Scott T. Baxter: Photographer (Part 1) - Epi. 302, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

I had photographer Scott Baxter on today and I enjoyed this
interview a lot. I was listening to this man's life unfold in
front of me and it came out so fluid and easily digestible. He's
a loquacious individual but he's also just really
interesting. 

You see, Scott gets a degree in history and just goes: "I'm not
going to be a teacher, I'm going to be a photographer - and
furthermore, I'm not going to be just a commercial
photographer... I'm going to be a fine artist." And the projects
that he's worked on are incredible. 100 Years, 100 Ranchers was
such a pivotal exhibit. I remember seeing it at the Tucson Museum
of Art and the individuals, the ranchers that he had interviewed
and taken photos of were there.

It was so captivating then and now to be ten or so years later,
getting to interview him about that project was really rewarding
for me. Sometimes in this podcast world that I inhabit, there are
certain connections that happen. I interviewed Ed Mell and I
interviewed Jay Dusard,  both individuals affected Scott's
life a great deal.

This podcast came about because he wrote me this beautiful letter
and said: "I just want to thank you. I really enjoyed these
podcasts, and they meant a lot to me." I read that and thought,
I've always wanted to interview this guy, and I love the project
he did... Let's see what happens. So it was a very special
podcast.

You should  definitely know who Scott Baxter is, and if you
don't this is the perfect entry point. He's a terrific
photographer. We included images in video version, but to get the
entire scope of his work you can go to his website.

I'm a fan. I really am. The podcast was so compelling that we
actually went a little long, which I love, because that means
there's a two parter here. So this is part one of the Art Dealer
Diaries Podcast with photographer Scott Baxter.