 I sat down with Matt Payne for episode 497 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen, and it's live now — released early and free for everyone, not just Patreon subscribers.
We covered a lot of ground: how I got into photography and teaching, what it was like assisting Ken Duncan in Australia early on, and what thirty years of photographing Washington State on panoramic film has actually taught me. We got into the real technical differences between shooting a Noblex swing-lens camera and a Hasselblad XPan II, why Velvia 50 is still the only film I trust for this work, and the specific problems a swing lens creates that a fixed-lens panoramic doesn't. Matt and I also traded notes on how we scout — maps, satellite imagery, boots on the ground — and why unpredictability in the field is something to work with, not against. A good chunk of the conversation is about Washington Wide, the book: the foreword from Colville elder Randy Lewis, and why indigenous perspective on these landscapes matters to how the book tells its story. Listen: Episode 497 on Patreon If you want your own copy of Washington Wide, use code FSTOP at checkout for 10% off and free continental U.S. shipping — preorder here. Comments are closed.
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About JohnJohn Shephard grew up in Washington State surrounded by its landscapes and wild places. That connection to the land became the foundation of his work as a panoramic landscape photographer. He shoots exclusively on film, using panoramic cameras that capture a field of view close to what the human eye actually sees.
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