The Photowalk

A photo podcast unlike any other; a walk with our cameras and a photo mailbag in 'the wilds,' which this week is a UNESCO world heritage site, the Avebury Stones with 5000 years of history. This week understanding monochrome cameras, street shooting in cities again, having confidence in our work, hearing our pictures 'talk', personal projects, the first thing you see feature, photo biking and late developers. Inspirational words from Helen Jones-Florio, Tim Wallace automobile photographer, NZ's Matt Searles and VII Agency's Ed Kashi. News from MPB.com and see the SHOW NOTES here.

Tim Wallace 'rested' a blossoming career in newspaper photojournalism to work in an altogether more '9 to 5' environment. But picking up the camera again as he approached 40, he commented to his wife on holiday that he'd like to become a commercial photographer. He's now one of the most respected car photographers worldwide with a growing aviation and aerospace client portfolio too. Today is a story of how he started, who he is and why he believes he's succeeded after declaring his plans once; "A pipe dream." Supported by our patrons and MPB.com - see the SHOW NOTES for pictures and reference.

A photo show that takes a camera and goes walking into the sounds of the countryside to make pictures and talk with you, hear from you and share with you, thoughts from photographers and anyone who just likes making pictures. This week we talk about Insta, share our vulnerability, seek travel adventures, try to cast aside imposter syndrome and hear from inspirational former guests about the quiet of photography, confidence, walking and Tibet. See the SHOW PAGE with pictures.

A gentle paced story today of a highly respected graphic designer who returned to photography after a move in retirement takes him from London to Brighton on the south coast of England. John Brockliss, an author of four books, a documentary photographer, John is known for his extraordinary images of Brighton on the coast and at play, but equally his stories of travel and his photographic pilgrimage walking the Camino in Europe. The show is supported by our patrons and MPB.com

Jason P. Howe returns for the second part of his two parter as we follow him from Colombia to the Middle East. He talks of a brutal step change and how he made photographs of conflicts across the region, from surviving a suicide bomb attack, an IED on patrol with the British Army to a film made about his life. We talk about the mental toll of being a witness to war and conflict, those who choose to do it now, and how the next part of his life behind a camera is changing with a move to Andalusia. Photographs from this edition can be viewed on the SHOW PAGE.

This week on the mailbag show: we talk about making expeditions, shooting left or right eyed, creating your first expedition, finding confidence, making a 365+, we take a new FIRST THING YOU SEE picture, introduce you to camera ASMR and discuss the Instagram revolution. There's inspiration from former guests including Jason P. Howe on learning conflict photography on the fly, plus Jason Florio and Helen Jones-Florio on canoeing in Africa. Send your pictures into the show for inclusion in next week's show and see the SHOW PAGE.

Jason P. Howe did not go to college to study photojournalism, yet he has been widely recognised for his work covering conflict and civil war by peers at the highest level. Working in a photographic shop for the best part of a decade, he decided to sell everything he owned and departed for Colombia with fifty rolls of film and a Leica rangefinder camera to 'get stuck in and learn as he went along.' The result is his book Colombia 'Between the lines,' a determined story dedicated to the people of Colombia and their search for peace. See the SHOW PAGE for examples of Jason's work.

Each Friday we take a walk with our cameras, a microphone and a mailbag with your thoughts and ideas about photography and what making pictures means to you. It's the only location show of its kind and today we talk about our addiction to camera bags, how our lockdowns have inspired photo projects and skills, more van life, being a radio DJ, making random portraits, putting on a solo exhibition, nerves, honesty and making photo stories about the strangers we meet. The show is supported by MPB.com and our patrons. See today's SHOW NOTES.

Making pictures at -35 degrees Celsius in Greenland. Your hands can freeze, long before you load a film chamber. Today, Henrik Saxgren, an internationally renowned photographer who has spent a lifetime making pictures of people who need a voice, talks about his latest book Ultima Thule. It's a story of life in Greenland, an account about the reality of living in a part of the world where the hunters are the hunted, where age old traditions are still practised; an honest and authentic pictorial study of life in the arctic. The show is supported by MPB.com and for references see the SHOW NOTES.

The biggest photo mailbag show in podcastsphere; where you set the agenda with your thoughts and ideas about taking pictures. Today, make pictures before the bulldozers move in, the best URBEX guide, how to launch a portrait and wedding business on the side, a first thing you see photo moment, some very wise words if you're in a photographic or life fug, shedlife, is photography like a game of golf and photographing Christian Eriksen, a question of ethics plus we hear from Laird Kay who photographs airliners in wildlife style, Misan Harriman on life changing experiences, Brendan Barry on building cameras out of stuff you find in a fridge, Tom Stoddart and the inspirational TedX speaker and photographer Chris Orwig. See the SHOW PAGE. The show is supported by MPB.com

Photojournalist Ryan Vizzions excites us about being on the open road in a van, photographing every American state. We talk about escapism, freedom, mental health, the wonder of making photographs, solitude, social media, the human spirit and how being on the road 24/7 affects basic instincts such as sleep. The show is supported by MPB.com. If you're buying, selling or trading used camera equipment in the UK, US or Europe, trust MPB to be your perfect partner. See the SHOW NOTES for details and pictures from today's show.

The podcastsphere photography mailbag show. Your ideas and thoughts about making photographs whilst we take in a countryside walk. It's a photowalk and you're invited to come along. This week, an invite to pothole, more abandoned buildings to photograph, exploring history, Belgian waffles in the sun, spiritual homes and close up wildlife. Our guest inspiration includes stories about Tibet, African lions, finding Chicago and smuggling photos from a conflict zone. We also hear from next week's guest Ryan Vizzions, who shares his love of van-lifing with a camera across America. The show is supported by MPB.com and see today's pictures HERE.

British photojournalist Tom Stoddart on his new book Extraordinary Women, a photographic collection that salutes the resilience and courage of women through times of war, poverty and hardship. With fifty years behind the lens, Tom also shares some home truths about the business of photojournalism, why it's an exciting yet challenging time for picture makers, reinvention and the changing landscape. He revisits some of his most important pictures and talks of his time working with the late respected front line journalist Marie Colvin. See the SHOW NOTES for links and thanks to MPB.com for their support of this title.

The mailbag Photowalk show is from South Devon this week in the south west of England. A dawn chorus, returning to Chernobyl, how the 'Merikans fish, exploring abandoned buildings, making your own podcast, French photography, what makes a good street photo, photographing the first thing you see and I share a secret I didn't dare tell my late parents. Be a part of the Photowalk by sending your pictures and stories to [email protected]. The show is supported by our friends at MPB.com and the wonderful Patrons. See the SHOW PAGE for pictures. photowalk-devon-exploring

Today two stories featuring humanitarian photojournalist Jason Florio. In the first we talk about a photo expedition he took with his wife and business partner Helen Jones-Florio along the Gambia River, which sounds beautifully romantic and exotic in equal measure, but doesn't come without its wildlife challenges as you're about to find out. And then in part two of our conversation, we discuss moving to Africa, living initially under a regime that didn't encourage open documentary work or journalism or indeed anyone who might want to talk of uncomfortable truths in a country which has the motto, progress, peace and prosperity. See the SHOW NOTES and thank you to MPB.com for their support.

The walking photography mailbag show of the week is truly international this week, with stories from the US about the tallest stainless steel monument in the world, 'Trigger's English lighthouse, beautiful waterfalls in Norway, a Scottish well that will cure your ills, an Iraqi pilgrimage, plus we talk creative block, stress and anxiety. A real mixed camera bag of thoughts, emotions and stories. And we'd love to hear yours for next time. Write to [email protected]. See the SHOW LINKS. Supported by MPB.com

Philosophical YouTuber and photographer Sean Tucker returns to the show, this time to talk about his new book released this Summer; The Meaning in the Making. It's a read which contains personal stories interwoven with philosophical and spiritual practices that inspire and motivate him to remain a, "Maker of things." As Sean suggests, this book isn't just for photographers or filmmakers, but for musicians, painters, writers; anyone who makes anything. We talk about the process of making this book and his most personal journey of 2020/21 whilst completing it. See the SHOW NOTES. Supported by MPB.com

It's the photography podcast edition where we escape together like the end scene from The graduate. Just us, our cameras, earbuds and the mailbag; walking and sharing inspirational stories from photographers around the world. This week we hear from a photographer who chooses to photowalk around Chernobyl, we talk reunions, hear about photographic life in Indonesia right now, think about legacy, emails from the front line and discover a place fit for our first post lockdown meet up, plus more. Supported by MPB.com and click here for SHOW LINKS.

Pulitzer prize winner Marissa Roth returns to chat with me about a photographic trip to Tibet that changed her life and 'saved her photography.' If you've thought about making a journey like this, today is an episode peppered with creative, mental and practical advice on how to go about making your BIG life changing photo project. We talk about making pictures in a country where the average elevation is the best part of 15,000 feet, tackling the politics and why she'll never return. We also talk about travelling with an open mind and heart and go behind the scenes to learn more about producing a book. Supported by MPB.com - see the SHOW NOTES for all links.

It's black and white week on the Friday Photowalk as I read and answer your mails you send into the show. We talk about embracing the world that is on your doorstep, the wonderful trinkets and details of our life we should be photographing, leaving an 18 year career to pursue a dream job making pictures, we make photos of the cherry blossom in Boston and a windswept coast in England, plus I'm on the lookout for those who photograph abandoned buildings. Supported by MPB.com and see the SHOW NOTES.

Photojournalist Rick Findler's work focuses on both domestic features as well as travelling to some of the most dangerous places on Earth, to shine a light on other people's stories and tales. The Afghan female ski team, autism, escaping from Syria, the Beirut blast, mentoring children and helping corporate execs understand stress and fear; the wide gamut of stories today. See Rick's work in the SHOW NOTES.

Today Karah Mew, AKA The Glass Narrator talks about how launching a career in documentary portrait photography during a difficult pregnancy that then became a pandemic business drought has helped her re-evaluate life and her love of making pictures, which starts with the most wonderful serendipitous house clearance, where she discovered a chest of photographs belonging to a lady who'd worked as a print developer. Supported by MPB.com - see the SHOW NOTES for all links.

The Friday edition of the show is our mailbag episode; you, your questions and thoughts about the guests you have heard and the photo projects you're working on. This week, farewell portraits, a cold Canadian walk with one eye out for the bears, picturing litter, photo ping pong revisited, underwater in Jamaica, taking a degree in photography and more. Send your pictures and stories for next week's show to [email protected] - and see the pictures on the SHOW PAGE.

If you're wondering about the title today, it's a quote from a Time Out special feature when they highlighted the historically important work of a photographer who with a Kodak camera he came about from an American GI, grew up in late 50s and 60s London, documenting life in the city, a viewpoint from a young man who had arrived from Jamaica with his family in '56. This docu-interview was recorded on location and covers Charlie's life, his time as a member of the Italian Paparazzi, his return to London and the struggle to get recognised. Supported by MPB.com. See the SHOW NOTES for all links.

Barry Butler in our Monday FOCUS edition on business talks about the incredible work he has been doing photographing each sunrise and sunset in Chicago, but his story starts at a 'friendly' hockey game, a 'fortuitous' accident leading to a life and career making photographs that he calls landscape journalism. He talks of how this became his obsession and livelihood and his love of the homeland; Ireland. Supported by MPB.com - see the SHOW NOTES.

It's the mailbag podcast of the week from Oxford this time. Joined by a friend of the show, Steve Vaughan who takes us on a short Morse walk within the programme to celebrate the city's famous TV sleuth. Today we talk community, van life, setting up studios, the calm of photography, taking risks and making pictures in a jail. There's inspirational clips from past guests and we invite you to send us your pictures and photo stories to [email protected]. All links and pictures from those featured are on the SHOW PAGE.

Gulnara Samoilova, a photojournalist, a documentarian, a curator, a street photographer and now an editor with a Wednesday Photostory edition about a new book featuring 100 international Women Street Photographers. We talk about what the street genre means to her, how she curated this collection and the runaway success of the organisation created to promote the work of women street photographers worldwide. We also talk about Gulnara's own incredibly powerful work that won a coveted World Press Photo award for coverage of 9/11. The SHOW NOTES have all links to that discussed today.

A new month, a new season of the show begins; on Mondays we talk with photographers worldwide, digging a little deeper into their business stories, a FOCUS on how they work and what they did to launch, where they are now, and what the future holds. Michael Quelch decided to set up shop in a city where he knew nobody and in three years has made a real success of building a portrait and headshot business. He took a different creative route as you're about to find out, empathy and preparation being important to his path. See the SHOW NOTES for links to all you hear.

The 'end of the week show,' taking your emails and DMs on a photowalk; us with our cameras, me with my microphone. Today we're 'climbing' Watership Down, a little square of England that inspired author Richard Adams to write the book of the same name, that became a 70s blockbuster animated movie. We talk photographic therapy, 365s, sunken villages, van-life, creative drift, the peace of the sea, 'photocycling' and there's some show news about the new Monday cast. We show your photowalk pictures too and share links in the SHOW NOTES.

'Take a Picture, Tell a Story' is American photojournalist Robert Gumpert's thirteen and a half year project in County Jails where he makes a portrait, then sits with each inmate to audio record the sound of them talking about life, their experiences in prison, family and whatever else they should want to say. The conversations were always conducted in private away from Deputy's ears. The idea was simple; the exchange of prints for a story. Hear how the project was made and excerpts from those who shared. See the SHOW NOTES for links to pictures.

Photographer and National Geographic contributor Roff Smith is more used to being on an airliner travelling to his next international story, than working within a ten mile radius of his home on the south coast of England. Featured recently by the New York Times for a wonderful lockdown enforced project where the lanes around his home became his muse, every day he'd cycle for hours to make self portraits during his trips out. Today, the Art of the ride, journeys from my doorstep. See the pictures and follow the links on the SHOW PAGE.

It's the end of the week show where you're invited to join me on a photowalk, just you, me, our cameras and the mailbag. This week basketball memories, genre dilemmas, daily dawn and dusk diaries, moving home in New Zealand, and walking in all seasons weather upon the Isle of Skye. Inspiration from Albert Watson, Paul Sanders, NBA legend Andrew D. Bernstein and landscape photographer Nick Page. Be sure to send your pictures and mails to [email protected] and see the SHOW NOTES. Supported by MPB.com

Albert Watson, OBE is our guest. It's a story of moving from Scotland to America, to the bright lights of LA, which must have been very dazzling and exciting for a young photographer loaded with creative ideas, ready to take on the photographic world. We talk about first breaks, self belief, the fashion industry and some of his most famous portraits with Kate Moss, Hitchcock and the dead Goose , plus Mick Jagger morphed with a Leopard! The show is sponsored by MPB.com and send your thoughts to the Friday Photowalk edition by emailing [email protected]. Click here for SHOW LINKS.

Like many good stories, this starts with an element of sliding doors circumstance, a fitting movie reference. A sucker for tales of the unexpected, those things that happen which persuade your life to take a different path; the red or blue pill, one more movie reference. Today, photographer Dodd Vickers gives a fascinating glimpse into the world of film making and the job that can literally shape the mood and look of a film or TV series; the work of photographic location scouts and set location managers. Supported by MPB.com - see the SHOW NOTES.

The Photowalk edition is the show where I take your emails and DMs on a photowalk to end the week. We make some pictures and have a chat. Your thoughts about photography, what you've heard on the weekday shows, what you're working on and what it means to be a photographer. This week, the healing effect of photography, using film, walks in Rome and Norway, imposter syndrome and going pro. Inspirational thoughts too from guests including forthcoming legend of photography Albert Watson. See today's SHOW NOTES for links to all discussed.

Guest Andrew D. Bernstein is a legend in American sports photography, involved in the creation of NBA Photos in 1986, responsible for helping archive the history of professional basketball. His photos have featured on thousands of magazine covers plus newspaper leads worldwide and his enduring professional and personal friendship with the late five time NBA Champion Kobe Bryant led to their global bestseller 'The Mamba Mentality: How I Play.' We talk about the game, the stars; Magic, Kobe, Phil Jackson and - Bruce Springsteen! Pics and info in the SHOW NOTES.

Roy Tyson creates witty and intriguing imagery with customised miniature figures in photographs and art installations. The former car mechanic and pharma sales rep is a self taught photographer and artist with works and representation by Saatchi Arts. This is a classic story of trusting instinct, feeling your way, making that leap of faith as a creative. For links to pictures, supporters and subjects discussed, be sure to visit the SHOW PAGE.

The mailbag walkabout edition of the week where I take the show out with you and our cameras, some 'us time' to make pictures and chat about photography, whatever kind of photographer you are; pro, amateur or even iPhonographer, it all counts. This week vintage cameras, ideas for projects, children's books, a walk in Ottawa to clear the mind and even Dr. Who! I'd love to receive your pictures from the photowalks you make, so send them in to [email protected] - and the pictures from this week are on the SHOW PAGE.

Snowboarder turned photographer Mike Kelley shares a story of his entirely unplanned journey into the world of international architectural photography. He also talks of the project made with a Canon 6D and cheap 50mm lens that saw him travel to twenty airports around the world to photograph an inventive viral campaign called Airportraits, proof that you simply never know what is around the corner creatively. It's a story of real left turns in life, being open to opportunity and letting your imagination loose at NASA HQ! Links to today's stories, pictures and a chance to listen to a MORE members only episode gratis are on the SHOW NOTES.

Today the extraordinary Kickstarter book project by a British commercial photographer, Marc Wilson; A Wounded Landscape, Bearing Witness to the Holocaust, based around 22 Holocaust survivor stories, a project that has a most gentle nature and revealing serendipity at times. For many photographers, Kickstarter is a route to publish and I also talk with Marc about his experience using this method. See the SHOW NOTES for this episode which also has a link to tomorrow's Patreon only edition which is available to all listeners. The show is supported by MPB.com

The Photowalk edition of the week is a chance to escape into ourselves with earbuds charged, you and I, chatting about what went on during the week with our guests, a revisit to some of the interview archives and an opportunity to find out what's going on with your photography; ideas you've had and projects you'd like to share. This week, words that spell trouble for good reason, a white out, we discuss renewed creative zest, becoming professional and copyright. Share your photowalk pictures through the email address: [email protected] See all the SHOW NOTES.

Joe Pugliese, or 'Joepug' as you'll find him online, is an LA based photographer, travelling the world, who photographs celebs and celeb culture, but to quote from his bio; "He's also had the privilege to meet and photograph scientists, authors, performers of every type, creative geniuses, and everyday people who have something fascinating to say." Meet one of the most in demand photographers in a town where everything is hotly contended and find out why and how he photographs. Also today some show news about a new weekend edition coming soon! Click here for SHOW NOTES.

Today, two guests. An introduction to Marc Wilson about a Kickstarter project to make a book about the those who lived through, survived, or lost their lives as a result of the holocaust, a story made in a way that approaches this subject in a unique way. And then Thomas Kelly, a picture desk editor and television producer, who worked on the RTÉ documentary looking at the experiences of the incredibly resilient local and regional newspaper photographers who recorded events during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Click here for SHOW NOTES.

It's the edition you download to take out on your own photowalks. The only photowalk show on the 'dial.' This week stories, mails and pictures from Denmark, Holland, America, the UK and Canada. What to do when curious folk poke at your camera and ask what you're photographing, volcanic action in Iceland, a cautionary tale about looking after your photographic legacy, going vintage and why we love and collect camera bags. We hear from former guests too including Angelika Schneider, Marissa Roth and Ed Kashi. For pictures and all links be sure to visit the SHOW PAGE.

Marissa Roth, a Pulitzer prize winning photographer with the LA Times tells the story of how women in numerous countries and cultures have been directly affected by war and its aftermath. It's a project that has consumed Marissa's photographic thoughts for thirty five years. Hear how it started and then how she eventually found closure. Marissa also talks about her love of the ocean and a love story that's connected with The Queen Mary. The show is supported by MPB.com and our wonderful patrons and you'll find pictures and reference in the SHOW NOTES.

Today the new Irish Press Photographer of the Year, sports photographer James Crombie talks about 2020. From a pandemic stay at home order when all sports stopped to where he finds himself today, recipient of an award that hasn't gone to a sports photographer for three decades! A year of photographing where James has had to reinvent the way he thinks about making sport and news pictures. And the story of a Starling murmuration that went viral in the 'Twittersphere'. Supported by MPB.com, links and pictures in the SHOW NOTES.

The on-location mailbag show of the week where we take a walk together, make some photographs and you share your own pictures and stories of what photography means to you. This week we're talking photographic pilgrimages, animals, US Presidents, voodoo, spiders the size of dustbin lids, jazz, and trying to dodge the adders as snake season starts. If you have pictures and stories to share be sure to email: [email protected] and for the pictures and all links see the SHOW NOTES.

Today, world renowned fine art photographer David Yarrow whose evocative and immersive photography of life on earth has earned him an ever growing following amongst art collectors. His large black and white images grace the walls of leading galleries and museums across Europe and the US and he's now recognised as one of the best selling fine art photographers in the world with his limited edition works in much demand at Sotheby's and other auction houses. The show is supported by MPB.com and see SHOW LINKS.

Today two guests; Angelika Schneider who has been walking the trails of the Camino in Europe, and Ayaz Ali who joined millions of pilgrims for what is described as the world's largest peaceful gathering in Iraq. Both photographers who have made books to commemorate their personal journeys and share it with wider audiences. We learn how it has developed their photographic senses. All links to guests in the SHOW NOTES. Supported by our friends at MPB.com

50mph average winds, 98% chance of rain, but you've got to take that photowalk; there's always the chance of a strong photograph. Today we talk about the calming influence of photography, pictures of feet under the seat on the train; an inspired idea for a photo book, we look back at 'Waving and Leaving,' the language of picture making, camera straps and Highland walking in Scotland. Send your photowalk stories to [email protected] and for contributor pictures plus links see the SHOW NOTES. The show is supported by MPB.com