Photographer + Filmmaker, Betsy Schneider (Boston, MA, USA)

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We discussed:

– sexism in the photo industry
– how she chooses a subject for a body of work
– surrounding yourself with people whom will push you
– how to know when a series is finished
– artist statements
– Guggenheim Fellowship
– the benefits of being an underdog
– the artistic idea of ‘being in opposition too’ everything
– the desire to be an outsider while inside
– artists being envious of other artists
– self doubt is essential to making meaningful art
– online portfolio reviews
– learning how to listen to constructive feedback
– the relationship between how people teach and how people learn
– if you want to be your own boss you need to two how to be a boss

People + Places mentioned:
Guggenheim Fellowship – https://www.gf.org/about/fellowship/
Catherine Wagner – http://www.catherinewagner.org
Sally Mann – https://www.sallymann.com
Mark Klett – http://www.markklettphotography.com
Doris Lessing – https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2007/lessing/facts/
Miroslav Tichý – http://www.tichyfotograf.cz
Henry Darger – https://www.moma.org/artists/28600
James Hampton – https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/throne-third-heaven-nations-millennium-general-assembly-9897
Richard Avedon – https://www.avedonfoundation.org
Diane Arbus – http://www.artnet.com/artists/diane-arbus/
Yossi Milo Gallery – https://www.yossimilo.com
The Green Book – https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/history-green-book-african-american-travelers-180958506/