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Really excited to bring you the awesome Leonard Walpot for episode 15 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Based in the Netherlands, Leonard was joint-second overall on our Top Photographers of 2019 – and actually won more Reportage Awards than anyone else; a remarkable feat. Join us on the episode as Leonard has so much to share, including:

how he enjoys the business side of wedding photography too,
the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards (the girl lying down in the ceremony),
his journey from linguist graduate to wedding photographer,
working with his wife,
what, to him, is the most important thing in life,
his political photography and how that affects his wedding work,
why we should look at other fields of photography,
a certain event that impacted his career,
his workflow and how he edits,
the importance of taking a step back from your work,
how he uses flash,
why you should watch 1917,
the importance of having a mentor,
balancing being a father and a business-owner,
how he created Best Men Weddings with Jesse van Kalmthout,
who he would be if he could be someone else for a day,
what he’s afraid of,
the benefits of a business coach,
his tips for starting out in the industry,
and much more…

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We’ve had a bit of a break from our ‘This is How’ series, but are so happy to be back with a brand new piece, by the fab Rob Dodsworth. Great advice about living the moment, composition and observation…thanks, Rob!

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Excited to reveal our fifth and final judge for Collection Thirteen: The brilliant Ben and Kelly Koller! Based in the USA, it’s an honour for us to have this fantastic husband and wife team judge our latest Collection (and it’s now Judging Week, so they’re doing this for us right now as we publish this…!)

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Honoured to have our Photographer of the Year 2019 with us for Episode 14 today; the brilliant Fabio Mirulla! Fabio won a staggering 17 Awards in 2019, including 8 Story Awards – such a worthy winner of our POY! It was such a pleasure to talk to Fabio – he shares so much – including:

what it meant to him to be our Photographer of the Year 2019,
what drives and motivates him,
his background in archeology and how there are similiarites to how he shoots weddings,
the importance of experimentation,
taking us back to his first ever wedding,
how his style was built over time,
how photography shouldn’t have limits,
his love of Anime and Lego,
tips on what to do when nothing much ‘seems’ to be happening at a wedding,
how he picks images for Story Awards,
his childhood growing up in Tuscancy,
his love of Art and how he draws inspiration from it,
his upcoming talk at Fearless Conference in March,
what creativity means to him and tips on how to be more creative,
a period of time he’s like to travel to,
what he’s afraid of and how that’s linked to why he’s a photographer: Making memories for other people,
why it’s so important to him to capture the fun an humour of weddings,
how to attract the right couples for you,
why he shoots with seconds virtually all the time,
his specific tips on how to win a Reportage Award and/or a Story Award,
how we don’t need beautiful light or beautiful destinations to find gold,
and much, much more…

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Honoured to reveal the fourth of our five judges for Collection Thirteen: The fantastic Pedro Alvarez and Zoe of 2photodreams! Originally from the Canary Islands (Pedro), and now based in the UK, Pedro and Zoe take their brilliantly creative wedding photography all over the world; an honour to have them judging for us!

Deadline for submissions is less than 36 hours away now: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2020. Full details and to join us over here.

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