Photo by Tommy Kha
The VICE Magazine Podcast is your definitive monthly guide to enlightening information. Each episode brings in-depth interviews, sonically rich cultural insights, and a rare glimpse into how we make the issue.August marks the release of our 16th annual photo issue. This year, for our Idols Issue, we paired 16 up-and-coming photographers with the veterans who inspired them, creating unique conversations between generations of talent.Here's our table of contents:• Throughout the episode, we hear from four young photographers in the issue on the artists who influence them: Tommy Kha on William Eggleston; Tasneem Alsultan on Maggie Steber; Maria Gruzdeva on Mark Power; and Jonathan Gardenhire on Leslie Hewitt.• Photo editor Elizabeth Renstrom discusses our dual covers, describes why we chose the concept of "idols" as the theme, and recalls a photography mentor of her own.• Logan Jackson and his idol Roe Ethridge talk about re-contextualizing editorial work into art and about the beauty of getting it "exactly wrong" in photography.• Olivia Bee talks to her idol Doug DuBois about the importance of honesty in photography, from how a picture is made to how it's used.You can listen to the podcast through the embedded player below, or you can subscribe on iTunes, Acast, and Google Play.But if you're using a different platform, then this RSS link should let you add the podcast to whatever platform you'd like. And if you like what you hear, please take a moment and review the podcast, especially on iTunes.Come back in September for the next episode. And did you know you can get 100-plus glossy pages delivered to your doorstep by clicking here to subscribe to the print issue of VICE magazine?
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