Leonard Marcus' writings and exhibitions have earned him acclaim as one of the world’s preeminent authorities on children’s books and the people who create them. He is the author of more than 25 award-winning biographies, histories, and interview collections.

Ivan McClellan | Eight Seconds 'Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture', the first book by Ivan McClellan, offers an inside look at Black cowboy culture across the United States in the 21st century, creating a bridge between present and past through sports, community, and love of the land.

Marshall To | Blank Notes Marshall To is a multidisciplinary artist focusing on photography, painting and illustrations. He grew up uniquely in a Taoist family in a small town called Red Deer which created a unique integration of western landscape and eastern beliefs.

Real Photo Show Interview kaimcbride.com/posts/real-p... Sat down with Michael Chovan-Dalton for a one hour catch-up yesterday for his podcast @realphotoshow.bsky.social We cover off-grid living and how the move to New Mexico has changed my photo practice. Available on Spotify and YouTube

Closing out the year with my former co-host and good friend, Kai McBride - @kaimcbride.com, to catch up on what he's been up to. In 2021, Kai and Corn Wagon Thunder finished creating a small off-grid cabin on a mesa east of downtown Santa Fe which he named ATARAXIA.

Now Playing - Disparate Projects: Vann Thomas Powell, Lisa Beard, and Micah McCoy Video on Spotify and YouTube @realphotoshow

Anika Burgess | Flashes of Brilliance, The Genius of Early Photography and How It Transformed Art, Science, and History Anika Burgess is a writer and photo editor. She has been published in The New York Times and Atlas Obscura. Photo credit: Amir Hamja Sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club
Begin

New classes just posted at StrudelmediaLive for Winter 2026, including two of mine. Repetition as Practice: A Year of Deep Observation strudelmedialive.com/classes/repe... Mastering the Lightroom Print Module strudelmedialive.com/classes/mast...

If you come to Santa Fe, visit me at my new job at photo-eye books! Thursday to Saturday 11am-5pm.

The 8th and final installment of the 2025 Chico Review Attendee recordings is not playing on Real Photo Show. Subscribe to Real Photo Show on YouTube to get notifications about our live-streaming events.

Now Playing: 7th installment of attendee recordings. I'll be at Chico Review 2026!

Ave Pildas | Star Struck Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ave Pildas worked early in his career as a photo stringer for Downbeat Magazine in the Ohio Valley and Pennsylvania in the 1960's, and has been a successful photographer and educator for the past 40 years.

Thank you Fordham Observer for this nice write up on the closing of my show. fordhamobserver.com/80491/recent...

More from 2025 Chico Review open.spotify.com/episode/6tvl...

The fifth installment of attendee recordings from the 2025 Chico Review with those who came to Chico to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. The Chico Review is the country’s premier Photobook Retreat. Organized by Charcoal Book Club.

Nat Ward | DITCH: MONTAUK, NY 11954 Nat Ward lives in Queens, NY. His work is collected by the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Parrish Art Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

Siri Kaur | Sistermoon now playing on Real Photo Show. Siri Kaur has been photographing her family for over 30 years, and her youngest sister, Simran, is the central focus of her forthcoming book, Sistermoon. @voidphoto.bsky.social @sirikaur.bsky.social

Now Playing on PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf: Dana Lixenberg.

Now Playing: 2025 Chico Review Attendees, 4th installment.

Up now at @fordham.edu. A collection of my work from the mid 90's made in New Jersey, Ground Meets Water. Ildiko Butler Gallery. 113 W.60th St NYC. September closing reception TBA.

More wonderful attendee recordings from the 2025 Chico Review with those who came to Chico to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. @chicoreview @charcoalworkshops @charcoalbookclub

Alejandro Cartagena joined me at the 2025 Chico Review. We talk about the many different ways in which Alejandro practices photography Alejandro also discusses his upcoming retrospective, Ground Rules, at SFMOMA, curated by Shana Lopes along with the accompanying book published by Aperture.

More wonderful attendee recordings from the 2025 Chico Review with those who came to Chico to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. pnc.st/s/real-photo...

Free Open Call for recent photo graduates of a 2 year, 4 year, or Grad program. www.homecomingbiennial.com

Photographer Daniel Arnold joined me at the 2025 Chico Review. We discussed how photography became a compulsion and a means of connection, transforming his life and leading him to leave his writing job at Nickelodeon. pnc.st/s/real-photo...

Primary Exposure: Fatherly Photography Reception Tomorrow, 4/26 2-6pm. Affirmation Arts - 415 W. 13th 8th fl. NYC

New wonderful attendee recordings from the 2025 Chico Review with those who came to Chico Hot Springs to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. pnc.st/s/real-photo...

VANISHING by ANNA ARENDT Charcoal Book Club Engraved in ghostly black and white, Anna Arendt’s debut monograph, Vanishing, conjures a world of dreamlike dread and beauty. Photographed mostly between Germany and Poland over 15 years, the work slides back and forth through time like a blood memory.

I’m in a fantastic group show! April 26 2-6pm reception in NYC. Affirmation Arts - 415 W 13th St. 8th fl

Brad Zellar | Till the Wheels Fall Off Author Brad Zellar joined me at the 2025 Chico Review to talk about his life as a writer, including his work with Alec Soth and Little Brown Mushroom, and his novel, Till the Wheels Fall Off. (Cover photo: Eric Ruby) #bradzellar @coffeehousepress.bsky.social

Just spent a week with some of my favorite people in the photo world at Chico Review 25.

THE LONG SHADOW by ODETTE ENGLAND #odetteengland Available at #charcoalbookclub The Long Shadow: Unwrapped ~ Marion Post Wolcott’s Labor and Love reveals the unpublished life and images of the American photographer Marion Post Wolcott 1 (b. 1910, d. 1990). charcoalbookclub.com/products/the...

Protecting my IP from student phone cameras 😂 📸 credit Eury Caroline #mercergalleryclub #mercercollege #mercerphoto #mcccphoto

MINUS THIRTY by ANGELA BOEHM Available at Charcoal Book Club White, nothing but white, is the colour of winter. When Canadian photographer Angela Boehm was growing up in rural Saskatchewan, long, cold winters were a constant and enduring part of her youth. charcoalbookclub.com/collections/...

Agnieszka Sosnowska | Bryan Schutmaat | FÖR Bryan Schutmaat and Agnieszka Sosnowska join me today to talk about the process of publishing Agnieszka’s monograph, FÖR (Trespasser). pnc.st/s/real-photo...

Now on RPS Publishers Series

Tabitha Barnard | Jake Benzinger | Dead Trees Speak to Me Jake Benzinger (Wych Elm) and Tabitha Barnard join me to officially launch my series on publishers and authors. Tabitha’s book, Dead Trees Speak to Me, was Jake’s first photo book for Wych Elm Press. pnc.st/s/real-photo...

Now on Real Photo Show: Publishers Series

Applications are now open for our PhotoWork Senior Fellowship. Visit the link below to learn more and apply! photowork.foundation/photowork-se...

Daniel Power of PowerHouse Books and Yolanda Cuomo of Yolanda Cuomo Design join me for my 200th episode to talk about their famed collaborations including their latest, Larry Fink: Hands On / A Passionate Life of Looking (PowerHouse). pnc.st/s/real-photo...

Been away for a little bit with the semester starting and life. I'll be focusing on publishers with photographers this season. Recording this week with more lined up, so hopefully I'll have an episode soon.

Student Show & Tell: Every now and then a student brings me a little camera history from their parents (or grandparents.)

Shen Wei | A Season Particular Artist Shen Wei joins me to talk about his book, A Season Particular (TBW Books). pnc.st/s/real-photo...

Reuben Radding, joins me to talk about, Heavenly Arms - Red Hook Editions. We cover producing this book beginning with selecting & sequencing the photos, working with a publisher, crowdsourcing funds, & finally, how the process will impact Reuben's future work pnc.st/s/real-photo...

Here are the final recordings I made at the 2024 Chico Review with the wonderful attendees who come to Chico to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. pnc.st/s/real-photo...

The fourth installment of the recordings I made at the 2024 Chico Review with the wonderful attendees who come to Chico to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. pnc.st/s/real-photo...

In Episode 87 of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, Sasha engages in an honest and personal conversation with Christian Patterson. Listen Here: photowork.foundation/christian-pa...

Photographer JF Bouchard. JF and I talk about his book, The New Cubans (powerHouse Books). Portraits of a young gender diverse subculture in Cuba. pnc.st/s/real-photo... @powerhousebooks.bsky.social @jfbouchard.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social

2024 Attendees from the Chico Review. pnc.st/s/real-photo... Kent Andreasen 01:13 www.kentandreasen.com Andrew D. McClees 10:22 andrewmcclees.com Zillah Bowes 15:32 linktr.ee/zillahbowes Jack McLain 27:01 thepenandthelens.smugmug.com

Lydia Panas | The Mark of Abel Posting some recent episodes from Real Photo Show Podcast. @lydiapanas.bsky.social