Coffee with Creators by Adorama
by Adorama Inc.
Join us with host Seth Miranda (@LastXwitness) as he sits down for a cup of coffee with a new creative mind each week. From photographers to videographers and other visual storytellers, this show delves into their creative journeys, favorite gear, and the pulse of current events shaping the industry. Tune in LIVE Wednesdays at 11 a.m. ET on AdoramaTV from the event space at Adorama in NYC for conversations that pull back the curtain on the creative process. Uncover the stories behind the lens as we explore the inspirations that drive these artists’ extraordinary work.
Episodes
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Josiah Gordon | EP105 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Travel/Outdoor Photographer, Josiah Gordon:Through photos stories are told; stories of wild places, experiences and people… Josiah has found that photography is the only thing in life that has allowed him to fully share his vision with others, whether through an artistic expression or a…
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Marc Asnin | EP104 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Documentary Photographer, Marc Asnin: The streets of Brooklyn in the 1960s and ‘70s defined photographer and documentarian Marc Asnin. The stench of racial discrimination filled the air of his childhood neighbor—its schools, playgrounds, and even the holy spaces of churches and synagogues—but...
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Bill Bernstein | EP103 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer: Bill Bernstein Bill Bernstein is a New York-based photographer whose career spans more than five decades. Beginning at The Village Voice, he created an enduring photographic record of New York's late-1970s nightlife, documenting communities and dance floors at Studio 54, Paradise...
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Phil Penman | EP102 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 New York City Street Photographer & Visual Historian: Phil PenmanPhil Penman is a British-born, New York-based street and documentary photographer who has spent over 25 years documenting New York City. His distinctive black-and-white work has appeared in publications including The Guardian,...
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Andrew Hancock | EP101 | Coffee with Creators
Join Andrew Hancock with host Seth Miranda (@LastXwitness) LIVE on Wednesdays at 11 AM ET from the Event Space at Adorama in NYC for an insider conversation with fellow creators, professionals, industry peers, and more.Thank you to Tenba, Nikon, and Gotham Coffee Roasters for sponsoring this...
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Seth Miranda (Daniel Norton Take Over 100th Episode Special!) | EP100 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographers: Daniel Norton & Seth MirandaOn August 12, we're celebrating a major milestone: the 100th episode of Adorama's Coffee with Creators! To mark the occasion, we're turning the tables — Seth Miranda steps into the guest seat while longtime friend and fellow educator Daniel Norton…
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Reme Morales | EP99 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Aerial Cinematography & Drone Filmmaker: Reme MoralesBorn and raised in Queens, New York, Reme Morales has spent his career chasing perspectives the world has never seen. Since picking up his first drone in 2017 and transitioning to FPV in 2020, he has become known for pioneering aerial...
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AB Sesay (Returns!) | EP98 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Commercial advertising photographer, creative producer/director, and lighting educator: AB SesayAb currently resides in the NY area and enjoys working productions both large and small with ideas both simple and complex.As a multidisciplinary commercial advertising photographer, creative...
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Travis Wears (NAB Show 2024) | EP23 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 DP + Gaffer + Founder Cine Kit List, Travis Wears Travis Wears is a DP and gaffer based in Kansas City. He's the creator of several communities created to support entrepreneurship in the video, film and television markets including Cine Kit List and Production Vans and Grip Trucks. Cine Kit…
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Gavin Hoey | EP97 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Gavin Hoey Gavin Hoey is a photographer, content creator, YouTuber, and educator known for his expertise in creative portraiture, lighting, and live streaming. With nearly 30 years of experience, Gavin has transformed a part-time job writing for photography magazines into a...
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Rafael Orta CaptureOne CEO | EP96 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Chief Executive Officer of Capture One: Rafael OrtaRafael Orta is CEO of Capture One, the industry-standard photography software trusted by hundreds of thousands of professional photographers and commercial studios worldwide. In this role, Rafael has led the company's evolution into an...
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Nigel Barker | EP95 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, creative director, entrepreneur, and influencer: Nigel BarkerFor three decades, Nigel Barker has been a defining voice in fashion, entertainment, and entrepreneurship. Best known as photographer and judge on America's Next Top Model for 17 seasons, he's also hosted The Face and…
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Jared Tapy | EP94 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Jared Thomas TapyJared Thomas Tapy is a street and documentary photographer, writer, and educator based in New York City. His work is rooted in long-term projects that move through urban landscapes, rural communities, and American life. Tapy approaches photography as a sustained...
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Jacqueline Tobin | EP93 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photo Consultant and Industry Writer, Jacqueline TobinJacqueline Tobin started her photo career as Managing Editor at Photo District News (PDN) in 1986. In 2011, she was handpicked to take over its sister publication, Rangefinder, where she served as Editor-in-Chief for 12 years. During that...
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Jordi Koalitic | EP92 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Creative Photographer, Jordi KoaliticJordi Koalitic is a creative photography project born from the imaginative minds of brothers Jordi Puig and Arnau Puig. Together, they have developed a unique visual style that transforms photography into highly engaging, creative and visually striking...
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Jillian Lenser | EP91 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Jillian LenserJillian Lenser is a Brooklyn-based commercial photographer specializing in product and lifestyle work for brands like L'Oréal, Hasbro, Logitech, and Dairy Queen. Self-taught and endlessly curious, she brings an intentional approach to everything from lighting a set…
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Jeremy Saffer | EP90 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Executive Producer, Jeremy SafferJeremy Saffer has been a photographer in the music industry for over 20 years providing countless visually stunning album covers, magazine covers, editorial spreads, movie posters, and more being published monthly in various music and entertainment magazines.…
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Neil Leifer | EP89 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Neil LeiferNeil Leifer’s photography career has spanned more than 60 years. Beginning in 1960, his pictures regularly appeared in every major national magazine.Leifer was a staff photographer for Sports Illustrated before leaving in 1978 to become a staffer for Time magazine. In...
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Karen Haberberg | EP88 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Karen HaberbergKaren Haberberg is a New York–based, award-winning photographer/director specializing in health, wellness, and lifestyle brands. She and her production team create global photography and video campaigns for leading agencies across pharma, corporate, health and...
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Annika Howe | EP87 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Executive Producer, Annika HoweAnnika Howe is the founder of the internationally renowned global production company HoweHaus, an Executive Producer, creative business mentor and an A La Cart Artist Agent whose work sits at the intersection of HE(ART) & commerce. With an award-winning…
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Jolene Lupo | EP86 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Artist-Photographer, Jolene LupoJolene Lupo is a New York City-based artist who utilizes the photographic medium as a tool for investigation. Exploring themes of death, memory, and identification, her practice is backed by over 15 years of experience and uniquely informed by her dual roles as...
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Victoria Will | EP85 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Victoria WillVictoria began her career in the photography industry as a photojournalist and has since transitioned her focus to celebrity portraiture, editorial, and commercial assignments. Victoria's characteristically authentic portraiture has appeared in the pages of Vogue…
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Mark Mann | EP84 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Mark MannMark Mann is a celebrity and advertising photographer based in New York City. Born in Glasgow, Mark has spent his career defining the modern portrait.His distinct, high-contrast style has graced the covers of Esquire, Men’s Health, and Billboard, featuring subjects…
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Meg Loeks | EP83 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Meg LoeksMeg Loeks is an international award-winning portrait photographer based in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where she lives on a hobby farm with her family. Her work is rooted in cinematic Americana and everyday home life, embracing the humor, beauty, and contradictions of...
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Roy Rochlin | EP82 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Roy RochlinRoy Rochlin is a New York City–based freelance photographer and longtime contributing photographer for Getty Images. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem and completed his Master’s degree at the School of Visual Arts…
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Tina Sokolovska | EP81 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Tina SokolovskaTina Sokolovska is an American-Ukrainian fashion, editorial, and celebrity photographer, creative director, and educator based in New York. With over 16 years of experience and having lived and worked around the globe, she brings a deeply international perspective…
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William Vazquez | EP80 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, William VazquezWilliam is a humanitarian/commercial photographer based in NYC. His work has taken him around the world, from the corporate boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies, to disaster areas and war zones. His artistic philosophy is to capture the beauty and the best of…
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Geoffrey Berliner | EP79 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Geoffrey BerlinerGeoffrey Berliner is a NYC professional photographer and artist working primarily with analog and historical photographic processes. Much of his work is portraiture made using the 19th century wet plate collodion process. Berliner's main interest is the history…
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Ian Spanier | EP78 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Ian SpanierBorn in Connecticut and raised in Westchester, New York, Ian Spanier has had a lifelong interest in photography — since age 6, to be specific, when his parents gave him his first camera: a Kodak Disc. For two decades after, Ian did everything he could not to become a...
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Victoria Granof | EP77 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Food Stylist & Visual Creative Director, Victoria GranofVictoria is a food creative who reshapes pop culture one perfectly imperfect bite at a time. A James Beard Award finalist and one of Cherry Bombe’s 100 Most Inspiring Women in Food, she’s shaped campaigns and moments for Vogue, Perrier,...
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Joe McNally | EP76 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Joe McNallyJoe McNally is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer whose prolific career includes assignments in nearly 70 countries. McNally is often described as: Authentic, articulate, an exceptional technical photographer whose varied skill set means he is...
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Nicolas Heller | EP75 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Filmmaker, Nicolas HellerNicolas Heller aka New York Nico is a filmmaker, author, and social media creator born and raised in NYC. Hailed by the New York Times as the “unofficial talent scout of NYC,” he documents the city for over three million followers across platforms.🔘 Host, Seth...
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Skeery Jones | EP74 | Coffee With Creators
🔘 Executive Producer, Skeery JonesSkeery has been with Elvis Duran & the Morning Show since its inception in 1996, serving as Elvis’ right-hand man and Executive Producer. Known for his hilarious Phone Taps, Skeery is a master of accents and the unforgettable voice behind the relentless,...
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Mynxii White | EP73 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Mynxii WhiteMynxii White is a director and photographer whose work blends the psychological and cinematic with fashion, music, and myth. Signed to Chromista, she has created films and campaigns for brands including Leica, Loewe, and McLaren for F1. Her visual language explores...
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Jennifer Stitt | EP72 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Jennifer StittJen, co-founder of Fox & Brazen, has been a driving force in the photography industry for over fifteen years. She completed her BFA in Film and Animation from Rochester Institute of Technology and opened her first photography studio in 2011. Jen's technical…
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Will Cadena | EP71 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Will CadenaWill Cadena is a creative force of nature—a visual strategist whose bold, cinematic imagery doesn’t just capture moments, it moves markets. With a signature straight-out-of-camera style, he delivers high-impact visuals for campaign shoots, commercial productions, and...
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Matteo Banfo | EP70 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Filmmaker & Creative Director, Matteo BanfoMatteo Banfo is an Italian-born filmmaker and creative director in New York City, and founder of Bright Lights NYC, a video production company for brands across industries. He’s directed work for global clients, collaborates with Adorama TV, and…
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Steve Irby | EP69 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Documentary and Street Photographer, Steve IrbyBrooklyn-born and Queens-raised, Steven John Irby, also known as Steve Sweatpants, is a photographer, creative director, and co-founder of Street Dreams Magazine. For over a decade, he has built Street Dreams into a global creative community,...
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Bonnie Biess | EP68 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Bonnie BiessBonnie Biess is a celebrity photographer based in New York CityWith over 20+ years experience in the industry, she specializes in portrait and documentary multimedia coverage for magazines, artists, record labels, music festivals, books, non-profit organizations and...
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Yiyi Zhang | EP67 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Marketing Manager, Yiyi ZhangYiyi (she, her, pronounced ee-ee) is a community organizer, artist, and human rights lawyer based in Brooklyn, NY. As a queer immigrant woman of color in this industry, she feels a strong sense of duty to advocate for the development of diverse and supportive...
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Nancy Borowick | EP66 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Nancy BorowickNancy Borowick is an internationally renowned photographer, author, teacher and speaker, bringing her personal stories to universities, hospitals, oncology units and community groups globally. Nancy is a Sony Artisan of Imagery and a graduate of the International...
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Pontus Hook | EP65 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Pontus HöökPontus Höök’s interest in photography was sparked at a young age in Tranemo, Sweden. At 17, he had his first photo published in the local newspaper, an early milestone that later led to assignments with major publications and a solid foundation in photojournalism.In...
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JC Carey | EP64 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, JC CareyJoseph “JC” Carey is a lifelong image maker and recovered natural-light-only photographer. Like many of us, JC used to think flash was a four-letter word worthy of pulling your his hair out. His journey into lighting started with a hilariously bad lighting class in 2007—a...
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Josh Turi | EP63 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 SFX Make Up Artist, Joshua TuriJoshua Turi is a three-time Emmy Award-winning makeup artist and Prosthetic designer. Located in Northern New Jersey. He and his company, Designs to Deceive, have been supplying specialty services to the entertainment industry for over 3 decades. His work can be...
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Marcus Beasley | EP62 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Marcus BeasleyMarcus Beasley is a New York based photographer, videographer and editor in freelance and with the City University of New York. With 10 years of experience specializing in corporate events, headshots and portraits with some street photography and nature photography…
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Jonny Edward | EP61 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Jonny EdwardJonny Edward is an internationally renowned photographer, art director, and creative educator based in Denver, Colorado, though he works and creates globally.Through the medium of photography and poetic interplay of light and shadow, Jonnydeftly crafts captivating...
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Samuel Bouret | EP60 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer & Cinematographer, Samuel BouretI’m Samuel Bouret, a New Jersey-based cinematographer, photographer, and founder of Samuel Bouret Productions. With over nine years of experience behind the lens, I specialize in bringing stories to life—visually, emotionally, and authentically. My...
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Kevin Wilson | EP59 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Kevin WilsonKevin RC Wilson is a New York City-based photographer with over a decade of professional experience, widely recognized for his work in the music industry and with the FDNY. He has photographed a range of major rock and metal artists, with his work appearing on…
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Vanessa Joy | EP58 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Photographer, Vanessa JoySince 2002, Vanessa Joy has been photographing weddings, portraits and corporate branding primarily in the Austin, NJ and NYC areas. She is a Canon Explorer of Light and trusted by brands like Hilton Grand Vacations, Bravo, Profoto, Lexar and more. Through online...
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Chris Buck | EP56 | Coffee with Creators
🔘 Portrait Photographer, Chris BuckChris Buck is a New York-based photographer known for his distinctive style: irreverent, smart, and intimate. His portraits have won placement in the prestigious annual American Photography over fifty times, and he was the first recipient of the Arnold Newman...
About this show
Join us with host Seth Miranda (@LastXwitness) as he sits down for a cup of coffee with a new creative mind each week. From photographers to videographers and other visual storytellers, this show delves into their creative journeys, favorite gear, and the pulse of current events shaping the industry. Tune in LIVE Wednesdays at 11 a.m. ET on AdoramaTV from the event space at Adorama in NYC for conversations that pull back the curtain on the creative process. Uncover the stories behind the lens as we explore the inspirations that drive these artists’ extraordinary work.
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