Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton

01:00:26

Photographer Michelle Arcila joins Real Photo Show...

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2026/05/30

Photographer Michelle Arcila joined me at the JKC Gallery to discuss the process of making incredibly personal work that involves family and trauma and who that work might be for. We also talk about photographing your family, especially your children, and how to find the balance between exploring a painful narrative in the work while protecting those you are photographing from your past experiences.https://www.michellearcila.nethttps://www.instagram.com/michelle.arcila/Michelle Arcila is a Costa

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00:10:41

Susan Weiss speaks about Hello Susan and Black Tulip...

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2026/05/24

Susan Weiss speaks about Hello Susan and Black Tulip at the 2026 Chico Reviewhttps://www.susanweissart.com/portfolio-3https://www.instagram.com/susanweissart/Susan Weiss works in the visual arts in many mediums, including photography, film, painting and drawing. Her work explores the issues of personal identity and the psycho-social landscape. She also teaches drawing and student artist portfolio preparation both live and in zoom consultation.Susan's projects include the ongoing series Humanity

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00:15:27

Jordan Monloire speaks about Sweet Tarts and her...

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2026/05/19

2026 Chico Attendees SeriesJordan Monloire speaks about Sweet Tarts and her reasons for coming to the Chico ReviewJordan Monloire is a photographer + book maker living in the pnw, usa.Presently doing time in the dark room and shooting only a fraction of sites worth seeing. She predominantly focuses on gonzo style black and white, post-documentative portraiture. The core of her practice is her "fruits basket"—the act of capturing the realities of her experience and maintaining the ability

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00:59:30

Photographer, educator, and writer Odette Elix...

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2026/05/05

Photographer, educator, and writer Odette Elix England speaks about her latest book, Isn't X Beautiful (The Ice Plant) as well as, The Long Shadow: Unwrapped ~ Marion Post Wolcott’s Labor and Love (Libraryman), and to be developed, to be continued (Tall Poppy Press).https://www.odetteengland.comhttps://theiceplant.cc/product/isnt-x-beautiful/This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club - Begin Building your dream photobook library today at:https://charcoalbookclub.comOdette Elix England

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00:36:40

Pia-Paulina Guilmoth joins Michael Chovan-Dalton to...

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2026/04/25

Pia-Paulina Guilmoth joins Michael Chovan-Dalton to talk about two of her books, Flowers Drink the River (Stanley/Barker) and Fishworm (Void), Pia's collaboration with Jesse Bull Saffire, and how different the approach to these bodies of work were and also how Fishworm was a return to what Pia loved about photography when she started out.https://pguilmoth.comhttps://www.instagram.com/p_guilmoth/https://charcoalbookclub.com/products/fishwormThis podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club -

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00:54:52

Cengiz Yar on the destruction of the Iraqi city of...

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2026/04/13

This Alabaster Grave is Cengiz Yar’s first monograph exploring the overwhelming destruction and pain faced by the Iraqi city of Mosul, within the context of its history and unique, now largely ruined, architecture. The book questions the cost of the fight against ISIS and global war on terror as told through the lives and city that bore the brunt of its destructive force.The photographs were made between 2015 and 2023 and fluctuate between reportage and moments of contemplation. The book includes a

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01:24:46

FRAME/SEQUENCE | On Motherhood - Keavy Handley-Byrne,...

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2026/03/29

In 2025 Lily Colman took on the initiative to start her own publishing non-profit, FRAME/SEQUENCE, through fiscal sponsorship with CultureWorks of Philadelphia. FRAME/SEQUENCE is a quarterly print periodical spotlighting underrepresented and emerging photographers, writers, artists, and communities across Philadelphia and Greater Pennsylvania — connecting art, story, and place in a uniquely intimate and enduring form.FRAME/SEQUENCE’s first edition, On Motherhood, captures motherhood’s diverse and

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00:49:59

Lily Colman | She, Archivist

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2026/03/07

Lily Colman speaks about her show, She, Archivist, at the JKC Gallery and her new periodical, Frame/Sequence.She, Archivist is a project about womanhood, inheritance, and specifically how certain items and feelings are passed down between generations of women. The focus is on matrilineal inheritance through perceived rituals in Judaism, and the questioning of certain beliefs passed down.Using traditional film-based and alternative photographic processes and utilizing collage with domestic materials,

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00:58:43

Leonard Marcus | Picture Books

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2026/02/15

Leonard Marcus joins us to talk about his show Click! Photographers Make Picture Books at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.Visionary photographer-illustrators from Edward Steichen and William Wegman to Dare Wright, Mo Willems, Tana Hoban, Charles R. Smith Jr, and Walter Wick have long trained their camera eye with young people in mind. Their work reveals the hidden beauty of our everyday surroundings, makes the fantastic seem real in artfully choreographed collages and staged photos, and

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00:52:02

Ivan McClellan | Eight Seconds

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2026/02/01

'Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture', the first book by Ivan McClellan, offers an inside look at Black cowboy culture across the United States in the 21st century, creating a bridge between present and past through sports, community, and love of the land. In 2015, photographer Ivan McClellan attended the Roy LeBlanc Invitational in Oklahoma, the country’s longest-running Black rodeo, at the invitation of Charles Perry, director and producer of The Black Cowboy. Over the next decade,

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00:52:15

Marshall To | Blank Notes

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2026/01/18

Marshall To is a multidisciplinary artist focusing on photography, painting and illustrations. He grew up uniquely in a Taoist family in a small town called Red Deer which created a unique integration of western landscape and eastern beliefs.He moved to Vancouver where he currently resides working as a Chef - growing up in a Chinese immigrant household food was integral to the culture and more importantly a language used to communicate. Unsatisfied with just cooking Marshall began taking pictures

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00:57:03

Kai McBride | Off Grid

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2025/12/23

Kai McBride is a photographer, teacher, musician, and maker who recently uprooted from Brooklyn to sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico. He spent ten years teaching photography and managing the photo facilities at Columbia University, his alma mater, where he received an MFA in 2008.Born on the island of Kauai in 1972, by his 18th birthday Kai had lived in California, Oregon, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Texas, Oahu, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. He sharpened his powers of observation while adjusting to life

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01:05:45

Disparate Projects: Lisa Beard | Micah McCoy | Vann...

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2025/12/14

Vann Thomas Powell, Lisa Beard, and Micah McCoy remotely joined Michael Chovan-Dalton and Dani Paglione at the JKC Gallery at Mercer County College to talk about their newly formed photography collective, Disparate Projects. We will also discuss the process of publishing their first book, Fractured by Christiaan Lopez-Miro.Vann Thomas Powell is a photographer, curator, and researcher. Vann received his MFA in Experimental and Documentary Art at Duke University (2023) and has been featured in solo

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00:40:54

Amani Willett | Invisible Sun

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2025/11/26

Amani Willett is a Boston-based photographer whose practice is driven by conceptual ideas surrounding family, history, memory, and the social environment. Working primarily with the book form, his three monographs have been published to widespread critical acclaim. Disquiet (Damiani, 2013), The Disappearance of Joseph Plummer (Overlapse, 2017) and “A Parallel Road (Overlapse 2020)” were selected by Photo-Eye as “best books” of the year and have been highlighted in over 70 publications including

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00:40:32

Anika Burgess | Flashes of Brilliance

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2025/11/13

Anika Burgess | Flashes of Brilliance, The Genius of Early Photography and How It Transformed Art, Science, and HistoryWW Norton & Co Anika Burgess is a writer and photo editor. She has been published in The New York Times and Atlas Obscura. Anika has won a Front Page Award from the Newswomen’s Club of New York and has presented at Photoville New York. She holds degrees in law and history from the University of Sydney, and qualified as a lawyer before changing careers to journalism. Anika lives

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00:39:38

2025 Chico Review Attendees #8

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2025/10/13

The eighth and final installment of attendee recordings from the 2025 Chico Review with those who came to Chico to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. This year I recorded with over 40 attendees! I’ve also linked to the guest’s Instagram and Websites so you can see the work. And again this year, I was recording in a variety of spaces at the beautiful Chico Hot Springs resort so there may be a number of different ambient sounds across the recordings.The Chico Review is the

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00:33:04

2025 Chico Review Attendees #7

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2025/09/26

The seventh installment of attendee recordings from the 2025 Chico Review with those who came to Chico to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. This year I recorded with over 40 attendees! I’ve also linked to the guest’s Instagram and Websites so you can see the work. And again this year, I was recording in a variety of spaces at the beautiful Chico Hot Springs resort so there may be a number of different ambient sounds across the recordings.The Chico Review is the country’s

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01:02:06

Ave Pildas | Star Struck

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2025/09/13

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ave Pildas worked early in his career as a photo stringer for Downbeat Magazine in the Ohio Valley and Pennsylvania in the 1960's, and has been a successful photographer and educator for the past 40 years. In 1971 Pildas began working as the Art Director at Capitol Records in Hollywood and designed and photographed album covers for the label's recording artists. He launched a career as a freelance photographer and designer soon after, specializing in

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00:40:01

2025 Chico Review Attendees

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2025/09/02

The sixth installment of attendee recordings from the 2025 Chico Review with those who came to Chico to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. This year I recorded with over 40 attendees! I’ve also linked to the guest’s Instagram and Websites so you can see the work. And again this year, I was recording in a variety of spaces at the beautiful Chico Hot Springs resort so there may be a number of different ambient sounds across the recordings. The Chico Review is the country’s

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00:52:39

2025 Chico Review Attendees

Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton ·

2025/08/17

The fifth installment of attendee recordings from the 2025 Chico Review with those who came to Chico to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. This year I recorded with over 40 attendees! I’ve also linked to the guest’s Instagram and Websites so you can see the work. And again this year, I was recording in a variety of spaces at the beautiful Chico Hot Springs resort so there may be a number of different ambient sounds across the recordings.The Chico Review is the country’s

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