TCF Ep. 579 - Joe McNally

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

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

4.8 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer whose prolific career includes assignments in nearly 70 countries. McNally is known worldwide as not only one of the top, technically excellent photographers of his generation, but his charming demeanor, confidence, and humor make him a sought-after choice from CEOs to celebrities to commercial and magazine clients alike. McNally is equally comfortable climbing buildings or lighting a telescope to capture quiet, sensitive subject matter with confidence in medical surroundings. He has shot numerous cover stories and highly complex features for National Geographic, LIFE, and Sports Illustrated, where his research skills and unmatched preparedness were highly valued. McNally won the first Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Journalistic Impact for a LIFE coverage titled, “The Panorama of War.” He has been honored numerous times by Communication Arts, PDN, Graphis, American Photo, POY, and The World Press Photo Foundation. He has also adapted to the Internet-driven media world where his work is regularly cited in social media surveys as a source of inspiration and industry leadership. McNally is a proud Nikon Ambassador and also a recent member to the Capture One Ambassador team. His latest book is The Real Deal: Field Notes from the Life of a Working Photographer Websites Joe McNally Doug Mills Yunghi Kim Sponsors Charcoal Book Club Curious Society 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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0:00.0	This episode of The Candid Frame is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club.
0:13.4	Working with the most respected names in contemporary photography, charcoal selects and delivers essential photo books to a worldwide community of collectors.
0:24.4	Each month, members receive a signed first edition monograph and an exclusive print to add to their collections.
0:33.1	Join the club by visiting Charcoal Book Club.com and use the promo code the
0:39.3	Candid Frame at checkout and receive a 10% discount on your first membership payment.
0:46.3	When we consider the greatness of a photographer, we often measure them by their iconic imagery. Now, Joe McNally has done that in the
0:58.0	world of sports, portraiture, and photojournalism. But speaking for myself, I think what makes Joe so
1:05.7	great is that he is an exceptional problem solver. Present him with a photographic situation that
1:13.6	others might think impossible, and Joe finds a way to do it. The stories behind the images that he's
1:22.0	created are often as captivating as the images themselves. Joe's latest book, The Real Deal, Field Notes from the Life of a Working Photographer,
1:33.3	is more than a how-to book.
1:36.3	It's a personal exploration of a life that's revolved around photography.
1:42.3	The book and our conversation provided me with a wonderful chance to learn some new things
1:49.4	about a great guy and an awesome photographer who I've been following for a very long time.
1:56.8	This is IbarianX and welcome back to The Candid Frame.
2:05.6	Well, congrats on the book.
2:07.3	Thanks, man.
2:08.0	Appreciate it.
2:08.8	I know it took a while to put it together.
2:11.7	You're right.
2:12.4	It just, as you know, any book is a labor.
2:16.5	You know, push that rock every day.
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