Thomas grew up in Northern California where he fell in love with music and photography while going to punk shows and shooting skate photos. He photography in college, which may or may not qualify him to host an art podcast. When he's not working on Art Uncovered, Thomas works as photographer, retoucher, and audio editor and also plays guitar in the band Sleepies. He lives in Queens, New York, for now.
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Christine Osinski
This week: Artist Christine Osinski has a new book of photos called Summer Days Staten Island. The project, shot in the early 1980s, documents the working class neighborhoods of Staten Island, where Christine moved after getting priced out of Manhattan. I spoke with Christine about her Staten Island book, her evolution as a photographer, and what images from 30 years in the past have to tell us about our present. Playlist 00:00 - BTR Today 00:41 - Summer Days: Staten Island 03:21 - Christine Osinski 05:10 - An Interesting Place 07:57 - Portraits 11:37 - Boy With a Gun 14:08 - Go Kart 16:36 - Fixing Machines 19:24 - Boys and a Car 22:05 - Strange Trip 24:44 - Then and Now 26:05 - Digital 28:55 - Back to Staten Island 31:06 - Finish