This week on the podcast, I was joined by our very good friend Joseph Cowlishaw!
I’ve been a fan of Joe’s work for years, and have been lucky to get to know him a bit more through our Google+ community, where he’s recently become a moderator and is hosting this month’s photo contest. Joe lives in Utah with his wife and five children, and creates playable ocarinas out of polymer clay called Wowflutes.
The Interview
As someone who grew up in the desert, I wanted to ask Joe all about how he uses the warm tones and unique landscape to his advantage. We also talked about vintage lenses, the fun LEGO characters he’s created for his photos, the online toy photography community, and more! The episode is live now, so download it from your favorite podcast app or listen right here on the blog!
Joe reveals how he captured this wonderful image – in a parking lot! – in the episode.
You can find more of Joe’s work on Google+, Instagram, Facebook and on his website. Check out his Wowflutes here, and listen to some of his tunes!
-James
Are you a fan of Joe’s work? What did you think of our chat? Continue the discussion with us in the comments below!
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Awesome interview! and I loved the Joe’s rendition of the Cantina band music!
Thanks, Sunny! As you could probably tell by my gleeful laughter, I got a big kick out of the Cantina music too! ?
Enjoyed the interview and music!! And cannot imagine having that many little kids at once haha! I bet there are hilarious moments and and great memories made every single day!
Thanks, Mitchel! My wife comes from a large family, so I’ve seen how crazy it can get with adults. I can’t imagine how it must have been when they were young!
Oh yes – wonderful times! Kiddos are the best. They are all frienemies… Never a dull moment.
Thanks for the great interview Joseph and James. The flute music put a great angle on the interview and gave us a deeper insight into Joseph’s dedication and artistic talent.
Thank you Tony!
Thanks Tony – I am glad you liked my little impromptu fluteplaying. hopefully it wasn’t so loud as to hurt your ears! 🙂 I can play about 90 songs on my little flutes.
Such a great interview. Scrolling through Joe’s Instagram to look at photos that were talked about, like the Knight Rider one, was ace to check them out and hear the stories behind then!
Thanks Joe and James. Another Monday morning at work made bearable with a great listen!
Thanks Brett! I’m happy to somehow make work more bearable ?
I found out that these super fast lenses really lend themselves to low light performance. During the day they tend to be a bit to soft for my liking but nighttime they are spot on! Glad you enjoyed it.
What a delightful interview and Joe is such a multi-talented guy! I’ve visited his wowflutes Ig page and the designs are mesmerising. That market stall would indeed be quite a sight!
Thanks Janan! I sure do enjoy my hobbies. Making flutes has taken kind of a backseat as I put more time into toy photography. The Flute making is fun but after making 50,000 of them it gets a bit monotonous. 🙂