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Almost Everything with Jeffery Saddoris
by Jeffery Saddoris
I released my first podcast in 2009. I was hooked and have been recording deep-dive conversations with interesting and creative people about what they do and why they do it ever since. I’m taking cues from some of my interview heroes like Dick Cavett, Johnny Carson, and Studs Terkel and distilling the conversations I record into one show. I’m calling it Almost Everything with Jeffery Saddoris and on each episode, I’ll be talking to both creatives and everyday people about their unique stories and lived experiences.
Episodes
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Loss and Found
I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to say that I’ve experienced my fair share of loss over the past 59 years, and each time the wound is reopened so it never really gets a chance to heal. I would even say that grief and loss have become recurring characters in my life, rather than just a single...
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The Write Stuff
For the better part of a year-and-a-half now, the Supernote Manta has been my daily driver when it comes to writing. Whether I’m journaling, starting a new edition of my newsletter, or simply capturing thoughts and ideas to flesh out later, the Manta is where nearly all of my writing begins....
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The Archive as a Listening Device
I’ve always thought of archives as places where things go when they’re finished. Sort of a record of the past or a cold storage collection of what mattered after the fact. But lately, I’ve started to think of an archive differently. Maybe it isn’t just a repository for things that stop being...
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A Game of Noticing
So there I was, looking through stacks of receivers, DVD players, and the odd VCR when I spotted something I didn’t recognize. It was big — big enough to cover nearly two receivers. A CD player was sitting on top of it and when I lifted it off, I think I actually gasped, which Adrianne says is a...
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An Instrument for Paying Attention
When I was a kid, the camera only came out for special occasions. A single roll of film might last months, sometimes longer. Most of the time the camera lived in a cupboard until there was a reason to bring it out. Birthdays. Christmas. Vacations. Graduations. Film wasn’t something you wasted, so...
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The Website I Don't Need to Finish
I've built more personal websites than I care to count, starting with my first one back in 1997. For years, the goal was simple — keep it fresh, keep it updated, keep the portfolio current enough to land the next job. I picked that habit up partly from Jakob Nielsen, the usability researcher who...
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A Pattern So Grand and Complex
"We're not geniuses, we're just regular guys who are interested in things." — Neil Peart On August 1st, 2015, Rush played their final show at the Forum in LA. I was there, just as I had been for so many Rush shows over the years. That show felt different — special in a way that we weren’t really...
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A Way of Living
For most of my life, I’ve been trying to reconcile two very different ideas about success. One was rooted in practicality, achievement, and outcomes. The other was rooted in curiosity, learning, and exploration. In this episode, I look back at a question my mother asked me during my senior year…
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What Rust Remembers
"Sometimes the thing you’re skilled at needs to be broken a little before it can surprise you again." For the past several years, I’ve primarily identified as a painter, despite the fact that the most consistent work I’ve done is writing. That said, lately I’ve had the uncomfortable thought that…
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Small Is Still Significant
Lately I’ve been feeling the weight of how complicated everything seems — I even wrote a bit about it in the last Iteration. It seems that the scale of it all — the speed, the certainty, the volume — can often make even small efforts feel almost invisible. I’ve caught myself wondering whether the...
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You Have to Start Making Decisions
Towards the end of last year, I started thinking about building a new website for myself. Not just another vanity site (although I’ve built plenty of those), but more of an archive of the various things I’ve done over my career and a hub where I can share stories around what I’m thinking about…
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Let Go Lightly
About 18 months ago, I started seeing a therapist. I had gotten to a place that I’ve only really been once before and Adrianne encouraged me — actually, she implored me — to talk with a therapist. She once said to me, “Every day, I’m terrified that I’m either going to come home and not find you…
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The Weight of Waiting
It took a bit to fire up, but once it did, the familiar rumble of my Dad’s 1974 Ford F100 took me right back to my childhood summers. As Art slowly backed the truck off of the trailer, Adrianne commented, “It’s smaller than I thought it would be, given how large it looms in your history.” Indeed…
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Style, Stunts, and a Tiny House
I’ve shared this story before, and regardless of whether it’s true or just the stuff of photographic legend, it’s so good that I think it bears repeating every so often. The story goes that a photographer was presenting his portfolio to the great Jay Maisel. He asked Jay how he could take more...
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Making and Money
For a long time now — years, in fact — I’ve leaned toward the belief that I deserve to be paid for the creative work I do. And to be clear, I don’t think that’s unreasonable, at least not from a certain point of view. After all, in a capitalist system that’s sort of how it works, right? You do a...
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I Buried Another Bird
Yesterday, I had a heart-wrenching experience. I was out for a morning walk with Adrianne and Cooper when I spotted a bird flailing in the grass under a tree. As I got closer, it struggled to escape, its life force fading away. When it finally stopped moving, I knelt down and tried to comfort it...
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Little Beasts and Other Pleasures
Last week, I got a text message from my friend Michelle, who works at the National Gallery of Art. “Lunch tomorrow or Thursday?” followed by “Come see the movie in Little Beasts. It starts at the top of every hour. I would love to discuss it with you.” Not only was Michelle one of the first…
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The Ballad of the Benches
Whether it’s a sheet of old plywood resting on a couple of sawhorses or a fastidiously crafted hardwood masterpiece, the workbench has long been the centerpiece of studios, workshops, garages, and maker spaces of all kinds. Of the many standout features of our house, I think I was most excited...
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It’s Still Just a Tool
The other day, I was going through my archive of work ahead of a website redesign, and I found a blog post that I wrote in 2014 that’s sort of an homage to my all-time favorite camera and how after finally acquiring one, I couldn’t bring myself to actually use it. Ten years later, I think the…
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It’s Okay to be Disappointed
I love making things, whether that means making a conversation with someone or making a piece of art or writing, and getting to do that fairly unfettered is a massive privilege and it’s not wasted on me. That said, it’s okay to be disappointed in what you make — and maybe not disappointed with…
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Going Back to Move Forward
NOTE: To see the photos that I reference in this episode, see the post on my Substack. On one of our recent morning walk and talks, a group of photographers and I were talking about how much worse Instagram has gotten over the past few years in terms of exposure and engagement. We all agreed that...
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Get Out of Your Way
Reinvention is tough. Disrupting old patterns of beliefs or behaviors is tough. Even when we finally decide to disrupt the flow of familiarity, the fear of the unknown that awaits us can be paralyzing. I know that it has been for me. But one of the things that my therapist routinely encourages me...
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Gather Ye Rosebuds
Yesterday, Adrianne and I went out to one of favorite little coffee shops to have breakfast and spend the morning working. About an hour in, I had this urge to check Instagram, which I rarely do, especially lately. In fact, I haven’t really done much online or on social media since the election —…
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A Different Kind of Perfection
I’ve held off on posting this Iteration because I just didn’t feel like it was that important in light of what’s happening in California. But after some reflection, I actually think that it is important, because art and making are still important. Hope is important. Helping people to feel just a...
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Time for Deeper Work
I don’t know about you, but this is by far my least favorite time of year. It really starts around Thanksgiving, but this stretch between Christmas and New Year’s Day is particularly brutal — and it’s not just because I spent the first 48 years of my life in Southern California and still haven’t...
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The Marrow is in the Process
A few weeks ago, I took the train down to DC to meet up with my friend Richard Boutwell to walk through a show at the National Gallery called The '70s Lens. The show features the work of a bunch of fantastic photographers, many of whom I’d never heard of, and that was one of the reasons I wanted…
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The Craft & Vision Podcast — David duChemin (Episode 12)
In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own. --- This will be the…
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The Craft & Vision Podcast — Duncan Fawkes (Episode 11)
In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own. --- Duncan Fawkes is a...
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Process Driven 08: Glenn D’Cruze
In this episode, I’m doing something a little different. One of the goals I’ve had for Process Driven from the beginning has been to expand the scope of the conversations I have beyond visual arts as an exploration into how and where creativity overlaps, regardless of the discipline. In this...
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Process Driven 07: Dan Winters
A few months ago, I attended a talk that Dan Winters gave at the Smithsonian and one of the things that struck me straight away was the language he used to describe his relationship to his work. I’ve been a fan for years and own a few of his books, but I never had the opportunity to hear him…
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Process Driven 06: Ben Thomas
In 1976, William Eggleston opened his first color show at MoMA, the reviews were fairly polarized. To some of the art establishment, color photography was for snapshots and not to be taken seriously and black and white was the only true photographic art form. But while one critic called the show...
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Process Driven 05: Gregory Crewdson
I can’t tell you what the first photograph that I ever saw by Gregory Crewdson was, but I do remember very clearly how it made me feel — how I connected to this world. Unlike any other photographer I can think of off the top of my head, this was instantly familiar to me. This world was familiar;...
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The Craft & Vision Podcast — Chris Burkard (Episode 10)
In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own. --- Chris and host…
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Process Driven 04: Sam Faulkner
“I became more and more interested in…the idea of photography. Not the technique of photography, but the idea of what photography is about and the role photography plays in our visual understanding of situations or issue or an event.” Sam Faulkner is a photographer from the UK who for the last…
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The Craft & Vision Podcast — David duChemin (Episode 9)
In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own. --- In today's...
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The Craft & Vision Podcast — Mallory Morrison (Episode 8)
In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own. --- Mallory Morrison is…
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The Craft & Vision Podcast — Henry Fernando (Episode 7)
In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own. --- Henry Fernando, a...
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The Craft & Vision Podcast — Piet Van den Eynde (Episode 6)
In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own. --- Belgian photographer...
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The Craft & Vision Podcast — John Keatley (Episode 5)
In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own. --- John Keatley is not...
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The Craft & Vision Podcast — Corwin Hiebert (Episode 4)
In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own. --- In this episode…
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The Craft & Vision Podcast — David duChemin (Episode 3)
In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own. --- In this episode,...
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The Craft & Vision Podcast — Valda Bailey (Episode 2)
In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own. --- For years Valda…
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The Craft & Vision Podcast — CJ Chilvers (Episode 1)
In 2015, Craft & Vision founder David duChemin invited me to host a short-run podcast. Across 12 episodes, I spoke with photographers who were each, in their own way, exploring what it means to see more clearly, create more intentionally, and develop a voice of their own. --- As a child, CJ...
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Process Driven 03: David duChemin
In 2009 when photographer David duChemin released his first book Within The Frame , the former comedian had no idea what adding author to his resume would do to his career trajectory, saying “I think sometimes other people can peg that about us before we’re willing to say so about ourselves.” He...
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Process Driven 02: Dalton Campbell
After his business imploded, Dalton Campbell decided he needed a change. He sold everything he owned, packed a single backpack of clothes and essentials, grabbed his camera and left for Europe without any sort of agenda, other than to take photographs until the money ran out. His three-month trip...
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Process Driven 01: Tom Hoops
A unique photographic style is one of the benchmarks of a great photographer. In 2007, Tom Hoops, was working as a web designer in Thailand, unfamiliar with names like Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, or Paolo Roversi. But, after borrowing a friend’s camera one afternoon, a new creative passion...
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Q&A@F&B.15 — Randy Duchaine
This conversation with photographer Randy Duchaine was originally released on Faded & Blurred on November 13, 2011 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations. ABOUT FADED & BLURRED From 2009-2014, Faded & Blurred was a leading source of photographic…
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Q&A@F&B.14 — David duChemin
This conversation with photographer and author David duChemin was originally released on Faded & Blurred on July 22, 2011 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations. ABOUT FADED & BLURRED From 2009-2014, Faded & Blurred was a leading source of photographic...
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Q&A@F&B.13 — John Keatley
This conversation with photographer John Keatley was originally released on Faded & Blurred on May 21, 2011 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations. ABOUT FADED & BLURRED From 2009-2014, Faded & Blurred was a leading source of photographic inspiration and...
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Q&A@F&B.12 — Ibarionex Perello
This conversation with photographer Ibarionex Perello was originally released on Faded & Blurred on April 13, 2011 and is being added to this feed as part of my archive of recorded conversations. ABOUT FADED & BLURRED From 2009-2014, Faded & Blurred was a leading source of photographic…
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I released my first podcast in 2009. I was hooked and have been recording deep-dive conversations with interesting and creative people about what they do and why they do it ever since. I’m taking cues from some of my interview heroes like Dick Cavett, Johnny Carson, and Studs Terkel and distilling the conversations I record into one show. I’m calling it Almost Everything with Jeffery Saddoris and on each episode, I’ll be talking to both creatives and everyday people about their unique stories and lived experiences.
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I released my first podcast in 2009. I was hooked and have been recording deep-dive conversations with interesting and creative people about what they do and why they do it ever since. I’m taking cues from some of my interview heroes like Dick Cavett, Johnny Carson, and Studs Terkel and distilling...
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