Just The Photographer with David Swanson
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S1E15 S1E15 Another War Zone
THE BLURB: One of the reasons David started this podcast was to tell his story while he still could. David has just been diagnosed with tongue cancer; half his tongue will be removed (and rebuilt…
S1E14 S1E14 When Liohn Roars
THE BLURB: Andre Liohn is a conflict photographer (conflict being his specialty) who suddenly began asking himself "why am I doing this?" After risking his life to cover wars from Libya to Ukraine,…
S1E13 S1E13 Death Becomes Her
THE BLURB: Amanda Villegas has been a photographer most of her working life. But, when her partner Chris Davis developed a rare, aggressive bladder cancer, she went from being a decorative…
S1E12 S1E12 A River Runs Through Me
THE BLURB: One of the best ways to de-stress from covering war zones and natural disasters is fly fishing. In this episode, David tells how he first discovered fly fishing, how the movie "A River…
S1E11 S1E11 What Noah Knows
THE BLURB: Photographer Noah Berger stands out among photojournalists. He's got a great eye and an outside-the-box approach to finding the right angles. He also stands out because he stands six foot…
S1E10 S1E10 Getting Shot To Get The Shot
THE BLURB: NICK STERN's no stranger to literal battle. Like David, he's covered war zones, natural disasters and civil unrest. Also like David, Nick's been wounded on the job. Multiple times, as…
S1E9 S1E9 Almost, Almost Famous
THE BLURB: In this episode, David takes you another kind of war zone - red carpets. Covering the Oscars may be less death-defying than covering a war, but there are challenges nonetheless. David also…
S1E8 S1E8 Line Of Fire, Part 2
THE BLURB: Journalism requires people willing to run toward danger instead of away from it. In this episode, photojournalists Chelsea Lauren, Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Mel Buer and Sergio Olmos return…
S1E7 S1E7 They Looked Like Ghosts
THE BLURB: Even 25 years after it happened, 911 still haunts us. Photos from that day can still take us back to that day and all the complex emotions we felt. In this episode, David and…
S1E6 S1E6 In The Line Of Fire
THE BLURB: Always a dangerous job, photojournalism (journalism period!) has become exponentially more dangerous. In this episode, David discusses the newest danger - law enforcement and its confusion…
S1E5 S1E5 City On Fire
THE BLURB: In January 2025, two massive wildfires devastated two different Los Angeles neighborhoods - Pacific Palisades on the west side and Altadena on the east side, just above Pasadena. In this…
S1E4 S1E4 Battle Of Los Angeles
THE BLURB: In June 2025, a war zone came to Los Angeles, the place David now calls home. Marines, ICE agents, LAPD and other law enforcement started grabbing people off LA's streets and the people of…
S1E3 S1E3 When A War Comes To You
THE BLURB: In his new book "UNREMITTING", former USA Today journalist and editorial page writer GREGG ZOROYA tells the story of The Battle of Ramadi - the battle where David got shot in the arm. In…
S1E2 S1E2 In Country
THE BLURB: In this episode, David takes you "In Country" with him - right to the middle of war, chaos and danger. He shares the surprising joys and camaraderie that spring from war zones and the…
S1E1 S1E1 Stories My Photos CAN'T Tell
THE BLURB: Meet David Swanson, Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist. In this thumbnail introduction to the real world of photojournalism, David tells the stories of how he became a photojournalist…
S1 Just The Photographer: Who, What, Where, How - And Most Importantly WHY
For over 40 years, PULTIZER PRIZE winning photojournalist David Swanson has covered war zones (from Bosnia to Afghanistan to Iraq), natural disasters (the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Hurricane Katrina,…
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Just The Photographer with David Swanson has published 16 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in History, News.
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