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 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…
Podcast Episode 92: This is Ronan Palliser
Loved chatting to the fab Ronan Palliser for episode 92 of the Podcast! Ronan was 5th in Ireland on TiR for 2020, and I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him a few times now – he’s a really lovely guy, and he did one of the best conference talks I’ve ever seen as well. We talk about that on the episode today, as well as many other things, including:
why he’s ‘not just a bride or groom photographer’,
editing,
the stories behind a couple of his Reportage Awards,
our Netflix synopsis game,
how he typically works on a wedding day,
his involvement with the Irish Professional Photographers and Videographers Association
Instagram,
the definition of ‘documentary’,
and so much more…
Podcast Episode 89: This is Lisa Winner
Honoured to have the fab Lisa Winner on the Podcast with me today! Lisa was in our Top 10 USA Photographers of the Year on This is Reportage: Family for 2020, and she’s won 9 Awards from us in total (6 individual, and 3 Story awards). Lisa shares so much in the episode today, including:
the Story behind one of her Family Story Awards
her personal projects regarding autism and family caregiving
why she’s not interested in creating photos like everyone else’s
the importance of personality and getting that across
our Netflix synopsis game
vacation photography
and much more…
Podcast Episode 87: This is Barbara Puchta
Loved chatting to the fab Barbara Puchta for episode 87 of the Podcast! Barbara is one of the world’s best documentary family photographers, ranking 3rd in Germany for 2020 on This is Reportage: Family, and joint 17th in the world. She shares so much on the episode today, including:
her top tips for improving your documentary family work, how she’s a life coach as well as a photography mentor, her training and workshop partnership with Julia Rose-Greim (who I’ve also interviewed on the Podcast back in episode 60), addictions, her love of coffee, the story behind one of her specific Reportage Family Awards, why she prefers longer family sessions to shorter ones, and so much more…
