#301: Jonathan Mannion
A Waste Of Time with ItsTheReal
ItsTheReal
4.8 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2020
⏱️ 96 minutes
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Summary
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome legendary photographer Jonathan Mannion to the Upper West Side for a deep, hilarious and very meaningful conversation!
(3:45) AKAs
(4:48) What photographs/artwork he has on his walls at home.
(5:28) Meeting and working with Richard Avedon
(11:20) His introduction to Hip Hop and what other genres/artists he enjoys
(22:37) “Who you shoot vs. How you shoot”
(32:30) The first time he sold a print/photograph.
(35:08) Dealing with online criticism
(40:07) What sessions he felt that he rose to the occasion
(45:22) Shooting for DJ Khaled and the differences between photographing humans and animals
(56:57) The creative process behind his album cover shoots
(59:03) Shooting at live events as opposed to magazines or album covers
(1:05:21) Advice to upcoming photographers
(1:12:32) Other art forms he uses to express himself and discusses all the private flights he has taken
Speed Round:
(1:22:53) Busta Rhymes
(1:24:36) Puff Daddy
(1:26:21) Outkast
(1:27:35) June Ambrose
(1:28:35) Nelly
(1:31:04) Dreamville
(1:32:34) Who he wants to work with
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| 0:00.0 | I know there's no perfect way to do this intro. |
| 0:05.0 | Um, we're usually up. It's usually a good time. |
| 0:11.0 | Uh, yesterday was really tough. |
| 0:14.0 | Obviously, there was the devastating news of the helicopter crash in Calabasas where nine lives were lost, |
| 0:25.0 | including Kobe Bryant's and G.G. Bryans. And then there were the Grammys last night in Los Angeles, |
| 0:34.7 | at the Staples Center. And, you you know among the celebratory things were two |
| 0:42.2 | Grammy wins for Nipsy Hustle and and a bunch of our friends honestly you know our first friend |
| 0:50.3 | in this business Steve Carlos won some Grammys last night. And I want to be up for him. |
| 0:58.3 | But at the end of the day, Nipsey's not there. Right. And it's like all these emotions coming together. |
| 1:09.8 | And I don't know how to feel. I don't know that anybody knows how to feel. |
| 1:13.6 | And all I do know is that I'm happy that I fell asleep last night. I'm happy that I woke up this morning. |
| 1:23.3 | And I'm happy that you guys all woke up this morning because you just don't know. |
| 1:32.7 | And if there's anything that this podcast can provide, and maybe there's a couple things, maybe one is a chance to get away from this mix of emotions. |
| 1:47.3 | But another thing is that we want to celebrate people while they're here and their work ethic |
| 1:59.0 | and their wins and their paths to today because it is worth it and they are worth it. |
| 2:15.1 | And we're all worth it. |
| 2:18.2 | And... are worth it. And we're all worth it. And we have a good one today. |
| 2:23.5 | And I do hope that you guys can enjoy it. |
| 2:27.3 | Maybe today is not the day to enjoy it. |
| 2:29.0 | Maybe tomorrow is. |
| 2:31.6 | Or maybe next week is. |
| 2:34.8 | But I am glad that we got to sit down with our friend Jonathan Manion last week, |
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