Jay Watson Photography

This week I have been featured in a podcast available for download or direct playback on Lensflare35, an internet talk show by host Dave Warner.

Lensflare35 interviews photographers and filmmakers who are asked to discuss current trends in the industry, tips, and personal inspirations. Dave hit me up with questions which led to a discussion on California culture, surfing, skating, rodeos, editorial work, and the future of the photo biz.

I was a little nervous leading up to the show, but it was definitely fun once we got rolling. Dave has an easy going style, and he and his staff really do their homework. There are a few mentions in the podcast to some of my online publishing friends, but a few were left out due to the nature of recording live. So an extra thanks goes to friends at: Autoculture, Drift Surfing, Liquid Salt, KordoryTV, Lexar Media, and of course to Dave and the crew at Lensflare35!

Hope you enjoy the podcast. Dave puts a lot of work into these shows, so any links are greatly appreciated!

From Lensflare35: “In this episode, Jay talks about his artistic style, tintype portraits, social media, his most challenging project, the perfect assignment, video, and whether he sees the demand for video outpacing static images in the future. We created a multi-media show of his images with an explanation of each one with the full podcast interview and our typical show player and download.”

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Publisher Chris Brown of Refueled Magazine hooked me up with a 12 page spread and interview in the newly released #05 summer issue. See the interview below, or start at the beginning of the issue here.

Refueled Magazine is another example of the endless creative possibilities with online publishing. Future issues will be available for print purchase and hopefully back issues as well. The mag is gathering a wider audience with each release so add these links below to your collection.

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Liquid Salt Magazine interviewed me last week and posted it here. I have a good working relationship with a few online publications and I support what some of these brave new media pioneers are doing. This is a new frontier for everyone and we are all trying to figure this thing out together. I greatly appreciate their support and interest in the things I am doing. Throw some love back to Liquid Salt and leave a comment on their site. It is good karma all around.

Included in the interview are a few images previously not seen until now, and the lowdown on why a guy from Baltimore ever started surfing.

JW interview on Liquid Salt Mag

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© Jay Watson Photography

As a photographer now with a few freelance years under my belt, I was recently reminded what it felt like during the beginning when I fist started out. While I was a photographer’s assistant back in Baltimore, I wanted to be on my own so bad I could taste it. There was internal pressure, anxiety, and some left over teenage angst. I lost several nights sleep thinking about when my time would come to bust loose.

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