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Podcast Episode 50: This is the 50th Special
Can’t quite believe we’re up to our 50th Podcast episode! It was less than a year ago that we launched (on November 7th 2019), and I really didn’t know how it was going to pan out; it was my first foray into the world of podcasting – would people tune in? Would they like what they heard? Would we have any listeners at all…?
Fast-forward almost a year later and I have to say the Podcast journey has been incredible – with over 32,000 plays so far, with listeners from all over the world. I want to say a massive, massive thanks to everyone who has tuned in – it really means a lot to know that the incredible photographers who share their time and expertise with me each week are being heard and appreciated.
And many thanks to those listeners who have been so kind as to leave us a review on iTunes, or to share something about an episode on their Insta Stories, or who have sent me messages via Insta or FB or by email…your kind words and support really mean so much to me – they really make my day to hear how you’re enjoying listening, they really do – so thank you so much.
A final – and very important! – thanks to each and every photographer who has joined me for an episode; you have all shared *so* much, been so incredibly generous with your advice and tips, and have been *so* open; no questions have ever been out-of-bounds, and I adore how honest and sharing you have all been. You’ve also put up with some of my truly awful and/or random questions, so, for that, I do indeed salute you. I know that, personally, I’ve learned so much over the course of these 50 episodes so far, and I know many people around the world have also benefitted from your openness – thank you all so much.
So, to celebrate this milestone of our 50th episode (as I do believe that milestones are worth celebrating in life, for lots of different reasons) I thought we’d do a special episode! I thought long and hard about what we could do that would be fun and different – and yet would still stay true to the core theme of the Podcast (which, incidentally, I think is just as much about the people – if not more so – than it is about the photography-side) and I thought….Game Show! Ha, why not? A ’50-themed’ Game Show to celebrate our 50th episode.
Podcast Episode 49: This is Kristian Leven
An absolute pleasure to talk to the fab Kristian Leven for episode 49 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Kristian is one of the UK’s very best documentary wedding photographers (and one of the best wedding photographers in London), and has won 8 Reportage Awards and 5 Story Awards from us, as well as two Reportage Family Awards over on our new sister-site for family photography, This is Reportage: Family. He was also in our Top 100 Photographers in the World in 2019, and was a judge for us back in our very first Collection. He’s just also a lovely, lovely guy!
Tune in today to hear Kristian talk about his top tips for documentary-coverage, how thoughts about creativity led him into this photographic-life, how he’s been dealing with these covid times, the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, his street photography adventures, photographing my own sister’s wedding, and much, much more…
Podcast Episode 48: This is Els Korsten
Fab to talk to the brilliant Els Korsten for episode 48 of the This is Reportage Podcast today! Els is one of the best documentary wedding photographers in Holland, and has won 4 Reportage Awards and a Story Award from us. She’s also won lots on our recently-launched sister-site for documentary family photography, This is Reportage: Family, where she’s picked up 7 Reportage Family Awards and 2 Family Story Awards already. Phew, that’s quite a haul, and a real testament to just how good a photographer she is.
Tune it today as Els shares so much, including the importance of being yourself, photographing cows (and how not to be scared of them), feeling the love of weddings, the day she’d live over-and-over again, why listening is vital, the story behind a specific Reportage and Reportage Family Award, and much more…
Revealing the Winners of Collection Seventeen!
So exciting to reveal the winners of Collection Seventeen! Once again, the standard was astronomical, and it was incredibly difficult to get an Award – our five judges for this round choosing just 133 Reportage Awards and 47 Story Awards (from almost 12,000 images submitted across the individual and story entries!).
Podcast Episode 47: This is Adam Riley
It was a real pleasure to chat to the fab Adam Riley for episode 47 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Adam was ranked 14th Worldwide on our Top Photographers of 2019 list, and has won an amazing haul of 8 Reportage Awards and 7 Story Awards – he really is one of the best wedding photographers in Cheshire, the UK, and the world.
Adam shares so much with us today, all in a very relaxed and entertaining way, too – including how he went from forensic scientist to wedding photographer, why street photography has had such an impact on his work, the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, Netflix recommendations, family photography, why a conversation over a game of FIFA changed his life, and much, much more…
