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Podcast Episode 76: This is Emma Collins
It was a real pleasure to chat to the very talented and lovely Emma Collins for episode 76 of the Podcast! Emma is an award-winning documentary family photographer (she was ranked 3rd in the UK on This is Reportage: Family for 2020) and also a co-founder of Made for Documentary, an educational platform for documentary family photographers. Emma has so many great stories to tell and advice to share in today’s episode, including:
her top tips for improving your documentary family photography skills, how she became a photographer, her experience of studying and living in France, the story behind one of her specific Reportage Family Awards, storytelling, best ever Friends episodes, and so much more…
Podcast Episode 75: This is Marnix de Stigter
So great to talk to the fab Marnix de Stigter for our 75th episode! Marnix was not only in our Top 50 Photographers in the World for 2020 on TiR, but he was also 4th in the Netherlands, and also made our Top 25 Storytellers in the World list too – really remarkable achievements. He was really fun to talk to on the episode, with so many fun and interesting stories to share, including:
something a bit embarrassing that happened to him at a wedding, the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, why walking in the park and sitting on benches holds such resonance, his experience of living in China for over a year, his thoughts and advice on Story Awards, being, in his own words, ‘quite a geek’, and much more…
Why Are You A Photographer?
We all have so many different reasons for being a photographer – so many different paths and journeys. We thought it would be interesting to ask our members their ‘Why’ – and here are 48 of their responses:
Podcast Episode 74: This is Águeda Sanfiz
A real pleasure to chat to the very lovely Águeda Sanfiz for episode 74 of the Podcast! Águeda is a wonderful Spanish documentary photographer based in Tampa Bay, Florida in the USA, and she recently won four Reportage Family Awards from us in a single Collection, which is no mean feat! As well as being a great photographer herself, she’s recently organised ‘Picture (im)Perfect’, an exhibition and book of documentary family photography – something we talk about on the episode today, along with many other things, including:
how picking up a camera when she was 19 for a road trip shaped her photography, the importance of patience and other top tips for documentary family photography, why you don’t always have to shoot fully manual, why its vital to be in your own family photographs, the story behind of her specific Reportage Family Awards, and much more…
Podcast Episode 73: This is Patrick Lombaert
Excited to welcome the fab Patrick Lombaert on to our Podcast for episode 73! Patrick is one of the very best documentary wedding photographers in France, and was our 2nd-ranked French photographer for 2020, with 8 Reportage Awards and a Story Award. Not only is he a great photographer, but he has also very selflessly passed on his knowledge and helped out over 80 of his colleagues with over 170 hours of free online skype/zoom conversations too – something which I find truly remarkable, and we talk about that on the episode today, along with many other things, including:
why the good photographer is not the invisible one, the in-between moments, his own reasons for entering awards, shooting during covid times, how he became a photographer, the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, tips for if you’re feeling a bit unhappy or stagnated with your work, and much more…
