60 acast.com Just The Photographer with David Swanson https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson en Alan Katz documentary,photojournalism,journalism,war zones,natural disasters,photographer,photography looked like standing where he stood in order to take those news photos, they can't tell you what it felt like standing there. Those are the stories this podcast will tell! Journalism doesn't get any more personal than this. Or more compelling.

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]]> looked like standing where he stood in order to take those news photos, they can't tell you what it felt like standing there. Those are the stories this podcast will tell! Journalism doesn't get any more personal than this. Or more compelling.

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]]> true info+6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01@mg-eu.acast.com 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01/1757784597417-be2f0a5f-6b85-461d-9846-c5bd560b78ec.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson Just The Photographer with David Swanson S1E15 Another War Zone S1E15 Another War Zone Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:23:56 GMT 14:21 69386981e521382d958460c5 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e15-another-war-zone 69386981e521382d958460c5 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e15-another-war-zone full 1 15 THE BLURB: One of the reasons David started this podcast was to tell his story while he still could. David has just been diagnosed with tongue cancer; half his tongue will be removed (and rebuilt using muscle tissue from his thigh). While David's long term prognosis is good, the short term's going to be rough - but, it's going to be a story of another war zone. A more personal one.


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]]> THE BLURB: One of the reasons David started this podcast was to tell his story while he still could. David has just been diagnosed with tongue cancer; half his tongue will be removed (and rebuilt using muscle tissue from his thigh). While David's long term prognosis is good, the short term's going to be rough - but, it's going to be a story of another war zone. A more personal one.


SHOW NOTES

You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

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]]> S1E14 When Liohn Roars S1E14 When Liohn Roars Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT 40:34 691cd645b958098159dd2f97 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e14-when-liohn-roars 691cd645b958098159dd2f97 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e14-when-liohn-roars full 1 14 THE BLURB: Andre Liohn is a conflict photographer (conflict being his specialty) who suddenly began asking himself "why am I doing this?" After risking his life to cover wars from Libya to Ukraine, Andre suddenly began asking himself if it was worth it. A fascinating, deep dive into an award-winning war photographer's internal process.



SHOW NOTES

You can find Andre Liohn's project "Trauma" here and information about the documentary "You Are Not A Soldier" here.


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]]> THE BLURB: Andre Liohn is a conflict photographer (conflict being his specialty) who suddenly began asking himself "why am I doing this?" After risking his life to cover wars from Libya to Ukraine, Andre suddenly began asking himself if it was worth it. A fascinating, deep dive into an award-winning war photographer's internal process.



SHOW NOTES

You can find Andre Liohn's project "Trauma" here and information about the documentary "You Are Not A Soldier" here.


You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

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]]> S1E13 Death Becomes Her S1E13 Death Becomes Her Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT 29:07 690d148da17ebcde883f8575 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e13-death-becomes-her 690d148da17ebcde883f8575 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e13-death-becomes-her full 1 13 THE BLURB: Amanda Villegas has been a photographer most of her working life. But, when her partner Chris Davis developed a rare, aggressive bladder cancer, she went from being a decorative photographer to a documentarian, willing to look death head on. Her work is stark, absolutely honest and, often quite beautiful. It dares you to look away. In the episode, Amanda talks about the path that led her here and the working process in the face of loss that helps keep her sane.



SHOW NOTES

One of our ongoing themes in this podcast is the impact that telling a story has on the storyteller. Amanda Villegas used her camera to both document what happened to Chris and to keep a promise to him - to try and stop this from happening to anyone else.


You can find Amanda's photos of her husband Chris here - https://amandavillegas.com/chris and here - https://thephotographicjournal.com/essays/this-is-cancer-in-the-end/


You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

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]]> THE BLURB: Amanda Villegas has been a photographer most of her working life. But, when her partner Chris Davis developed a rare, aggressive bladder cancer, she went from being a decorative photographer to a documentarian, willing to look death head on. Her work is stark, absolutely honest and, often quite beautiful. It dares you to look away. In the episode, Amanda talks about the path that led her here and the working process in the face of loss that helps keep her sane.



SHOW NOTES

One of our ongoing themes in this podcast is the impact that telling a story has on the storyteller. Amanda Villegas used her camera to both document what happened to Chris and to keep a promise to him - to try and stop this from happening to anyone else.


You can find Amanda's photos of her husband Chris here - https://amandavillegas.com/chris and here - https://thephotographicjournal.com/essays/this-is-cancer-in-the-end/


You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

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]]> S1E12 A River Runs Through Me S1E12 A River Runs Through Me Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT 22:58 68fa8ca35149d2d6f2c66843 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e12-a-river-runs-through-me 68fa8ca35149d2d6f2c66843 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e12-a-river-runs-through-me full 1 12 THE BLURB: One of the best ways to de-stress from covering war zones and natural disasters is fly fishing. In this episode, David tells how he first discovered fly fishing, how the movie "A River Runs Through It" baited the hook, and how just holding a fly rod in your hand can make the world a better place.


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]]> THE BLURB: One of the best ways to de-stress from covering war zones and natural disasters is fly fishing. In this episode, David tells how he first discovered fly fishing, how the movie "A River Runs Through It" baited the hook, and how just holding a fly rod in your hand can make the world a better place.


SHOW NOTES

You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

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]]> S1E11 What Noah Knows S1E11 What Noah Knows Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT 32:12 68e8310653a5e2858f0a47e8 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e11-what-noah-knows 68e8310653a5e2858f0a47e8 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e11-what-noah-knows full 1 11 THE BLURB: Photographer Noah Berger stands out among photojournalists. He's got a great eye and an outside-the-box approach to finding the right angles. He also stands out because he stands six foot seven. Noah shares his stories of covering demonstrations in Portland, Oregon where he found himself on the inside (taking photos) looking out. Photography is all about perspective. So's Noah Berger.


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Find Noah Berger's photography here - https://noahbergerphoto.com/



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]]> THE BLURB: Photographer Noah Berger stands out among photojournalists. He's got a great eye and an outside-the-box approach to finding the right angles. He also stands out because he stands six foot seven. Noah shares his stories of covering demonstrations in Portland, Oregon where he found himself on the inside (taking photos) looking out. Photography is all about perspective. So's Noah Berger.


SHOW NOTES

You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

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Find Noah Berger's photography here - https://noahbergerphoto.com/



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]]> S1E10 Getting Shot To Get The Shot S1E10 Getting Shot To Get The Shot Fri, 03 Oct 2025 07:00:00 GMT 34:11 68dee9f11300c48ae1adc059 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e10-getting-shot-to-get-the-shot 68dee9f11300c48ae1adc059 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e10-getting-shot-to-get-the-shot full 1 10 THE BLURB: NICK STERN's no stranger to literal battle. Like David, he's covered war zones, natural disasters and civil unrest. Also like David, Nick's been wounded on the job. Multiple times, as you'll hear. In 2025, while covering the Battle Of LA (Episode 4) Nick ended up in the hospital for weeks after a piece of projectile lodged in his leg. There are costs to covering stories - but, they do come with great stories themselves.



SHOW NOTES

You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

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Explore everything Nick Stern at https://www.nickstern.com/


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]]> THE BLURB: NICK STERN's no stranger to literal battle. Like David, he's covered war zones, natural disasters and civil unrest. Also like David, Nick's been wounded on the job. Multiple times, as you'll hear. In 2025, while covering the Battle Of LA (Episode 4) Nick ended up in the hospital for weeks after a piece of projectile lodged in his leg. There are costs to covering stories - but, they do come with great stories themselves.



SHOW NOTES

You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

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Explore everything Nick Stern at https://www.nickstern.com/


If you are enjoying “Just The Photographer with David Swanson”, please like us, rate us and leave a comment! That really does help a bigger audience find us! Better still, please recommend us to your friends! And check out the other podcasts in the COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE family at https://costardandtouchstone.com/


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]]> S1E9 Almost, Almost Famous S1E9 Almost, Almost Famous Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT 24:12 68d61c67099369ce42bf51f8 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e9-almost-almost-famous 68d61c67099369ce42bf51f8 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e9-almost-almost-famous full 1 9 THE BLURB: In this episode, David takes you another kind of war zone - red carpets. Covering the Oscars may be less death-defying than covering a war, but there are challenges nonetheless. David also will take you backstage to "The Slap" with LA Times photographer Robert Gauthier - when actor Will Smith slapped Oscar presenter Chris Rock across the face for making a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith's shaved head. Red Carpets are another place where normal rules simply don't apply.



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]]> THE BLURB: In this episode, David takes you another kind of war zone - red carpets. Covering the Oscars may be less death-defying than covering a war, but there are challenges nonetheless. David also will take you backstage to "The Slap" with LA Times photographer Robert Gauthier - when actor Will Smith slapped Oscar presenter Chris Rock across the face for making a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith's shaved head. Red Carpets are another place where normal rules simply don't apply.



SHOW NOTES

You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

https://www.instagram.com/just_the_photographer_podcast


If you are enjoying “Just The Photographer with David Swanson”, please like us, rate us and leave a comment! That really does help a bigger audience find us! Better still, please recommend us to your friends! And check out the other podcasts in the COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE family at https://costardandtouchstone.com/

If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

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]]> S1E8 Line Of Fire, Part 2 S1E8 Line Of Fire, Part 2 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT 37:25 68ccdb0659fdf3f531253094 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e8-line-of-fire-part-2 68ccdb0659fdf3f531253094 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e8-line-of-fire-part-2 full 1 8 THE BLURB: Journalism requires people willing to run toward danger instead of away from it. In this episode, photojournalists Chelsea Lauren, Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Mel Buer and Sergio Olmos return to describe the physical threats they face especially when covering civil unrest. That threat, shockingly, is coming from law enforcement.


SHOW NOTES

Our guests: SEAN BECKNER-CARMITCHEL has spent the last several years filming protests, counter-protests, rallies, sweeps, protests about sweeps, and rallies about counter-protests. His video work has been seen on Good Morning America, NBC, ABC, and other national and international outlets.


Though CHELSEA LAUREN wanted to be a plastic surgeon when she was a kid, Chelsea eventually turned her photographic hobby into her life. A seasoned celebrity photographer, who works for wire agency, Chelsea recently began branching out – covering riots, protests and unrest in addition to red carpet events


An independent journalist, MEL BUER's newsletter Words About Work covers labor and social justice movements. Her work’s been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation and other major outlets.


In addition to his terrific investigative reporting for CalMatters, SERGIO OLMOS has freelanced for The New York Times, NPR, Oregon Public Broadcasting and The Guardian among others, reporting from both the US and from the war in Ukraine. Sergio also created the Dying For A Fight podcast series for Oregon Public Broadcasting. That led directly to the arrest and successful prosecution of the killer of a well-kown Portland activist. Don’t mess with Sergio.



You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

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]]> THE BLURB: Journalism requires people willing to run toward danger instead of away from it. In this episode, photojournalists Chelsea Lauren, Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Mel Buer and Sergio Olmos return to describe the physical threats they face especially when covering civil unrest. That threat, shockingly, is coming from law enforcement.


SHOW NOTES

Our guests: SEAN BECKNER-CARMITCHEL has spent the last several years filming protests, counter-protests, rallies, sweeps, protests about sweeps, and rallies about counter-protests. His video work has been seen on Good Morning America, NBC, ABC, and other national and international outlets.


Though CHELSEA LAUREN wanted to be a plastic surgeon when she was a kid, Chelsea eventually turned her photographic hobby into her life. A seasoned celebrity photographer, who works for wire agency, Chelsea recently began branching out – covering riots, protests and unrest in addition to red carpet events


An independent journalist, MEL BUER's newsletter Words About Work covers labor and social justice movements. Her work’s been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation and other major outlets.


In addition to his terrific investigative reporting for CalMatters, SERGIO OLMOS has freelanced for The New York Times, NPR, Oregon Public Broadcasting and The Guardian among others, reporting from both the US and from the war in Ukraine. Sergio also created the Dying For A Fight podcast series for Oregon Public Broadcasting. That led directly to the arrest and successful prosecution of the killer of a well-kown Portland activist. Don’t mess with Sergio.



You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

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If you are enjoying “Just The Photographer with David Swanson”, please like us, rate us and leave a comment! That really does help a bigger audience find us! Better still, please recommend us to your friends! And check out the other podcasts in the COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE family at https://costardandtouchstone.com/




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]]> S1E7 They Looked Like Ghosts S1E7 They Looked Like Ghosts Thu, 11 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT 45:50 68c268af4027d9f21f17baa4 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e7-they-looked-like-ghosts 68c268af4027d9f21f17baa4 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e7-they-looked-like-ghosts A 911 Special Episode full 1 7 THE BLURB: Even 25 years after it happened, 911 still haunts us. Photos from that day can still take us back to that day and all the complex emotions we felt. In this episode, David and photojournalists SPENCER PLATT and MARIO TAMA will discuss the photos they took that day that became iconic. While others rushed away from the twin towers as they burned and then collapsed, some people - first responders and journalists - ran toward the catastrophe. 911 changed everyone. It changed some people even more.



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You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

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]]> THE BLURB: Even 25 years after it happened, 911 still haunts us. Photos from that day can still take us back to that day and all the complex emotions we felt. In this episode, David and photojournalists SPENCER PLATT and MARIO TAMA will discuss the photos they took that day that became iconic. While others rushed away from the twin towers as they burned and then collapsed, some people - first responders and journalists - ran toward the catastrophe. 911 changed everyone. It changed some people even more.



SHOW NOTES

You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

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If you are enjoying “Just The Photographer with David Swanson”, please like us, rate us and leave a comment! That really does help a bigger audience find us! Better still, please recommend us to your friends! And check out the other podcasts in the COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE family at https://costardandtouchstone.com/

If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

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]]> S1E6 In The Line Of Fire S1E6 In The Line Of Fire Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT 47:15 68ba341e2d913bd33071c302 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e6-in-the-line-of-fire 68ba341e2d913bd33071c302 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e6-in-the-line-of-fire full 1 6 THE BLURB: Always a dangerous job, photojournalism (journalism period!) has become exponentially more dangerous. In this episode, David discusses the newest danger - law enforcement and its confusion over who exactly IS a journalist these days. Joining David in the discussion are multimedia journalists Chelsea Lauren, Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Mel Buer and Sergio Olmos.



SHOW NOTES

Our guests: SEAN BECKNER-CARMITCHEL has spent the last several years filming protests, counter-protests, rallies, sweeps, protests about sweeps, and rallies about counter-protests. His video work has been seen on Good Morning America, NBC, ABC, and other national and international outlets.


Though CHELSEA LAUREN wanted to be a plastic surgeon when she was a kid, Chelsea eventually turned her photographic hobby into her life. A seasoned celebrity photographer, who works for wire agency, Chelsea recently began branching out – covering riots, protests and unrest in addition to red carpet events


An independent journalist, MEL BUER's newsletter Words About Work covers labor and social justice movements. Her work’s been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation and other major outlets.


In addition to his terrific investigative reporting for CalMatters, SERGIO OLMOS has freelanced for The New York Times, NPR, Oregon Public Broadcasting and The Guardian among others, reporting from both the US and from the war in Ukraine. Sergio also created the Dying For A Fight podcast series for Oregon Public Broadcasting. That led directly to the arrest and successful prosecution of the killer of a well-kown Portland activist. Don’t mess with Sergio.



You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

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]]> THE BLURB: Always a dangerous job, photojournalism (journalism period!) has become exponentially more dangerous. In this episode, David discusses the newest danger - law enforcement and its confusion over who exactly IS a journalist these days. Joining David in the discussion are multimedia journalists Chelsea Lauren, Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Mel Buer and Sergio Olmos.



SHOW NOTES

Our guests: SEAN BECKNER-CARMITCHEL has spent the last several years filming protests, counter-protests, rallies, sweeps, protests about sweeps, and rallies about counter-protests. His video work has been seen on Good Morning America, NBC, ABC, and other national and international outlets.


Though CHELSEA LAUREN wanted to be a plastic surgeon when she was a kid, Chelsea eventually turned her photographic hobby into her life. A seasoned celebrity photographer, who works for wire agency, Chelsea recently began branching out – covering riots, protests and unrest in addition to red carpet events


An independent journalist, MEL BUER's newsletter Words About Work covers labor and social justice movements. Her work’s been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation and other major outlets.


In addition to his terrific investigative reporting for CalMatters, SERGIO OLMOS has freelanced for The New York Times, NPR, Oregon Public Broadcasting and The Guardian among others, reporting from both the US and from the war in Ukraine. Sergio also created the Dying For A Fight podcast series for Oregon Public Broadcasting. That led directly to the arrest and successful prosecution of the killer of a well-kown Portland activist. Don’t mess with Sergio.



You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

https://www.instagram.com/just_the_photographer_podcast


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]]> S1E5 City On Fire S1E5 City On Fire Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT 26:16 68b11efe122e9581fc428f45 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e5-city-on-fire 68b11efe122e9581fc428f45 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e5-city-on-fire full 1 5 THE BLURB: In January 2025, two massive wildfires devastated two different Los Angeles neighborhoods - Pacific Palisades on the west side and Altadena on the east side, just above Pasadena. In this episode David describes the differences and similarities between covering a fire and covering a firefight. How exactly does a journalist go about covering a natural disaster like a wild fire without becoming the wild fire's victim?


SHOW NOTES:

We recommend checking out the WATCH DUTY APP. Especially if you live anywhere near a possible wild fire area - which, these days, is more and more of the country (and, unfortunately the world). https://app.watchduty.org/


You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

https://www.instagram.com/just_the_photographer_podcast


If you are enjoying “Just The Photographer with David Swanson”, please like us, rate us and leave a comment! That really does help a bigger audience find us! Better still, please recommend us to your friends! And check out the other podcasts in the COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE family at https://costardandtouchstone.com/


If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

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]]> THE BLURB: In January 2025, two massive wildfires devastated two different Los Angeles neighborhoods - Pacific Palisades on the west side and Altadena on the east side, just above Pasadena. In this episode David describes the differences and similarities between covering a fire and covering a firefight. How exactly does a journalist go about covering a natural disaster like a wild fire without becoming the wild fire's victim?


SHOW NOTES:

We recommend checking out the WATCH DUTY APP. Especially if you live anywhere near a possible wild fire area - which, these days, is more and more of the country (and, unfortunately the world). https://app.watchduty.org/


You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

https://www.instagram.com/just_the_photographer_podcast


If you are enjoying “Just The Photographer with David Swanson”, please like us, rate us and leave a comment! That really does help a bigger audience find us! Better still, please recommend us to your friends! And check out the other podcasts in the COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE family at https://costardandtouchstone.com/


If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

Costard & Touchstone Productions – Costard & Touchstone Productions – Great Podcasts, No Foolin'!


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]]> S1E4 Battle Of Los Angeles S1E4 Battle Of Los Angeles Fri, 22 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT 25:19 68a512b2352b565deb69ecc7 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e4-the-battle-of-la 68a512b2352b565deb69ecc7 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e4-the-battle-of-la full 1 4 THE BLURB: In June 2025, a war zone came to Los Angeles, the place David now calls home. Marines, ICE agents, LAPD and other law enforcement started grabbing people off LA's streets and the people of LA resisted and spoke up about it. What happens when your home town becomes a war zone and your job is covering it?


SHOW NOTES:

The journalist wounded on camera during the Battle Of LA is the US correspondent for Nine News Australia, Lauren Tomasi. The footage heard here is from their live coverage of the event. In the aftermath, Tomasi reported that she was sore but otherwise unharmed. The event was condemned by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who called the footage "horrific". 


You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

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If you are enjoying “Just The Photographer with David Swanson”, please like us, rate us and leave a comment! That really does help a bigger audience find us! Better still, please recommend us to your friends! And check out the other podcasts in the COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE family at https://costardandtouchstone.com/



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]]> THE BLURB: In June 2025, a war zone came to Los Angeles, the place David now calls home. Marines, ICE agents, LAPD and other law enforcement started grabbing people off LA's streets and the people of LA resisted and spoke up about it. What happens when your home town becomes a war zone and your job is covering it?


SHOW NOTES:

The journalist wounded on camera during the Battle Of LA is the US correspondent for Nine News Australia, Lauren Tomasi. The footage heard here is from their live coverage of the event. In the aftermath, Tomasi reported that she was sore but otherwise unharmed. The event was condemned by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who called the footage "horrific". 


You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

https://www.instagram.com/just_the_photographer_podcast


If you are enjoying “Just The Photographer with David Swanson”, please like us, rate us and leave a comment! That really does help a bigger audience find us! Better still, please recommend us to your friends! And check out the other podcasts in the COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE family at https://costardandtouchstone.com/



If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

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]]> S1E3 When A War Comes To You S1E3 When A War Comes To You Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT 33:52 689d1fd2290bdec8f9e93e32 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e3-when-a-war-comes-to-you 689d1fd2290bdec8f9e93e32 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e3-when-a-war-comes-to-you full 1 3 THE BLURB: In his new book "UNREMITTING", former USA Today journalist and editorial page writer GREGG ZOROYA tells the story of The Battle of Ramadi - the battle where David got shot in the arm. In fact, David is one of the characters in Gregg's amazing book. What's especially ironic - because David and a German photographer were the only journalists covering the story in real time, David didn't know many of the details of the battle until he read Gregg's compelling, moment-to-moment account of it.



SHOW NOTES

Gregg Zoroya worked as a journalist with USA Today from 1998-2022, moving from human interest features and general assignment reporting to war coverage and finally to a beat assignment specially created for his talents that focused on the impact of combat on troops and their families. He completed his career with the paper as a member of the editorial board and an editorial writer.


You can find Gregg Zoroya's's "UNREMITTING" at Amazon, Goodreads or Barnes & Noble. You can also find it at most independent book stores. Please support them!


You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

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If you are enjoying “Just The Photographer with David Swanson”, please like us, rate us and leave a comment! That really does help a bigger audience find us! Even better, please recommend us to your friends! And check out the other podcasts in the COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE family at https://costardandtouchstone.com/

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]]> THE BLURB: In his new book "UNREMITTING", former USA Today journalist and editorial page writer GREGG ZOROYA tells the story of The Battle of Ramadi - the battle where David got shot in the arm. In fact, David is one of the characters in Gregg's amazing book. What's especially ironic - because David and a German photographer were the only journalists covering the story in real time, David didn't know many of the details of the battle until he read Gregg's compelling, moment-to-moment account of it.



SHOW NOTES

Gregg Zoroya worked as a journalist with USA Today from 1998-2022, moving from human interest features and general assignment reporting to war coverage and finally to a beat assignment specially created for his talents that focused on the impact of combat on troops and their families. He completed his career with the paper as a member of the editorial board and an editorial writer.


You can find Gregg Zoroya's's "UNREMITTING" at Amazon, Goodreads or Barnes & Noble. You can also find it at most independent book stores. Please support them!


You can find this episode’s photos - and lots more at our INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

https://www.instagram.com/just_the_photographer_podcast


If you are enjoying “Just The Photographer with David Swanson”, please like us, rate us and leave a comment! That really does help a bigger audience find us! Even better, please recommend us to your friends! And check out the other podcasts in the COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE family at https://costardandtouchstone.com/

If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

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]]> S1E2 In Country S1E2 In Country Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT 28:45 688fa8a7f3a75290d45ebf76 true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e2-in-country 688fa8a7f3a75290d45ebf76 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e2-in-country full 1 2 THE BLURB: In this episode, David takes you "In Country" with him - right to the middle of war, chaos and danger. He shares the surprising joys and camaraderie that spring from war zones and the strangely disconnected experience of being shot in battle. In war zones, all normal rules of civility vanish. Normalcy itself vanishes. That's what makes being in country such an unpredictable, terrifying yet exhilarating experience.


Show Notes

Being “in country” means literally being there. In the middle of whatever you were assigned to cover.


Since we’re talking about war zones (in this episode), we’re talking about how being in places where death happens all around you changes you.


Here's a link to the book referenced regarding chickens, Delcorso's Gallery -

https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/philip-caputo/del-corso-s-gallery.htm


You can find this episode’s photos ON INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

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If you are enjoying “Just The Photographer with David Swanson”, please like us, rate us and leave a comment! That really does help a bigger audience find us! Even better, please recommend us to your friends! And check out the other podcasts in the COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE family at https://costardandtouchstonecom.

https://costardandtouchstone.com/

If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

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]]> THE BLURB: In this episode, David takes you "In Country" with him - right to the middle of war, chaos and danger. He shares the surprising joys and camaraderie that spring from war zones and the strangely disconnected experience of being shot in battle. In war zones, all normal rules of civility vanish. Normalcy itself vanishes. That's what makes being in country such an unpredictable, terrifying yet exhilarating experience.


Show Notes

Being “in country” means literally being there. In the middle of whatever you were assigned to cover.


Since we’re talking about war zones (in this episode), we’re talking about how being in places where death happens all around you changes you.


Here's a link to the book referenced regarding chickens, Delcorso's Gallery -

https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/philip-caputo/del-corso-s-gallery.htm


You can find this episode’s photos ON INSTAGRAM –

@just_the_photographer_podcast

https://www.instagram.com/just_the_photographer_podcast


If you are enjoying “Just The Photographer with David Swanson”, please like us, rate us and leave a comment! That really does help a bigger audience find us! Even better, please recommend us to your friends! And check out the other podcasts in the COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE family at https://costardandtouchstonecom.

https://costardandtouchstone.com/

If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

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]]> <![CDATA[S1E1 Stories My Photos CAN'T Tell]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT 36:04 6887e326e0a86cc3abf4e54a true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/s1e1-stories-my-photos-cant-tell 6887e326e0a86cc3abf4e54a 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 s1e1-stories-my-photos-cant-tell full 1 1 THE BLURB: Meet David Swanson, Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist. In this thumbnail introduction to the real world of photojournalism, David tells the stories of how he became a photojournalist and how being one has impacted every facet of his life. It's impossible to see and photograph wars, natural disasters and life's strange twists and turns without getting impacted in return. But, as crazy and chaotic as war zones can be, they can be surprisingly life-affirming, too.


SHOW NOTES

Over the course of his 40+ year Pulitzer Prize winning career, David Swanson has pointed his cameras at everything from wars (Serbia, Afghanistan, Iraq) to natural disasters (Hurricane Katrina, the Earthquake in Haiti) to Red Carpet Events like the Oscars. Of course, in order to point his camera at those events, David had to be in all those places confronting wars, natural disasters and red carpet events. David cut his photojournalism teeth covering local news around York, PA where he grew up. He began his career interning at newspapers like The Los Angeles Times before settling in for the long haul at The Philadelphia Inquirer for whom David covered Bosnia, Katrina, Iraq and Afghanistan (among other news events).



SOCIAL MEDIA

INSTAGRAM: @costardandtouchstone

FACEBOOK:


COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE

OUR WEBSITE - If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing lineup of story podcasts at https://costardandtouchstone.com!

If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

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]]> THE BLURB: Meet David Swanson, Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist. In this thumbnail introduction to the real world of photojournalism, David tells the stories of how he became a photojournalist and how being one has impacted every facet of his life. It's impossible to see and photograph wars, natural disasters and life's strange twists and turns without getting impacted in return. But, as crazy and chaotic as war zones can be, they can be surprisingly life-affirming, too.


SHOW NOTES

Over the course of his 40+ year Pulitzer Prize winning career, David Swanson has pointed his cameras at everything from wars (Serbia, Afghanistan, Iraq) to natural disasters (Hurricane Katrina, the Earthquake in Haiti) to Red Carpet Events like the Oscars. Of course, in order to point his camera at those events, David had to be in all those places confronting wars, natural disasters and red carpet events. David cut his photojournalism teeth covering local news around York, PA where he grew up. He began his career interning at newspapers like The Los Angeles Times before settling in for the long haul at The Philadelphia Inquirer for whom David covered Bosnia, Katrina, Iraq and Afghanistan (among other news events).



SOCIAL MEDIA

INSTAGRAM: @costardandtouchstone

FACEBOOK:


COSTARD & TOUCHSTONE

OUR WEBSITE - If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing lineup of story podcasts at https://costardandtouchstone.com!

If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

Costard & Touchstone Productions – Costard & Touchstone Productions – Great Podcasts, No Foolin'!


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]]> Just The Photographer: Who, What, Where, How - And Most Importantly WHY Just The Photographer: Who, What, Where, How - And Most Importantly WHY Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:32:06 GMT 2:13 688a5b90c6d705dd3af0d74e true https://shows.acast.com/just-the-photographer-with-david-swanson/episodes/introduction 688a5b90c6d705dd3af0d74e 6887e08c459778d8a3edfd01 introduction A Quick Intro full 1 For over 40 years, PULTIZER PRIZE winning photojournalist David Swanson has covered war zones (from Bosnia to Afghanistan to Iraq), natural disasters (the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the LA Fires) and even red carpet events like the Oscars. But, while David's photos can tell you what it looked like standing where he stood in order to take those news photos, they can't tell you what it felt like. Those are the stories this podcast will tell! Journalism doesn't get any more personal than this. Or more compelling.


David Swanson

Over the course of his 40+ year PULITZER PRIZE winning career, David Swanson has pointed his cameras at everything from wars (Serbia, Afghanistan, Iraq) to natural disasters (Hurricane Katrina, the Earthquake in Haiti) to Red Carpet Events like the Oscars. Of course, in order to point his camera at those events, David had to be in all those places confronting wars, natural disasters and red carpet events. David cut his photojournalism teeth covering local news around York, PA where he grew up. He began his career interning at newspapers like The Los Angeles Times before settling in for the long haul at The Philadelphia Inquirer for whom David covered Bosnia, Katrina, Iraq and Afghanistan (among other news events).


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If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

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If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

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]]> For over 40 years, PULTIZER PRIZE winning photojournalist David Swanson has covered war zones (from Bosnia to Afghanistan to Iraq), natural disasters (the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the LA Fires) and even red carpet events like the Oscars. But, while David's photos can tell you what it looked like standing where he stood in order to take those news photos, they can't tell you what it felt like. Those are the stories this podcast will tell! Journalism doesn't get any more personal than this. Or more compelling.


David Swanson

Over the course of his 40+ year PULITZER PRIZE winning career, David Swanson has pointed his cameras at everything from wars (Serbia, Afghanistan, Iraq) to natural disasters (Hurricane Katrina, the Earthquake in Haiti) to Red Carpet Events like the Oscars. Of course, in order to point his camera at those events, David had to be in all those places confronting wars, natural disasters and red carpet events. David cut his photojournalism teeth covering local news around York, PA where he grew up. He began his career interning at newspapers like The Los Angeles Times before settling in for the long haul at The Philadelphia Inquirer for whom David covered Bosnia, Katrina, Iraq and Afghanistan (among other news events).


Find Us On Social Media -

INSTAGRAM: @costardandtouchstone

FACEBOOK:


If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

Costard & Touchstone Productions – Costard & Touchstone Productions – Great Podcasts, No Foolin'!


If you enjoy this podcast, please check out the rest of Costard & Touchstone's growing stable of podcasts. You can find them here:

Costard & Touchstone Productions – Costard & Touchstone Productions – Great Podcasts, No Foolin'!


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