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Podcast Episode 82: This is Patrick Mateer
Really loved talking to the fab Patrick Mateer of M and G Wedding Photography for episode 82 of the Podcast! Patrick is one of the UK’s best documentary wedding photographers (and one of the best wedding photographers in Yorkshire), and was ranked joint-49th in the World on TiR for 2020. He’s amassed more awards since then, too, and currently has 11 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards to his name – an incredible achievement. Patrick shares so much in this episode, including:
the forming of his studio and shooting alongside his wife (the very talented Hollie Rosa Mateer), how and why his approach to shooting has evolved, being in a band, our Netflix synopsis game, the story behind his ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’ Reportage Award, top tips for improving your documentary work, football, community, why he personally enters awards, and so much more…
Podcast Episode 81: This is Marieke Zwartscholten
Thoroughly enjoyed chatting to the fab Marieke Zwartscholten for episode 81 of the Podcast! Based in the Netherlands, Marieke is a great wedding and family photographer, having won numerous awards from us on both our wedding site and family site, and we talk about both disciplines on the episode today. Tune in as Marieke talks about:
why attending workshops has been so vital for her, how she captured one of her specific Reportage Awards (the one of the bride arriving, shot through the groom’s legs), her top tips for documenting families, her experience judging for our wedding site (and top tips for people submitting), running her own training and workshops, our Netflix synopsis game, pressure, nerves, and so much more…
Podcast Episode 80: This is Erica Hawkins
I absolutely loved chatting to the fab Erica Hawkins for episode 80 of the Podcast this week! Erica is a fantastic UK-based wedding and family photographer – she has won 3 Reportage Awards from us for her wedding work, and was also ranked 14th in the World on our documentary family site, This is Reportage: Family, for 2020, and has won 11 Awards from us there – we talk about both arts in the episode today. I found it really inspiring to talk to Erica, as she talks so openly and honestly about so many subjects, including:
capturing her own family during lockdowns, anxiety and nerves, finding out she had cancer, how she won a gallery spot with the renowned Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery in London, imposter syndrome, branching out into teaching and branding photography, filming onstage at Glastonbury, shooting a ‘Don’t Tell The Bride’ wedding, and so much more…
Podcast Episode 79: This is Fille Roelants
It was an absolute pleasure to chat to the fab Fille Roelants for episode 79 of the Podcast! One of the best wedding photographers in Belgium, Fille was recently ranked 13th in the World on This is Reportage for 2020, with 10 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards won in the year. I briefly met him at Doc Day – the documentary wedding photography conference that TiR is partnered with – and it was great to be able to properly talk to him for the Podcast. Stick with us as Fille shares all about:
how he graduated as a pharmacist and his journey from that to photography, living abroad for a while, the story behind one of his incredibly emotional Story Awards, photographing whales, why Belgium has such a wealth of photography talent, his top tips for better documentary coverage, our Netflix synopsis game, canapes, and so much more…
Podcast Episode 78: This is Gretchen Yost
Honoured to chat to the fab Gretchen Yost for episode 78 of the Podcast this week! Based in the USA, Gretchen has won 6 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story Award from our most recent two Award Collections on This is Reportage: Family – a truly remarkable achievement. But not only is she a great photographer, but she was also a real pleasure to talk to – I hope you enjoy listening today 🙂 Stick with us, as Gretchen shares all about:
how she became a documentary photographer, her personal projects, our Netflix synopsis game, how she captured one of her specific Reportage Family Awards, ‘Poohsticks’, why workshops have been so important for her, not having a TV in the house, her top tips for if you’re thinking of starting your documentary family photography journey, and much more…