The Power of Punk Compels You: The Photography of Rob Coons

Support Get the Picture podcast!Donate at Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/getthepicturepodcast Support on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/getthepicturepodcast In this interview, Brad Sigal talks with Rob Coons about his current exhibition, “The Power of Punk Compels You,” featuring his incredible punk concert photography. Their conversation covers topics like:How this exhibit came aboutHow Rob decided what photos to displayEquipment and settings he uses for concert photographyRob’s editing style and why he mostly shoots black & whiteWhy he doesn’t use the camera’s viewfinder when doing concert photographyUsing flash in concert photographyDeveloping a sixth sense for timing to get great concert photosTips for getting access at venues with camera restrictionsSome hazards of taking photos at punk showsRob’s thoughts on how he got to 50,000 Instagram followersThe Power of Punk Compels You: The Photography of Rob Coons exhibit at the Haight Street Art Center https://haightstreetart.org/pages/the-power-of-punk-compels-you-the-photography-of-rob-coons Photographers that inspire RobKaroline Collins https://www.instagram.com/karolinecollins/Matthew Kadi https://www.instagram.com/matthewkadi/ Mark Murrmann https://www.instagram.com/ickibod/ Referenced in the episodeMurray Bowles 1987 photo zine - “If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pit?” https://archive.org/details/MaximumRocknrollIfLifeIsABowlOfCherriesWhatAmIDoingInThePit/mrr_bowl_of_cherries/ Maximum Rock & Roll 1986 European punk photo zine - “Welcome to Cruise Country”https://www.maximumrocknroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MRR_TRUST_CruiseCountryPhotozine_1986.pdf Hamburger Eyes Photo Zine https://hamburgereyes.com/ In the video version of this episode there are guest appearances by my cat Loki!-----Music: Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/