TCF Ep. 298 - Sandro Miller

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Sandro has been photographing people for over thirty years. He became interested in photography at the age of sixteen upon seeing the work of Irving Penn and has since devoted his life to creating expressive images. With numerous award-winning campaigns to his credit, Sandro is one of today's foremost photographers. He has photographed many national advertising campaigns for a long list of clients including: Allstate Insurance, American Express, Anheuser-Busch, BMW, Dove, Gatorade, Coca-Cola, Honda, Pepsi, Milk, Nikon, Microsoft, Miller/Coors, Motorola, Nike, Adidas, Pony, UPS, Champion, and the US Army. In 2001 Sandro was invited by the Cuban government to photograph that country's greatest national treasure – its athletes. This project was the first US/Cuban collaboration since the trade embargo was imposed in 1960. Sandro's editorial work has been featured in The New Yorker, GQ, Esquire, Russian Esquire, Time, Forbes, Details, Stern, Wired, Newsweek, Vibe, Communication Arts, Graphis, New York Magazine, Eyemazing, and ESPN Magazine and has been exhibited worldwide. Sandro has a working relationship with the camera giant Nikon and is responsible for introducing the latest technology to the professional photographic world. He has worked on many award-winning projects with Nikon including a portrait session with actor John Malkovich in Croatia, a series of motorcycle racing shots in Brainerd, Minnesota, a still and video shoot of the roller derby team "The Windy City Rollers", a video of the world-renowned high-wire artist Philippe Petit, and most recently, a short cinematic video entitled "Joy Ride", featuring a motorcyclist racing through the early morning streets of Chicago on a mysterious mission. Throughout Sandro's career, each year he has contributed his talents to both community based and national charitable organizations by creating powerful imagery and compelling campaigns soliciting contributions for such organizations as the American Heart Association, Food Depository of Chicago, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Milwaukee, Evans Life Foundation, Arts for Life, Dance for Life, AIDS Chicago, AIDS New Jersey, and The Good City. At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in July 2011, Sandro was acknowledged with a Saatchi & Saatchi Best New Director Award for his short video "Butterflies" featuring John Malkovich. For the past five years, in juried competition within the industry, Sandro has been voted one of the top 200 advertising photographers in the world. Resources: Sandro Website http://www.sandrofilm.com/main/index.php Danny Lyons http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&VBID=2K1HZOQYLZMZMZ Jim Nachtwey http://www.jamesnachtwey.com Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for iOS. Click here to download for Android Click here to download for Windows 8 Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with your donations via PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=oqqilvaIjn7J5phIgrvwy-tAbO5VJbzYv6eC89V3YNE3NDqyZ3XiNK7EMPG&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d64ad11bbf4d2a5a1a0d303a50933f9b2 www.thecandidframe.com info@thecandidframe.com

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0:00.0	The Candid Frame is supported by donations by listeners just like you.
0:04.8	Help support the show by clicking on the donate button on the website or in the show notes.
0:25.8	This is Eibati in X, and this is The Candid Frame.
0:32.2	Sandro is a photographer who's achieved success in a variety of ways.
0:38.0	His commercial photography business has allowed him to create and maintain a beautiful studio space in Chicago that includes hiring a team of talented people. It's allowed him to pursue a variety
0:44.7	of personal projects which have helped to define him as a photographer and created even more
0:50.5	opportunities for him. His recent collaboration with John Malkovich, in which the actor
0:56.0	takes on the roles of subject in some of the world's most iconic portraits, is just one example
1:02.7	of that. Sandro also achieved success as a family man, raising a baby girl into a young woman
1:09.9	in his role as a single father.
1:13.0	And when you look at Sandra's work, it's not just his subject matter or technique that you admire.
1:19.3	It's the range of his creativity as a photographer.
1:22.4	Whether he's photographing celebrities, blues musicians, Cuban boxers, he honors each in a unique and special way.
1:31.5	You don't look at his work and identify his photographs by a particular style or lighting approach.
1:38.3	It seems as if he's able to take his skills as a photographer and create something that honors his subjects and
1:45.8	create something singularly unique to them. It's that respect and empathy that I believe makes
1:53.6	him such a unique talent and why he and his work are so worthy of your attention.
2:01.3	All right.
2:02.2	Well, thanks again for doing this.
2:03.9	I appreciate having the chance to sit down with you.
2:07.3	You're so welcome.
2:08.2	Thank you for having me on.
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