215: Camille Seaman - An Indigenous Perspective on Landscape Photography

Welcome to episode 215 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen!

 

This week's guest is Camille Seaman.

 

Camille was born in 1969 to a Native American father and African American mother. Her photographs have been published in National Geographic Magazine and countless other publications. Her photographs have received many awards including: a National Geographic Award, 2006; and the Critical Mass Top Monograph Award, 2007. She is a TED Senior Fellow as well as a Stanford Knight Fellow. I was so fortunate to be able to get Camille onto the podcast to have a rich conversation.

 

Camille and I cover a wide range of topics this week, including:

• How her unique upbringing as a Native American and African American influenced her photographic perspective.
• What challenges and or benefits has her race and gender played in her photographic career.
• How she became a photographer of the polar regions of planet earth.
• What aspiring photographers should do to make stronger work.
• Why the language we use that relates to photography is important.
• How the industry can change the status-quo of white male dominance.
• And lots more.

Here's who Camille recommended for the podcast this week:

• Edward Burtynsky.
• Chris Jordan.
• Shayne McGuire.

Other items mentioned on the show:

1. Eddie Adams Workshop.

2. Women Photograph Database.

3. Natural Landscape Photography Awards.

4. Camille's Instagram.

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