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The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

TCF Ep. 539 - Hunter Barnes

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Cameras, Art, Photoshop, Visual Arts, Career, Interviews, Photographers, Arts, Photography, Photo, Digital

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Hunter Barnes is a documentary photographer whose work captures aspects of culture and communities ignored by the mainstream and often misrepresented in the modern American narrative. Hunter trained in photochemistry and traditional photographic techniques. At a young age, he began a nomadic life on the road. In his early twenties, Hunter self-published his first book, Redneck Roundup, documenting the dying communities of the Old West. Other projects followed: four years spent with the Nez Perce tribe; months with a serpent-handling congregation in the Appalachian mountains; bikers, lowriders, and street gangs; inmates in California State Prison. Intense, true pockets, and subcultures of America. The process is an integral part of Hunter’s work. He shoots exclusively on film—the pace of analog in harmony with his approach. Fundamental to Hunter’s work is the journey, the people, the place. Then committing them to film before they are greatly changed or gone forever. His new book is titled: .  Websites Hunter Barnes Michael Zagaris   Education Resources: Momenta Photographic Workshops   Candid Frame Resources Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame by contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .

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For those of us who have an affinity for photographing people, the most important skill to develop

0:14.6

is the ability to earn trust from your subject. It's not about the lens you use. It's not about using the right camera settings.

0:23.2

It's about your ability to connect with another human being, whether it's for a duration of

0:28.2

minutes or years. Photographer Hunter Barnes possesses this skill, which has led him to photograph

0:35.5

communities, including religious snake charmers and prison inmates.

0:40.8

He deptly connects with people that are often relegated to the periphery of our society.

0:46.7

The results are photographs that are genuine, raw, and beautiful.

0:51.7

His multi-year project, with thez Per Se Native American tribe provides yet another

0:57.2

example of Hunter's ability to become a part of the community rather than just an objective observer.

1:04.7

Not photographed for a significant body of work for over a hundred years, the Nez Per Se opened

1:10.5

up their homes,

1:11.5

their culture, and their lives to Hunter,

1:14.5

resulting in a work that honors the people

1:16.6

and the relationship they forged.

1:19.8

This is Ibarian X, and welcome back to the Candid Fran.

1:28.1

Hey, well, thanks for reaching out and for sending me a copy of the book.

1:32.1

Oh, thanks, man.

1:33.0

Thanks for reaching out to me after that.

1:35.4

Appreciate it.

1:36.2

Yeah.

1:38.0

Your story is really interesting, not only in terms of what went behind, you know,

1:43.7

in terms of the creation of this book,

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