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 32: This is Marissa Joy Daly
Excited to bring you the fantastic Marissa Joy Daly for episode 32 of the This is Reportage Podcast! One of the best wedding photographers in the USA, Marissa is an international multi-award winner (including 3 Reportage Awards from us), was one of our judges for Collection 13, and was just totally lovely to talk to. Stick with us today as Marissa talks all about:
growing up and getting her first camera from her grandfather,
how a year in Italy was a catalyst to her photography career,
finding out that someone had stolen and used some of her images (and dealing with that),
some of her favourite Netflix watches,
what makes her happy,
how balance and diversification has been so important for her,
how she got into event and commercial photography,
how she’s inspired by other photographers and the power of community,
how she had Two Mann to photograph her own wedding and what she learned from that,
her experience of judging for us and tips for submitting,
how she took one of her specific Reportage Awards,
why she’s not keen on fruit or working out,
the benefits of shooting with a second,
advice on client meetings,
advice for when you’re in a rut or not happy with your work,
important attributes a wedding photographer should have,
and much more…
Podcast Episode 31: This is David Ryan
An absolute pleasure to talk to David Ryan for the 31st episode of our This is Reportage Podcast! Based in Ireland, David has been in our Top 30 photographers worldwide for both 2019 and 2018, with a total haul of 8 Reportage Awards and 3 Story Awards won – a remarkable feat! Tune it today as David talks about:
why lockdown is suiting him,
why he classes himself as an introvert and how that works with shooting weddings,
the story of why he posted a specific email from a bride,
how honesty is core to him and his photography and marketing,
why he started his best of 2019 post with the words “my wedding photos are rubbish”,
how a single image had a huge impact on him,
the story of how he came to be a wedding photographer,
why he has turned down business in the past,
his favourite food,
why he doesn’t like fiction,
slow shutter shots and taking risks,
why teaching didn’t suit him,
why workshops and conferences are not for him,
his thoughts on black and white,
top tips for better documentary photography,
why he tapes over the logos on his cameras,
why he’s recently stopped following other wedding photographers,
what success means to him,
his thoughts on the wedding industry as a whole,
why his photographs are his marketing,
and much more…
Podcast Episode 30: This is Sam Docker
So great to have the lovely Sam Docker on the Podcast for episode 30! Sam is a Rangefinder 30 Rising Star, winner of numerous TiR Awards, globe-trotting wedding photographer, and also just an all-round top guy – an honour to talk to him for the Podcast! Sam shares so much with us today, including:
how his life’s been impacted during corona and looking at the positives,
his recent experience doing an Iron Man (and why…!)
destination weddings (his thoughts on getting and shooting them, pricing and more)
Instagram tips,
how he went from a business selling second-hand clothes to wedding photographer,
a recent favourite joke and album-choice,
the effect becoming one of Rangefinder’s 30 Rising Stars had on him and his career,
his approach to workshops,
the story behind one of his Reportage Awards,
risk and trusting yourself,
his thoughts on equipment and camera systems in general,
his top tips for better documentary work,
his thoughts on staying late,
an embarrassing moment of his photography career,
great advice about starting out,
his first job at McDonald’s and what he’s learned from past jobs,
his lenses of choice,
advice on editing,
Netflix suggestions and how they can affect your photography,
and much more…
Podcast Episode 29: This is Alison Bounce
Super excited to have the fab Alison Bounce with us for episode 29 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Winner of no less than 12 Reportage Awards, Alison is not only one of the best wedding photographers in France, but she’s also a brilliant underwater photographer too, something which we dive into (sorry, had to do that pun!) – amongst many other things – on the episode today.
Stick with us as Alison shares all about:
how she went from being a firefighter to photographer,
how she’s currently dealing with the pandemic,
her thoughts on weddings themselves and why she likes photographing them,
her first ever wedding,
how she got into underwater photography (after initially being scared of water!),
her favourite TV series,
advice for entering our awards (Alison was a judge for us in Collection 6)
an amusing story behind one of her recent Reportage Awards,
how her cat has changed her life,
top tips for starting out in the industry,
giving at workshops and receiving in return,
the bloody tale of what happened after one of her Reportage Awards,
why moment trumps composition and light,
what annoys her about the industry,
shy she doesn’t like to book weddings too long in advance,
what makes her happy,
her thoughts on second shooters and why it’s important they meet the couple beforehand,
the most challenging aspect of wedding photography,
and much more…
Podcast Episode 28: This is Peter Geluk
Delighted to be bringing you the fantastic Peter Geluk for episode 28 of the This is Reportage Podcast! One half of Love Rules, Pete shoots with his wife Mitzy, and they were both in our Top 100 Photographers of 2019 list with a plethora of awards between them.
Pete shares so much with us today, including:
how he’s coping with the pandemic,
how a certain scary event led him to be in business with his wife,
the benefits of shooting as a husband and wife team,
the reason why he’s found himself shooting less frames per wedding,
a great tip to increase your patience and concentration,
what he’d do if he won the lottery,
what ‘being successful’ means to him,
how being a wedding photographer has had an effect on his character,
the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards,
why its vital to know your clients beforehand,
his first ever paid wedding,
his advice if you’re not feeling happy with your work or career point,
mentoring and feelings of responsibility,
a massive tip for a piece of software he couldn’t do without,
having a videographer as part of the team and tips on working with them,
why they chose to downsize,
his creativity journey,
and much more…
