TCF Ep. 595 - Michael Grecco

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

🗓️ 31 January 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Michael Grecco is an award-winning commercial photographer and film director noted for his iconic celebrity portraits, innovative magazine covers, editorial images, and advertising spreads for NBC/Universal, GE, Pfizer, HBO, Kodak, ABC, IBM, Yahoo!, ESPN, Wired, Time, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Premier and more. His distinguished work is regularly featured in prestigious galleries such as Louis Stern, G. Ray Hawkins, Stephen Cohen and Fahey Klein. Michael makes his second appearance on the show to discuss his recent book, Punk, Post Punk, New Wave: Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face, 1978-1991. The seminal book provides a a personal and intimate of the punk rock scene. It includes iconic images of performances, portraits, and rare backstage moments of punk-rock legends. Resources Michael Grecco Days of Punk Album Recommendations Sex Pistols - Never Mind Bollocks The Clash - London Calling Buzzcocks - Love Bites The Mekons - Fear and Whiskey Au Pairs - Sense and Sensuality Mo-dettes - The Story So Far Websites Sponsors Charcoal Book Club Frames Magazine Education Resources: Momenta Photographic Workshops Candid Frame Resources Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download it 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 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 brought to you by Frames magazine.
0:13.1	It's a quarterly publication that showcases the work of many of the best in contemporary photography,
0:20.1	including Stephen McCurry, Martin Parr, and Amy Vitale.
0:24.6	Each issue is beautifully printed and thoughtfully curated by its editors.
0:29.0	It's a wonderful way to discover and be inspired by great photography.
0:34.3	Subscribe today and use the promo code, The Candid Frame Frame to enjoy a 10% discount on your monthly and yearly subscription when you visit readframes.com forward slash join.
0:52.3	Punk rock music during the 70s and 80s was the antithesis of rock and roll of the period.
1:00.1	Commercial rock and roll was tightly controlled by the music industry,
1:04.1	which determined not only who would be produced and recorded,
1:07.8	but what could be heard over AM and FM radio stations.
1:11.6	Punk rockers didn't bother with gatekeepers.
1:15.6	They created their music, their sound and culture with little more than the desire to make music and share what they had to say.
1:23.6	They might not know how to read music or even play an instrument, but that wasn't going
1:29.8	to stop them. Photographer Michael Greco was there as a photographer, but he was also there as a fan.
1:38.2	He navigated the dark clubs of New York and Boston and photographed bands and performers
1:43.3	who became the legends of the genre,
1:46.2	including the cramps, Dead Kennedys, Talking Heads, and Elvis Costello.
1:51.9	He showcases this special period in his book, Punk, Post Punk, New Wave, Onstage, Backstage,
1:59.9	In Your Face.
2:04.1	I hope you enjoy this conversation touching on his photography and life during this amazing period in rock and roll history. This is IbarianX,
2:12.3	and welcome back to The Candid Frame.
2:22.3	Well, congrats on the book.
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