F-Stop Collaborate and Listen - A Photography Podcast

Welcome to episode 243 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Murray Livingston  - a South African landscape photographer and freelance architect who actively practices a contemplative style of photography while living out of his off-grid van. On this week's episode we discuss: How Murray's study of architecture has influenced his approach to landscape photogra...

Welcome to episode 242 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Jeppe Michael Jensen  - a photo-journalist by trade and landscape photographer by hobby living in the country of Denmark. In today's episode, we focus a great deal of time discussing the merits of maintaining landscape photography as a hobby as opposed to pursuing it as a full-time vocation, and why...

Welcome to episode 241 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Jonathan Buford  - a landscape photographer and the founder & owner of  Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company .  Jonathan founded his brewery with a conservation focus and goal, which intersects with his personal goals for his photography as well. Jonathan is working on a photography book project wh...

Welcome to episode 240 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  William McIntosh  - a landscape photographer and choral music professor at Mt. San Antonio College in Southern California. William and I have been exchanging long and thoughtful e-mails for several years and I finally decided that it would be much more fun to debate our ideas publicly on the podcast...

Welcome to episode 239 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Huibo Hou  - a landscape photographer originally from China now living in San Diego. Her photography has a very consistent look and feel to it which is something I think that a lot of photographers strive to achieve. She predominantly creates images in the black and white style that is quite stunning...

Welcome to episode 238 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Michael Torkildsen  - a landscape photographer who has been living on the road since right before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with his eyes on becoming a full-time photographer.  Michael has had to pivot quite a bit since he launched into his full-time career and has recently been putting in...

Welcome to episode 237 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen!   This week on the podcast I was joined by William Neill , Eric Bennett , and Alex Noriega for a casual yet informative conversation that is filled with tidbits of wisdom that I think any landscape and nature photographer can get something out of. The main focus of our conversation was around collaboration and community, central components t...

Welcome to episode 236 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Talor Stone  - a PhD researcher and photographer based in Pensacola, Florida. After serving as a federal agent for the United States military, Talor broke from the traditional career path to pursue photography. In this episode, Talor starts off by sharing a very personal and emotional story about her...

Welcome to episode 235 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Dawn Wilson , a wildlife and nature photographer living in Estes Park, Colorado at the base of Rocky Mountain National Park. Dawn is a fantastic wildlife photographer and the president of the  North American Nature Photography Association . On the podcast this week, we discuss: How Dawn has leveraged...

Welcome to episode 234 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Richard Bernabe , an international travel landscape and wildlife photographer who has been recommended about 400 times to be on the podcast and we finally made it happen! Richard was a blast to speak with and I just love interacting with him on  Twitter , where he has over 1,000,000 followers. Richar...

Welcome to episode 233 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Jess Findlay , a wildlife and landscape photographer from Vancouver British Columbia.  Jess spent his childhood hiking and birdwatching with his family, throughout the Pacific Northwest through which his passion for photography was born. In 2011, Jess was awarded the International Youth Photographer...

Welcome to episode 232 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Alfonso Calero , a travel and landscape photographer born in the Philippines, living in Australia. Alfonso and I met on the audio app Clubhouse and he has been a regular contributor to our weekly Clubhouse after-parties for the podcast. He runs his own photography tour business in Australia and is fl...

Welcome to episode 231 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Cody Schultz , a black and white landscape photographer living in Pennsylvania who has chosen to work in the medium of film. Cody and I talked a lot about the impact of social media and other factors on our mental health and how we can use our work to overcome these challenges. On today's podcast we...

Welcome to episode 230 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  James Lane , a landscape photographer and physics teacher living in Wakefield in the United Kingdom. James is the kind of photographer I deeply admire - he focuses on local subjects and has a keen eye for incredibly personal and emotionally impactful intimate work that is jaw dropping. I highly encou...

Welcome to episode 229 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Claude Fiddler . Claude spent much of his life deeply exploring and photographing the High Sierra of California after being inspired by the likes of Galen Rowell and Ansel Adams. Most of Claude's images were created using a large format film camera in extremely remote locations in the Sie...

Welcome to episode 228 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  James Rodewald . James is a photographer and science teacher residing in the State of New York. He started his photographic journey back in the early 1980s with a 35-mm film camera. Although his portfolio of film and digital work spans many years, one can see a few common themes emerge. O...

Welcome to episode 227 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Brynn Schmidt ,  Alex Noriega , and  Alex Nail  to talk about the most controversial and divisive topics in the landscape and nature photography community at the present moment - NFTs. In today's episode, you can expect to hear four adults have a very respectful and cordial conversation a...

Welcome to episode 226 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Jordan Inglee , a landscape photographer living in Portland, Oregon who has an extensive background in video production and live event production. I was fortunate to meet Jordan at last year's Out of Chicago Live conference and have been enjoying bantering with him on Twitter. Jordan and...

Welcome to episode 225 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Scott Wilson , a landscape, wildlife, cityscape, and portrait photographer who recently has overcome a stage 4 Colon Cancer diagnosis. Scott leveraged his love for photography to overcome his diagnosis and has leveraged his recovery as a catalyst to take his artwork to new levels. On toda...

Welcome to episode 224 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Chris Murray , a professional full-time nature photographer living in Syracuse, New York. Chris' photography predominately features the the woods, lakes, mountains, and streams of New York State. Chris is a geologist by training and his lens is typically focused on quiet scenes of nature...

Welcome to episode 223 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Danielle Hayden , who owns Kickstart Accounting. While Danielle is not a photographer, she's an expert in helping entrepreneurs think about and attain their financial goals. As photographers, many of us are independent creators and therefore entrepreneurs, but some of us are hobbyists who...

Welcome to episode 222 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by a photographer living in France and originally from the United Kingdom:  Julian Elliott . Julian and I discuss a wide variety of topics this week, including: The advantages of generalizing across many forms of photography vs. sticking to just one. Julian's thoughts and experiences in colla...

Welcome to episode 221 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with your host Matt Payne.   This week on the podcast I was joined by a landscape photographer and YouTube creator who recently quit his full-time job to pursue photography full-time: Mark Denney .   Mark and I discuss his brave journey into photography and what compelled him to make the leap as well as all of the challenges that lay before a...

Welcome to episode 220 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by a photographer and digital artist who lives in Quebec, Canada:  Cath Simard . Cath is a self-proclaimed composite artist whose work has a very consistent look and feel. Her artwork combines various elements from spectacular locations across the globe. Perhaps what is most refreshing about...

Welcome to episode 219 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by a wildlife and nature photographer who spends most of her time leading workshops based out of sea vessels -  Lisa LaPointe . Lisa is a naturalist with a huge passion for sea expeditions, wildlife photography, conservation, and education programs designed to spark the same passions in others. She leads...