TCF Ep. 634 - Dana Stirling

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Dana Stirling is a fine art photographer and the Co-Founder & Editor In-Chief of Float Photo Magazine since 2014. Originally from Jerusalem Israel, Dana is now based in Queens New York. She received her MFA from The School Of Visual Arts in Photography, Video, and Related Media in 2016 and her BA from Hadassah College Jerusalem in Photographic Communications in 2013. Her work has been exhibited in group show including, Candela Books + Gallery VA, The Rockaway Artists Alliance NY, Vermont Center for Photography, Lafayette College PA, Radiator Gallery NY, Fresh Paint Art Festival Israel, Bezalel Gallery Israel, Inga Gallery Israel, Tel Hai Museum of Photography Israel, Brick Lane Gallery UK, Saatchi Gallery UK and others. Her hand-made artist book is a part of these select library collections, Yale University, Mass Art College of Art and Design collection, Savannah College of Art and Design collection and Goldsmith University, London. Her latest book is Why Am I Sad Resources Dana Stirling https://www.danastirling.com/ Why Am I Sad https://www.danastirling.com/books/why-am-i-sad-book Websites The Candid Frame Patreon Page The Candid Frame PayPal Contribution Link Signed Editions of "Making Photographs: Developing a Personal Visual Workflow. Photo Workshops Tokyo Exploration Workshop with Ibarionex Perello https://www.nobechicreative.com/tokyo-embracing-the-moment-a-personal-approach-to-travel-photography-ibarionex-perello Sponsors Playpodcast Podcast App https://www.playpodcast.net/ Charcoal Book Club https://charcoalbookclub.com Chico Review Photobook Retreat https://www.chicoreview.com/ Frames Magazine FRAMES Magazine | Because Excellent Photography Belongs On Paper (readframes.com) Education Resources: Momenta Photographic Workshops https://momentaworkshops.com/workshops/ Candid Frame Resources The Candid Frame Newsletter & Substack Blog The Candid Frame Alexa Skill Making Photographs: Developing a Personal Visual Workflow The Candid Frame Flickr Pool The Candid Frame YouTube Channel Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download it for iOS. Click here to download it for Android Contribute a one-time donation to the show thru Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/thecandidframe Support the work at The Candid Frame by contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting patreon.com/thecandidframe or the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via PayPal. You can follow Ibarionex on Instagram and Twitter.

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0:00.0	This episode of The Candid Frame is brought to you by the Charcoal Book Club.
0:13.6	Their carefully curated selections reflects the best in contemporary photography and all for
0:19.3	reasonable price, and they are delivered directly
0:21.9	to your doorstep each month. They offer free shipping to the U.S., Canada, and the UK. It's
0:27.5	subsidized elsewhere. It's a great way to begin or expand your photo library. Join the club
0:33.6	at Charcoalbookclub.com today, and remember to use the promo code, The Candid Frame,
0:39.8	at checkout.
0:42.7	What do you want to say with your photographs?
0:45.8	Assuming that you want more than to make a pretty picture, you have to understand why
0:51.0	making specific photographs is so vital to you.
0:55.7	Some photographers are driven to share the beauty of the natural world with an audience that
1:00.5	might otherwise take it for granted.
1:03.2	A photojournalist wants to tell a story that they believe needs to be told.
1:08.5	A portrait photographer makes photographs of a community that they have come
1:12.9	to love and respect. Understanding the why not only helps to define the photography, but provides
1:21.2	the inspiration to persevere when the inevitable ups and downs occur. Those obstacles can become all the more challenging when the themes and ideas you are exploring
1:33.0	are about yourself.
1:35.6	Dana Sterling's project, Why Am I Sad, is a photographic project of self-exploration that includes
1:43.3	not only her struggles with mental illness, but those of her
1:46.5	mother and how it impacted the entire family, both then and now. The images are not cliched
1:53.3	stock imagery of sadness and depression, but beautiful and even funny musings of what it means
1:59.5	to live with lifelong mental illness.
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