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Will Matsuda

Portland, Oregon | Advisor: Raymond Meeks Will Matsuda (b. 1993) is a Japanese American photographer and writer focusing on his culture, his family, and the environment. His work has appeared in The New York Times, National Geographic, and The New Yorker, among many other publications. A… Read More »Will Matsuda

Michelle Arcila

Brooklyn, New York | Advisor: Kristine Potter Michelle Arcila is a Costa Rican/American photographer living and working in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2002 with a BFA in photography. Her work primarily focuses on family, motherhood, bicultural identity, and… Read More »Michelle Arcila

Nelson Chan

In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, Sasha is joined by photographer, publisher, editor, and educator Nelson Chan. Together, they trace the winding path that led Nelson to his dream job as a professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. Along the way,… Read More »Nelson Chan

Tyler Mitchell

In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, artist, photographer, and filmmaker Tyler Mitchell joins Sasha to discuss his Aperture book, Wish This Was Real. Tyler speaks candidly about learning by doing, the value of taking risks, and the creative rewards that follow. He and… Read More »Tyler Mitchell

Photographing Community

These conversations bring together photographers whose work reveals the many ways images can shape, honor, and question our sense of community. From long-term collaborations and family ties to revisiting past projects with new eyes, these episodes explore how artists build trust, navigate representation, and find… Read More »Photographing Community

April Watson

In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, April Watson, Senior Curator of Photography at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, joins Sasha to discuss her upcoming exhibition, American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today. The two dive into an insider’s… Read More »April Watson

Picturing the Landscape

Photography has long served as a means of mapping our relationship to the land, and these conversations explore the many ways artists respond to the natural world around them.

Mike Brodie

In this episode of PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf, photographer Mike Brodie talks about his raw, intimate and powerful new book, Failing (Twin Palms). Growing up with a tough home life, Brodie found escape in the punk and BMX scenes before, at just 17, he began… Read More »Mike Brodie