Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton

Photographer, filmmaker, and educator, Tanya Marcuse joins Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton to discuss several shows and bodies of work including, Woven/Deer - An Ecological Tapestry at CPW in Kingston NY, Book Of Miracles at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls NY, and her book Deer (Roman Nvmerals/MW Editions). This conversation goes to so many places of influence and practices, we talk about death and mourning, religion and transcendentalism, pre-Renaissance use of space, bookmaking as a translation of language, and teaching photography at Bard College.

https://tanyamarcuse.com
https://tanyamarcuse.com/publications
https://www.instagram.com/tanyamarcuse/
https://cpw.org/exhibition/tanya-marcuse-woven/

Tanya Marcuse (b. 1964) is an American photographer most known for her large-scale photographs that explore the imperiled natural world. Her projects use increasingly fantastical imagery and elaborate methods of construction to explore cycles of growth and decay and the dynamic tension between the passage of time and the photographic medium.

Marcuse began making photographs as an early college student at Bard College at Simon’s Rock before studying Art History and Studio Art at Oberlin College. She earned her MFA from Yale University, where she was awarded the George Sakier Memorial Prize for Excellence in Photography.

Her work is held in public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the George Eastman Museum, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. Marcuse is the recipient of numerous honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Peter S. Reed Grant, an American Scandinavian Fellowship, and two MacDowell Fellowships.

The book form plays a significant role in Marcuse’s practice. Her published books include Undergarments and Armor (Nazraeli Press, 2005), Wax Bodies (Nazraeli Press, 2012), Fruitless | Fallen | Woven (Radius Press, 2019), Ink (Fall Line Press, 2021), and Portent (Nazraeli Press, 2024).

This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club - Begin Building your dream photobook library today at:
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2026 Chico Attendees Series

Photographer Matt Cosby joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to talk about his work that explores the idea of the American Dream as it has changed over time.

Matt Cosby is a freelance photographer specializing in editorial, music and portraiture. Matt grew up in a small seaside town in Maine but is now based in Boston with his wife and their two cats. He is inspired by people, coffee, kindness and Fleetwood Mac (in no particular order). Matt earned his Professional Certificate in Photography in 2012 from Maine Media College where he was awarded the Paul Caponigro scholarship and the Arnold Newman scholarship. Matt has been interested in people and what people are interested in for as long as he can remember. He has a way of making people shine without them feeling shiny. Matt shoots for editorial clients, musicians, newspapers and brands.

https://www.mattcosby.com
https://www.instagram.com/mrboots

This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club
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The Chico Review is the country’s premier Photobook Retreat. Organized by Charcoal Book Club, The Chico Review takes place over six nights at Chico Hot Springs Resort, near Livingston Montana. Applicants will spend the week with over twenty of the most influential and creative photographers, book makers, gallerists, museum curators, and photobook publishers in the industry.

https://chicoreview.com
https://www.charcoalworkshops.com

2026 Chico Attendees Series

Photojournalist and entrepreneur Jeremy Garamond joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to share his series on the Himba People of Namibia and we discuss his Save Reporter association that offers insurance for image professionals.

https://www.garachone.com/
https://www.instagram.com/garachone/

Self-taught and an entrepreneur by conviction, I initially built my career in insurance by offering a new digital approach to brokerage. Over time, and following some profound personal experiences, I have placed people at the heart of my work. Travelling has shaped my outlook: first, the simple, genuine encounters of travelling alone, then the freedom of road trips in a glampervan. These experiences naturally drew me back to photography, an art to which my grandfather, the graphic designer Jacques Nathan-Garamond, had introduced me as a child. When the documentary War Photographer, dedicated to James Nachtwey, was released, it introduced me to the profession of photojournalism – specifically in war zones – and helped me grasp its true nature.

I co-founded the Save Reporter association with Lorenzo Virgili. It offers image professionals insurance tailored to their day-to-day needs. Aware of the hardships of our profession and of how hard it is to get one's images seen, I created the first ERP designed for photographers.

This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club
Begin Building your dream photobook library today at
https://charcoalbookclub.com

The Chico Review is the country’s premier Photobook Retreat. Organized by Charcoal Book Club, The Chico Review takes place over six nights at Chico Hot Springs Resort, near Livingston Montana. Applicants will spend the week with over twenty of the most influential and creative photographers, book makers, gallerists, museum curators, and photobook publishers in the industry.

https://chicoreview.com
https://www.charcoalworkshops.com

2026 Chico Attendees Series

Photographer and Cinematographer, Andrew Aiello joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to talk about his exploration of isolation and narrative in photography and his amazing experiences at the Chico Review.

Andrew Aiello is a los angeles based photographer shooting with 35mm film, as well as some 120mm and digital

As a social introvert, his desire to engage with the world has always been at odds with his need to escape it. photography grants him the ability to do both.

In an age where we spend so much time glued to screens, the real world sometimes seems to speed past us at rates we can’t comprehend. not limited to certain subject matter, aiello loves how photography, especially when shooting film, allows him to slow things down and be present with the world around him. whether it be a macro shot of a flower or a wide shot of a bustling urban market, his frames help him process life.

https://www.drewaiellophotography.com
https://www.instagram.com/drewaiello_dp

This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club
Begin Building your dream photobook library today at
https://charcoalbookclub.com

The Chico Review is the country’s premier Photobook Retreat. Organized by Charcoal Book Club, The Chico Review takes place over six nights at Chico Hot Springs Resort, near Livingston Montana. Applicants will spend the week with over twenty of the most influential and creative photographers, book makers, gallerists, museum curators, and photobook publishers in the industry.

https://chicoreview.com
https://www.charcoalworkshops.com

Photographer, printer, filmmaker, and author, Neil Selkirk, joins Michael Chovan-Dalton to discuss his new book, Why Photographs (a book without photographs - Warbler Press). Why Photographs is a collection of essays, excerpts, introductions, and quotes by Selkirk, Berenice Abbott, Julian Barnes, Dorothea Lange, Sigfried Kracauer, Paul Graham, and so many more. It’s a book that is historical, philosophical, and humorous but most importantly, it reminds you of why you fell in love with photography and why we still look for meaning in the image. Neil Selkirk is also the only person authorized to print for the Diane Arbus estate and we discuss that as well.

https://www.neilselkirk.com
https://warblerpress.com/why-photographs/

Neil Selkirk is a British-born photographer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Interview, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Vogue and the premier issues of Wired, Paper, Colors, Spy, and other publications. He is the only person authorized to make posthumous prints of the photographs of Diane Arbus. Selkirk’s books include See No Evil, Lobbyists, and Certain Women, as well the ongoing photographic projects, Security Matters, and Out of Darkness. Selkirk lives and works in New York City and the Hudson Valley.

This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club - Begin Building your dream photobook library today at:
https://charcoalbookclub.com