Podcast
Welcome to the This is Reportage Podcast! Each week we’ll be bringing you exclusive interviews with some of the world’s very best wedding photographers – sharing their backstories, tips, experience and advice.
Each episode has its own post, where you can listen to it directly, or read a transcript if reading is more your thing! If you enjoy, remember that you can download and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes to be notified of each weekly episode. You can also find us over on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and YouTube.
Podcast Episode 44: This is Alex Vita
Excited to have something a bit different for this week’s Podcast, as we talk to the fab Alex Vita about something which is very dear to each and every photographers’ hearts: Our websites. Alex has a massive amount of experience when it comes to web design, having worked on over 200 websites – and, more than that, he specifically only works on photography-sites, so he really knows his stuff.
There is so much great info shared by Alex in this episode, including the most common mistakes he sees photographers doing on their sites, why user experience can be much more important than SEO, tips on images and optimisation, how you can differentiate yourself from the competition, the importance of personality on your site, and much more…
Podcast Episode 43: This is The Framers
It was an absolute pleasure to talk to The Framers for episode 43 of the This is Reportage Podcast! The Framers are some of the very best wedding photographers in Portugal, and have won 7 Story Awards and 5 Reportage Awards from us. They were also judges for us back in Collection Five. Recently they also joined us for our first Live Critique, which members can re-watch exclusively over here. To top all of that, they’re just a lovely, lovely duo – a real pleasure to talk them!
Tune in today as the lovely Filipa and Rodrigo talk about working together as a couple, how they came up with their ‘The Framers’ name, dealing with covid, why a lot of their couples come from overseas, how street photography has had such an impact on them, the story behind one of their specific Reportage Awards, and much more…
Podcast Episode 42: This is Andrew Billington
Super to have the great Andrew Billington (TiR / website) with us for episode 42 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Andrew is one of the UK’s very best wedding photographers (and one of the best Cheshire wedding photographers), and has won a haul of 9 Reportage Awards from us.
He’s also done a members-only video for us, where he talks about how he captured each one of his Reportage Awards (members can view this here – you will need to be a member to see it, though. Not yet a member? Apply to join us here – we have over 17 hours of educational videos, with more added regularly). Andrew was also the photographer for our very first TiR Christmas Party.
In the Podcast episode, Andrew talks all about his journey from theatre to weddings, babies, happiness, what success means to him, his very first wedding on film, patience, social situations, client meetings, top tips for documentary coverage and so much more.
Podcast Episode 41: This is Prasheila Lookhar
Delighted to be talking to the fab Prasheila Lookhar for episode 41 of the This is Reportage Podcast today! Prasheila is one half of the award-winning team Going Bananas Photography, and is one of the very best wedding photographers in India. She works together with her partner, Abhimanyu, and between them they have won a massive 15 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards.
Prasheila shares so much with us today, including:
how coronavirus has been affecting her and her business in India
her journey from working for a UN agency to wedding photographer,
the story behind their ‘Going Bananas Photography’ business name,
the importance of empathy,
cutting her own pizza,
what makes her happy,
why she loves to capture the Haldi (where the bride and groom are covered in turmeric paste),
shooting a wedding with 2000 guests,
the benefits of shooting as a large team,
advice and tips for just starting out,
the day she would choose to live over and over again,
defining your own success,
something that had a large impact on her photography,
editing tips,
why wooden iPhone cases are so great,
her love of reading and getting inspiration from that,
and much more…
Podcast Episode 40: This is Logan Westom
So great to be talking to the fab Logan Westom for episode 40 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Logan is one of the best wedding photographers in the USA, and has won an incredible 6 Story Awards from us, and 7 Reportage Awards. He’s also just won a Family Story Award on our brand new sister-site for documentary family photography, This is Reportage: Family.
Logan shares so much with us in the episode, including:
music and concert photography (his first passion in photography),
how Seattle was one of the first epidemic centres in America and its affect,
the excitement of shooting again,
his experience as a photojournalist,
photographing a chicken-wing eating contest,
how he got into weddings,
Comedic and Dark Netflix recommendations,
the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards,
his personal project documenting artists of all kinds,
tips on Story Awards,
shooting solo or with seconds,
what success means to him,
networking,
the reason he learned to ski,
thinking about the future,
working with his wife,
tips on improving your documentary skills,
and much more.
