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Hosted by Carter Johnston · arts · EN
In this podcast, I will be speaking with rising and popular photographers about their process and journey of turning their art into a sustainable career.
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Signup to Generate a PitchIn this podcast, I will be speaking with rising and popular photographers about their process and journey of turning their art into a sustainable career.
Open Curtain is hosted by Carter Johnston. The show has published 21 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Carolyn Drake" (12 January 2026, 41 minutes), "Mimi Plumb" (12 January 2026, 39 minutes), and "Kim Holtermand" (12 January 2026, 35 minutes).
Open Curtain publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 19 minutes across 21 episodes.
Booking probability for Open Curtain is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Open Curtain requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Open Curtain's contact route on record: public web form.
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Carter Johnston hosts Open Curtain, an arts podcast with 21 episodes published.
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Episode #1
<p>Carolyn Drake (Vallejo, CA), grew up in Maryland and studied Media/Culture and History at Brown University. Following her graduation in 1994, Drake moved to New York where she worked as an interactive designer for...
Episode #9
<p>Mimi Plumb (Berkeley, CA) has served on the faculties of the San Francisco Art Institute, San Jose State University, Stanford University, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently lives in...
Episode #3
<p>Kim Høltermand is a Danish photographer, based in Copenhagen. Kim’s client list includes Apple, Adidas, and Instagram Design. His work has been featured in publications such as Wallpaper*, Dwell and T: The NYTimes...
Episode #4
<p>Janet Delaney (Berkeley, CA) is a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow. She has received numerous awards, including three National Endowment for the Arts grants. In this episode, we will discuss the key life moments that have...
Episode #3
Bryan (Austin, TX) and I talk about influences, photobooks, cinema, and much more. http://www.bryanschutmaat.com/Related Articles: https://invisiblephotographer.asia/2012/09/17/watabe-yukichi-a-criminal-investigation/htt...
Episode #8
Christopher McCall is the Director of Pier 24 Photography in San Francisco, one of the largest exhibition spaces devoted to photography. In 2002, McCall received his MFA in Photography from California College of the...
Episode #3
<p>Kim Holtermand is a Danish photographer based in Copenhagen and is the creator of "Nowhere Diary." </p>
Episode #2
<p>Efrem Zelony-Mindell is a white non-binary curator, writer, and artist. Some of their curatorial endeavors include group shows: n e w f l e s h, Are You Loathsome, and This Is Not Here. They have written about art...
Episode #2
<p>Efrem Zelony-Mindell is a white non-binaray curator, writer, and artist. Some of their curatorial endeavors include group shows: n e w f l e s h, Are You Loathsome, and This Is Not Here. They have written about art...
Episode #1
<p>Carolyn Drake’s work began in the documentary tradition and has expanded from there. Drake often collaborates with her subjects and is interested in the ways photography works on the imagination. Her work has been...
Episode #9
<p>Born and raised in the suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area, Mimi Plumb has recently released some of the most captivating and important photobooks.</p>
Episode #8
<p>Christopher McCall is the Director of Pier 24 Photography in San Francisco, one of the largest exhibition spaces devoted to photography. In 2002, McCall received his MFA in Photography from California College of the...
Episode #9
<p>Christopher McCall is the Director of Pier 24 Photography in San Francisco, one of the largest exhibition spaces devoted to photography. In 2002, McCall received his MFA in Photography from California College of the...
Episode #7
<p>Rahim Fortune (United States) is a documentary and fine art Photographer based between Austin Texas and Brooklyn New York working for clients like New York Times Magazine, TIME, Sony, and Converse.</p> <p>In this...
Episode #7
<p>Rahim Fortune (TX/NY) is a documentary and fine art Photographer based between Austin Texas and Brooklyn New York working for clients like New York Times Magazine, TIME, Sony, and Converse.</p> <p>Photo by Miranda...
Episode #2
In Episode 2 I will be speaking with photographer, Eli Durst about his new book, The Community. Stay tuned for that episode next Friday.
Episode #3
A recent recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship Award, Bryan and I talk about his path from turning his passion in photography into a successful career as well as coping with being kept from making the work he wants to...
Episode #4
Janet Delaney (Berkeley, CA) is most known for her first project which documents the 1980s gentrification of a working-class neighborhood in San Francisco. Our discussion will air this Friday at 12 pm. See you then!
Episode #5
Kennedi Carter (Durham, NC) is a fine art photographer and creative director with a primary focus on Black subjects. Her work highlights the aesthetics & sociopolitical aspects of Blackness as well as the overlooked...
Episode #6
Mark Mahaney (El Cerrito, California) is an American photographer whose clients include Nike, IBM, The New Yorker, and Time Magazine. Mark is represented by Claxton Projects in New York and he works with Kominek Gallery...
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