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Aug 23, 2016 1 hr 13 min

226: You Want The Pixie Dust

from On Taking Pictures Hosted by Bill Wadman & Jeffery Saddoris

This week, we discuss the magic of things and the legacy of genius. Is Winogrand’s camera, Clapton’s Stratocaster, Picasso’s brush or Hemingway’s typewriter somehow imbued with greatness? In choosing the same tools as our heroes, do we secretly (or not so secretly) hope that a bit of their magic will rub off on us? Photojournalist Nicole Tung is our Photographer of the Week. Links for this episode: On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #FoundArt Store - Jeffery Saddoris G.E. Smith Jams on the Guitar That Killed Folk! - YouTube Episode 07 :: Revisionist History Podcast David’s Ankles: How Imperfections Could Bring Down the World’s Most Perfect Statue - The New York Times Bruce Springsteen - Wings For Wheels - The Making of Born To Run -2005 - YouTube Busker by Gonzalo Silva on Apple Music Episode 10 :: Revisionist History Podcast Conflict on Netflix usain-bolt-sourire-photo-rio-2016.jpg (1200×800) Simone Biles, Michael Phelps, and Katie Ledecky put their medals on display | Sports Illustrated - YouTube NICOLE TUNG|PHOTOGRAPHER Nicole Tung (@nicoletung6) | Twitter Fellow Photojournalist Nicole Tung Remembers James Foley : NPR Nicole Tung: Covering Conflict | Annenberg Space for Photography

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This week, we discuss the magic of things and the legacy of genius. Is Winogrand’s camera, Clapton’s Stratocaster, Picasso’s brush or Hemingway’s typewriter somehow imbued with greatness? In choosing the same tools as our heroes, do we secretly (or not so secretly) hope that a bit of their magic will rub off on us? Photojournalist Nicole Tung is our Photographer of the Week.

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