The Trevor Wisecup Interview - Street Confrontations, Photography Ethics, Evolving as a Photographer

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9 ай бұрын

Today on thoughts and process (ep.3) we are interviewing the talented New York based photographer Trevor Wisecup. In this interview we shed light on his story and dive deeper into his creative process touching on his approach to street photography, confrontations, photography ethics and how he has evolved over the years as an artist. It is with great pleasure to bring his story to fruition through this full 55 minute conversation. Today I present to you the Trevor Wisecup interview.
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@trevorwisecup 9 ай бұрын

Good, hey

@philipnikolaidis4338 9 ай бұрын

if you shooting 35 focal length , you should try the M2, is the best for it

@kevinchristopher1443 9 ай бұрын

@@philipnikolaidis4338 that doesn't even make sense, the M2 is just a camera body like any other camera

@philipnikolaidis4338 9 ай бұрын

@@kevinchristopher1443 the M2 is the only M that has frame lines for the 35mm focal length whithout any other frames visible (like the 75mm or 90mm) on other M’s. So you have a big clear unobtrusive view of the 35mm f length only like the M3 has for the 50mm. That’s why I believe it is making sense to say that it’s the best camera for the 35mm

@philipnikolaidis4338 9 ай бұрын

Also Later models after the M4-P have framelines for the 28mm so the frames for the 35 take a much smaller part of the viewfinder window

@bigjacketguy9380 8 ай бұрын

hey

@baharam98 9 ай бұрын

The success of Trevor's work I think is that his pictures don't look like effort was used to frame the image; and so they don't look cliche; his work looks just as free and liberated as ever. Much respect.

@ser_igel 8 ай бұрын

nah they don't look cliche because trevor spent all the money on leicas and forgot to buy a light meter

@paul91gattuso66 7 ай бұрын

That's the key

@tezkyflex7304 5 ай бұрын

@@ser_igelyou dont need a light meter for street haha

@oinkooink 5 күн бұрын

They definitely lack effort

@OutlawPhotography 9 ай бұрын

The Paulie B video was my first time seeing Trevor Wisecup; and at first I thought he was a bit standoff-ish...by the end of the video, I wanted to BE a street photographer. He just has such a vision, and passion that it got me excited to go out again.

@KingJvpes 9 ай бұрын

Huge thank you to Mr.Wisecup for letting me interview him! Def go follow his IG and KZfaq channel. Who do you guys wanna see next?

@Mygrainphotos 9 ай бұрын

Andre Wagner would be cool! Or Paulie B he doesn't get interviewed often.

@kistenkarl6429 9 ай бұрын

Just a note, might want to work a little bit on your conversation management/flow with all all that spare between the question and him answering. Stll good video tho. Love trevors style

@ArchiesLens 9 ай бұрын

love these interviews! Would love you to interview Taylor next from Sunny Sixteen.

@50cron 9 ай бұрын

Please interview Ed Pavez again!

@mokbrute 9 ай бұрын

@sk8absence Ай бұрын

The Tracy Morgan Bugatti picture goes so crazy hard

@us249 9 ай бұрын

thank god another interview with this swag demon

@andywalczak7659 9 ай бұрын

This is incredible im from the uk and his work is inspirational hes taught and you just to take the photo your documenting your experience in photography

@dontbreaktheshadowofmylove 9 ай бұрын

keep the conversations going, precious work!

@BenvonMomenteDeinerGeschichte 9 ай бұрын

Finally he's here on the channel ❤

@alissong. 9 ай бұрын

My new favorite photography video :)

@ArchiesLens 9 ай бұрын

the jump was the cherry on top of this good interview. 📸✨

@johnwaine56 9 ай бұрын

I got thrown out of a city council owned indoor market in the UK. I used the ‘documentary photographer’ line and the security guy assumed I was making a TV documentary and freaked out more 😂😂

@medes5597 8 ай бұрын

As a fellow photographer I've discoveted two things - have a stack of business cards calling yourself a photographer, they're cheap to print and can make a huge difference in how people respond to you. And two, invest £5 in a custom printed plastic card with your photo on it, identifying you as a documentary photographer. Use that when a security guard stops you. They just assume that you're important and will cut you a bit of slack. Usually they'll still remove you, but they'll think you're someone with connections who is "supposed" to be taking photos and treat you nicer.

@GaryPhillipsGaryPM 9 ай бұрын

Loved this! It was GOOD

@alissong. 9 ай бұрын

This video is so freaking good.

@justamanwithanopinion 9 ай бұрын

This was great. Please do more!

@vcuteverything 9 ай бұрын

These are freaking great. The photography scene is completely new to me and this interview feels so real. Looks like you're getting more comfortable in your role as the interviewer. Keep it going because this is important work especially for future shooters.

@thedarkslide 9 ай бұрын

Such a great interview.

@jmtphotographymedia 9 ай бұрын

This is dope. I totally get where Trevor is coming from with the immediacy of photography versus drawing. I use to draw so well but choose to play basketball. Fast forward 20 years of a fledgling music career and I go into photography as a hobby and business.

@stevenskinny47 9 ай бұрын

Solid interview, good.

@BernardGatt 9 ай бұрын

Great interview man! 👏

@jutie3656 9 ай бұрын

Trevor u are amazing man!

@azolaun 9 ай бұрын

Amazing interview

@localCBDdealer 9 ай бұрын

Jvpes I love ur channel bro but u gotta work on ur interview skills

@Criszskatesz 9 ай бұрын

Great video

@tigerorchid67 9 ай бұрын

Great interview! After watching this, I bought a Chinon for $65 from So Cal Cameras.

@BmcN72 9 ай бұрын

Model?

@tigerorchid67 9 ай бұрын

On the top of the camera, it says "35 AFP". I impulse bought it after this interview. I'm going to put an expired roll of Kodak Gold Ultra 400 from the 1990s in it!

@ajay_parvathi 8 ай бұрын

Cool video and the end part 😜

@erickpeguero4897 9 ай бұрын

DOPE!

@steveconnors3233 9 ай бұрын

Thanks King and Thanks Trevor That was very “good “ I love your work King and I love Trevor’s approach I’m looking forward to following him on IG 😊👏👏

@chrismav3908 9 ай бұрын

with honesty and love, his personality is greater than his work...

@IceBergs 9 ай бұрын

Pause the video at 31:51 you can see all the things he's been through and how he learned to channel that energy. Really great interview

@kevinchristopher1443 9 ай бұрын

I think we need even more street photographers in New York City.

@jd87a 9 ай бұрын

1000 isn’t enough?

@kevinchristopher1443 9 ай бұрын

@@jd87a We need 2000, maybe even 3.

@kqatsi 9 ай бұрын

When 90% of them spend 90% of their time in the Village and SoHo and Chinatown and Midtown... yeah, we need more so that they can branch out. Those areas are easy to shoot, so it makes sense that people shoot there, but there's so much more to NYC.

@LIFEISTRIANGLE 26 күн бұрын

The real one never get interview I saw him everyday. I think he is an Asian one with the drive cap I don’t know is he still out there in nyc.

@filmlifee4955 9 ай бұрын

40 rolls a week bro! Did I hear that correctly. … love you both.. keep it up 💯💪🏾

@inhardwarewetrust3057 3 ай бұрын

$$$ that's hectic

@ruuuth1 8 ай бұрын

can we just take a moment to acknowledge how your story telling through video has also evolved… 😁

@raphaelelisha3160 9 ай бұрын

'A lot' is two words 😄Like, pizza with the lot, except you are referring to 'a' lot. Also, Trevor, love your work. A lot.

@philipnikolaidis4338 9 ай бұрын

more rooftop interviews please

@ZoomSkrt 9 ай бұрын

YEAAAA

@Yodayameart 9 ай бұрын

35:00 love these words. Describe my art as well, love it

@Tenskwatawa4U 9 ай бұрын

Was there an orchestra or something rehearsing, starting at about 38 minutes?

@MacValdee 9 ай бұрын

Would be dope if you interviewed somebody from the Bay next! Maybe Dante aka @1undred

@847lifestyle 9 ай бұрын

that fog/rain is bad ass looking

@zacklarez 6 ай бұрын

Love me some Trevor Wisecup

@babettesfeast6347 7 ай бұрын

He is the real deal

@timaustin577 9 ай бұрын

Remarkable :-) Honesty , from the Heart inspiring young Men

@rhyno23rjr 9 ай бұрын

Good.

@silverfoils 9 ай бұрын

I think how good a street photographer someone is is directly proportional to their IQ multiplied by time shooting. I also think that most street photographers had abusive childhoods that made them hyper vigilant and a good reader of people and situations. Take the ACE (adverse childhood experience) test and I bet you score at least a five. Let me know if you take the test.

@trevorwisecup 9 ай бұрын

I took a ACE quiz now and scored 8/10

@silverfoils 9 ай бұрын

@@trevorwisecup Sorry to hear that Trevor. My theory may be correct then. I'm just in the process of writing an article on the ethics of street and documentary. My goal is to do a full breakdown working from first principles. Part of the article will focus on street photography of kids and why I think it's generally considered taboo, namely because if we document kids it's clear to see that many of them are unhappy and worse, are often treated abusively in public. Would you be willing to take a look at a video of my images on this subject? Much appreciated T.

@medes5597 8 ай бұрын

I think you're onto something here - UK street photographer, took an ACE quiz and also got an 8.

@silverfoils 8 ай бұрын

@@medes5597 Very sorry to hear that. For the record I scored 6 and am in the UK as well. Best wishes.

@seanmobley2610 7 ай бұрын

Art does not demand trauma. We should stop romanticizing the struggle of artistry and demanding artists to live lives or have lived lives of pain in order to make their work.

@JTeeezy707 9 ай бұрын

Paulie B would be dope!

@Photosnapper75 9 ай бұрын

I appreciate street photography, but shooting pics of someone’s child could very well get you punched in the face. Shooting adults is one thing, but children are a different game. So don’t be surprised if some parent gets angry and takes you down.

@joer730 9 ай бұрын

What is the film point and shoot he uses

@clean.parker 6 ай бұрын

Francis Bacon looked at Picasso's work and decided he would also paint. The rest is literal history.

@youngum78 9 ай бұрын

Chinon prices are going to skyrocket...

@billybolang7052 9 ай бұрын

Surpass T2

@alissong. 9 ай бұрын

For real

@film.fiasco 9 ай бұрын

Good

@kistenkarl6429 9 ай бұрын

good

@sk8absence Ай бұрын

Ah a DMV native, this tracks!

@veganstraightedge 9 ай бұрын

"a lot" is a large amount "allot" is to parcel out, distribute

@carlosdelosangeles5780 9 ай бұрын

This soundtrack lol

@RhettAnderson 9 ай бұрын

"A lot" is two words.

@billybolang7052 9 ай бұрын

Chinon kickass!

@Fuegoshotz 5 ай бұрын

I like.

@highflying19 9 ай бұрын

Should have asked him when he plans on shipping the zines?

@arrownovatore5501 9 ай бұрын

chinon gang

@trevorwisecup 9 ай бұрын

Good

@TsbzNick 9 ай бұрын

Gang

@ryanadrift 8 ай бұрын

Just to clear things up, “alot” is indeed not a word. It’s a lot. Two separate words lmao

@sebastianbott1822 9 ай бұрын

❤ 44:14

@mozznyc 2 ай бұрын

You in nyc my guy?

@Armitage01101 8 ай бұрын

With this type of photography (which I enjoy), I struggle to see the point of using film. Light conditions can be all over the place, you need to catch events quickly, and you ideally want to focus quickly and you want to shoot a lot because there are so many duds. This is really what digital is for. And street photography on 35mm film will hardly bring the unique look that medium and larger formats will.

@syd6649 8 ай бұрын

I like this guy so much he’s probably one of the dopest photographers I’ve ever come across

@joaoribeiro2086 9 ай бұрын

Could you type his 5 references here please?

@federicor9956 9 ай бұрын

Jeff Mermelstein, Richard Sandler, William Eggleston, Jill Freedman, Daniel Arnold

@alissong. 9 ай бұрын

@@federicor9956 thank u bro

@zachjack 9 ай бұрын

a lot is two words

@devincutter_ 9 ай бұрын

smoke cigs forever

@crwn_munkz 9 ай бұрын

Hi high

@wadereeves1153 9 ай бұрын

I'm not super familiar with his work but what an interesting dude. Only 6 years in? We might have a future legend on our hands here.

@medes5597 8 ай бұрын

I was thinking that when I found his page about two years ago. Like an all time great. And two years later he's not lost a single step. Jus keeps going from strength to strength.

@LIFEISTRIANGLE 6 күн бұрын

Please do document and interview about his scam zine!!!!

@Mark-rm2fp 8 ай бұрын

Great video, but the iconic nurse sailor photo was later revealed mohave been staged.😂

@igorvainshtein5731 4 ай бұрын

Good!

@TheFcb5 5 ай бұрын

Wisecup is cooler then McKinnon 😂🔥

@Black_Jesus3005 8 ай бұрын

I don’t understand the hate.

@winterznight6597 5 ай бұрын

I do

@splootan 9 ай бұрын

Paulie B got there first!

@spongebobdriftpants 9 ай бұрын

“did you just take my picture?” ‘no, i took MY picture. because its MY camera’ “urban studio photographer “

@ajay_parvathi 8 ай бұрын

Jeff Arnold 💯🔥❤

@GoldenThreads1 5 ай бұрын

Hello, I think you need improve a lot with your interviewing skills. You sound timide and awkward with your questions which makes the interviewee respond with timide and awkward answers. Your job is to lead a strong conversation. There is zero momentum along these exchanges. At 6 minutes in, I don't know whether to continue with this or not. If you're a professional then be professional... Watch interviews with A-list Hollywood directors and you'll see just how efficient those conversations are... Thank you.

@inikphoto 9 ай бұрын

Another bang bang KZfaq photographer club interview… I probably can name the next person you’ll interview! How about an insight with actual photographers?

@trevorwisecup 9 ай бұрын

How about you try to take good photos

@act1on1337 9 ай бұрын

ok guy with camera lens logo

@jonaribon6886 9 ай бұрын

Trevor sells his brand more as an extroverted photographer than as the photos he generates that are more of the same. He hasn't invented garlic soup. If he used digital cameras, I am sure that his work would have a huge evolution since digital cameras can take documentary photography one step further. It has to focus more on original compositions so that you see the photo and know it is from Trevor. I hope you read this and think, everything is from my humble opinion of more than 40 years as a professional, curator and gallerist.

@joaoribeiro2086 9 ай бұрын

Who has invented garlic soup last years then?

@trevorwisecup 9 ай бұрын

I invented it

@jonaribon6886 9 ай бұрын

@@trevorwisecupSorry Trevor for not scratching your back but I see you more as a great entertaining comedian than as a good photographer as such. Fleeting success paralyzes, remember that. The important thing is to follow what your heart dictates. I'm sorry but I'm not a hypocrite, this is a place for free comments and I give my opinion what I see and hot. Today I don't see a photographer, I see a coach just like Daniel Arnold and his repeated chaotic scenes that get boring when you've seen a few. Going forward is exploring, not stagnating.

@trevorwisecup 9 ай бұрын

Good

@joaoribeiro2086 9 ай бұрын

ok @jonaribon6886 but could you still drop some contemporary names so we get a sense of your taste?

@OhDeeDoubleU 9 ай бұрын

Think the hype around this guy is slowly dying. I see him more as a personality in the scene, and this is the thing that does the talking, not his photos - (of which his work is a dime a dozen in NYC)

@trevorwisecup 9 ай бұрын

Thank you

@iloveweezer69 9 ай бұрын

imma let you finish but daniel arnold had some of the best streeet photography of all time!

@terrycraig3042 8 ай бұрын

I don't find anything remotely interesting about this guys work. Nothing!

@trevorwisecup 29 күн бұрын

@@terrycraig3042 thank you Terry!

@jaydawg7559 21 күн бұрын

hey trevor, so are you avoiding addressing all the claims people are making against you just to get your name out there even more? you know, like bad publicity is better than not publicity. or did you just fail because of whatever reasons, and think it's better to avoid the issue you created instead of simply addressing because it would mean having to be a real person. either way, i hope all of this is sitting okay with whatever moral compass you have and that you're doing okay. but then again, maybe you're just a product of the environment that you were raised in and you haven't figured out a way to break out of the cycle that affects broken people in a negative way, in a way that makes you think it's okay to not be held accountable for your actions.