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The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography

Gem Fletcher

Photo Director Gem Fletcher hosts The Messy Truth, a podcast dedicated to the world of contemporary photography featuring exclusive interviews with emerging and leading artists, curators and...

The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography Podcast Guide

Listen to The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography, a Arts podcast by Gem Fletcher. Stream 108 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Daniel Shea - On Seeing and Knowing

In this episode, Gem Fletcher talks to Daniel Shea about his latest book, Distribution which began with a simple question: how do you photog...

50:17Jun 15, 2026

Amelia Abraham - On Sex, Clubs and Dissent

In this episode, Gem Fletcher talks to Amelia Abraham about her latest book, Sex, Clubs, Dissent: Visualising Queer Nightlife, where she cra...

44:47Jun 7, 2026

Ahndraya Parlato - On the Inbetween

In this episode, Gem Fletcher talks to Ahndraya Parlato about her latest book, TIME TO KILL an interrogation of gendered aging, unpacking th...

50:54May 11, 2026

Between Two Worlds - On Documentary

Welcome back. To celebrate reaching the 100th episode of the podcast, I collaborated with the team at the International Centre of Photograph...

52:43Dec 8, 2025

Between Two Worlds - On Contemporary Art

Welcome back. To celebrate reaching the 100th episode of the podcast, I collaborated with the team at the International Centre of Photograph...

1:01:19Nov 24, 2025

Between Two Worlds - On Portraiture

Welcome back. To celebrate reaching the 100th episode of the podcast, I collaborated with the team at the International Centre of Photograph...

49:08Nov 11, 2025

Gideon Jacobs - On Images

In this episode, Gem Fletcher talks to writer and artist Gideon Jacobs. For the last few years, Gideon has been grappling with our relations...

51:55Nov 4, 2025

Donna Ferrato - On Justice

In this episode, Gem Fletcher talks to Donna Ferrato, a fearless photojournalist who has redefined how the world sees domestic violence thro...

44:51Oct 27, 2025

Lisa Barnard - On Perception

In this conversation Lisa Barnard talks to Gem Fletcher about her new exhibition, You Only Look Once, at c/o Berlin which considers percepti...

48:53Oct 20, 2025

Liz Johnson Artur - On Taking Time

I Will Keep You in Good Company, the latest book by Liz Johnson Artur brings together pages and fragments from over twenty years of her pers...

1:00:11Sep 15, 2025

Vince Aletti - On Collecting

In this episode Gem talks to writer and curator Vince Aletti about his most recent book Physique —which showcases rare photographic prints f...

1:11:32Sep 7, 2025

Charlotte Jansen - On Discovery

In this episode, Gem Fletcher talks to Charlotte Jansen, writer and Photo London curator. They discuss mechanics behind photography fairs, h...

36:11May 12, 2025

Amak Mahmoodian - On Dreaming

In this episode, Gem Fletcher speaks to Amak Mahmoodian about her latest body of work, ‘One Hundred and Twenty Minutes’, in which she examin...

1:00:56Apr 7, 2025

Paul Kooiker - On the Archive

In this episode, Gem Fletcher talks to artist Paul Kooiker. They discuss his process, unique way of seeing, his relationship to equipment, t...

49:38Mar 24, 2025

Alessia Glaviano - On Relevance

In this episode, Gem Fletcher talks to Alessia Glaviano, the Head of Global PhotoVogue and Director of the PhotoVogue Festival. They discuss...

44:24Mar 8, 2025

Jack Davison - On Craft

In this episode, Gem Fletcher talks to Jack Davison about craft, creative development and the importance of taking risks, all through the le...

54:04Jan 3, 2025

Cait Oppermann - On Autonomy

In this episode, Gem Fletcher talks to Cait Opperman about her creative journey and her new full service production company Flowers. Born fr...

50:36Dec 23, 2024