Filmmaker and photographer Ryan Hartley joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to discuss project, Oaksplitter, a southern gothic exploration of the people and land from his upbringing.

Photographer Yue Sun joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to discuss his work from Inner Mongolia and the transition of his hometown from coal mining to tourism. #photography #podcast #chicoreview #realphotoshow

Photographer Klaus Ruckgaber joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to discuss Sehnsucht, the German word for a kind of longing, and how he uses that in his work. #photography #podcast #klausruckgaber #chicoreview

Sipke Visser is a photographer and speaks about how he collaborates through photography at the 2026 Chico Review #sipkevisser #chicoreview #charcoalbookclub

Photographers CJ Harker & Jacob McGuinness join Michael Chovan-Dalton & Julia Colonna to discuss the founding of The Halide Project in Philadelphia, Harker's Tintype photography and work with Skate Jawn Magazine, and McGuinness' award winning pinhole photography. #podcast #photography #halideproject

Photographer Michelle Arcila joined me at the JKC Gallery to discuss the process of making incredibly personal work that involves family and trauma and who that work might be for. @michellearcila.bsky.social #photography #podcast

Jordan Monloire speaks about Sweet Tarts and her reasons for coming to the Chico Review. SWEET TARTS was shot from 2017-2024 inside strip club locker rooms, hotels, various vanities, bathrooms, wherever one may get dolled up to do the job. #photography #podcast

Pia-Paulina Guilmoth joins Michael to talk about two of her books, Flowers Drink the River (Stanley/Barker) and Fishworm (Void), and also how Fishworm was a return to what Pia loved about the immediacy of photography. #photography #photographypodcast

Now Playing: Cengiz Yar on the destruction of the Iraqi city of Mosul and his first book, This Alabaster Grave. #photography #podcast @cengizyar.com

FRAME/SEQUENCE | On Motherhood Keavy Handley-Byrne, Maurene Cooper, & Lily Colman FRAME/SEQUENCE’s first edition, On Motherhood, captures motherhood’s diverse and powerful experiences through art and storytelling.

Lily Colman speaks about her show, She, Archivist, at the JKC Gallery and her new periodical, Frame/Sequence. She, Archivist is a project about womanhood, inheritance, and specifically how certain items and feelings are passed down between generations of women.

Leonard Marcus' writings and exhibitions have earned him acclaim as one of the world’s preeminent authorities on children’s books and the people who create them. He is the author of more than 25 award-winning biographies, histories, and interview collections.

Ivan McClellan | Eight Seconds 'Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture', the first book by Ivan McClellan, offers an inside look at Black cowboy culture across the United States in the 21st century, creating a bridge between present and past through sports, community, and love of the land.

Marshall To | Blank Notes Marshall To is a multidisciplinary artist focusing on photography, painting and illustrations. He grew up uniquely in a Taoist family in a small town called Red Deer which created a unique integration of western landscape and eastern beliefs.

Closing out the year with my former co-host and good friend, Kai McBride - @kaimcbride.com, to catch up on what he's been up to. In 2021, Kai and Corn Wagon Thunder finished creating a small off-grid cabin on a mesa east of downtown Santa Fe which he named ATARAXIA.

Now Playing - Disparate Projects: Vann Thomas Powell, Lisa Beard, and Micah McCoy Video on Spotify and YouTube @realphotoshow

Anika Burgess | Flashes of Brilliance, The Genius of Early Photography and How It Transformed Art, Science, and History Anika Burgess is a writer and photo editor. She has been published in The New York Times and Atlas Obscura. Photo credit: Amir Hamja Sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club
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The 8th and final installment of the 2025 Chico Review Attendee recordings is not playing on Real Photo Show. Subscribe to Real Photo Show on YouTube to get notifications about our live-streaming events.

Now Playing: 7th installment of attendee recordings. I'll be at Chico Review 2026!

Ave Pildas | Star Struck Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ave Pildas worked early in his career as a photo stringer for Downbeat Magazine in the Ohio Valley and Pennsylvania in the 1960's, and has been a successful photographer and educator for the past 40 years.

The fifth installment of attendee recordings from the 2025 Chico Review with those who came to Chico to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. The Chico Review is the country’s premier Photobook Retreat. Organized by Charcoal Book Club.

Nat Ward | DITCH: MONTAUK, NY 11954 Nat Ward lives in Queens, NY. His work is collected by the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Parrish Art Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

Siri Kaur | Sistermoon now playing on Real Photo Show. Siri Kaur has been photographing her family for over 30 years, and her youngest sister, Simran, is the central focus of her forthcoming book, Sistermoon. @voidphoto.bsky.social @sirikaur.bsky.social

Now Playing on PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf: Dana Lixenberg.

Now Playing: 2025 Chico Review Attendees, 4th installment.

Up now at @fordham.edu. A collection of my work from the mid 90's made in New Jersey, Ground Meets Water. Ildiko Butler Gallery. 113 W.60th St NYC. September closing reception TBA.

More wonderful attendee recordings from the 2025 Chico Review with those who came to Chico to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. @chicoreview @charcoalworkshops @charcoalbookclub

Alejandro Cartagena joined me at the 2025 Chico Review. We talk about the many different ways in which Alejandro practices photography Alejandro also discusses his upcoming retrospective, Ground Rules, at SFMOMA, curated by Shana Lopes along with the accompanying book published by Aperture.

More wonderful attendee recordings from the 2025 Chico Review with those who came to Chico to share their work and their stories with incredible reviewers. pnc.st/s/real-photo...

Free Open Call for recent photo graduates of a 2 year, 4 year, or Grad program. www.homecomingbiennial.com