Best Alex Gagne Podcasts (2025)

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Michelle Mishina 1:06:51

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On today's podcast I speak with photographer Michelle Mishina who is based in Honolulu,Hawaii. In this interview I speak to Michelle about her recent assignment for The New York Times, her approach to assignment work, growing up in Hawaii as well as some of her on going personal projects. Use Promo Code "Banter" for 2 months free at PicDrop.com Pee…

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Kenny Smith 1:39:26

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On today's episode I speak to photographer Kenny Smith who is a commercial photographer based in Australia. In this interview I speak to Kenny about his new book titled "Of Nomads" a collection of photographs that he took on a trip to Mongolia where he photographed the people , landscape and some of the nomadic traditions of Mongolia. I also speak …

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Toby Huss 1:00:16

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On today’s episode I welcome on Toby Huss a photographer, Actor and painter. In this episode I speak to Toby about his new book titled “American Sugargristle” a body of work taken on his travels around America where he documented abandoned shopping malls, bingo halls, diners, and many other forgotten corners of this country. The photos in the book …

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Episode #265: Olivia Bee/Photographer/Director/Artist/Agrarian 1:17:31

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Photographer, director, artist, and agrarian Olivia Bee joins the podcast to talk about her newest role as a mother and what rural life has been like with her fellow photographer husband Joseph Haeberle on their idyllic Oregon farm. During our conversation Olivia talks about finding photography at the early age of 11 years old, and how by 14 she wo…

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Nora Lalle 1:02:09

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On today's podcast I speak with Nora Lalle a San Francisco,CA based photographer and also the founder and editor of Pamplemousse Magazine a magazine completely dedicated to Film photography. In this interview I speak to Nora about her love of film photography, her experience working in fine art galleries as well as her journey publishing Pamplemous…

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Episode #264: Harry Talbot / Photographer 1:25:27

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Cycling photographer Harry Talbot joins the podcast straight off a stop on the world tour to talk about growing up in New Zealand with an early love of cycling and photography and how a conversation with a retired professional cycling photographer would give him the courage to travel all the way to Europe, sleep in his car for months, and slowly be…

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Episode #263: Richard Bernabe / Photographer 1:18:46

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Travel, wildlife, and landscape photographer, world traveler, entrepreneur, author, and host of the "Beyond The Lens" podcast Richard Bernabe joins the show to talk about growing up in New Jersey and his early love of exploring nature and how that would lead him to pursue photography and one day have him walking away from a six figure job with a co…

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Episode #262: Rick Wenner / Photographer / Director 1:31:52

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Photographer/Director Rick Wenner joins the podcast to talk about how he went from growing up in Long Island and working as a graphic designer for his family's bread company, to shooting iconic portraits of some of the most well known actors, artists, and influencers in the world. During our conversation Rick tells me about falling in love with the…

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Tim Ryugo 1:17:53

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On today's podcast I speak with Tim Ryugo. Tim has spent over 45 years working for the Kodak film company in the sales & marketing company. In this interview I speak to Tim about his journey with Kodak, the rise in film popularity , as well as why being an active member of the photography community is important to him. Tim has had an amazing career…

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Episode #261: Julian Lennon / Singer-Songwriter / Photographer / Filmmaker 51:31

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Singer songwriter, producer, documentary filmmaker, fine art photographer, philanthropist, and New York Times best selling author Julian Lennon joins the podcast to talk about his beautiful coffee table book "Life's Fragile Moments", as well as the many other creative endeavors he's been involved in over the years. During our conversation we talk a…

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Episode #260: Jacob Rosenberg / Director / Photographer 2:02:48

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Commercial director, photographer, and skateboard lifer Jacob Rosenberg joins the podcast to talk about his beautiful new book "Right Before My Eyes: 1988-1998" that traces his amazing journey through his early creative career working with his mentor Mike Ternasky and the ground breaking films they made together that would eventually lead to him wo…

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Elliott O'Donovan 1:23:29

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On today's podcast I welcome on photographer Elliott O'Donovan who is based in Washington,DC. Elliott's work has a focus in portraiture and headshots and he operates a successful photo studio in Washington,DC. In this interview I speak to Elliott about his journey to making photography his full time career , opening his studio, how he approaches po…

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Kannetha Brown 1:11:33

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On today's episode I welcome photographer Kannetha Brown a Providence,RI based photographer. Kannetha is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art & Design, her work has been published by The New York Times, Rolling Stone as well as having exhibited her work in galleries across the country. Much of Kannetha's work focuses on her family and her Cam…

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Paulie B 1:00:27

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On today's episode I welcome photographer Paul Baldonado aka Paulie B. Paul is a photographer based in NYC whose work primarily focuses on street photography but Paulie also runs a popular photography Youtube channel. In this interview I speak to Paulie about his journey with photography and his popular YouTube series "Walkie Talkie" where he inter…

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Frank Jackson 2:29:00

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On today’s podcast I welcome on photographer Frank Jackson. Frank is a photographer based in Los Angeles,CA and on today’s episode I speak with Frank about how he first discovered his passion for photography, his experience traveling the world as Trans America Life's corporate photographer , as well as his approach to lighting. Frank is a photograp…

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Bryan Schutmaat 1:19:26

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On today's podcast I welcome on photographer Bryan Schutmaat. Bryan is a photographer from Houston,Texas and just recently published his new book titled "Sons of the Living" a body of work that spans over 10 years photographing the people and landscape of Americas Deserts. Bryan has been published by the New York Times, The Atlantic, National Geogr…

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Sabrina Santiago 1:00:03

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On today's podcast I speak with photographer Sabrina Santiago a NYC based photographer who has worked with The New York Times, Nike, Meta, I-D, and Gucci to name a few. In this interview I speak to Sabrina about her love of street photography, Film, and how she approaches assignment work. Use PROMO CODE "Banter" for 2 months free at picdrop.comwww.…

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Todd Glaser 1:17:45

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On today's podcast I welcome photographer Todd Glaser who spent over 10 years as a staff photographer for Surfer Magazine. Todd just recently published a new book with Rizzoli a body of work representing 15 years photographing legendary surfer Kelly Slater. The book not only includes incredible action photos of Kelly Slater surfing but also showcas…

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Episode #259: Mac Premo / Artist / Filmmaker / American Stuffmaker 1:17:33

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Artist and Filmmaker Mac Premo returns to the podcast to talk about his new show opening this Friday January 30th at Atelier Jolie in New York and what went into the cathartic process of deconstructing old pieces of his own artwork to reimagine elements of them in the form of collage. During our conversation we talk about parenting and how we appro…

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Jai Tanju 1:22:50

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On today's podcast I welcome photographer Jai Tanju who's based in San Jose,CA. I've been following Jai's work for decades now and even participated in his long running print exchange tilted "film por vida" where he has exchanged prints with photographers from all over the world. Jai's worked has been published in Slap, Skateboarder, Transworld Ska…

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Episode #258: Kevin Painchaud / Photographer 1:24:56

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Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Kevin Painchaud joins the podcast to tell his story of growing up in Santa Cruz, CA and how a terrible car accident when he was in high school that left him in a coma for four days would end up giving him an incredible new outlook on life and an insatiable appetite for other people's stories, which would work …

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Episode #257: Darren Heath / Photographer 1:40:30

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Legendary Formula 1 photographer Darren Heath joins the podcast from his home base in Auckland New Zealand to talk about the story of a young boy growing up in London with a passion for F1 Racing and photography, and how he would combine those two loves, along with years of hard work and persistence, to create a storied career of more F1 Grand Prix…

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Christopher Stricklen 1:52:47

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On today's podcast I speak with photographer Christopher Stricklen a photographer based in the Bay Area who has worked with clients such as Red Bull, Men's Health mag, and Runners World to name a few. In this interview I speak to Christopher about his love of cycling and photographing the sport as well as how he has approached finding client work a…

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Peter Fisher 1:00:56

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On today's podcast I speak with photographer Peter Fisher who got his start as a digital photo editor at The New Yorker before pursuing work as a freelance photographer. Peter has worked with clients such as TIME, National Geographic, and The New Yorker to name a few. In this interview I speak to Peter about his approach to assignment work, one of …

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Episode #256 / Visual Banter Holiday Special With Alex Gagne 57:30

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Alex Gagne, host of the Photo Banter Podcast and editorial/commercial photographer, returns to the podcast for our 3rd annual holiday special and year-end recap. During our conversation we talk about what we've been up to this year, some of our favorite episodes we've recorded, how stepping outside of our comfort zones is a good practice, the 3 cam…

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Visual / Banter Holiday Episode 1:01:50

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On today's podcast I welcome back returning guest Ric Stovall who is a photographer and the host of The Visual Revolutionary podcast. At the end of every year Ric and I record this episode to touch base and see how each other's year was and just talk photography. Use Promo Code "Banter" for two months free at picdrop.comPeep Ric's work / show www.s…

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Episode# 255: Will Saunders / Photographer / Director 1:07:01

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Advertising and documentary photographer/director Will Saunders returns to the podcast to catch up and talk about all the amazing shoots and adventures he's been on since his first appearance on the show in 2020, and how his career has continued to evolve and grow. During our conversation Will gives a behind the scenes look at some recent shoots wi…

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Jason Lee 1:01:05

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On today's podcast I welcome back returning guest photographer Jason Lee. Jason has a new book out now titled "TX |CA 19" a collection of color photographs from his road trips from Texas to California. In this interview I speak to Jason about his approach to making this work, his love of Film cameras and I also speak to Jason about his new camera s…

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Alec Soth 1:03:30

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On today's episode I speak with photographer Alec Soth. Alec is a member of Magnum photos and very well known for his books such as "Sleeping By the Mississippi" and "Niagra". On today's podcast speak to Alec about his new book tilted "Advice for young artists" a series of photos he took ar art schools across the country. I also speak to Alec about…

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Episode #254: Jason Roman / Photographer / Filmmaker 1:02:24

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Photographer, Filmmaker, and Leica Ambassador Jason Roman (aka Stockezy) joins the podcast to talk about his journey growing up in New York City and a young life that was mostly dedicated to surviving until finding a job at the Bowery Hotel which would lead him to acting and slowly but surely to photography and filmmaking. During our conversation J…

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Episode #253: Arto Saari Returns / Photographer / Skateboarder 1:00:18

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The one and only Arto Saari returns to the podcast to talk about his new sold out book "Bike Path" and how a personal project that helped make him fall back in love with photography turned into a beatiful new book published by Super Labo. During our conversation Arto talks about his recent photo exhibition "Concrete Currents" at the beautiful Aalto…

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Allison Retina Stewart 1:04:49

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On today’s Podcast I speak with Allison Retina Stewart who is a photographer , photo editor , and the founder of Free Juice a non profit organization that is committed to mentoring emerging BIPOC photographers, empowering them to reshape the media landscape with authentic representation. Alliso brings a wealth of knowledge having worked as a photog…

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Episode #252: Russell Shakespeare / Photographer 1:14:05

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Photographer and Leica Ambassador Russell Shakespeare joins the podcast from his home on Austrailia's Gold Coast to talk about how he found his way from carpentry to photography and how a terrible car accident would end up changing the course of his life and send him on a creative journey through India that continues to this day and can be seen in …

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Episode #251: Drew Smith / Photographer 1:20:45

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Photographer, brand ambassador, and mountain athlete Drew Smith joins the podcast to talk about his wild journey of growing up on a ranch in Montana and working jobs that varied from welding, to construction, to commercial fishing, to guiding, to search and rescue, to finally ending up with a camera in his hand and documenting the amazing adventure…

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Jacob Rosenberg 1:52:34

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On today’s podcast I welcome photographer / director Jacob Rosenberg. In this interview I speak to Jacob about his new book titled “Right Before My Eyes” a collection of images from 1988-1998. The book showcases photos of Jacobs early days as a filmmaker for Plan B Skateboards where he made both the Questionable and Virtual Reality skate videos. Th…