TCF Ep. 653 - Danielle L. and Caroline Goldstein

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

When photographer Danielle L. Goldstein and editor–writer Caroline Goldstein came together to create Transience, the result was a collaboration rooted in restraint, trust, and attentiveness. The book occupies the in-between—those fleeting, unresolved moments that resist easy interpretation. Danielle's photographs do not insist on meaning; instead, they invite the viewer into a space of quiet observation, where tenderness and uncertainty are allowed to coexist. Caroline Goldstein's editorial sequencing and text deepen that experience without attempting to fix it in place. Her words don't explain the images so much as they echo them, creating room for resonance rather than resolution. Together, image and text form a subtle meditation on impermanence—on how time moves through bodies, relationships, and places, leaving behind traces that are felt more than seen. Transience is a reminder that photography doesn't need to be declarative to be powerful; sometimes its greatest strength lies in suggestion, subtlety, and trust in the viewer. Resources: Danielle L. Goldstein https://daniellelgoldstein.com/home.html Caroline Goldstein https://carolinegoldstein.com Transience https://www.schiltpublishing.com/shop/books/new-releases/transience/ Altadena Photographers https://www.altadenaphotographers.org/ Workshops & Upcoming Education with Ibarionex Perello Timeline: Los Angeles A guided photographic exploration of Los Angeles that encourages participants to engage deeply with place, history, and personal narrative. https://lacphoto.org/events/timeline-los-angeles-with-ibarionex-perello/ Japan Spring Workshop 2026 An immersive photographic and cultural experience in Japan, focused on visual storytelling, observation, and creative growth. https://www.nobechicreative.com/ibarionex-perello-spring-workshop-2026-japan X-Pedition Hanoi A destination workshop centered on street photography, culture, and daily life in Hanoi, Vietnam. https://www.f8photographicworkshops.com/x-pedition-hanoi Support Ibarionex & The Candid Frame GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/perello-familys-journey-to-re-establish-our-life Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/thecandidframe eBook Purchases https://www.ibarionex.net/ebooks Websites The Candid Frame Patreon Page https://www.patreon.com/thecandidframe?fan_landing=true&view_as=public The Candid Frame PayPal Contribution Link https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=70VXjjF-1j_uhK8y0_nfvUK79_R1EWWuCTO2DX5ZOaTOR6yzhL6IgkthBiiitoipmDH23zLzPSIIlLhZ Sponsors Charcoal Book Club https://charcoalbookclub.com Frames Magazine https://readframes.com Education Resources Momenta Photographic Workshops https://momentaworkshops.com/workshops/ Candid Frame Resources The Candid Frame Newsletter & Substack Blog http://ibarionex.substack.com/welcome 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 https://www.patreon.com/thecandidframe or the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=13Tg_YGwf58eSyhevNPHAJMlgVqhI4xqQff9jBJeGNGR7G3-GkcKVX6OuU-5ZXfLbUkRa0&country.x=US&locale.x=US You can follow Ibarionex on Instagram and Twitter

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0:00.0	There's something about hotel rooms, impersonal, temporary, quiet, that can bring us closer to our inner lives.
0:20.7	Removed from the familiarity of home, we start to notice the subtle undercurrents of who we
0:26.5	are and how we relate to others.
0:29.4	Photographer Daniel Goldstein's project, Transience, explores that intimate space with honesty,
0:35.9	restraint, and emotional depth.
0:38.8	Made over several years during her travels, the photographs in transients take place almost
0:44.3	entirely within the walls of hotel rooms, but rather than feeling confined, the work feels expansive.
0:52.4	In these transient spaces, Danielle explores themes of identity, intimacy, family,
0:58.0	and the complexities of romantic relationships. Her images are tender without being sentimental,
1:05.0	constructed without losing spontaneity. They hold the stillness of contemplation and the emotional weight that often emerges
1:13.5	in solitude. Transience is as much about absence as it is about presence, about the gestures,
1:21.8	glances, and quiet tensions that linger when we're suspended between here and there, between connection and distance.
1:30.7	It's a body of work that reveals how photography can serve as a mirror, not just of others,
1:36.2	but of ourselves. The work also serves as a point of collaboration between Danielle and her
1:43.0	daughter Carolyn. Carolyn is a fiction writer,
1:46.2	and she uses the photographs as inspiration that provides a wonderful compliment to the images
1:51.6	in the book. This is IbarianX, and welcome back to the Candid Frame.
2:06.6	Well, Danielle, Carolyn, thank you so much for being on the show. I'm excited.
2:07.6	I don't think I've had a mother-daughter pairing before.
2:10.6	So this should be quite fun.
2:12.6	Yeah, that's the mother-daughter collaboration is something that does, I think, makes this project particularly unique.
2:21.2	And it's also been incredibly rewarding and truly a gift for me as Caroline's mother to be able to work with her on the tail end of this project.
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