Chico Review, part 2 - What a Portfolio Review Taught Me About My Photography (That 10 Years Didn't)
4/10/20262 hr 50 min
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In Part 2 of this special Chico Review 2026 episode, Matt continues documenting his week inside one of photography's most respected portfolio review events. Featuring conversations with Odette England, Daniel Arnold, Tim Carpenter, Matthew Genitempo, Jesse Lenz, and Lindokuhle Sobekwa — plus fellow attendees pushing the edges of documentary, photobook, and fine art photography.
Notable topics:
What Jesse Lenz actually looks for as a publisher — and why finished work is a turn-offDaniel Arnold on 13 years protecting his...
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First 90 secondsMatt Jacob· Host0:00
Morning, everyone. Penultimate day at Chico. Look at where we are. How beautiful is this place? Just nestled in the hills of, or mountains of Montana. And today we're coming with a little bit of energy. Here's Fi. For those of you who don't know Fi, Fi's the genius behind the trailers, the drafts, the cuts. We have an editor, but Fi is the one that curates the drafts. So if you don't know who she is, other than my wife- [laughs] ... that's her role. So she's supporting me here, um, during this week, as well as doing her own thing in a non-photographic way. So today we have, again, same format. Um, couple of, uh, lectures, which I'm heading to now after a quick, uh, detour to get an espresso, which I will take you to. Not that it's that interesting, but, um, while I'm talking. And then have a break for lunch. I'm gonna take that time to speak to another f- uh, couple of attendees and see if there's any reviewers that are hanging around I could potentially chat to. Actually, I have a review with Matthew Genatempo at 12:30, and then I don't have another one till 2:30 with Odette England, and then Bryan Scutamat at 3:00, and then Claudine Dairy at 3:30 or 4:00, can't remember. So it's gonna be a busy afternoon, and I'm going to really try hard, like I said last night, to give you guys more