Episode 43: Long Story Longer (w/ Vanessa Maestri of Armadillo Tintype)

<p>Full show notes available at: <a href='https://allthroughalens.com/'>allthroughalens.com</a></p> <p> </p> <p>On this episode, we’re talking with <a href='https://www.instagram.com/armadillotintype/'>Vanessa Maestri</a> of <a href='https://www.armadillotintype.com/'>Armadillo Tintype</a>. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/surfmartian/'>Vania</a> and <a href='https://www.instagram.com/conspiracy.of.cartographers/'>Eric</a> also discuss storytelling through photography. Our own <a href='https://www.instagram.com/tiffen.sinclair/'>Tiffen Sinclair</a> will drop by to lay it on us. We’ve got zine reviews, the answering machine, a couple of plugs and so much more.</p> VANESSA MAESTRI – ARMADILLO TINTYPE <p>This was such a fun interview! She talks about her work, her camera, her vision, and her Toyota Sun Land Express.</p> <p>Vanessa on IG: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/armadillotintype/'>@armadillotintype</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.armadillotintype.com/'>www.armadillotintype.com</a></p> <p>Rancho Relaxo: <a href='https://www.ranchorelaxonj.org/'>https://www.ranchorelaxonj.org/</a></p> <p>Vanessa shoots both portraits and landscapes. Here are some of her portraits:</p> <ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> <li class="blocks-gallery-item"> </li> </ul> <p>And some of her landscapes:</p> <p> </p> PHOTOS AS STORIES <p>Storytelling is a universally human thing – it’s a trait that spans cultures, continents and oceans. If there is one thing humans all have in common, it’s death and stories (and often stories about death).</p> <p>When we think of stories, we think of the written word, but that encompasses only the last 5,000 of our 300,000 years as humans. Story *telling* is an oral tradition most likely dating back t