Episode 32: Carly Clarke—Photographing Cancer when You're the Patient
In 2012, Carly Clarke was diagnosed with cancer. One of her coping mechanisms was to document her treatment journey. But what does it take t...
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The Documentary Photographer Podcast
The Documentary Photographer Podcast - Putting Life in the Frame. A podcast about how to create meaningful documentary photographs
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20 of 31 episodesEpisode 31: Gabrielle Motola—Recovery through Discovery
Have you ever been lost as a photographer or cast adrift as a human being? This episode is for you. Gabrielle Motola talks frankly and openl...
Episode 30: Jonathan Desmond—Lured into a Tea Shop
A one-off episode to catch up with previous guest Jonathan Desmond about his recent book of photographs of Vancouver's Chinatown: I Was Lure...
Episode 29: Finale—Lessons Learned and How to Get the Most from this Podcast
This is the final episode of the Documentary Photographer Podcast. It may return for a second season, but for now it is the last one. You'll...
Episode 28: Anna Gunn—How to Create Your Own Photo Fest
Anna Gunn joins us from Portugal to talk about her career in photography and how she created Porto Photo Fest from scratch. Follow her journ...
Episode 27: Mandy Barker—Beyond Drifting: Imperfectly Known Animals
In this episode, you’ll hear Mandy Baker talk about her project Beyond Drifting: Imperfectly Known Animals, which draws attention to plastic...
Episode 26: Gabrielle Motola—An Equal Difference
Welcome to the Documentary Photographer podcast. In this episode, you’ll hear Gabrielle Motola talk about her career path and her work, espe...
Episode 25: Damian Drohan—Relentlessness
Damian Drohan talks about how to generate paying documentary commissions and explains how he has received commissions from public bodies. He...
Episode 24: Jon Wilkening—The Courage to Follow Your Heart to Fulfilment as a Photographer
Jon Wilkening left a successful career in finance to become a fine art photographer. His whole life, he felt like he was different and could...
Episode 23: Peter Cox—Self-publishing Using Kickstarter
Peter Cox is a successful professional landscape photographer based in Co. Cork in Ireland. He is currently running a Kickstarter campaign t...
Episode 22: Stephen Serio—Smartphone Photography & Changing Lanes
Can you make money from smartphone photography? Yes, you can. In this episode of The Documentary Photographer podcast, American photographer...
Episode 19: Jonathan Desmond & Roger Overall – Pre-qualifying Your Clients for Documentary Work
In a change from the norm, Canadian photographer Jonathan Desmond takes the reins of the podcast and asks regular host Roger Overall questio...
Episode 18: Iesha Small – Documenting Depression
In this episode documentary photographer and teacher Iesha Small talks about her project documenting depression. Iesha explains how her own...
Episode 21: Carl Weese and the Case of the Platinum/Palladium Prints
Carl Weese, who joined us in episode 3, is back to bring us up to date on his epic 18,000-mile trip around the USA to photograph drive-in mo...
Episode 17: Denis Balibouse and the Gruyere Cheese Makers
Speaking purely from a selfish point of view: I could happily live out the rest of my days producing documentary photographs and films about...
Episode 16: Brian David Stevens – The Meaningful Landscape
This episode features a conversation with Brian David Stevens. He speaks eloquently and thoughtfully about his work and approach to photogra...
Episode 15: Bill Eppridge and the Beautiful Death
The recent passing of Bill Eppridge reminded me of the photograph that he took of a dying Robert Kennedy and of my reaction to it – it is a...
Episode 14: Christian Payne – Photography with a Conscience
This is a special episode of the podcast. So special that it's being released ahead of the usual slot and before another interview that was...
Episode 13: Gina Glover – Bringing the Personal into Your Work
How do you choose the things that you want to photograph? Our personal circumstances and interests play a big part in our choices, of course...
Episode 12: Dana Popa - The Role of Gender in Photography
In this episode, I'm joined in conversation by Dana Popa , a Romanian photographer who is based in London. Dana has done work in very sensit...