This is the second in the series of interviews in which a photographer chooses another photographer to interview. When Shaun Fenn was interviewing Joao Canziani, he asked Joao if he wanted to carry this forward and to interview someone himself. Joao, being the supremely nice and engaged photographer that he is, jumped at the chance [...]
SHAUN FENN in Conversation with Photographer JOAO CANZIANI
This post marks the launch of a new column on POP featuring photographers interviewing other photographers. I was challenged by photographer Mathieu Young to find a way to curate content. This came up in conversation with Shaun Fenn and without hesitation he asked if he could interview Joao Canziani. Joao agreed and I’m very happy [...]
Q&A With Commercial and Fine Art Photographer PHILIP TOLEDANO
Philip Toledano is an advertising and editorial photographer and fine artist perhaps best known for his conceptual portrait work and his fine art work including the book “Days With My Father” in which he chronicles the last three years of his father’s life and projects “Kim John Phil,” “A New Kind of Beauty,” “Phonesex” and [...]
Q&A With Editorial and Advertising Photographer ALEX FARNUM
Alex Farnum is a San Francisco based commercial and editorial photographer. Represented by Apostrophe, his client list includes Nike, Vizio, Joby, Restoration Hardware, GQ, TIME, Fast Company, Gourmet, San Francisco Magazine and 7×7 among others. Farnum has a diverse portfolio that includes portraits, lifestyle, food, fashion and travel. Driven by a true passion for his [...]
Advertising & Editorial Photographer MATTHEW TURLEY
Matthew Turley is an advertising and editorial photographer based in Salt Lake City, Utah and represented by Bay Area agency Marianne Campbell Associates. In the six years he has been shooting professionally, he has built an advertising and editorial client list that includes The Home Depot, RAM Trucks, IHG, and Bollé, as well as Men’s [...]
THE INSIDE MAN: Q&A with an IN-HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER
This interview features an anonymous source. An in-house photographer at a magazine and web publishing company. Most of my interviews feature commercial, freelance photographers and the discussions revolve around inspiration, personal vision, the road to success and specific jobs. For a primarily editorial shooter, and even a catalog or commercial photographer, an in-house gig could [...]
Q&A with LA Advertising and Editorial Photographer LOU MORA
Lou Mora is an LA advertising and editorial photographer who specializes in portraits and lifestyle photography for a client list that includes Ford, Bank of America, Asics, Nike, Intel, Shure, Hill Holiday, Rue, Heeb, Huck, and Universal Music Group among others. I was referred to Lou by a colleague I met while working on Future [...]
Q&A with Photographer DARCY ROGERS
I believe in coincidences and in following a path lit more brightly by their prescience. Last week I had a conversation with a rep in which we discussed, among other things, how San Francisco tends to isolate itself from the larger art and commercial art worlds, to its detriment. In thinking about this afterwards, I [...]





















