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This week we have a guest that has more layers than an old lady in the winter. It's Autumn Spadaro. We talk about assisting, Black Hawk's going down and her awesome Grandmother.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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Just us I'm afraid. We talk haircuts, car horns and how to find work in photography.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 21: IT’S TIM HAYWARD
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On this episode we have Financial Times restaurant critic, writer, broadcaster and photographer Tim Hayward. We discuss creativity, Saucy Janitors and why gear doesn't matter.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 19: IT’S JOAN MICHEL
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This week we speak to Director and photographer Joan Michel. We talk about making docs, shooting them on film and the joys of skateboardingPar The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 18: TRICHROME THE PAIN AWAY
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This week we have the Attic Darkrooms, Shawn Kim. We discuss film as a medium, why we shouldn't be so precious and briefly touch upon WW3.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 17: PORTRA SHMORTRA
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This week we discuss film costs, our humble intentions and Robin Williams For 20% off some banging coffee from New Ground hit them up at newgroundcoffee.com and use the code 'spooky20' at checkout.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 16: IT’S JASON HUNTER
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This week we talk to the master of the corner and curator of Two Hour Photo, Jason Hunter. We discuss his work, the importance of printing your images and authenticity. We are also now sponsored by New Ground. A coffee roastery and social enterprise in Oxford who use their business to give employment opportunities and training ex offenders in the U…
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EPISODE15: NEW YEAR. SAME US
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To start the new year we tell you a little about ourselves, answer a listener question and discuss future plans.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 13: IT‘S BRYAN BIRKS
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It's the man with the 4x5, Bryan Birks. We talk about approaching strangers for portraits, the expectations of a project, YouTube and....NFTS.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 12: NFTS and George Michael
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We discuss Mike's resemblance to George Michael, Christopher's new venture and the divisive NFT.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 11: IT‘S KYLE MCDOUGALL...AGAIN
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This week we're joined by The Bearded One himself, Kyle McDougall. We discuss Boots, Nickleback, buying a mirrorless camera and home scanning.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 10: Two Men and a Privilege
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Hello!This week we discuss Christopher's new hoose, Mike's inability to change a roll of film and the complex issue of privilege in photography.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 9: IT‘S BENEDICT CAMPBELL
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This week's guest is a professional photographer with over 35 years experience in the game. Ben is a commercial photographer with current clients ranging from Rolls Royce to Café Du Cycliste. We discuss working in dark rooms, shooting large format film, assisting, and Mike being useless. Get it in your lugs.…
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EPISODE 8: Its Been A While
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It has indeed been a while. Had some personal jazz going on so thanks for baring (bearing?!) with us. This episode we talk about film elitism, the affordability of film cameras and not being vegan.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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IT’S ALLISTER ANN 2.0
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She's back.Our sister from another Mister (people still say that), Big Al joined us again after we had such a great response from our first one. We primarily talk about gender inequality in photography but dip into other heavy topics like morality, injustice and Christopher being a nerd. I also apologise profusely for not only my language but my te…
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EPISODE 7: Under the Name of
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*EDITOR NOTE* Apologies for the audio quality, clearly some technical difficulties. We will definitely have it sorted for the next pod! This week, Mike and Christopher discuss assisting on shoots as an experienced photographer, NFT's, and raw pork. Next week, we have Allister in the second episode in our two part journey. Make sure to check that ou…
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EPISODE 6: IT’S ALLISTER ANN
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PART ONE OF TWO This week we had THE PLEASURE of talking to Allister Ann. We could have talked to Allister for hours. So we're going to. This is part one of two parts with her. In this part we talk music, old school social media, working during the pandemic and dream subjects. Check out her work at allisterann.com@allister_ann Follow us at @spookyp…
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EPISODE 5: Wee Robbie Joins Us
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On this weeks catch up episode we talk about the joys of wedding photography, valuing your time and we have a call in question from Mike's pal, Robbie.Par The Spooky Park Bench
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EPISODE 4: IT’S RAY BARBEE!
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Oh hey. Hi. How are you guys? Us? Yeah we're good. Just been chatting to RAY BARBEE. This week we had the unbelievable fortune of getting to speak to a true legend. Skate hero, photographer and a beautiful soul. We talk gear, what drives him and his stripped back, no bullshit approach to making images. It was a genuine honour to get to speak to thi…
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EPISODE 3: Dainty Fairy Top
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We're back in business with some STELLAR audio this time. Ok. It's better.In this episode we discuss British names for clothing, our first bad review, photo competitions, the importance of photo books and some other stuff about other things. Some of the books we mentioned in the episode:Wim Wenders - PolaroidsVivian Maier - Street Photographer Anni…
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EPISODE 2: IT'S KYLE MCDOUGALL!
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When people think of cool guys with beards they might think of a young Oliver Reed or a group of pirates drinking rum and beating a villager to death. I'll tell you who we think of. A Canadian man with a passion for creativity and a heart of pure gold. His name is Kyle McDougall, and he's on the podcast. Kyle is a photographer, editor, DP, podcaste…
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EPISODE 1: Nobody Asked for This
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Our first episode!We discuss the new release from Jason Lee's company Film Photographic, the joys of Snappy Snaps, we answer some VERY specific questions and Christopher is outed as a cultural philistine. NINETY SIX DREAMS, TWO THOUSAND MEMORIES is available HEREPar THE SPOOKY PARK BENCH
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In this episode of the show, Kyle, Jackson, Liam, and Brett discuss the topics of life and death, time, veterans and the American military, the self-driving car, and much more!Par Kyle Liegel
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Welcome to the second episode! This time around I got the chance to do the show with several of my good friends where we talked about a variety of random things. Please ignore some of the odd skips, sounds, and background noise in this episode; still trying to get a hang if this podcasting gig. Enjoy!…
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