Show Notes
Episode 10 - This week Zach & Courtney discuss their visit to the Indiana State Fair plus Zach’s project documenting fairs & festivals around the state of Indiana over the last 15 years. They also look at some photography of fairs by some of the all time greats like Danny Lyon, Inge Morath, Garry Winogrand, and others! “Photography is nothing–it's life that interests me.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson Index0:00 - Zach got scammed. 2:33 - Zach and Courtney visit the Indiana State Fair. 5:33 - How to find the best fair food. 9:55 - How much it cost us at the state fair this year. 12:04 - How to find the best lemon shakeups 13:14 - Zach’s Indiana Fair Project started in 2010. 📷 22:12 - Danny Lyon’s portraits of carnival workers. 📷 23:20 - Bruce Davidson’s photos of Jimmy Armstrong. 📷 23:37 - Diane Arbus photographed outsiders in their personal spaces. 📷 23:54 - Danny Lyon’s photos were the basis of The Bikeriders, a 2023 film starring Austin Butler. 24:30 - René Burri - Fair ride. Zurich, Switzerland. 1980. 📷 26:10 - Inge Morath - Puck Fair, Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland. 1954. 📷 26:48 - Martin Parr - Manorhamilton Sheep Fair, County Leitrim, Ireland. 1981. 📷 27:02 - Gueorgui Pinkhassov - Blackpool, England. 2018. 📷 27:32 - Garry Winogrand - Texas State Fair. 1964. 📷 28:35 - Wolfgang Suschitzky - Hampstead Heath Fair. 1938. 📷 29:06 - Garry Winogrand - World’s Fair. New York City. 1964. 📷 29:34 - Zach will continue to photograph fairs and festivals. 📷 Find Zach Website: https://zachdobson.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachdobsonphoto/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zachdobsonphotoThreads: https://www.threads.com/@zachdobsonphoto Find Courtney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtneymccracken_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@happy_life_lessons Threads: https://www.threads.com/@courtneymccracken_ About the Podcast Photography is Nothing with Zach Dobson and Courtney McCracken is a weekly conversation about photography and all its impact. Each week Zach and Courtney discuss their latest adventures, life lessons, and anything else that sounds interesting. Photography is Nothing invites you into the conversations they were already having as a married couple running a photography and media company in the current world. Fair Use Statement This document contains copyrighted material, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. I have determined this to be "fair use" of the copyrighted material as referenced and provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use any copyrighted material from this document for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain express permission from the copyright owner.
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