Should you be posting your photos on Instagram? -- Office Hours with Reuben Radding, Summer Edition

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[@drmc93]

Reuben with the fresh cut!

[@almostgreen9498]

So distracted by the fancy haircut! Cognitive dissonance!

[@craiglong6641]

These videos, along with the entire Walkie-Talkie series, are priceless. Thanks, Paulie!

[@winslow_j]

"The self doubt only becomes a problem if you quit". Man...that one hit me. Such a good video, so glad Rueben's approach and thought processes are being documented.

[@almostgreen9498]

How do you grow without self doubt?

[@gaga1812]

love "the don't know mind" story except Paulie has completely zoned into "I don't know about those matching shoes and socks"

[@trickcompany]

Had the same thing in mind haha

[@gaga1812]

@@trickcompany 😅

[@jebidiahkorn]

Clicked to learn something about photography; left with a new perspective on being a human.

[@jimmcd1101]

OUTSTANDING haircut on Reuben.

[@whatsvensaw2643]

Many thanks to Paulie. It is awesome what you do for the community I really appreciate it. I could listen to Reuben all day long. He is such a inspiring person. I love his work and his statements. I hope he will also ship his book to Germany. Thank you very much for sharing this format to us.

[@rexgigout1472]

This is a very valuable presentation. I urge viewers to stick with it, to the end. The first half of the presentation has nothing to do with sharing on insta-berg, and is truly excellent, on its own. By about the 16-minute mark, the discussion moved onward, to truly excellent discussion of yet another subject, that has nothing to do with insta-berg. The title does not reflect the best parts of this presentation. I am trying to be helpful, when pointing this out…

[@edmond1837]

Hello im sorry to ask here but where did the Trevor Wisecup walkie-talkie go? You had to delete it?:( Thanks

[@Wasp9513]

Imagine this Walkies Talkies and Office Hours with the GOATS (still living and shooting), such as Nikos Economopoulus, Jason Eskenazi, Susan Meisselas, Trent Park, Paolo Pellegrini, Alejandra Sanguinetti, Gilles Peress, Thomas Dwrozak, Anders Petersen .... and many more...

[@kris.krustev]

Hey Paulie, any idea why the video with Trevor has disappeared?

[@MikeBeltMikeBelt]

I refuse to be a part of Facebook/IG. It's just....I don't know what to say, eww?

[@nerdbot4629]

I've learned so much just from watching and listening to Reuben Radding and John Free. Both their approaches to being better photographers is to steeped in first trying to better yourself as a human being and observer of everyday life, even in the most mundane moments.

[@Dundermifler]

Why was the interview with the Trevors deleted?

[@JustinPhillip]

Dam that first photo is powerful! Timeless classic 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@nicolasmalmsten457]

So good! Thank you to both of you for this. Very inspiring! (Side note: I'm listening to Dave Grohl's book Storyteller and he name dropped Reuben Radding. They used to play in the band Dain Bramage🤘)

[@aztechuhs]

Bruh looks 1000x better with the fresh cut. Suits him very well.

[@seanedferguson]

The Reuben Radding ones are always so great.. Love what you're doing, keep up the good work ol mate

[@maxheadroom7687]

Reuben is so interesting and stimulating! Love all the 3 videos you have done with him!👍🇦🇺😎Max.

[@andrewcanton3539]

I love these! So much insight. I gotta say, you really hit on something special with the Walkie Talkie and Office hours videos, Paulie. Thank you for such a huge contribution to the community. Also, Reuben is the best.

This was a wonderful episode with Reuben Radding. Thanks Paulie! I love the "Stay in the don't know", it's exactly where you want to be, quote! So true about your feelings and self doubt. There are so many great nuggets here. Thanks again to you both for this conversation!

[@ChristineWilsonPhotography]

Sence of wonder 100% leave the viewer, let them decide whats happening. You often dint know what your making until its made and several months years down the track

[@medmondsr]

Love this guy's photography. I really think he's one of the top street photographers in the country right now. It's good to know we all struggle with self doubt. This art form can be kinda isolating, so it can be hard to get perspective and know what to do with those "feelings".

[@RayRomanMedia]

10:30 damn switched up the location and sirens start going off lol. At first it was the planes then you switched it up and the sirens came. Makes sense why you waited for them to pass and cut into his response. By the way, love hearing 2 photographers discussing photography. Thanks for sharing!

[@ReimannPembroke]

I definitely feel a similar way and have come to some of the same realizations recently when forming bodies of work and coming up with new ideas for projects. I have found so much good insight just from combing through my work from the past few years. I've definitely had my fair share of self-doubt as well. Just keep going. The effort you put in will eventually lead you in new directions.

[@filip_petric]

I really like your videos, keep making them!

[@charlesmdrummer]

I'm so happy I discovered your channel! It truly motivates me to go out there and take pictures

[@johnburrow4124]

Excellent video. I wonder how much post processing Reuben does?

[@sethstrickland4925]

RR got a glow-up sheeesh

[@johnwaine56]

Good luck with the book, Reuben! I'm working on just a small zine with (target) 36 images and it's such a challenge! I completely understand how the process is raising fundamental questions about your photography. It's a process every street photographer should go through. Good to see you've got the 6x4 prints to work with - I found this really helpful. It's been a privilege to hear your thought process.

[@youngum78]

I stopped posting photos that I really love or intend to use for something else. Nothing lives on in social media. We post, it's liked and shared and then forgotten, all within 48 hours.

[@johnverna9693]

Ruben Radding-such an amazing resource. Thanks, again, Paulie for dedicating a space for his thoughts on creativity. We’re all looking forward to the next one…

[@texasflood69]

You’re doing great work Paulie. It’s enjoyed and appreciated.

[@TedNemeth]

Lookin sharp Reuben! Man i could listen to you talk shop for hours. Thanks for sharing all ur gold.

[@DanScott1]

Weve been so tuned out of understanding the value of our feelings that we dismiss their true intentions. Circumstances and situations are just occurrences that mean nothing until we place our own subjective ideas and emotions onto them, click. Thank you, enjoyed the video.

[@andy.schwartz]

Love this! This is a great compliment format to Walkie Talkie. Thanks for all you do!

[@carloscorona2423]

1 question answered? =/

[@yuriibondarchuk8237]

Such a nice and honest conversation! Thanks, Paulie and Reuben!

[@focusjoe]

yo reuben thanks for putting me on to Anthony Braxton

[@williamlasl]

I would love to see more office hours, with Reuben and other experienced street photographers.

[@alienhatz3265]

really helpful, thanks so much both

[@billybolang7052]

"Doubt.. it only become a problem when u quit" ❤

[@Mr.Ishitmyself]

Yo what happen to the Trevor wisecup episode? 😮

[@barry_crisp]

Keep doing these, I love Radding's stories and philosophy!

[@agent01soul]

Printing before posting.

[@MDC84]

Love these videos, Paulie! Can I REQUEST one thing? Perhaps you wanna look at the guest more often when he's speaking? It was a bit uncomfortable seeing him look at you while he's speaking and you're looking off elsewhere. Sorry for the slight criticism but please do keep these videos coming. They're very insightful talks.

[@TheUrbandilema]

Love these interviews brother...I love street ..that's a good question self doubt does that in photography I remember Melissa called it a big bag of doubt

[@batesarch]

Great insights from Reuben. Thank you for sharing, your videos are getting me fired up-once again-for street photography. 🙏❤

[@RS-Amsterdam]

ミ★ 𝘌𝘟𝘊𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘌𝘕𝘛 ★彡 Love you guys wandering around and share your thoughts about photography, philosophy and everything around it. Great video and thanks for sharing. Power to you guys !!!

[@kelvinkelvo83]

Paulie keep up the good work!

[@V1ZNS.]

thank you for this video

[@lukemerrill1272]

Thank you Paulie and Reuben for creating meaningful content! Conversations like these are really encouraging, insightful, and I might say even important for us photographers. Keep up your great work!

[@sevab3704]

These sessions are priceless, thank you for filming these, and big thanks to Reuben for sharing his knowledge with us. Would pay for a whole video course with Rueben, as doing it in person in NYC is tricky.

[@unplugdphoto]

This one is packed full of great stuff, but if there is one takeaway from the entire video that im gonna stick in my pocket is "I think the sense of wonder is under-appreciated and under-utilized by many of our peers".

[@jonashuck]

This was so great! Something similar happened to me when selecting my favorite street photos. It all happened to be around relationship, loneliness, melancholy, yet I wasn't aware of it before selecting.

[@barrychattillion1705]

Ruben is always great

[@itsjorgieeSF]

Reuben is a great photographer he has built his experience and now understands the difference between mediocre and professional type of work. Steve McCurry is the greatest of all time he learned from the greats that the best photographers are the best because they understand it’s extremely important to understand the fundamentals, story telling, composition etc. as amateurs we take spontaneous photos and like Reuben said oh okay so you took a picture of someone tying their shoes but what’s the real story and does the rest of the picture have substance to make the photo stronger and more appealing. If you don’t know go check out Steve’s work 🐐

[@t_mcb_1342]

When putting together a book, do you struggle with the temptation of adding your most recent photos, like just days/weeks/etc. old, along with your photos from the last decade? Does putting together your book prevent from going out on the streets to photograph? Does reviewing your decade old work cause you to question how you're taking contemporary photos, with respect to composition, theme, perspective, story, etc.?

[@JustinPhillip]

New Paulie B drop 🎉🎉

[@christopherstepanian]

Congrats on 50k!

[@lunchboxpictures5672]

Respect and new to the channel. Really well presented with great conversation. Thanks M

[@filmlifee4955]

Damn I’m early .. what’s goodie Big Paulie 💪🏾

[@bokehstreet1769]

Very insightful, thanks for making the video!

[@Mike_Stokes]

The sense of wonder is part of why I love doing black and white photo’s

[@BenRipleyPhoto]

So, so good. I could listen to Reuben’s wisdom (and that’s not too grand a term - wisdom is what it is) all day long. Bravo

[@AlexOnStreets]

Great conversation!

[@muzicgr8]

I love the dont know mind, great concept, and Monks in Montana is real cool. Great Video

[@royalslowwy5974]

would also love trevors thought on that since he just published his book. he uses instagram really different and also posts quite a lot of pictures of his books but still there are so much more in it

[@grizzlyrunfast]

Reuben is way better than wisecup. Trevor is annoying and thinks he's some character that has insane skills. I really like Reuben and dislike Trevor wisecup

[@danielmollohan1703]

Let’s be careful not to judge people based on the small amount of information gleamed from media like this. We need to realize if this is your only impression of an individual it doesnt supply the needed information with which to judge ones character. You never know what someones life has been like, what they have been though, what they are going through, or if they were caught having a bad day. What we need to do is approach situations with empathy, and simply say “how do I like to be treated?” then treat people with at least that much respect. Also, what are you doing? How is what you are doing making people feel or think? Do what you wish, but maybe realize at any moment someone could catch you doing something you are not proud of and would you want everyone to judge you based on that impression? One more, he’s a young man.

[@DavidBirchphoto1.]

Really interesting to hear from Reuben, thank you for sharing this.

[@barrychattillion1705]

Ruben is like listening to a current day Robert Frank or William Klein.

[@msmthvisuals]

These and the walkie talkies are great and have been helping me get out of a long rut. Very inspiring to continue to just get out there and shoot.

[@neeravnaik]

When in self doubt it is important to remember you are just taking pictures and it is fun. You get to go outside and have a good time and no one but yourself expects anything

[@orangebangmang]

These are great. Reuben is one of those guys who I can listen to talk about art without seeing a single example and be completely invested.

[@ijovy3]

paulie you are one of the most important photography channels on youtube!

[@mwales2112]

Thank you both...

[@stevehageman6785]

Thanks you two for sharing... :-)

[@Dov_Beck]

Thank you for bringing us this wisdom.

[@EJFox]

This videos with Reuben are a blessing- thank you both

[@clintwoosley9512]

Its like two Jedi’s walking and talking.

[@resolution.photographer]

Reuben’s such pure wisdom and genius.

[@quintonmckimm]

4:20 wow, that's exceptional

[@aperturepunk]

I dont think ive seen ruben without a hat or beanie on.

[@leedeleon2745]

Mr. Reuben Pogi ✂️💈

[@townflicks1]

These videos are so helpful

[@VincenzoNoletto]

Beautiful, really

[@yangarza]

you guys are a blessing 〜

[@lenkiewitcz]

Very wise words

[@justletmesigninokthx]

Reuben is cool

[@FlyingNinjaCow12]

paulie the goat

[@JohanSvenssongbgpixtures]

Just great!

[@taigenetsudo4273]

🙏🏼

[@Milla2cute23]

🤩🤩🤩

[@apilgrim7]

❤

[@nerucheung]

how many people do you think would quit photography if Instagram didn't exist ?👀

[@dominic_lf4240]

babe wake up paulie b posted with reuben radding

[@willyonamountain]

This is basically my church 🙄🙏

[@DennisFreeland]

I could say that an equivalence to the "don't know" mind is the "Vivian Maier". mind We "dont know" what she thought. However she went around 40+ years not knowing whether her images would receive recognition or not. She may not have even cared. Its a reasonble speculation though that whatever motivated her to continue was almost entirely internally driven. All that we can do is explore internally why we do what we do. Budhism Taoism Meditation are all possible approaches to the same thing of exploring the "dont know". Good luck for the book.

[@danosdotnl]

To add to the discussion, once you upload anything to Instagram (and others) "you grant us (instagram ed.) a license to use it." While they don't claim ownership, by posting you basically grant insta to do practically anything with your photos, including modifying and use for publicity.

[@iloveweezer69]

good morning

[@NewYorkerPEACE]

thoughtful guy and speaks from the heart... i jumped in front of his shot at pride at wash by mistake. @nycstreetgallery