Dallas Logan's guest appearances

Dallas Logan

The Show Me Podcast

Lawrence Jackson

Jason Miller

Joel Sartore

Ansel Adams

James Nachtwey

Robert Frank

Gordon Parks

Richard Avedon

Alfred Stieglitz

John Mason

Joe Newman

Dave Murphy

Jeffrey Morris

Jarob Ortiz

Richard Binhammer

OwlTail

Episode 3.3 of the Show Me Podcast features LA-based fashion photographer Dallas Logan in a frank conversation about racial bias in photography. Dallas and Geoff discuss racism in fashion photography including recent controversies surrounding Vogue magazine covers of Simon Biles, Kamala Harris, and Amanda Gorman. Then the two dive deeper, discussing bias in hiring, the challenges black photographers face with their portfolios, and even the way some photographers initially interpret light. The two wrap with conversations about what progress looks like and mentorship. Dallas is a well-known and sought-after fashion photographer whose works have been published by GQ and People and numerous brands. Show notes follow. Show Notes 1:27 Dallas share a little bit of history about his life and how and why he decided to be a professional photographer 3:21 Dallas talks about his company Light is Light and the reasons behind its creation and how it serves its customers 6:25 Dallas talks about race and the rolling controversy that seems to happen with fashion magazines and covers particularly when they feature black models photographed by a white person 10:32 Dallas also talks about the challenges that comes with being a photographer who is all concerned about the race 12:44 Dallas and Geoff talk about the importance of knowing your subject really well as a photographer to really come out with the best shots even with limited time 13:59 Dallas explains if the opportunities of black photographers are getting better and how they are progressing 17:14 Dallas and Geoff talk about diversity in relation to photographers getting a particular job and how it's impacting black photographers today 20:03 Dallas talks about how black photographers are more questioned about their expertise than the white photographers and what needs to be done 22:10 Dallas shares what he thinks the progress in photography should look like and what photographers like Geoff should do to make a difference 24:12 Dallas talks about the importance of developing other people and mentoring them in the right direction and where he got that sense of developing others from 28:36 Dallas talks about how Clubhouse helped him get the chance to meet up with a lot of diverse talented photographers out there in the world 30:05 Dallas talks about his book, Light is Light and also talks about how people can get it and get a better understanding about photography

Episode 3.3 of the Show Me Podcast features LA-based fashion photographer Dallas Logan in a frank conversation about racial bias in photography. Dallas and Geoff discuss racism in fashion photography including recent controversies surrounding Vogue magazine covers of Simon Biles, Kamala Harris, and Amanda Gorman. Then the two dive deeper, discussing bias in hiring, the challenges black photographers face with their portfolios, and even the way some photographers initially interpret light. The two wrap with conversations about what progress looks like and mentorship. Dallas is a well-known and sought-after fashion photographer whose works have been published by GQ and People and numerous brands. Show notes follow. Show Notes 1:27 Dallas share a little bit of history about his life and how and why he decided to be a professional photographer 3:21 Dallas talks about his company Light is Light and the reasons behind its creation and how it serves its customers 6:25 Dallas talks about race and the rolling controversy that seems to happen with fashion magazines and covers particularly when they feature black models photographed by a white person 10:32 Dallas also talks about the challenges that comes with being a photographer who is all concerned about the race 12:44 Dallas and Geoff talk about the importance of knowing your subject really well as a photographer to really come out with the best shots even with limited time 13:59 Dallas explains if the opportunities of black photographers are getting better and how they are progressing 17:14 Dallas and Geoff talk about diversity in relation to photographers getting a particular job and how it's impacting black photographers today 20:03 Dallas talks about how black photographers are more questioned about their expertise than the white photographers and what needs to be done 22:10 Dallas shares what he thinks the progress in photography should look like and what photographers like Geoff should do to make a difference 24:12 Dallas talks about the importance of developing other people and mentoring them in the right direction and where he got that sense of developing others from 28:36 Dallas talks about how Clubhouse helped him get the chance to meet up with a lot of diverse talented photographers out there in the world 30:05 Dallas talks about his book, Light is Light and also talks about how people can get it and get a better understanding about photography

Episode 3:3: Hard Truths About Racism in Photography with Dallas Logan