TCF Ep. 627 - Ivan McClellan

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

🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Ivan McClellan is a photojournalist and designer based in Portland, Oregon. His work reveals marginalized aspects of black culture and challenges broad assumptions and myths about racial identity in America. In 2015, photographer Ivan McClellan attended the Roy LeBlanc Invitational in Oklahoma, the country’s longest-running Black rodeo, at the invitation of Charles Perry, director and producer of The Black Cowboy. Over the next decade, he embarked on journeys across America, crafting a multilayered look at contemporary Black rodeo culture. Resources Ivan McClellan’s 8 Seconds Websites Photo Workshops Tokyo Exploration Workshop with Ibarionex Perello 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 Contribute a one-time donation to the show thru Buy Me a Coffee Support the work 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	The Comboy is one of America's most iconic myths.
0:12.7	Popular in Pulp Fiction, movies, and television, the image of the American
0:16.3	cowboy can be imagined by anyone, anywhere in the world.
0:19.9	The image that likely pops into your head is that of a favorite Western film actor like
0:24.6	John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Alan Ladd, or Gary Cooper.
0:29.6	But as great as these actors' roles were, they reflect a narrow take on what an American cowboy
0:35.6	was and is. Ivan McClellan's image was also shaped by pop
0:40.4	culture. However, a chance encounter led him to discover the world of black cowboys, a community
0:46.8	for whom the qualities of the cowboy, dedication, sacrifice, and hard work are as defining as hats,
0:53.8	jeans, and chaps.
0:55.5	His curiosity led him to explore and document the world of the Black rodeo,
1:00.7	and eventually led him to become an integral part of a thriving and rich community.
1:06.6	This is IbarianX, and welcome back to the Candid Frame.
1:15.1	Thank you. This is IbarianX and welcome back to The Candid Frame. All right, well, Evan, welcome to the show.
1:17.0	It's a pleasure to have you.
1:19.5	Very excited about the book, the stories, and the images.
1:24.2	You've been working on it for a while.
1:28.0	Tell me about the story about the first time you found out about black cowboys in the rodeo.
1:33.9	I thought that was very funny anecdote that you have about that.
1:37.5	Yeah.
1:39.6	You know, I was working in design and advertising in Portland, Oregon.
1:45.1	I worked for a 200-person agency, and I was the only black person there.
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