Capturing a Cultural Moment with Photographer Rennie Brown - a podcast by Carol McQuaid

Today we get to hang out at the legendary Sai Woo in Vancouver and talk with photographer Rennie Brown.  I discovered Rennie’s work when his‘Artist in Studio’ images started appearing on the instagram feeds of so many artists I know and love.  These portraits are intimate and evocative and I just had to meet him.

Our Guest Artist: Rennie Brown http://www.renniebrown.com/ (www.renniebrown.com)Our Host Artist: Carol McQuaid http://carolmcquaid.faso.com/ (www.carolmcquaidart.com)

Our Bar: Sai Woo in Vancouver’s Chinatown https://saiwoo.ca/ (www.saiwoo.ca)

Now let’s head to Sai Woo and listen in as Rennie and I talk about the magic of falling in love with his instamatic camera as a boy, and how his two current series are documenting a fragile moment in the evolution of both Chinatown and the Vancouver art studio scene.Know an artist whose story you’d love to hear and you see on my feed that I’m heading their way?  Let me know and I’ll try to make the connection You can follow my travels on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/carolmcquaidart/ (@carolmcquaidart).

In this episode you’ll hear about:The Sai Woo, and the importance of preserving Chinatown Culture

Judy Lam Maxwell and her historic Chinatown tours at  http://chinatowngirl.ca/ (http://chinatowngirl.ca) or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chinatownjudy/ (@chinatownjudy)Rennie’s‘Artists in Studio’ project featuring a great range of Vancouver artists in their studios

http://www.edmonstonephotography.com/ (Chris Edmondstone)‘s musician project

Vancouver Artist http://www.arntarntzen.com/ (Arndt Arntzen) and the photo Rennie did in his studioThe importance of preserving this moment in Chinatown’s history

Getting hooked with an instamatic camera at age 10Studying photography, video production and media arts at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Capture FestivalVancouver photographer Clive Camm’s daily photo project

Rennie and Clive’s environmental portraits of health care workers

Digital vs film photographyShowing at https://www.artsfactorysociety.ca/ (The Arts Factory) Salon1000 Parker Street and the http://www.parkerartsalon.com/about-parker-street-studios/ (Parker Salon)

Textile artist http://www.katherinesoucie.com/ (Katherine Soucie); in studio and in Shanghai AlleyThe https://culturecrawl.ca/ (East Side Culture Crawl)


You’ll find images, stories and more on Rennie’s website at http://www.renniebrown.com/ (www.renniebrown.com)

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