A curated selection of works from Photo Talk TV photographers
Photography has long been one of the most powerful tools for environmental advocacy and documentary witness. The photographers featured on Photo Talk TV have spent careers pointing their cameras at the natural world, at communities under pressure, and at the human stories that statistics alone cannot tell.
This exhibition brings together a selection of significant bodies of work from photographers who have appeared on the program — spanning wilderness landscapes, endangered wildlife, frontline photojournalism, and fine-art documentary practice.
Large-format color photographs documenting the old-growth temperate rain forest of Southeast Alaska. Ketchum's work was instrumental in the passage of the Tongass Timber Reform Act of 1990, demonstrating photography's power as an environmental advocacy tool.
Studio portraits of endangered species set against stark white backgrounds, stripping away habitat to focus attention on the animals themselves. The series ran in National Geographic and toured internationally.
Documentary portraits and landscapes from Wier's years of travel through Laos, Vietnam, and Burma, capturing communities and traditions rarely seen by outside eyes.
Frontline photojournalism from inside Syria during the height of the civil war. Nalbandian's images were distributed by Redux Pictures and published in major international news outlets.
Still photographs and film stills from Powell's decade-long project living and working at the South Pole. The accompanying feature film won the BAFTA for Best Documentary.
A retrospective survey drawn from the Camera Obscura Gallery archive, featuring prints by the photographers Hal Gould championed over five decades — from Ansel Adams to contemporary practitioners.
To learn more about any of these photographers, visit the Photography Talks page to watch their full interviews.