TCF Ep. 632 - Michael Rababy

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

🗓️ 30 October 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Michael Rababy documents US American gambling culture in his new book, Casinoland - Tired of Winning. Rows of shrill slot machines, glowing billboards, and gaudy splendor appear alongside exhausted faces, tired looks, and lost games. Rababy’s realistic camera view scrutinizes the glamorous appearance of the gleaming gambling halls and exposes their mendacious promises of wealth. The series focuses more on the casino as a capitalist institution as a whole than on the individual gamblers. Michael Rababy is a Lebanese-American documentary photographer who frequently deals with US American culture and society in his work. He works as a freelance photographer and has photographed for numerous media companies. Resources Michael Rababy Casinoland - Tired of Winning Book Websites Photo Workshops Tokyo Exploration Workshop with Ibarionex Perello Sponsors Charcoal Book Club Chico Review Photobook Retreat 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	This episode of The Candid Frame is brought to you by the Charcoal Book Club.
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0:38.6	My first impression of a city tied to gambling likely came through movies.
0:44.3	I think of scenes of intrigue and opulence set against the backdrop of old wealth, glamour,
0:51.2	and exciting spycraft. Most modern casinos are not that exclusive.
0:57.0	Places like Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City, and hundreds of casinos on Native American lands
1:04.0	welcomes anyone who wants to try their luck on a blackjack table or a roulette wheel.
1:10.0	The modern commercial gambling world is more like an adult amusement park,
1:15.2	a place that teases the chance of life transformation that's just one winning hand away.
1:21.8	Michael Rabobby's photography peels away the allure of fun, riches, and excitement
1:26.8	to reveal a reality that is sometimes
1:30.0	harsh, garish, and yes, even funny. He has worked on this project for three decades, and the
1:36.5	result is a body of work that examines not only the world of gambling, but America's ongoing
1:42.5	obsession with the reality as well as the illusion of wealth.
1:47.8	This is IbarianX and welcome back to the Candid Frame.
1:56.3	Well, Michael, good to see you, man.
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