karl grobl

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Humanitarian Photojournalist Karl Grobl. Karl travels to the far corners of the world to tell compelling picture stories that reveal the human side of issues faced by people across the globe.

Karl specializes in humanitarian photojournalism, documenting relief efforts and development work of NGOs worldwide. His clients include World Vision, World Relief, World Emergency Relief, Freedom From Hunger, Catholic Relief Services, Family Health International, Pan American Development Foundation and many more.

In this episode, Karl talks about what you should be prepared to face if you decide to work in this field, pre-conceived notions about conditions in certain areas of the world, the most unexpected outcome of his photography, tours, equipment, the impact of HD DSLR’s on his field and much more. We created a special video of Karl’s images with his explanation of each that plays (above) and then the full podcast interview, which is below.

Equipment, Software and sites mentioned in this podcast: Canon 1 D Mark II’s, 16-35 mm lens, 70-200mm lens, Canon 580EX II Speedlight, Adobe Premier, Apple Final Cut Pro, Jim Cline Photo Tours.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., ScanCafe (provide code LF35 for a 20% discount off your first order), Podcast network commercials from Rosh Sillars New Media Photographer, Jim Goldstein EXIF and beyond and Martin Bailey Photography.

Podcast on iTunesTo listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a pop up window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. You can download a List of Questions (PDF format) that I ask in the interview.

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