Podcast: Conflict and Compromise—Ben Lowy and Marvi Lacar

On today’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we continue our exploration of photographic collaboration with photojournalists Ben Lowy and Marvi Lacar. In addition to sharing a vocation, they also share two children and a life together.

Photojournalism is a decidedly independent, at times dangerous, career, certainly not one known for a routine home life, but when domestic responsibilities and children enter the picture, how does a couple balance craft and career with the need to earn a living and the time needed to nurture relationships? More so, when both people are working in the same field, how does bolstering one career cross the line into debilitating the other and how do the individuals comprising a creative couple find ways to support each other’s efforts?

Lowy and Lacar bring an animated humor and a willingness to talk about the difficult moments from their lives and careers, and explain how they have come to recognize their best personal and professional attributes, bringing those strengths into a working relationship that continues to evolve.

Guests: Marvi Lacar and Ben Lowy

From the series "Melting Pot," Marvi Lacar

From the series "Melting Pot," Marvi Lacar

From the series "U.S. Bases," Marvi Lacar

From the series "U.S. Bases," Marvi Lacar

From “This Is a Love Story,” Marvi Lacar

From “This Is a Love Story,” Marvi Lacar

2004 Democratic National Convention, Ben Lowy

Protest at 2004 Republican National Convention, Ben Lowy

Iraq Perspectives #1, Ben Lowy

Iraq perspectives, #2, Ben Lowy

Wounded soldier, Iraq, Ben Lowy

Ski Jumper, Sochi, 2014, Ben Lowy

Speed Skater, Sochi, 2014, Ben Lowy

Great White Shark, 2016, Ben Lowy

Seal, 2016, Ben Lowy

Ben Lowy and Marvi Lacar at B&H Photography Podcast, John Harris

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Host: Allan Weitz
Senior Creative Producer: John Harris
Producer: Jason Tables
Executive Producer: Lawrence Neves