My girlfriend and I literally paused the video on this moment and talked for like 20 minutes… when I came back (after my Ted Talk, of course) to restart the video, I noticed your comment. Such a good take.
I have a phobia for deep water. Dont know how to swim. But once decided to take photos underwater. Used scuba diving tools, got a 20 minutes training and then I was diving into a sink hole 15 meter deep taking stunning pictures without for a single second thinking in anything else. When i got out i realized the thing i just did i almost passed out for the terror. But i did it again like 3 or 4 times in different days. Fear dissapears when passion is on your side.
@@MKWHD well, you need to put in at least 10 years in a profession to be good. and she has been doing it for 10 years. so, she's a professional street photographer, not a UA-cam presenter sitting behind the desk and talking about cameras.
Not only is Melissa a great street street photographer, and someone that can articulate profound distinctions of shooting, but she is genuinely a nice and sweet person to meet in person. Paulie, I'm so glad that you take the time and energy to make these videos and share they with us.
"Pay attention like a child, because there's no real hierarchy. They're looking at everything, because the world is fascinating." Love this. Thanks for doing these, bro!
Adding to the chorus - She is the REAL DEAL. I love that you're showing someone who isn't twenty-something and that you can shoot something other than Leica and film (I know that's an exaggeration, but an AWFUL lot of young street photographers seem to be doing this) - mind you she is sporting a six thousand dollar camera, so it's not like "digicam love." The bottom line is that she is an AMAZING teacher and her work is as good as anything out there. So many fantastic images. She should be on the faculty of some college inspiring young photographers. Thank you so much for sharing her with us.
@Adrian-wd4rn mea culpa! Although to some of us here, you're still young in your thirties. 🙂 And to his credit Paulie had showcased other older photographers... although most of those shoot Leicas as well...(not all!) Happy shooting!
I have no idea why they're so insistent on shooting street with film and a Leica too. Not only is the camera expensive (and most of them look broke), shooting streets with film is a massive expense given the rate of failure with street photography. To be clear, I've done both digital and film, have expensive analog cameras and develop my own film too. Unlike some other photography genres where the medium is just a matter of stylistic choice, digital is simply better for street photography.
@@stratocactus It's not really true that film teaches you more than digital, it's just that digital eggs you to shoot more and reflect on what you're doing less. You could just shoot a Nikon FE in auto mode and come out of the process none the wiser.
Melissa's perspective on optimism being the life blood of photographers is so accurate. She is an absolute wealth of knowledge and a damn good photographer.
Best episode ever. Nice to see someone with a different style and less concerned w trends rather than just getting good shots. The mother daughter book store shot is great, you can see Joel’s influence in her eye👍🏻
Melissa is spitting facts! Street photography feels exactly like meditation when I’m doing it. It’s the ultimate feeling of being in the moment with the world. There’s a reason why walking meditation is very much a part of a zen/meditation practice. Taking photos is the only thing I’ve experienced that comes close to it.
LOVE when you have veteran photographers on the channel, it really helps people (like myself) get a different perspective and gives us much needed advice!
Wow...such terrific shots. Amazing how she's able to capture so many fleeting moments of interest that most of us would fail to recognize or be ready enough to capture.
Very mature talk! It is great to have videos like this where fathers of street photography are mentioned. It is important to have street photography history preserved.
Having now fully watched the video, I’d like to commend Melissa's lucid thought process and eloquence in verbalising those thoughts. Your skill in conducting interviews while on the move is really impressive too 👍🏻
This is one of the best interviews like this I’ve seen of any Street Photographer. Melissa was able to express so passionately and eloquently the nature and beauty of street
She is great! And she mentioned these artist (if you want to borrow some books from the library): edward weston harry callahan ray metzker garry winogrand joel meyerowitz lee friedlander robert frank helen levitt dorothea lange berenice abbott lisette model "sonata" by aaron schuman
As a male photographer I can tell you now, I never take photos of kids. It's not worth the risk. Too many people out there ready to label you as something horrible. I stick to building, reflectives, architecture and nature. I prefer the simple life.
I'm a middle aged man and I take loads of photos of kids. My intent isn't anything bad obviously and I think it shows in the way I hold myself when I shoot.
Love how candid she was about her shyness at the beginning - that’s definitely the hump that I have still yet to get over, so it’s great to see the result of someone who overcame their shyness in this genre
This watch was so inspiring to me. She manages to be both practical and profound in her outlook on photography. She clearly has a well trained eye. Love a bunch of the shots she got in this video
That is one of the most interesting photography films I've watched in an age. The constantly moving backdrop and sounds of the city was like I was actually there. Melissa is an engaging and communicative subject, and what she had to say was thankfully free of self importance. Likewise, the interviewer was perfect in that they let the subject speak with little prompting from them, a rare attribute these days. Add that to her wonderful images, and the fact that she didn't bore with discussions about her camera or lenses, she just got on with what she likes to do. I shall now go and watch some of the others in this series. Thank you for a most enjoyable film.e
The best Walkie Talkie to date. This one’s an online educational course unto itself. You’re doing such a great service to the entire street photography community (and the genre). Thanks Paulie B.
This is really great. I love her work, she's got a ton of knowledge to share, and I always love seeing female street photographers being highlighted. Only watched 10 minutes so far but I can't wait to finish this one
What really stands out to me in her work, how tender and how loving it is. We could debate whether its because the photo is being taken by a woman and everything a woman experiences or whether its just Melissa's eye, it doesn't quite matter so much, the point is that her photos are almost soft, they offer a view of New York that isn't so "hard" so to speak. I love her work.
fuck yeah paulie, this series is so so fire dude. honestly some of the best photography content on the platform. every episode is filled with so many lessons and tid bits of invaluable industry knowledge.
I like that she talks about self-doubt despite her amazing work. I like that honesty and vulnerability and it's probably why she is capable of doing what she does so well.
Watching this just reminds me how much I miss the energy, rhythm and pulse of NYC. There's a flow to it, and Melissa is bobbing and weaving through it like a surfer riding a wave. Really cool.
A lot of good wisdom here -- would love to see more Walkie Talkies with older street photographers. Can we get Matt Weber? Also great Daniel Arnold cameo at the end there
It's wonderful that there is a photographer who captures people and the era, not just the flawless lines of architecture. Buildings without people are dead, and we are so afraid to get close to people that we have already forgotten what a person looks like just on the street, how he walks, how he is dressed, what he thinks about and where he is in a hurry. Remarkable work of the author.
You've had a lot of people on these walkie talkies but you've never had a better speaker than this. Every line is just raw unfiltered aged facts and everyone needs to listen UP if this is your hobby too!
Certainly my favorite of the Walkies. She is talented, brilliant and a great communicator. Her passion shows and you were smart enough to let it flow naturally. Well Done
I’ve only been shooting for a year and a half and this was some of the most inspiring advice I’ve ever seen. So many great quotes and cool life stories!
What a great one! Many insightful thoughts Melissa shared here. “Shoot with the right brain, edit with the left” and observing Street Photographers generally as optimists are some ideas that I will most likely carry with me moving forward. Thank you!
I have enjoyed this so much! I l lived in Nyc for many years, and the last few I started doing street photography. It changed my world! Everything she said resonated with me, she’s the real deal. I got a bit homesick!
so glad this channel is about photography and photographers of all different ages, ethnicities, genders and walks of life. Amazing work and interviews every video.
I love it when my prejudices are broken. At first, a lady with dual residency in NYC and Connecticut struck me as just a rich wannabe, but over time I was impressed by her shots, her persistence and her wisdom. Kudos to you and her! For a 60-year-old guy, she's an inspiration (but how does she walks so fast?).
A picture speaks a thousand words. This was a lot of pictures (which were superb street photos), and I actually listened to every one of the million words here.
these videos are really inspiring, spent my whole life taking pictures and filming things but never realized my passion for it, I actually lost touch with it for awhile… started to think I just didn’t have the drive for anything. Thank you so much.
paulie-melissa was FANTASTIC! thank you both for the effort and the sharing. i was so impressed by melissa's generous spirit tossing out these inspirational gems. but i also LOVED her images. they are so well made. compositionally, they are filled with life from edge to edge. f8? no blown highlights, nails exposure. woowoo. and the color's were vivid yet not too too. so impressive. BIG thumbs up.
If you have a Sony a1 and you manage to blow the highlights, there is something seriously wrong about what you’re doing. You basically just have to set the camera on aperture priority and auto iso, the camera will do the rest, that’s the beauty of a modern camera.
Shout out to her stepping into the present and using a digital camera. I had and sold that 35 2.8 for the 40 2.5. I really liked the classic look the lens delivered. The only drawback to it was that it wouldn't let you focus close at all.
“Carrying a camera with intent makes you attuned to everything in the world”
What a quote!
This one really resonated with me. Great video, so much great advice from an exceptional streetphotographer.
My girlfriend and I literally paused the video on this moment and talked for like 20 minutes… when I came back (after my Ted Talk, of course) to restart the video, I noticed your comment. Such a good take.
Something she said that really resonated with me, “I want the photo more then I fear the consequences.” I can totally empathize with this.
A good picture is always worth a row.
I have a phobia for deep water. Dont know how to swim. But once decided to take photos underwater. Used scuba diving tools, got a 20 minutes training and then I was diving into a sink hole 15 meter deep taking stunning pictures without for a single second thinking in anything else.
When i got out i realized the thing i just did i almost passed out for the terror. But i did it again like 3 or 4 times in different days. Fear dissapears when passion is on your side.
@@TheGoodContent37 Great feeling. "Did I really just do that?" Then being more ecouraged to just take a deap breath and have a go. Cheers
So true, but stay away from cliffs pls
So much more difficult to try this in Latin America. It’s been tough but a good challenge
"Most photographer are driven by a profound sense of optimism... maybe that's why we like each other so much!" TRUE
This is by far the best Walkie Talkie to date. An incredible street photographer with so much good advice.
I don’t watch all of these but feel this is one of the best about Street Photog vids I have seen.
Yes! I concur. Super good! She seems so down to earth.
@@MKWHD well, you need to put in at least 10 years in a profession to be good. and she has been doing it for 10 years. so, she's a professional street photographer, not a UA-cam presenter sitting behind the desk and talking about cameras.
Definitely 💯
I don’t think so but great video
By far the best walkie talkie episode. She is the real deal and it showed.
Not only is Melissa a great street street photographer, and someone that can articulate profound distinctions of shooting, but she is genuinely a nice and sweet person to meet in person. Paulie, I'm so glad that you take the time and energy to make these videos and share they with us.
Her wisdom, grace, and emotional intelligence is magical.
"Pay attention like a child, because there's no real hierarchy. They're looking at everything, because the world is fascinating." Love this.
Thanks for doing these, bro!
Adding to the chorus - She is the REAL DEAL. I love that you're showing someone who isn't twenty-something and that you can shoot something other than Leica and film (I know that's an exaggeration, but an AWFUL lot of young street photographers seem to be doing this) - mind you she is sporting a six thousand dollar camera, so it's not like "digicam love." The bottom line is that she is an AMAZING teacher and her work is as good as anything out there. So many fantastic images. She should be on the faculty of some college inspiring young photographers. Thank you so much for sharing her with us.
@Adrian-wd4rn mea culpa! Although to some of us here, you're still young in your thirties. 🙂 And to his credit Paulie had showcased other older photographers... although most of those shoot Leicas as well...(not all!) Happy shooting!
People born in the film era all switched to digital and all people born in the digital era switched to film. Go figure.
@@stratocactus Your images are good or bad. Film doesn’t teach you that.
I have no idea why they're so insistent on shooting street with film and a Leica too. Not only is the camera expensive (and most of them look broke), shooting streets with film is a massive expense given the rate of failure with street photography. To be clear, I've done both digital and film, have expensive analog cameras and develop my own film too. Unlike some other photography genres where the medium is just a matter of stylistic choice, digital is simply better for street photography.
@@stratocactus It's not really true that film teaches you more than digital, it's just that digital eggs you to shoot more and reflect on what you're doing less. You could just shoot a Nikon FE in auto mode and come out of the process none the wiser.
Melissa's perspective on optimism being the life blood of photographers is so accurate. She is an absolute wealth of knowledge and a damn good photographer.
Best episode ever. Nice to see someone with a different style and less concerned w trends rather than just getting good shots. The mother daughter book store shot is great, you can see Joel’s influence in her eye👍🏻
Melissa is spitting facts! Street photography feels exactly like meditation when I’m doing it. It’s the ultimate feeling of being in the moment with the world. There’s a reason why walking meditation is very much a part of a zen/meditation practice. Taking photos is the only thing I’ve experienced that comes close to it.
Agree 100%👌✨
calm down
Dude this was so good, 38 minutes just flew what an awesome guest Melissa was.
Agree 100% - I could have watched two or three hours of this! A very talented lady.
LOVE when you have veteran photographers on the channel, it really helps people (like myself) get a different perspective and gives us much needed advice!
Melissa really appreciates the value of mistakes and completely understands the excitement when a frame and a moment come together 📷
As a new photographer just getting into the art, this is insanely inspiring
I love her vocabulary. She's articulate with words as well as with photos.
That’s the way everyone used to speak.
Wow...such terrific shots. Amazing how she's able to capture so many fleeting moments of interest that most of us would fail to recognize or be ready enough to capture.
Very mature talk! It is great to have videos like this where fathers of street photography are mentioned. It is important to have street photography history preserved.
Loving seeing these videos of female photographers. Every one has been fantastic 👏🏻 Melissa’s work is exceptionally good
Having now fully watched the video, I’d like to commend Melissa's lucid thought process and eloquence in verbalising those thoughts. Your skill in conducting interviews while on the move is really impressive too 👍🏻
One of your best interviews. She spoke and we listened.
The way she expresses and communicates passion is just as inspiring as Joel's talent for the same thing, it's difficult to not be taken away with it.
It's not Melissa who takes the photo, it's the photo that takes Melissa. A humble attitude in the service of a view of humanity.
Very inspirational talk and lessons of photography and life in general. What a woman!
The best episode.. I'm getting old, and all she's saying resonates with me...a lot..
This was an important walkie talkie Paulie, for woman photographer's and all of us. Melissa is amazing!
This is one of the best interviews like this I’ve seen of any Street Photographer. Melissa was able to express so passionately and eloquently the nature and beauty of street
My new favorite, everything from what she says to how she expresses herself, and the photographs, amazing, great episode!
She is great!
And she mentioned these artist (if you want to borrow some books from the library):
edward weston
harry callahan
ray metzker
garry winogrand
joel meyerowitz
lee friedlander
robert frank
helen levitt
dorothea lange
berenice abbott
lisette model
"sonata" by aaron schuman
doing Gods work!
As a male photographer I can tell you now, I never take photos of kids. It's not worth the risk. Too many people out there ready to label you as something horrible. I stick to building, reflectives, architecture and nature. I prefer the simple life.
I'm a middle aged man and I take loads of photos of kids. My intent isn't anything bad obviously and I think it shows in the way I hold myself when I shoot.
Agree with the replier here you shouldn't have to have that kinda fear
Yup! Last thing I want is for someone to scream out PEDOPHILE!
@philt_uk you're missing the whole point 😂
@@deegeeofpenrynask for permission? 😂
I think photographers are the most thoughtful people out there. Really interesting and insightful interview.
Love how candid she was about her shyness at the beginning - that’s definitely the hump that I have still yet to get over, so it’s great to see the result of someone who overcame their shyness in this genre
This watch was so inspiring to me. She manages to be both practical and profound in her outlook on photography. She clearly has a well trained eye. Love a bunch of the shots she got in this video
That is one of the most interesting photography films I've watched in an age. The constantly moving backdrop and sounds of the city was like I was actually there. Melissa is an engaging and communicative subject, and what she had to say was thankfully free of self importance. Likewise, the interviewer was perfect in that they let the subject speak with little prompting from them, a rare attribute these days. Add that to her wonderful images, and the fact that she didn't bore with discussions about her camera or lenses, she just got on with what she likes to do. I shall now go and watch some of the others in this series. Thank you for a most enjoyable film.e
it’s great to see serious and skilled people not taking themselves too seriously
The best Walkie Talkie to date. This one’s an online educational course unto itself. You’re doing such a great service to the entire street photography community (and the genre). Thanks Paulie B.
Such an inspirational, fresh and light person. She's radiant. Thank you so much.
Definitely the most inspiring Walkie Talkie to date. Thank you for bringing her in!
Melissa’s words and experience trigger inspiration in me to see moments everywhere I walk in life.
This is really great. I love her work, she's got a ton of knowledge to share, and I always love seeing female street photographers being highlighted. Only watched 10 minutes so far but I can't wait to finish this one
@X D compared to what?
@X D Show us your pictures
What really stands out to me in her work, how tender and how loving it is. We could debate whether its because the photo is being taken by a woman and everything a woman experiences or whether its just Melissa's eye, it doesn't quite matter so much, the point is that her photos are almost soft, they offer a view of New York that isn't so "hard" so to speak. I love her work.
First 10 minutes alone, everything she said was spot on and practical. Can't wait to finish the video after work.
"Frustration, joy, and ice cream" Beautifully said.
This is the MUST watch street photpgraphy content on UA-cam. Love this series! Makes me want to leave work, grab my camera and hit the streets!
fuck yeah paulie, this series is so so fire dude. honestly some of the best photography content on the platform. every episode is filled with so many lessons and tid bits of invaluable industry knowledge.
I like that she talks about self-doubt despite her amazing work. I like that honesty and vulnerability and it's probably why she is capable of doing what she does so well.
Watching this just reminds me how much I miss the energy, rhythm and pulse of NYC. There's a flow to it, and Melissa is bobbing and weaving through it like a surfer riding a wave. Really cool.
A lot of good wisdom here -- would love to see more Walkie Talkies with older street photographers. Can we get Matt Weber? Also great Daniel Arnold cameo at the end there
One of the best Talkies. Vibe/energy of a mom/auntie but dropping straight photography GEMS. Lol
Every single sentence is a profound sense of considered wisdom and her photos are world class.
absolutely love what shes saying but also how she is saying it. so expressive, passionate and on point
Wow this is one of my favorites from this series so far. Her personality glows and so do her photos. Fantastic.
Nothing like waking up to a new episode of Walkie Talkie 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
She's very tuned in. "Funny, without making fun". Thanks for exposing her - will be fan.
OH how happy am I to see women photographers! I love her!
Love Melissa…great photographer. Her passion, drive, dedication and intelligence shine through!
A great episode with a straight talking New Yorker. What a wise person she is.
I can definitely see my idea of her in her pictures!!!! Her photos are amazing and her explanation of her intentions is inspiring! Bravo 🎉🎉🎉
This Walkie Talkie is just freaking good. The talk, the light, the sound, just everything says - take me there, I want to walk there with a camera!
This guy catching GREAT moments in the background without intending to. NYC is a unique place. Thank you for the walkie talkie!
Absolutely love this. Hearing that someone so talented was shy to start off with gives me hope that I can overcome that boundary
It's wonderful that there is a photographer who captures people and the era, not just the flawless lines of architecture. Buildings without people are dead, and we are so afraid to get close to people that we have already forgotten what a person looks like just on the street, how he walks, how he is dressed, what he thinks about and where he is in a hurry. Remarkable work of the author.
This is a very nice interview. She has so much confidence - I would never be able to shoot pictures of people so up close like her.
You've had a lot of people on these walkie talkies but you've never had a better speaker than this. Every line is just raw unfiltered aged facts and everyone needs to listen UP if this is your hobby too!
Certainly my favorite of the Walkies. She is talented, brilliant and a great communicator. Her passion shows and you were smart enough to let it flow naturally. Well Done
The wisdom packed in these 38 minutes. is incredible and invaluable!
Love this series Paulie - Thanks for interviewing Melissa, it is great to get a woman's perspective!
I’ve only been shooting for a year and a half and this was some of the most inspiring advice I’ve ever seen. So many great quotes and cool life stories!
What I really like about this interview and the others are the DOUBTS those photographers have.
It's refreshing
What a great one! Many insightful thoughts Melissa shared here. “Shoot with the right brain, edit with the left” and observing Street Photographers generally as optimists are some ideas that I will most likely carry with me moving forward. Thank you!
62 years young and still extremely new is absolutely awesome… she kills it !!!
I have enjoyed this so much! I l lived in Nyc for many years, and the last few I started doing street photography. It changed my world! Everything she said resonated with me, she’s the real deal. I got a bit homesick!
the energy in these walkie talkies is at an all time high
Excellent feature. I've loved watching MIssy's work for years. Always fun to run into her on the street and she has a lot of wisdom to share.
This is the greatest Walkie Talkie I've watched so far. Marvellous. Great photographer!
Gosh I could hear her talk all day, every day
Really appreciate getting to see different ages genders and backgrounds on this channel. Really happy to see another digital shooter as well.
Mate, these walks talkies are at the top of my must view list. I’m learning a heap and it’s good to hear from so many different voices.
so glad this channel is about photography and photographers of all different ages, ethnicities, genders and walks of life. Amazing work and interviews every video.
Man this video makes me so happy. Love Melissa's perspective and this generally just makes me miss the shit out of NY 💖
Melissa is wonderful to listen to, and has so many brilliant insights.
27:55 walking and taking such a photo is just pure talent. It is SO perfectly framed
Her perspective is a breath of fresh air!
I love it when my prejudices are broken. At first, a lady with dual residency in NYC and Connecticut struck me as just a rich wannabe, but over time I was impressed by her shots, her persistence and her wisdom. Kudos to you and her! For a 60-year-old guy, she's an inspiration (but how does she walks so fast?).
she's a new yorker, they gotta walk fast lol
Only eleven minutes in, and I'm so enjoying Melissa. So much wisdom.
What an amazing woman. Great job keeping the camera steady with the fast walking.
A picture speaks a thousand words. This was a lot of pictures (which were superb street photos), and I actually listened to every one of the million words here.
Just amazed at how fantastic Melissa's dialogue, creative insight and wisdom are in this WT episode. Thanks you guys!
I am in awe of this lady. What a wonderful wonderful episode.
these videos are really inspiring, spent my whole life taking pictures and filming things but never realized my passion for it, I actually lost touch with it for awhile… started to think I just didn’t have the drive for anything. Thank you so much.
walkie talkies are my absolute favorite thing on youtube! looking forward to every single one
Refreshing non hipster, straight up person down to earth interview :)
This is FANTASTIC! I have to watch again to let everything sink in! Thanks very much!
Your walkie talkies are pure gold, all of them. Thank you so much.
paulie-melissa was FANTASTIC! thank you both for the effort and the sharing. i was so impressed by melissa's generous spirit tossing out these inspirational gems. but i also LOVED her images. they are so well made. compositionally, they are filled with life from edge to edge. f8? no blown highlights, nails exposure. woowoo. and the color's were vivid yet not too too. so impressive. BIG thumbs up.
If you have a Sony a1 and you manage to blow the highlights, there is something seriously wrong about what you’re doing. You basically just have to set the camera on aperture priority and auto iso, the camera will do the rest, that’s the beauty of a modern camera.
Today is a day I learned a lot about why and how I do what I do when I roam the streets with a camera. thank you for putting it into words.
Melissa has the best vibes, this video makes me so happy
Paulie, thank you for this series. These videos are historic and will continue to inspire for many years to come!
I love her candidness about her work
Shout out to her stepping into the present and using a digital camera. I had and sold that 35 2.8 for the 40 2.5. I really liked the classic look the lens delivered. The only drawback to it was that it wouldn't let you focus close at all.
She’s one of the best, and another great episode.