PODCAST: TAKING PICTURES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA VS. HAVING A PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 

VUHSPEAKSTOME . YALL KNOW WHAT THATS FOR :)

I deleted my Instagram a few months ago because the photography felt fake to me, similar to what you were talking about. You are absolutely right about everyone forgetting the trends and "famous" insta photographers when it dies because I already don't remember a single one. Recently I started printing out my photos and putting them into an album. It feels so much more rewarding because I'm no longer concerned about likes or acceptance. I'm finally finding purpose and happiness through my work :)

You killin the podcast game. I’m not even gon lie to you

Vuh stays writing everything in all caps 💀

Make a coffee table book pls

Love this! One thing I'd like to point out. Try setting up your mic and camera so that you and Amal or whoever you have on the show are facing each other and still both in frame. This is so they know when you're speaking to them and not us.

I love this podcast. it's a shame that outside of NY, LA & Chi shorties consistently do not know about Gordan Parks. I'll be 50 next month & I knew about Gordan Parks in grade school. PS 136. the older I got I found out for some strange reason that outside of those cities & D.C. Black children don't hear about Gordon Parks, August Martin, Kwame Ture, Marsha P. Johnson & others until they hit like 25-35. none of that is by accident. I'm glad you're doin' what you're doin'.

Can't really say she isn't a creative, does she not help to create these videos?

I just got into photography. And what you’re doing is exactly what I want to do! I love how you show the reality of black culture through a lens. keep it up. 💪🏾

Yeee I genuinely watched the whole video. Very interesting topics were discussed.

You should check out a black, female photographer named Eudora Welty. She's better known for her writing but she was an outstanding photographer. She's not anywhere near as well known as Gordon Parks, but she was influential (and still is for me).

Sometimes I feel like Photography in big cities has a lot of overlooked artists because it is so "over saturated"

Spot on about Detroit. Whenever you see folks come through it's all disaster porn. There's life. There are small businesses, there's culture, etc. I want to get back there and highlight the good some more.

I came across your channel last night and man I gotta say us Nikon shooters ain't that bad 😂. Jokes aside you the real deal. Keep up the work you doing.

i want to be a filmmaker, but i studied film and philosophy at university. I can honestly say I have learnt things, and developed my intellectual interests, so much in those 3 years. like, despite not pursuing my film career in that time, I never saw that as a set back. Like, you're still young as fuck when you leave uni. If you know it's going to enrich your life, then do it. if not and your going for the fucks, then your time and energy is better spent outside of it.

Im from LA we call em transplants. We don’t claim em.

LEGGOO vuh perfect timing and love that it’s 50mins long

You’re making an impact. Gordon Parks and Jamal Shabazz were the photographers that I was fortunate enough to know about at a young age. Gordon Parks was a super successful creator in many avenues and still made work that he was passionate about. You obviously are doing the same. Thank you for being one of the voices that has made this year bearable

When I felt like posting on IG was pointless I started to print my work. It made me love photography all over again, from a negative to an actual print it made it exciting for me again.

She could be a creator she killed it in “The Vlog”

Needed this today man! I have been stressing over instagram numbers these days. It wasn’t even around when I started, it’s not why I keep doing it.

I fucking love that you're trying to move in that direction, especially since that's what I wanted to do with my photography as well. Nothing wrong with photographing white women or taking photos of models, but I want to show latino's with their families, making dinner, capturing those still life moments instead of the stereotypical photos white photographers take of us. It's just been a struggle pitching that idea to people who think it's weird. Hahah.

Great video today! Since you use pro mist filters could you maybe do a pro mist vs cinebloom filters?

Hey man, great message. And you two make a great team. Really good stuff, man.

8:53 I never thought that deep about how the type of photos YOU take (when they're viewed 100+ years from now) is going to be how future people see history. Like when we view pics from 1900-1920 its like a different world so us documenting everyday life and REAL stuff is really going to be amazing later on

This like photography NPR

I Enjoyed This Podcast You do say the truth man Keep doing what you do I have a big respect for you and your Art...

major props to you and Amal, y'all are seriously killing it

Watched until the end, pretty good stuff. Nice talking for my nights of no sleeping ^^

The last words from her about social media are the wisest since the 56k modem...

I agree with you man as a photographer I dislike the trendy photos on instagram everyone trying to be Todd Hido

Nah bro you got come to brooklyn bro the energy is way different, manhattan is where all the weirdos be at. If you ever close find me I show you around

Damn, the dates of the first and Second World War is basic knowledge …..

(Times like these I wonder what's the word cap of a YT comment) 29:03 the "dislike" button doesn't equal "hate", your video could of just been boring. As a creator, it's hard to know exactly why someone might like or dislike a video, unless you were to ask them specifically what about it did you like or didn't like. Even then who(& how many) among the thousands of viewers are/would take the time to comment said reason to great detail. As creator's, we make the assumption that if there are a lot of views on a video than that means people like the content. While in reality, this may not the case. I believe a person has to watch at least %20 of a video in order for YT to count the view, at least when last I checked. So the question is; how do we/I/the viewer inform the creator that we/i/the viewer find the video non-interesting? The Anserwer: "thumbs down button". This way is great because it allows the viewer to give feedback quickly and anonymously. Most people would hate to consistently post comments like "boring", " do more of this", "do less of that", and so on in the comment section out of fear of being harassed by the community (or dick riders, imo ). You see this a lot in the chat rooms of Live Streamers. Where one comment that doesn't lean towards the "slobbing their knob" direction, leads to the retaliation by the "ultra-fan boys". At least this is how I use it.

I don't usually share many comments, but this is something I've been struggling with. Recently with the start of quarantine, I have done a lot of introspection, and realized some of the downfalls of my social media use. I began to ask myself, how many posts or stories do I look at on a daily basis, and how many of them do I actually give a fuck about? Likewise, does anyone really give a fuck about me or what I share? I think many times, to a lot of people, the act of sharing something and getting likes can be self-pacifying. I myself didn't want to fall further into that trap so I deleted all my social media apps. With that being said, as a someone who is starting their freshman year online, I've been fighting the urge to start sharing again, simply as a means of connecting with people, and making sure people from my university know I exist lol. It's this weird back and forth I've been having, and interested to hear some of your guys opinions.

amazing content, can't wait for the next episode. agree with so many of your thoughts here, if you put out a book, i'd buy the shit out of it! also, i'd loooooove to hear a slander pod lolol, let's hear about all the big frauds in photography, Steve McCurry and the rest of Nikon gang.

i learned a lot stuff from watching you i HAVE A SKATEBOARDING WAX COMPANY IM BLACK OWED and i would like to send u some skateboarding wax and other products just as a token of thanks for loving your craft and teaching other's

Amal brings great value to the podcast 🌟

I'm quickly enamored with your spirit bro. Nothing else to say but keep going. ❤

nyc 4am traffic is so bad everyone be tryna get to work early cause everyone be working in nj or across the city people be living in forest hills queens going to manhattan people live in brooklyn working in borderline jersey u get the picture 😭

Rite aid prom king 😂

Just stumbled upon this. Really enjoyed listening to this

Photography stirs an existential dilemma in me. I collect and organize images that inspire me, from practical tips to FOMO. Then aim to put my life on a tradjectory towards moments like them. Yet, I always end up focusing on recreating those images instead of living the moments they capture. It's a curse. Ultimately, I return to photos for inspiration, and the cycle continues

talk about those "street photographers" who take photos of these attractive women on the street

Imagine being a black photographer from Kansas 😂lol thats me brother

College is not bad, paid or free. It is time consuming. If we’re talking photography as a major, don’t do it!!!! You can fill up your Electives with art classes and satisfy your passion, but don’t major in it. ALL the successful Photographers I personally know have degrees in other fields. That’s just to say that it’s not necessary. If you don’t have a legit strategy as to why you are there, get one.

Bro I love your videos and the podcast! keep it up ✊🏽✊🏽‼️ Vuh for the dub 🔥

"If Instagram were to die today.." hits different the day it did die for 6 hours

You should setup in the living room and sit on the couch with guest 👍🏼 that’d be cool to just see you vibe next to each other

Really nice podcast once again man. The both of you are so down to earth and humble, I think everyone can learn a lot from you guys in terms of humbleness and mindset

Bro next time make yourself blurry and stick the focus on her. That would look mad

I am a white european woman and gordon parks is one of my fav photographers. Together with bresson he is still one of the naturally talented photographers that i can think of

Thank you for this! I been a big fan of your work!

love your girl's perspective haha. Always interesting to hear the outsiders perspective about photography and instagram photographers

Watching from work, Thanks for uploading!!!

28:11 Amal SPITTIN 🔥🙏

it would be really cool to see you to keep this thing going and maybe bring in other voices and perspectives from the creative industry and outside of it. I really enjoyed all 51 mins of this and it revitalizes my perspective on photography and life in general

Bro, she on point. And pretty. Happy for you mane!

Vuh really do be speaking

Can we get more of this. The idaho slander was amazing

I would take photos and have local shows or make books books

Yo bra ,I stock shelf my neg’ ……… hahahah

I'd like to be a guest on the podcast.

Nah ,I’m a pro photographer man ,lol

I love Amal’s commentary 💓

loved this episode!

Feels ridiculously impersonal because you guys aren't looking at each other. The power dynamic here is off-putting.

I would say that I have just got addicted to your videos and that's because of your resonating passion that carry for photography.

really enjoying your podcast, especially this episode but I'm super curious on what you mean by ANYONE having a reason to dislike Malcom X? Didn't really understand this comment.

47:50 😂😂

Hey man, thanks for this podcast. It truly meaningful to me. It gives me important insight about instagram society feedback towards photographer's work; you did, through this podcast remind me about the real love of photography.

Hey Vuh, I'm a new listener but really enjoying hearing your perspective on things. I listened to this particular podcast about a week ago and ever since I've been thinking about what you and Amal were saying about Unoffensive work, and how it's popular because it's hard to dislike, it's unoffensive ... but also maybe isn't really making anybody think about anything. It's just something I've been thinking about and I really got a lot from that part of your conversation. Also genuine LOL at "damn bro, I live next to houses, there's a shit ton of houses where I live, I can go out and take some pictures of some houses" but yeah, so right, that isn't going to offend anyone, or make anyone think too much. Cheers man, appreciate the food for thought about creating work that's meaningful and makes people think about something real. Happy Holidays to you, stay safe out there, and all the best.

ahhh I felt like this when I visited LA too. It felt so empty and there were no black people. I'm in an urban area and there's no black people. I understand geographically the real population there is different. and it was interesting to see. I'm from Atlanta, and I love it. Everyone is moving here lately.

Livestream? I'd be cool to chat with you and Amal. FWIW, I would remember how real you are and the work you've done / are doing.

you gave chills when u said through photography, your life has been saved because i have been feeling like this and most people don't understand what i mean when i say that. feels nice to hear someone understand

Realist and funniest podcast I've been watching lately.

love it g, got me wanting to make a podcast.

I appreciate y’all for this one right here.. simply put, y’all put a lot of stuff in perspective for me and helped change my view on my photography and reminded me of what I started doing this all for🙏🏽🖤

This was very encouraging. Thank you so much for your input and perspective when it comes to photography and chasing "fame".

I can't even stress enough how I love this podcast! I have never been a liestener of podcasts but I genuinely love this one! The topics are great and you are such a great couple :)

I so dig you. Thanks for using your voice...

What if one has a passion for photography to post on social media?

This is my new favorite channel damn

Gordon Parks is one of the greats!

very intresting podcast

18:19 💯

I wish your podcast wasn't attached to your RU-vid.. Your regular content is dope, the podcast ehhhh...

Wow. Y’all history is sad Lmaoo

Honest question: how is racism supposed to die off or circumstances improve if people are constantly mentioning their skin color? I get this idea of black empowerment, but the way you speak (and the frequency of mentioning color) has this strong undertone of "its us versus them", with "them" being white people and other races. It *feels* angry. So straight up question, would you say you have an element of racism to your perspective? Even if its a defensive one?