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The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography

Photo Director Gem Fletcher hosts The Messy Truth, a podcast dedicated to the world of contemporary photography featuring exclusive interviews with emerging and leading artists, curators and critics. Listen in to these candid conversations that unpack photography and why it connects us all in such transformational ways. Follow Gem’s Instagram @gemfletcher for images of photographs discussed in each episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:00:46

Shaniqwa Jarvis - On Storytelling

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2020/07/09

Recorded remotely on 31st May 2020 during lockdown, Gem chats to leading photographer and artist Shaniqwa Jarvis, best known for her fusion of modern fashion aesthetics with sensitive and emotional portraiture. Her approach captures vivid reality across a wide range of subjects, each frame imbued with profound optimism.In this conversation, we explore how Shaniqwa found photography, how she entered the creative industry at the turn of the century and all she had to overcome to be the iconic artist

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39:11

Georgie Wileman - On Emotion

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2020/06/25

Georgie Wileman is a portrait and Documentary photographer focusing on social injustice. Her work highlights our internalised lives, the struggles we live with mentally, physically and emotionally.What may appear dark at first glance is more about enlightenment. Georgie’s photography seeks to educate audiences on urgent human struggles that often go unseen, while in turn enabling her subjects to feel validated in their suffering.Gem Fletcher talks to Georgie Wileman about her process and what it

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48:48

Micaiah Carter - On Collaboration

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2020/06/22

Micaiah Carter's stylised photographs have graced magazines, screens and billboards capturing icons, past and present with his unique blend of 90’s maximalism and 70’s hues.He is clear about his intentions as an image-maker – wanting the work to be a quality platform for the representation of people of colour that hasn’t been seen before. What I love about his photographs is how they emanate a powerful hybrid of joy and resilience.Gem Fletcher chats to Micaiah Carter about collaboration, identity

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37:08

Leonard Suryajaya - on Resilience

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2020/05/21

Leonard Suryajaya uses his work to speak profoundly to the challenges of being an outsider, and the deep complexity of navigating identities. He embeds his life experiences into every facet of his work, testing the boundaries of intimacy, community and identity. His subjects, often family, friends and lovers, work in a kind of absurd theatre within the frame.Viewing Suryajaya’s work is an emotional experience. The photographs are disarming, intense and even over stimulating at times. The chaos he

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35:26

Arielle Bobb-Willis - On Adversity

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2020/05/07

Born and raised in New York City, with pit stops in South Carolina and New Orleans, photographer Arielle Bobb-Willis has been using the camera for nearly a decade as a tool of empowerment. Battling with depression from an early age, Bobb-Willis found solace behind the lens and has developed a visual language that speaks to the complexities of life: the beautiful, the strange, belonging, isolation, and connection. Inspired by masters like Jacob Lawrence and Benny Andrews, Bobb-Willis applies a

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45:44

Eva O'Leary - On Process

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2020/04/23

Eva O’Leary has been producing photographs in and around her hometown of Central Pennsylvania, ironically nicknamed Happy Valley. Gaining access to college parties, dorm rooms, and proms and other social spaces of those in the midst of pivotal coming of age moments, O’Leary examines individual vulnerability in these transitional times. Her work explores intimate moments to deftly confront power dynamics as it falls along gendered lines, especially within the lives of adolescents.Eva’s work navigates

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36:43

Chris Maggio - On Intervention

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2020/04/09

Chris Maggio is a photographer living in NYC with 8.6 million of his closest friends. Often exploring the quotidian details of American cities and their tourism, his documentary practice sits at the intersection of both observational and staged photography.He examines the humanity and hidden complexities of humour in everyday life. His hybrid practice crosses documentary, fashion, portraiture all laced with his signature intervention. While his work feels loose and organic, every inch of the frame

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21:52

Devyn Galindo - On Activism

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2020/03/26

Devyn Galindo is fearlessly nomadic, honest and observant, with an eye toward the gently radical. Having grown up between California and Texas, she between Los Angeles and New York, keeping time to explore and the South.Devyn documents the lives ofher friends emerging from the Chicanx scenein Los Angeles. Exploring her own identity as a queerartist during the current political climate has become an obsession that led to theirfirst publication,We Are Still Here, which launched in November 2016.Devyn

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40:14

Antwaun Sargent - On Representation

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2020/02/20

Antuwan Sargent is an art critic, writer and curator. He has contributed to The New York Times, The New Yorker, and more, as well as essays to multiple museum publications. His first book, “The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion” (Aperture) is out now.In the book,Antwaun addresses a radical transformation taking place in fashion and art today. The presentation of black figures and black runway and cover models in the media and art has been one marker of increasingly inclusive

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34:03

Michelle Groskopf - On Vulnerability

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2020/02/06

Michelle Groskopf is a street and editorial photographer based in Los Angeles. Her street photography has been exhibited around the world, including Korea, London, NY and LA, and has been featured in the New Yorker’s photo booth, Creative Review, Lenscratch, The British Journal of Photography, Ain’t Bad and more.Her client list includes The NY Times, Apple, New York Magazine, California Sunday, Wired, GQ, Bloomberg Businessweek and Refinery29.Michelle Groskopf talks to Gem Fletcher about

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46:07

Kimberly Drew - On Accessibility

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2020/01/23

Kimberly Drew is a writer, curator, and activist. She received her B.A. Smith College in Art History and African-American Studies. She first experienced the art world as an intern in the Director’s Office of The Studio Museum in Harlem. Her time at the Studio Museum inspired her to start the Tumblr blog Black Contemporary Art, sparking her interest in social media. Her writing has appeared in Vogue, Glamour, W, Teen Vogue, and Lenny Letter and she has executed Instagram takeovers for Prada, The

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44:44

Prarthna Singh - On Location

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2020/01/09

Prarthna Singh's work explores female identity in contemporary India, within the intersection of gender and nation. Particularly drawn to stories that stand at the conflux of radical vulnerability and power; her images highlight India’s transition and contrast while exploring a dual dichotomy between feminine identity and strength. These female narratives are constructed within India’s own traditions, poised between fragility and abundance. After completing her BFA in photography from the Rhode

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34:02

Charlotte Jansen - On Gaze

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2019/07/25

Charlotte Jansen is a British Sri Lankan author and arts and culture journalist. Since 2015, she has held the position of Editor-at-Large at Elephant magazine.She has written for The Guardian, The Financial Times, ELLE UK, Vice, The British Journal of Photography and Wallpaper*, among others. In 2017, she published her first book,Girl on Girl: Art and Photography in the Age of the Female Gaze.The critically-acclaimed publication will be released as a paperback edition in Autumn 2019. She is also a

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42:16

Alys Tomlinson - On Awards

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2019/07/11

Alys Tomlinson grew up in Brighton, UK and studied photography at Central Saint Martins. She recently completed an MA in Anthropology at SOAS, University of London. Her projects are often research-led and she is most interested in the relationship between people and place, exploring themes ofenvironment, belonging and identity.Her major body of work ‘Ex-Voto’ (2016-2018) explores Christian pilgrimage sites in Lourdes(France), Ballyvourney (Ireland) and Grabarka (Poland). Often placed anonymously and

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50:24

Lydia Pang - On Commissioning

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2019/06/27

After eight years in London including a five-year stint at M&C Saatchi and time with Anomaly, Lydia Pang moved to New York and now works as a Creative Director for Refinery29. She defines herself as a Frankenstein Creative, born out of an international outlook and the changing industry - the job she has created for herself is made up of many roles. She has made it her mission to support new voices and given many photographers their first big job. She’s an advocate for constant learning,

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38:57

Jack Davison & Agnes Lloyd-Platt - On Feedback

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2019/06/13

Jack Davison studied English Literature at Warwick University but spent most of the time experimenting with cameras. Since the age of 14 he has continuously photographed those around him. He lives in London and works for numerous publications includingNew York Times Magazine, M Le Monde, Luncheon, Double&British Vogue,but spends most of his time shooting for his on-going personal work. He had his first solo exhibition,Revisiting Pictures, at the Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam in 2016.Agnes

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43:28

Campbell Addy - On Vision

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2019/05/30

Campbell Addy is a London based photographer & filmmaker. His work is narrative and emotional in nature, with a focus on a unique casting and under-represented faces. In addition to his photographic and directorial career Campbell has launched Nii Journal, a biannual arts and culture publication as well as Nii Agency, a modelling agency dedicated to representing interesting faces and celebrating diversity."I think my generation struggles because no one posts their fails. It’s vital to keep your

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1:02:24

Alexander Coggin - On Authorship

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2019/05/15

American Photographer Alexander Coggin has an extraordinary eye for the unusual, the unexpected and the unlikely. A trained actor, his theatrical education influences his image-making – championing character and blurring the space between perception and reality.“We all have within us the capability to make work that is very specific to our value systems, our upbringing, our visual references, our interests and desires, and if you really pay attention to yourself, you will make work that looks like

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28:40

Alice Mann - On Gaze

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2019/05/01

Born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1991, Alice Mann is a South African photographic artist based in London who’s intimate portraiture essays explore notions of picture making as an act of collaboration. She aims to create images that empower her subjects and creates projects over extended periods, which enables her to create images that allow for engaged and nuanced representations.“I’m interested in working more to collaborate with my subjects than narrate their stories.”Alice Mann talks to Gem

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40:34

Catherine Hyland - On Assisting

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography ·

2019/04/08

Catherine Hyland is a photographer living and working in London. Her photography centres around people and their connection to the land they inhabit. Primarily landscape based, her work is rooted in notions of fabricated memory, grids, enclosures and national identity. Her work highlights humanity’s attempts to tame and transform nature, both past and present.“Even now I much prefer to be the student than the teacher. I have such a thirst to learn”Cat talks to Gem Fletcher about her development as

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