TCF Ep. 421 - Olaf Sztaba

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Olaf Sztaba first picked up a camera thirty-five years ago. Since then his passion for "seeing" has become a lifetime journey with photography. This journey started in communist Poland where Olaf spent his childhood. The dreary, utilitarian era helped him to sharpen his senses in search of things uncommon and simple. In 1996 Olaf called Canada his new home. The grand vistas of British Columbia further opened his visual horizons and need for seeing. A dramatic illness nearly took his life but gave Olaf the courage to pursue photography full time. It also provoked a different way of seeing the world. Olaf has been an early adopter of the Fuji X-series line of cameras and lenses, with the X100/S/T rangefinder-style remaining his favourite creative tool. In 2011, Olaf started a popular blog, http://www.olafphotoblog.com, which discusses creativity, inspiration, travel and fine art photography plus the X-series cameras and lenses. He's also a founder of Simplicity-In-Seeing– a subscription-based educational and mentoring platform dedicated to the art of seeing. Today, Olaf spends most of his time writing and photographing in the field, minimizing the time spent in front of a computer. He is a sought-after speaker and educator, currently working on a series of books about creativity and his personal approach to image creation. Olaf lives in Coquitlam, British Columbia with his wife Kasia, his son Olivier and their furry four-legged companion, Bailey. Resources: Olaf Sztaba Trent Parke Olaf Sztaba's book, Seeing Simplified Workshops 2018 StreetFoto Fest Workshops including Ibarionex's 2-Day Workshop 2-Day New York Street Photography Workshop 2-Day Paris Street Photography Workshop The Candid Frame Alexa Skill Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download foriOS. Click here to downloadfor Android Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting patreon.com/thecandidframe or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via PayPal. You can follow Ibarionex on Instagram and Twitter.

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1:06.1	Thank you. This is Ibarianx, and this is the Candid Frame.
1:23.7	In the age of the Internet, there's no shortage of people who share their approach to photography.
1:30.3	Whether it's via a blog, a podcast, or YouTube channel, there are countless people sharing their thoughts regarding everything related to photography.
1:39.3	Some of them are worth listening to, while others, well, they should stick to their day jobs.
1:49.6	I'm always browsing the internet, looking for guests for the show, and I'm often lured because of the quality of the photographs, or the story they have to tell, or their philosophy
1:54.7	around making pictures. Today's guest, Olaf Staba, possesses all three of those for me.
2:02.6	Based in Vancouver, Oloff is recognized by many as a street photographer,
2:06.8	but to hear Oloff describe it, what he does is more along the lines of visual poetry.
2:12.8	And as you'll hear, it's a description based not on hubris or ego,
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