Ulrich Baer is an author, editor, and a professor of photography at NYU.

I wanted to chat with someone about photography in the “iPhone” age (along with a bunch of other things!), and Uli was kind enough to indulge me.

I was dazzled by his breadth of learning and the expertise he has in so many different fields (poetry, philosophy, and literature, to name just a few).

In this wide-ranging conversation, Uli and I discuss:

Photography; Art; Nostalgia for Film; The iPhone Age; Mary Shelley; Frankenstein; Oscar Wilde; Being a “Perpetual Beginner”; How to approach the “Great Works”; Reading; Laughing; Loving; Connecting with our fellow humans; Kung Fu; And much more!

Links to Uli’s stuff:

Website:

https://www.ulrichbaer.com/

Podcasts:

https://www.ulrichbaer.com/podcasts

Think About It

The Proust Questionnaire

Books:

https://www.ulrichbaer.com/books-by-ulrich-baer

Links to my stuff:

Instagram, on which I post shorts from this and prior episodes: @danielethanfinneran https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/

X: @DanielEFinneran

Message me on X, or send me an email at daniel.ethan.finneran@gmail.com (especially if you have in mind someone whom I can interview!)

My sister project, PNEUMA, on which I put out sleep stories, meditations, and mindfulness content. Search “Pneuma meditations” on any podcast streaming platform.

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Thank you.