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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…

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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…

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A real pleasure to chat to the fab Ralu Chase for episode 72 of the Podcast today! Ralu was ranked no.1 in the UK on This is Reportage: Family in 2020 (and 5th in the world), with 8 Reportage Family Awards and 2 Family Story Awards to her name, and I found it really inspiring talking to her. Tune in today as Ralu shares all about:

the story behind of her specific Family Story Awards that doesn’t actually show any people, her top tips for documentary family photography in general, what living in three different countries over two different continents has meant to her and her photography, our Netflix synopsis game, and so much more…

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Welcome to episode 71 of the Podcast, where I’m thrilled to be chatting to the fab Marek Troszczynski! Marek was joint-28th in the World on TiR in 2020, and joint 24th on This is Reportage: Family – this is a man who really knows his stuff when it comes to documentary photography! But not only is he a fantastic photographer, he’s a truly lovely guy too; really enjoyed chatting with him. Tune in today as Marek talks all about:

his experience of being a groom himself (and thus on the other side of the camera), how and why he became a photographer, shooting a wedding with 1000 guests, the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, photographing his own family, and so much more…

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Excited to be joined by the fab Elke Van Rulo for this week’s Podcast! Recently ranked 5th in Belgium on This is Reportage: Family for 2020, with 4 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story Award – and having already picked up two more Family Story Awards in our first Collection of 2021 – Elke shares so many great tips and insights into documentary family photography today, including:

the importance of talking when it comes to building trust and rapport, why she started to study photography when she did, her move to America and then back again, day in the life sessions, the value of having her own family photographed, our Netflix synopsis game, photographing her friend’s child’s birth, and much more…

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