#60 Frank Thorp V, Capitol Chap

Frank is an NBC producer and off air reporter who uses his access to the USA Capitol building to explore his film obsession.   Using a Speed Graphic camera and Aero Ektar lens he made a moving photo essay 100 days after the January 2020 storming of the Capitol building.   “After the Riot” is a series of portraits of 12 individuals who work in the building, made in locations that resonated with each person (from the day of the storming) and aims to bring a sense of closure to the subjects and indeed to Frank who was also in the building on that fateful day. Project links.   See Frank’s portraits here as well as the YouTube video with interviews.    https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/after-the-riot-capitol-attack/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1GOkpqLm4ctRy9gAgT1cbbiUa5gPcp9kxQuMtwZJNA0WWkFLK7Tkrhh4Q Things we chatted about on the show:   The community darkroom that Frank learned at:https://www.theartleague.org/   Richard Avedon was mentioned as one of the photographers Frank looked to before embarking on his portraiture project – Erik mentioned this book “Portraits of Power”. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Avedon-Portraits-Renata-Adler/dp/3865216757   Frank has started using Jason Lane’s dry plates – just to make his life a little harder. https://www.pictoriographica.com/store/c5/www.pictoriographica.com/store/c5/All_Production_Dry_Plates.html   Frank owes a debt of gratitude to his friend David Burnett and Erik mentioned his body of work documenting the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. https://www.davidburnett.com/gallery.html?gallery=Aftermath&folio=Galleries#/0   Eugene Richards “War is Personal”. https://eugenerichards.com/war-is-personal   James Guerin got a shout out as Frank is considering how he might make pinhole photography work for him in the Capitol building. https://realitysosubtle.fr/   Mark Wilson, the legendary Getty photographer Frank got his first 4x5’s from.https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2020/11/20/tough-salty-outside-soft-kind-inside-remembering-getty-images-mark-wilson/ Frank Thorp’s social media: IG: https://www.instagram.com/frankthorpv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankthorp   LFPP links -    https://largeformatphotographypodcast.podbean.com/   ko-fi.com/largeformatphotographypodcast   You can join in the fun at our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2296599290564807/    And now our Flikr group curated by Colin Devroe https://www.flickr.com/groups/lfpp/   Get Twitter updates for the show from Andrew –  https://twitter.com/warboyssnapper   Or from Simon (Yes he’s still part of the show) –  https://twitter.com/simonfor   Email feedback, ideas and questions for the podcast [email protected]   Podcast Hosts Social Media presence   Simon Forster www.classiclensespodcast.com   www.simonforsterphotographic.co.uk   https://stores.ebay.co.uk/itsfozzyphotography   https://www.flickr.com/photos/125323761@N07/   https://www.facebook.com/SimonForsterPhotographic/   https://www.instagram.com/simonforsterphotographic/   https://twitter.com/SimonFor   Andrew Bartram https://anchor.fm/thelenslesspodcast   https://andrewbartram.wordpress.com   https://www.instagram.com/warboyssnapper   https://www.instagram.com/warboyssnapper_pinholes   https://www.flickr.com/photos/warboyssnapper/   https://twitter.com/warboyssnapper   Erik Mathy A not updated website. https://www.erikmathy.com/about   IG probably best for all things including rabbits. https://www.instagram.com/erikhmathy/?hl=en   The East Bay Photo Collective https://www.ebpco.org/ Stay Safe!