It's April 4th, 2008, and this is the Candid Frame, episode 50.

That's right. I've been here for two years and now 50 episodes. It's really hard to believe.

When I started this thing, you know, I knew that it would be successful, but I don't think I really had in mind that I'd still be around here two years later still doing it.

I think I had hopes that I would be.

But I'm really pleased that, you know, where I met with the show, and I'm especially pleased all the great photographers that I've had a chance to meet in an interview over the course of the last 50 episodes. And when it came down to episode 50,

I really wanted the episode to be a little special. And over the last two years, I've been asking

people to make recommendations of photographers for me to interview. And I've gotten, you know,

emails and postings on the blog and the name that

has come up more often than any other photographer thus far has been today's guest freeman patterson

and freeman patterson is may not be a photographer that you may you may know but among photographic circles i think he's often considered a photographer's

photographer he brings to to the craft of photography a real wonderful sense of what photography can be

beyond just making a photograph using the camera and using the whole process of image making to explore the world around

you, to see how you're connected with the world that you're photographing.

And I think you'll get a lot of what I'm trying to get across in this short intro when

you listen to the interview.

And if you haven't checked out Freeman's books, I really recommend that you to get across in this short intro when you listen to the interview.

And if you haven't checked out Freeman's books,

I really recommend that you do so.

He has some wonderful books out there, and as well as having great photographs,

they provide great insight

into why many of us want to make pictures.

So sit back and enjoy our conversation with Freeman Patterson.

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