# Tennessee - Photography is Nothing with Zach Dobson & Courtney McCracken

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Podcast: [Photography is Nothing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/photography-is-nothing-7391177)
Published: 2025-09-17T21:37:26+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/photography-is-nothing/episodes/Tennessee---Photography-is-Nothing-with-Zach-Dobson--Courtney-McCracken-e38but6
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Episode 12 - This week Zach & Courtney visit Tennessee, both literally and photographically. They discuss Zach’s photos from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, view historical images from the Tennessee Valley Authority, and learn about the incredible Tennessee-based photographer Stacy Kranitz.“Photography is nothing–it's life that interests me.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson Index0:00 - Intro - I’m not old, I had a Nintendo!2:18 - Not much for kids to do in Nashville2:59 - The Parthenon in Nashville built in 18974:22 - Spending one day in Great Smoky Mountains National Park8:12 - Zach photographs the national parks to document how people use them.9:38 - 📷 Lee Friedlander. Mount Rushmore. 196913:51 - Zach learns about parenting in nature while taking photos15:53 - 📷 Zach’s favorite photo from Great Smoky Mountains National Park - top of Kuwohi (2018)17:44 - 📷 Historical photos from the Tennessee Valley Authority27:23 - Zach is against colorizing historical photos31:34 - 📷 The Pulitzer Prize-winning photography of Stacy Kranitz33:55 - 📷 As It Was Given To Me - Photos documenting life in Appalachia by Stacy Kranitz43:14 - Kranitz’s photos are misrepresented by CNNLinksStacy Kranitz Websitehttps://www.stacykranitz.com/Pulitzer-winning story w/ ProPublicahttps://projects.propublica.org/the-year-after-a-denied-abortion/Roger May's Interview w/ Kranitz about CNN photoshttps://www.rogermayphotography.com/walkyourcamera/tag/KranitzFind ZachWebsite: https://zachdobson.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachdobsonphoto/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zachdobsonphotoThreads: https://www.threads.com/@zachdobsonphotoFind CourtneyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtneymccracken_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@happy_life_lessonsThreads: https://www.threads.com/@courtn…

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