Stephen Wilkes talks Passion, Magic and his documentary film Jay Myself

Today’s guest on the show is artist, photographer and first time director Stephen Wilkes.  Stephen is well known for his photographs of Ellis Island, Bethlehem Steel as well as being the creator of the panoramic photo-series Day To Night. Stephen is also the director of the new documentary film Jay Myself now playing at Film Forum. If you enjoyed last week’s episode with Jay Maisel then you’re going to love this conversation.

Big Love and Shout Out to Susan Norget Film Promotion

Stephen Wilkes (L) and Jay Maisel (R). Credit: © Stephen Wilkes

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Keep Up to Date with Stephen Wilkes

Website: https://stephenwilkes.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/swilkesphoto

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

Credit: © Stephen Wilkes

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Show Notes

JAY MYSELF -Official Trailer

Production companies: Mind Hive Films, Crooked Mile
Distributor:Oscilloscope
Director:Stephen Wilkes
Screenwriter:Josh Alexander
Producers:Henry Jacobson, Emma Tammi, Bette Wilkes
Executive producers:Stephen Wilkes, Jennie Wilkes, Michael Hirschmann
Directors of photography:Stephen Wilkes,Jason Greene
Editor:Armando Croda
Composer:Joel Goodman
Co-Executive Producer: Doug Blush
Additional Editing: Daniel Haworth
Music Supervisor: Jonathan Finegold
Shout out to Chris!

Bethlehem Steel, Credit: © Stephen Wilkes

• New Book: Stephen Wilkes. Day to Night
• Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StephenWilkesPhotography/
• Ted Talk: The passing of time, caught in a single photo
• Film Forum
• Themes
• Magic
• Passion
• Storyteller
• “What you put out there is what you get back” Stephen Wilkes Quote
• Yellow Pages
• Pre Internet: Who Invented the Internet?by evan andrews March 2019 History.com
• 190 Bowery
• The 72-Room Bohemian Dream House by wendy goodman September 2008 New York Magazine
• Ocean of photography
• “TERRIFC”
• Voice of Oz
• The Clapper(1984 commercial)
• Otis Hand Crank Elevator
• Cigars

Coney Island, New York, Credit: © Stephen Wilkes

• Sorel Boot Liners
• Shooting since I was 12.
• “Do you remember what your first visual inspiration?” (interview question asked by Stephen Wilkes of Jay Maisel)
• Bear witness
• Camera Obscura Effect(YouTube Video)
• iPhone
• gettyimages
• Evolved Visual Language
• A gift to Jay
• The importance of mentors
• Apprenticeship
• Kodachrome film
• A brief History of Kodachrome by claire suddath Time June 2009
• Documentaries
• Love Letter to Jay
• Mentor the audience
• Statement images
• Signatures
• The arc of his life
• Paul Simon – Kodachrome
• Kodachrome Lyrics by Paul Simon
• Paul Simon– Singer Songwriter and Actor
• Do your homework, be prepared, but ultimately be present.
• You are handed a card.
• The joy of seeing
• Seeing and looking
• Work of art
• Dismantling his best friend
• Moving
• E.T. and Elliot
• Deconstruction
• Amanda Maisel
• Jean Michel Basquiat– Artist
• Who Was SAMO?
• Keith Haring– Artist
• Barking Dogby Keith Haring
• CBBG
•  Louise Nevelson– Artist
• Roy Lichtenstein– Artist
• Chalkboard
• Bethlehem Steel – The Fat Lady Sang
• The power in words
• Jason Greene– cinematographer, photographer and documentary filmmaker
• “You can’t ever really smell yourself.” Jay Maisel Quote
• The character of Jay
• Horace Silver– American Jazz Pianist
• Horace Silver – They Jody Grind
• Film is collaborative
• Great listener
• Objectivity
• Life Magazine
• Bob Ciano – The Art of Jazz: Designs from the golden age of Modern jazz (interview)
• Stephen Wilkes Ellis Island
• Mark Webber
• New York Landmark Conservancy
• The South Side of Ellis Island
• Passion Project
• Shout out to Les!
• Zone system for color
• Pinhole lens
• Gravitational waves
• History in light
• Moment of Discovery
• Moment of Photography
• Connection of My Mother
• Parallels
• Sensitivity
• Learn from everything
• Be a little uncomfortable
• “I want to do things that inspire people. I want to do things that make statements.” – Stephen Wilkes Quote
• Love what you do & you will never work
• Hard work and passion
• Capturing ice crystals
• Jay Maisel on Color(Ice Crystals Images)
• Ice Crystals, Orangeby Jay Maisel
• See Jay Myself more than once!