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 98: This is Alpár Lukácsi
It was such a pleasure to chat to the fab Alpár Lukácsi for episode 98 of the Podcast! Alpár has been in our Top 10 Romanian Photographers for the past two years in a row, and has won six Reportage Awards from us. He talks about one of those specific Awards on the episode today, as well as lots of other things, including:
how you should never be satisfied,
shooting his first weddings in his early twenties,
the importance of empathy,
having a positive mindset,
why his Grandfather is such a huge inspiration for him,
destination weddings,
and much more…
Podcast Episode 97: This is Sandra Stokmans
So fab to have the awesome family photographer Sandra Stokmans on the Podcast for episode 97! Sandra was just recently ranked 5th in the Netherlands on This is Reportage: Family for 2021, and joint-30th in the World, with 6 awards won from us in the year. Sandra talks about one of her specific, very emotional awards in the episode today, as well as many other things, including:
her personal project about children with congenital heart defects,
why and how she also photographs businesses in a documentary way,
day in the life and year in the life shoots,
why it’s important to not only capture the happy times,
our Netflix synopsis game,
how growing up in lots of different countries had an affect on her,
and much more…
Podcast Episode 95: This is Agata Szymanowicz
Excited to have the fab Agata Szymanowicz on the Podcast for episode 95! Based in London, Agata has won an incredibly impressive 10 Reportage Family Awards from us, and she goes behind the scenes of a couple of those today, as well as much more, including:
how she approaches a typical family shoot,
her ‘Waiting For The Miracle’ project,
top tips for better documentary family coverage,
why I think her website is so great,
our Netflix game,
her background as a child psychologist,
and much more…
Podcast Episode 94: This is Rianne Hogewoning
Delighted to have the fab Rianne Hogewoning on the Podcast for episode 94! Rianne was 5th in the Netherlands on TiR for 2020, and 60th in the world, and she’s amassed 10 awards from us so far. She was a real pleasure to talk to, and she shares so much, including:
a certain image that’s had an impact on her,
photographing something that scared her,
how she got her first wedding,
the Full Monty,
the story behind one of her specific Reportage Awards,
having her Facebook and Instagram hacked,
and so much more…
Podcast Episode 93: This is Laura Beth Davidson
It was really lovely to talk to the brilliant Laura Beth Davidson for episode 93 of the Podcast! Based in the USA, Laura Beth was in our Top 100 Photographers Worldwide on This is Reportage: Family for 2020, and she shares so much on the episode today, including:
the importance of documenting a family’s environment as well as the people,
Harry Potter voice impressions,
advice for if you’re just starting out as a documentary family photographer,
talking us through a typical family shoot,
the story behind one of her very powerful and emotive Family Story Awards concerning her daughter, Alice
writing Instagram captions,
ordering at Starbucks,
and so much more…
