Jay Maisel and Amon met up for a fireside chat deep in the heart of midtown Manhattan. In this episode they talk about light, color, gesture, Arthur Miller, cigars, buying the “The Bank” also known as 190 Bowery, shooting 65 years worth of photography, editing and a new documentary by Stephen Wilkes called Jay Myself.

Big Love and Shout Out to Susan Norget Film Promotion

Stay Up to Date with Jay Maisel

Website: https://www.jaymaisel.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaymaisel/

See the Film, Jay Myself: Film Forum

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Show Notes

• JAY MYSELF -Official Trailer
• https://www.facebook.com/JayMyselfLLC/
• The Surreal Experience
• First Impressions
• Paul Simon – Kodachrome (Official Audio)
• Paul Simon– Songwriter-Singer and Actor
• 65 years of shooting
• Writing about the slides
• Fine arts & visual form & content
• Editing
• Arthur Meyerson Studio Exhibit: Jay Maisel  50 Years. – 2004 Exhibit
• Arthur MeyersonPhotographer
• Houston Fotofest
• Man with Headband
• 99 out of 100
• “Seeing it is the first step to getting it…” Jay Maisel Quote
• How to take a great picture?
• Discernment

• “If you are not your own severest critic then you are your own worst enemy” Jay Maisel Quote
• The difference between looking and seeing
• Disassembling 190 Bowery
• Drama vs. problem
• Stephen Wilkes– Director & Photographer
• Stephen Wilkes Website
• Bob Kato– Professor & Art Director
• Walk Slow
• “It is not how much ground you cover it is what you see, it is what you look at…” Jay Maisel Quote
• The Mercedes
• New Yorkers are very kind
• Almost New York
• “New York is Manhattan.” Jay Maisel Quote
• Rent in New York
• Easier to live in New York
• Milgrim Department Store
• Jack Klein- Broker
• Jasper Johns– American painter, sculptor and printmaker
• Robert Indiana– Artist
• Robert Rauschenberg– American painter and graphic artist
• Provident Loan Society
• Katz Delicatessen
• Do you have more like this?
• The best view of NY
• I never took it for granted
• St. Patrick’s Day 1966

• Capturing the voices of New York
• Life’s A Trip Cover of New York Said: Volume Two
• Follow your Dreams Cover of New York Said: Volume One
• Spring & Elizabeth
• Ghosts Amid the Graffiti By Steven Kuruntz October 15, 2006
• John (JT) Simpson – Theatrical Set designer
• Candles in the Windows
• Public Art Movement
• JR– artist
• I am a collector
• Space and a view
• Cigars
• Sunday Cigar – Coming up in the Fall
• Juan Sanchez – Key Grip #6 (First New York Said Episode)
• Miles Davis, Some Kind of Blue
• Davidoff-Yamasa
• Padrón Family Reserve No. 45 Maduro
• “It must move you! If it doesn’t excite you,
this thing that you see,
why in the world would it excite me?”
• “If it is worth shooting, it is worth shooting more than one frame.”
• Dr. Strangelove
• “If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person.”
• Reading for 4 hours a day
• “What turns me on is kindness between people.”

• “I want to make the poem out of the evidence.” – Arthur Miller Quote
• Arthur Miller– American playwright, essayist
• Composition and Framing
• William Albert Allard– Photographer
• Twining
• Gesture
• “Learn to see what is actually in front of you.” – Jay Maisel Quote
• Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
• The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
• Ayn Rand– Russian American Writer and philosopher

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Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, director of TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is an American portrait photographer and filmmaker, known for his intimate portraits of celebrities, public figures, and artists. In this episode TGS and Amon converse about The List Films, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, The Power of Words, Bette Davis, Alfred Hitchcock, George Hurrell and the secrets to taking an iconic portrait.

Big Love and Shout Out to Susan Norget Film Promotion

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About Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Instagram, Twitter & Official Website

Buy Tickets – Toni Morrison: The Pieces I AM

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders has achieved critical acclaim photographing world leaders and major cultural figures, including presidents, writers, artists, actors and musicians. His photographs are in numerous museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art, The National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and The Brooklyn Museum. Most recently, he exhibited at The Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles.

Greenfield-Sanders has produced and directed 13 films including Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (Grammy Award, 1998), The Black List (NAACP Spirit award, 2008), The Latino List, The Out List, About Face (HBO), The Boomer List, The Women’s List (PBS) and The Trans List (HBO. His most recent film, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27th, 2019.

Greenfield-Sanders’ books have been published by Bulfinch, Atria, Luxury and Powerhouse. He received his B.A. from Columbia University and his M.F.A. from The American Film Institute.

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Show Notes

• Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
• Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am – Official Trailer
• Toni Morrison (American novelist, essayist, editor, teacher and professor emeritus at Princeton University)
• Margaret Garner Opera
• Libretto
• Black Divas
• The Black List: Volume 1
• The List Films
• Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and 38 minutes
• Red Digital Cinema
• It was the stories
• Behind the scenes
• The Art of Being a Photographer
• Power of Intent
• Cast of Toni Morrison: The Pieces I am 
• Toni Morrison
• Angela Davis 
• Fran Lebowitz
• Oprah Winfrey
• Hilton Als
• Walter Mosley
• Sonia Sanchez

Photo courtesy of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

• Robert Gottlieb
• Farah Griffin
• Russel Banks
• David Carrasco
• Paula Giddings
• Richard Danielpour
• Artists in Toni Morrison The Pieces I Am
• Romare Bearden
• Elizabeth Catlett
• Leo and Diane Dillon
• Aaron Douglas
• David Hammons
• Rashid Johnson
• Loïs Mailou Jones
• Titus Kaphar
• Jacob Lawrence /The Jacob Lawrence The Migration Series
• Kerry James Marshall
• Joe Morse
• Martin Puryear
• Faith Ringgold
• Lorna Simpson
• Hank Willis Thomas
• Mickalene Thomas – Opening Credits Art
• Stephen Towns

Photo courtesy of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

• Kara Walker
• Mel Waters
• Charles White
• Jack Whitten
• Who is Chloe Woolford?
• The power of Words
• Shout out to Sanders
• Writing
• INSIDE ART The New York Times By Carol Cogel Nov. 7, 2003
• Mary Boone Art Gallery 
• 700 Portrait Series by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
• Willem de Kooning (Artist)
• Robert Motherwell (Artist)
• Larry Rivers (Artist)
• Cindy Sherman (Artist)
• Julian Schnabel (Artist)
• Ross Bleckner (Artist)
• Barbara Kruger (Artist)
• Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart Directed By Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
• American Film Institute
• Ingmar Bergman (Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter)
• François Truffaut (Actor, Film Critic, Filmmaker, Producer, Screenwriter)
• Bette Davis (Actress)
• George Hurrell (Photographer)
• Large Format
• Alfred Hitchcock (Film Director, Film Producer, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Editor, Art Director)

Epson Archival Digital Print. © Timothy Greenfield-Sanders / FROM THE SERIES “ALIVE DAY MEMORIES: HOME FROM IRAQ”, 2006

• Universal Studios
• Edith Head (Costume Designer)
• Donald Spoto (Biographer)
• Andrew Sarris (Film Critic)
• Posing
• Expression
• How do you see yourself in the mirror?
• Photographing Presidents 
• George W. and Laura Bush 2004 Photograph by Timothy Greenfield Sanders
• Hillary Clinton Photograph by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders 
• Martha Graham
• Brian D’Amato (Author)
• Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq, James Gandolfini Clip from DailyMotion.com
• James Gandolfini (Actor)
• Soldier Portraits By Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
• Dawn Halfaker, Soldier Series
• I allow you top see the real me…
• White Male Gaze
• 3 Disturbing Ways the Media’s White Male Gaze Hurts Women of Color, March 24, 2016 by Katherine Garcia
• Trust & Respect
• The Women’s List PBS Clip
• The Women’s List-Toni Morrison’s Introduction to Film, September 10, 2015
• Learning
• East Village
• $5000 and a dog
• Thinking XXX Film Produced and Directed By Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Trailer
• Heather Hunter (Photographer)
• Andy Warhol (Artist)

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I AM

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Armen Djerrahian – Part One

Armen Djerrahian is a photographer, director and creative director. In this  two part conversation, Armen and Amon talk about bodyboarding, BMX, graffiti, B-Boy, Ska, Armenian Genocide and the thought process of capturing iconic photography.

If you’re a budding photographer then you should listen to these episodes twice.

About Armen Djerrahian

Website & Instagram

Armen was born and raised in Paris where his passion for films and photography began while he was involved in BMX. Already involved in other urban forms of expressions: break dancing, graffiti and music, Armen took upon himself to religiously document the uprising of this new culture. He built a solid reputation in the music and publishing world as one of the very best photographer of his discipline. Eager to find new perspectives and new means of expression, Armen naturally evolved into a talented director and started to work with up and coming and acclaimed artists of the French music industry.

Looking for new challenges, Armen moved to the US and now works in NYC as photographer and video director. Since his arrival in NYC, Armen was able to create memorable work and showed that his creativity has no boundaries, whether it’s shooting a Vibe magazine cover with Usher or writing and directing a series of beautiful short films for Van Cleef & Arpels and ELLE. His most recent work fortunately attractedsome of the world’s shiniest industry accolades and a nomination for the BET Awards for “Best Video Of the Year”.

Jay Z, shot by Armen Djerrahian

Show Notes

• Bodyboarding
• Urban Sports
• BMX
• Rockaway, Queens
• South of France Places to Visit
• Best of Bodyboarding in France by XTreme Video
• Surfers Only in Rockaway
• APB Tour– Bodyboarding Association
• Mike Stewart Bodyboarding Pro
• Mike Stewart Inc.
• Morey Boogie
• Why do they call bodyboarding boogie boarding?
• Body surfing, what is that?
• Snot Nose Surf IG @snotnosesurf
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
• E.T. Trailer
• Motocross Action Magazine
• Mongoose Bike
• Schwinn Bike
• Shawarma Japanese Bike
• BMX Bandits Movie
• BMX Bandits Movie on YouTube
• Did you know that BMX Bandits is Nicole Kidman first feature film?
• DEMO

Eminem, shot by Armen Djerrahian

• Graffiti
• Tagging
• B-Boy
• Hip Hop
• Graffiti Writer
• European Graffiti Culture
• BBC Crew
• Grimm Team Images
• Graffiti Styles You Need to Know by Widewalls
• Breakdancing Tipped to Feature at the Paris Olympics in 2024 by David Meyer for Fortune Magazine
• Trocadéro
• B-Boys practicing at the Trocadero in Paris Youtube Video
• Crazy Legs in battle Youtube Video
• Gloria Gaynor I will Survive
• Donna Summers  Last Dance
• The Supremes You Can’t Hurry Love
• Eartha Kitt
• Funk Music Genre
• George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic – We Want The Funk – Live In Toronto – 07/19/09
• Disco Music Genre
• Best Soul Music of the 70’s ♥♥♥♥ The 100 Greatest Soul Songs of the 70s
• Salsa Music Genre
• Celia Cruz – La Vida Es Un Carnaval – YouTube
• Rock and Roll Music
• Reggae Music
• A Brief History of Reggae Music: First Jamaica, Then the World
• Bob Marley
• The Police
• Vespa

Chain Gang – The Wild Magazine, shot by Armen Djerrahian

• A brief summary of Jamaican music by Piero Scaruffi
• What is Ska?
• Skatalites
• Rockabilly Music
• Rockabillys Rebels
• Confederate Flag
• Armenian Genocide
• Armenia
• Hip Hop saved me
• You are human before anything else
• Racism
• My name is…
• Charles Aznavour (Artist)
• We get it in
• Black Panthers in France 1980 (Images)
• Futura (Graffiti Artist)
• Afrika Bambaataa
• Les Bains (Night Club)
• Les Bains, a Legendary Parisian Nightclub, Brought Back to Life By Christine Ajudua
• Mr. Freeze
• Rock Steady Crew
• Russian Dance
• Flashdance (film)
• New York City Rap Tour 1982
• How a Few Visionaries Brought Underground Black Music to the Masses by mauludSADIQ in Medium
• Breakin‘ (film)
• Breakdance The Movie AKA Breakin – First Battle with Electro Rock
• Electric Boogie
• Beat Street (film)
• Sunrise Multiplex Cinemas
• VCR
• Cazel & Crazy Legs Pic
• How do you know when you got the shot?
• Old School French B-Boys

Crazy Legs, shot by Armen Djerrahian

• Changing the image of the brand
• The Cazal Job Campaign
• Lordz of Brooklyn
• Dameion Rhythm Child Williams 2013 Cazal Campaign
• Jamel Shabazz New York Said Episode
• He is a Living Legend
• “I lived that era” – Armen Djerrahian
• Armen Djerrahian is Doing the CAZAL Job
• Following up on the work, I took from 1985 up
• Ghettoblaster Sharp GF-777
• Its the little details
• G-Unit Shoot
• 50 Cent and Ja Rule: A beef history
• Will 50 Cent Get In Trouble With the U.S. Secret Service For Using “Fake” Cash? by EriqGardner in The Hollywood Reporter
• G-Unit Photoshoot 50 Cent and Malcolm X and KRS One
• Criminal Minded
• US Embassy in Paris
• Bragging about guns
• Enimen Story
• Eminem – Just Don’t Give A F*** (Official Music Video)
• Paul Rosenberg (music manager)
• Holiday Inn in Paris
• Marc Labelle, Eminem’s tour manager
• Vikki Tobak  New York Said Episode
• Contact High: A VISUAL HISTORY OF HIP-HOP By VIKKI TOBAK
• Jay Z photo by Armen in Contact High
• Part 2 Coming soon…

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