In this episode, Juliana talks with Frank Terry, a Los Angeles-based photographer, about his ongoing project, how we touch the earth, which investigates the growing areas of the San Joaquin Valley, and the human influence upon the landscape. They discuss California's water future, solar power, cows, and trusting your heart in the creative process.
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Conversations with Animals is a monthly podcast hosted by Juliana examining our interconnection with nonhuman animal lives. Expect interviews with ecological writers, filmmakers, vegan chefs, animal-related spaces, artists, and more! Each month, a fresh companion newsletter is published. Subscribe: www.julianaroth.com/drawinganimals
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Raised between the United States and the Netherlands, Frank Terry is a California native with strong European cultural roots. His American father taught him the value of a strong work ethic as well as nurturing his creative intelligence. From his mother he absorbed a classically Dutch love for the beautiful, simple things – a sensibility often reflected in his images. Enjoyment of photography came early to him. At 12 he picked up his first camera, and by 17 had parlayed his photographs into a local skate magazine (the Rag), documenting his peers in the skate scene. Seeking a more formal education in photography, Frank then attended Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara. Upon completion of his degree, Frank began working in Los Angeles, first for renowned photographer Matthew Rolston, and then as a sought-after freelance assistant for an impressive list of industry leaders, ranging from Helmut Newton to Hedi Slimane (and seemingly everyone in between). Frank's current clients include Fossil, Living Proof Inc, and Calvin Klein. His current work includes a bit of everything - Brand Campaigns (Living Proof), BTS (Calvin Klein, Miu-Miu), Social Media (Coach, Tods), and even some still life (YSL Beaute, Hugo Boss). He is represented by Victoria Brynner at Stardust Brands. You can follow him on Instagram or visit his website to learn more about his work.
Juliana is a writer, filmmaker, educator, and performer. She formerly lived as a volunteer on an organic farm in Maine, out of a backpack in the wilderness of Utah’s La Sal Mountains, and worked for the Ecology Center. She was selected as a VIDA Fellow with the Sundress Academy for the Arts for her fiction. Her writing appears in The Breakwater Review, Irish Pages, Los Angeles Review of Books as well as being produced as independent films that she directs. Her web series, The University, was nominated by the International Academy of Web Television for Best Drama Writing and screened at survivor justice nonprofits across the country. She teaches writing at NYU.
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How we touch the earth with photographer Frank Terry