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Ren Bostelaar and Chris Luckhardt introduce their new photography podcast Picture This, kicking off the series with a discussion centered on the repercussions of Kodak's recent bankruptcy announcement. The show's first weekly featured photographer is Marc Lafreniere.
Introduction & News
We introduce ourselves and our purpose for creating yet another photography podcast.
- Ren Bostelaar (source: Tumblr)
- Chris Luckhardt (source: 500px)
- Dr. Roberta Bondar, photography, author and Canada's first female astronaut (source: robertabondar.com)
- Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS (source: Vimeo)
- Pale Blue Dot (source: Wikipedia)
Discussion
Kodak recently announced it was filing for bankruptcy. Our discussion focuses on the repercussions of the announcement and simulations of analogue photography in the digital era.
- The Last Kodak Death? (source: The Economist)
- Steve Sasson, Digital Camera Inventor Portrait (source: Vimeo)
- Kodak Bankruptcy: Musings on the Digital-Analog Divide (source: Huffington Post)
- The Death Of The Tangible Is Nigh! (Or Is It?) Share Your Photos Taken On Film (source: NPR)
- Death By Smartphone: How Mobile Photography Helped Kill Kodak (source: ReadWriteWeb)
Featured Photographer
Marc Lafreniere is this week's featured photographer. Marc can be found on his website, the myX100 group on Tumblr, 500px and Twitter. Photos from Marc's portfolio that are reviewed during the episode include:





