Join Tinker Street * + host Tyson Wheatley as we tackle conversations about the creative process and much more, with guests including artists from the Tinker Street * and beyond
EPISODE 44: FINN BEALES - THE FUNDAMENTALS OF GOOD STORYTELLING
Tyson catches Finn for a discussion on his career path as a photographer--from his beginnings shooting for a big international festival that ultimately blossomed into travel photo essays globally and birthed his '72 HRS IN...' series, to early days of Instagram and his take on how to leverage towards building a commercial career being proactive in finding clients.
Whether working a big ad campaign, pulling a 5g in the loop from a jet plane or embedding himself in a remote jungle with family of gorillas, Finn constantly strives for rich storytelling through photography. *
EPISODE 43: JOE GREER - RUNNING ON FAITH
Photographer Joe Greer found his wife on Instagram, and his father on a reality TV show. He’ll tell you everything there is to know about the Bible and the US version of “The Office,” just don’t ask him when he’s releasing his presets. *
EPISODE 42: KELSEY AROIAN - BLOCKED FROM THE BALLOT
Brand & creative strategist Kelsey Aroian shares her passionate quest to reinstate voting rights to 6M Americans by bringing together multi-disciplinary teams for large creative projects. *
EPISODE 41: STEPHEN VANASCO - SKATEBOARDING AND SELF-DISCOVERY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY
Searching to find his place and passion in this world, Stephen Vanasco gravitated towards photography after a run as a high level sponsored skateboarder. Young, feeling directionless and needing a job—he took work connected to the porn industry and ultimately arrived at asking himself the question, 'Wld you still do this without the money?' The answer lead him to an exciting project with an apparel company, a new found sense of fulfillment through sharing on Instagram and a continual striving for new directions and artistic and personal growth. *
EPISODE 40: LAURA PRITCHETT - ADVENTURES IN BOONDOCKING
Take a trip w/Tyson and Laura, as Tyson learns the finer points of family boondocking or life on the road. Laura and her husband recently renovated a vintage 1975 Airstream and took off from there house in Delaware with their 4 yr old daughter Sophia to explore the country in search of a new home--finding a welcoming nomadic community, open space to create + explore and more unfettered family time w/each other. *
EPISODE 39: VUHLANDES - Greetings From Detroit
A check in with one of his recent inspirations, Tyson chats with Vuhlandes about finding work as a photographer, growing up in Westside Detroit, raw portraits of gun culture and how to keep work fresh. *
EPISODE 38: STEPHEN MCMENNAMY - Combining Photos
McMennamy has made a career at being creative. First in the advertising world, but most recently as the brains behind the popular Instagram account @combophoto. In this episode Stephen explain how he takes two seemingly ordinary objects to create something altogether unique, living in the South, and the satisfying phenomena of slime videos. *
EPISODE 37: HOVVER - Transporting Through Light
Brooklyn-based artists Katherine Brice and Chris Lunney investigate the perception of light, sound and space through a remarkable new artwork called Liminal Scope. *
EPISODE 36: MATTHEW REAMER - Stirrin’ It Up With Team Ream
Catch up w/Tyson and the ever-spirit Matthew Reamer as they tackle everything from getting started in photography, not having a big presence on Instagram, personal projects, Malaria and the best Ghostbusters quotes. *
EPISODE 35: AUSTIN MANN - Dreaming And The Collective Imagination
60 countries and counting--travel photographer Austin Mann, has tackled everything from advertising to aide work from Africa to Antartica. Tyson waxes with him on pitching projects, his well-known work w/Apple and the creative collective, WELD, for which he is founder. *
EPISODE 34: JESSICA ZOLLMAN - Life After Instagram
Former Instagram employee #5 left the tech industry behind to pursue a career as a self-taught photographer and influencer. Listen to @jayzombie chat with Tyson on the #metoo movement, gender inequality + the best horror films ever made. *
EPISODE 33: CAPTAIN LIZ CLARK - A Swell Voyage of Faith and Positivity
More than a decade ago, Liz Clark left the rat race and began a journey halfway across the world by sailboat, much of it solo. Along the way, she discovered inner peace, rescued a cat, and developed a passionate voice for environmental protection. And her story is just getting started. *
EPISODE 32: REUBEN WU - What Would Happen If You Took Away The Sun?
Tyson talks with renaissance man Reuben Wu - Musician, Artist, Director, Photographer about his life in the band Ladytron, playing, writing for + hanging with Christina Aguilera, @imaginarymagnitude and making the familiar unfamiliar.
EPISODE 31: PIERA GELARDI - Creativity Is About Letting Your Guard Down
Piera Gelardi, Executive Creative Director and Co-Founder of Refinery29 opens up to Tyson about a personal loss and the public healing process that followed, as well as touches on her creative aspirations + challenges including the hugely successful 29 Rooms art installation and more. *
EPISODE 30: NICOLAS HELLER - Drawn To Confidence
Tyson and Nicolas Heller - aka New York Nico, the unofficial talent scout of NYC - explore the colorful confidence of such folks like Silver Matthew, Too Much Swag, T-Rex and more. Nico has gone from young A.D.D. addled memory magician, rattling off full cast members of movies at will, to highly sought after commercial + music video director and street documentarian. *
EPISODE 29: GABRIELA HERMAN - Kids of LGBTQ Parents
Tyson sits down with Gab to discuss a personal photo project that grew into a book, finding editorial work and the power of personal connection. *
EPISODE 28: OMAR Z. ROBLES - Dancing In The Streets
NYC artist Omar Z. Robles discusses relief efforts in his native country of Puerto Rico, his early performance career as a mime and his unique street photography. *
EPISODE 27: JASON PETERSON - Let's Do Rad Shit Right Now... Like Today!
Whether it's family, advertising, photography, gaming, music, bikes, boxing--Jason Peterson is all the way in on 50 different things at any given time. Listen to Tyson try to keep up with this Mad Man as he waxes on the future of advertising and how optimism and passion are everything. *
EPISODE 26: BENJAMIN HEATH - Risks and Rewards
Photographer Benjamin Heath left small town Indiana to become a lawyer in San Francisco, but something was missing. Learn how a decision to risk it all became the best move he ever made. *
EPISODE 25: JOSHUA KISSI - Creative, Commerce and Community
Tyson is back and in discussion with photographer, creative director and entrepreneur Joshua Kissi, as they touch on the intersecting lines between fashion, heritage, home, religion, art and commerce + the challenge of bringing diversity to stock imagery. *
EPISODE 24: THE MINI TWHEATS - A Summer on the Road
Candid talks with Tyson and the kids about boys, secret journals, streaks, celebrity wedding planners, the sea and space, a substitute science teacher named Kevin + much much more. *
tysonwheatley.com / @twheat
EPISODE 23: JACOB JONAS - Telling Stories Through Dance
Jacob Jonas gives Tyson a crash course on the artistic discipline of dance + choreography, starting from his beginnings with the Calypso Tumblers and being a street artist, through building his own dance company and more. *
EPISODE 22: LORRAINE LOOTS - Show Up And Do The Work
Miniaturist Painter, Lorraine Loots talks 365 days of painting, balancing being a mother and an artist + not waiting for inspiration but working to meet it. *
EPISODE 21: DIRK DALLAS - From Where I Drone
Tyson and Dirk cover 'All Things Drone' including what led to Dirk's first forray into drone work, Tyson's special drone experience in Brazil and the future of flying... Underwater drones anyone? *
EPISODE 20: JASON TRAVIS - The Persona Project
Raised in Atlanta but now living in Los Angeles, this colorful (and color blind) photographer dishes on his passion for creative portraits, growing up in the South, and his love for ice cream sprinkles! *
EPISODE 19: JOSH HAFTEL - The Future of Mobile Photography
Photographer and Sr. Product Manager at Adobe shares his excitement about mobile photography, accompanying software + picture editing tools and how they meet and marry with traditional cameras and beyond. *
EPISODE 18: EMILY NATHAN - Bringing The Stoke
Tyson is back to chat with mother, photographer, and founder of Tiny Atlas Quarterly, Emily Nathan about wearing many hats, their photo trip together to Tahiti and her 6 year old son Otto's insane record collection. *
EPISODE 17: ALEX STROHL - A Designed Life
Join Tyson and Alex for vocal warm-ups, captioning time, Montana + having a message and inspiring action with photography. *
EPISODE 16: EMILY BLINCOE - Diggin' Holes In The Backyard
Emily drills down on becoming a homeowner, ants in the pants, shooting with Eleanor + creative lists for a rainy day. *
emilyblincoe.com / @emilyblincoe
EPISODE 15: CHRIS BURKARD - A Photograph Worth Sharing
Chris kindly does a 'take 2' with Tyson and opens up on his childhood, losing two fathers, work adventures + family life balance, and the photographs that mean the most to him. *
EPISODE 14: ALICE GAO - Take Your Work Seriously But Not Yourself
Forsenic Science Olympiad Nerd and Settlers of Catan Champion - who knew? *
EPISODE 13: JORDAN BELLAMY - Tribe To Tribe
Tyson has a stopover with Jordan Bellamy, AKA Jorby--Filmmaker and Co-Founder of WELD, a co-working collective of freelance artists. Conversations range from being airdropped solo into a remote non-english speaking village in Ethiopia to the The Truman Show, all the while waxing existential on the parameters of audience, isolation, and community. *
EPISODE 12: TINA ESSMAKER - To Be A Good Listener
In this new episode Tyson talks w/Tina Essmaker, Editor in Chief about 5 years of The Great Discontent, risktaking, working with a spouse and listening with the intent to understand. *
EPISODE 11: LAUREN RANDOLPH - A Colorful Life
Photographer Lauren Randolph (aka Lauren Lemon) and Tyson discuss working with brands and making the freelance life work while staying true to yourself.
Also: colors! colors! colors!
Lauren's favorite, her father's hair (+ beard) and the Berlin underground. *
EPISODE 10: KYLE STEED - Public Artist
On only their second meeting ever, Tyson and Kyle explore Dallas, gun violence, religion + politics as well as what supporting the arts looks like today and navigating client relationships. *
EPISODE 9: STEVE IRBY - Photographer / Street Dreams Magazine Co-Founder
Tyson and Steve dive into Street Dreams, shooting on the streets, video games, Steve’s unique way with captions and an intense near death experience that had a strong impact on Irby's overall approach to life. *
EPISODE 8: JOSHUA ALLEN HARRIS - Wardrobe Stylist / Photographer / Street Artist
In addition to discussing Josh's diverse experience with the creative process, Tyson and Josh touch on an array of topics to include: the city of Pittsburgh, violence in sports and a glimpse at what it's like living with a parent who is stricken with dementia. *
Episode 7: GARRET CORNELISON - On The Value of Hugs + Keeping A Sense Of Child-Like Wonder
Tyson and Garrett talk creative, country cricks and the perfect hug. *
Episode 6: STEVE BOOKER - YouTuber / Blogger
Tyson catches up with Steve on accents, shared near death experience, YouTubin' and fantastic cheese jokes. *
Episode 5: LISA WEATHERBEE - Photographing People And Breaking Stereotypes
Tyson connects with Lisa on cats, new lifestyle and outdated stereotypes. *
Episode 4: PAUL OCTAVIOUS - Have You Ever Met Your Hero?
Tyson sits down with Paul to talk about family, identity and Chilly Gonzales. *
Episode 3 : RUTHIE LINDSEY - Living And Loving With Chronic Pain
A car accident caused her a life of unimaginable pain but Nashville-based designer and stylist Ruthie Lindsey is the cheeriest person you could ever meet. *
Episode 2 : LYON PORTER - Urban Cowboy
Lyon Porter used to be a minor league hockey player before moving to NYC and starting a career as a successful real estate agent. But those were just acts I and II -- his real calling began only recently, when he open something called The Urban Cowboy. *
Episode 1 : MICHAEL O'NEAL - Photographer / Creative Director
Tyson interviews MO to discuss life, puppies and growth. *