The United Nations of Photography
A Photographic Life
"To take a photograph is to align the head, the eye and the heart. It's a way of life." Henri Cartier-Bresson. Whatever your level of engagement with photography The Photographic Life Podcast explains the realities of working with and learning about the medium. Each week photographer, writer, lecturer, filmmaker, and BBC Radio contributor Dr. Grant Scott reflects on news, discussions, themes and issues surrounding the photographic community. This is a podcast for those who do not want kit reviews, photoshop techniques, marketing babble or camera talk. It is for those who want informed conversa...
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7 oct. 2026
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A Photographic Life-340: 'Paul Lowe, Photo Books and Ready Mades' 13.11.2024 19:25
In episode 340 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the big and small things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Dr. Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photogra...
A Photographic Life-339: The Conversation With Bill Shapiro 'Politics and Photography' 06.11.2024 49:49
In this monthly conversation series Grant Scott speaks with editor, writer and curator of photography Bill Shapiro. In an informal conversation each month Grant and Bill comment on the photographic environment as they see it. This month they reflect on photography, politics and the iconic image. Bill Shapiro Bill Shapiro served as the Editor-in-Chief of LIFE, the legendary photo magazine; LIFE’s r...
A Photographic Life-338: A Conversation with Curator, Writer, Editor, and Educator David Campany 30.10.2024 51:07
n this special episode Grant Scott speaks with editor, writer and curator of photography David Campany. This conversation was instigated by an Instagram post Campany made which Grant responded to thanks to one of his podcast listenners. Grant and David's rigorous debate deals with the subject of how a photographer should/could present themselves and issues with gatekeepers. David Campany is a cura...
A Photographic Life-337: See/Saw with Fiona Hayes 'Tina Barney, Yasuhiro Ishimoto and Alice Mann' 23.10.2024 41:17
A Photographic Life-337: See/Saw with Fiona Hayes 'Tina Barney, Yasuhiro Ishimoto and Alice Mann' by The United Nations of Photography
A Photographic Life-336: 'Good Ideas, Workshops and Trent Parke' 16.10.2024 19:19
In episode 336 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the big and small things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Dr. Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photogra...
A Photographic Life-335: 'Penn, Hands, Cigarettes and Money' 09.10.2024 20:26
In episode 333 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the big and small things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Dr. Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photogra...
A Photographic Life-334: The Conversation with Bill Shapiro 'Nostalgia and Street Photography' 30.09.2024 42:42
A Photographic Life-334: The Conversation with Bill Shapiro 'Nostalgia and Street Photography' by The United Nations of Photography
A Photographic Life-333: 'Sylvia Plachy, Is Theory Dead? And Good Advice' 25.09.2024 20:01
In episode 333 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the big and small things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Dr. Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photogra...
A Photographic Life-332: See/Saw with Fiona Hayes 'Fragile Beauty, Billy Name, W J Kennedy' 18.09.2024 44:52
In this monthly conversation series Grant Scott speaks with art director, lecturer and creative director Fiona Hayes. In an informal conversation each month Grant and Fiona comment on the photographic environment as they see it through the exhibitions, magazines, talks and events that Fiona has seen over the previous weeks. Fiona Hayes Fiona Hayes is an art director, designer, consultant and lectu...
A Photographic Life-331: 'Jean Loup Sieff, Fred Herzog, Making Friends and Keeping Diaries' 11.09.2024 20:21
In episode 331 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the big and small things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Dr. Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photogra...
A Photographic Life - 330: A Photographic Conversation With Bill Shapiro 'Sports Photography' 04.09.2024 53:26
In this monthly conversation series Grant Scott speaks with editor, writer and curator of photography Bill Shapiro. In an informal conversation each month Grant and Bill comment on the photographic environment as they see it. This month they reflect on sports photography. Bill Shapiro Bill Shapiro served as the Editor-in-Chief of LIFE, the legendary photo magazine; LIFE’s relaunch in 2004 was the...
A Photographic Life - 329: 'Bruce Gilden, Street Photography, Empathy and Getting Work' 28.08.2024 19:01
In episode 329 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the big and small things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Dr. Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photogra...
A Photographic Life - 328: See/Saw with Fiona Hayes 'Tim Hetherington, Naomi Hobson, Roger Mayne' 21.08.2024 51:19
In this monthly conversation series Grant Scott speaks with art director, lecturer and creative director Fiona Hayes. In an informal conversation each month Grant and Fiona comment on the photographic environment as they see it through the exhibitions, magazines, talks and events that Fiona has seen over the previous weeks. Fiona Hayes Fiona Hayes is an art director, designer, consultant and lectu...
A Photographic Life - 327: 'Man Ray, What Is Real? Sports and Subject Matter' 14.08.2024 19:35
In episode 337 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the small and big things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Dr. Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photogra...
A Photographic Life - 326: A Photographic Conversation With Bill Shapiro 'How To Tell a Photo Story' 07.08.2024 46:50
In this monthly conversation series Grant Scott speaks with editor, writer and curator of photography Bill Shapiro. In an informal conversation each month Grant and Bill comment on the photographic environment as they see it. This month they respond to a listener's question and discuss how to create a narrative based series of images. Mentioned in this episode: www.catedingley.com Instagram: @cate...
A Photographic Life - 325: 'Karsh, Coffee, Photo Bears and Holidays' 31.07.2024 19:25
In episode 335 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the small and big things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Dr. Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photogra...
A Photographic Life - 324: See/Saw with Fiona Hayes 'Okamura, Ernest Cole, Beyond Fashion...' 24.07.2024 44:04
In this monthly conversation series Grant Scott speaks with art director, lecturer and creative director Fiona Hayes. In an informal conversation each month Grant and Fiona comment on the photographic environment as they see it through the exhibitions, magazines, talks and events that Fiona has seen over the previous weeks. Fiona Hayes Fiona Hayes is an art director, designer, consultant and lectu...
A Photographic Life 323: 'Harry Borden, Photofairs, Photo Ethics and Photo Talk' 17.07.2024 19:34
In episode 318 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the small and big things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Mentioned in this episode: Fred and Harry Borden: Photoshoot Breakdown https://www.youtube.com/@fredandharryborden Dr. Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scot...
A Photographic Life 322: 'The Leica Look, Finding a Story, Big Macs and The Fear of Narrative' 10.07.2024 19:36
In episode 318 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his garage reflecting on the small and big things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Dr. Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photog...
A Photographic Life - 321: A Photographic Conversation With Bill Shapiro 'Teaching Photography' 03.07.2024 42:05
In this monthly conversation series Grant Scott speaks with editor, writer and curator of photography Bill Shapiro. In an informal conversation each month Grant and Bill comment on the photographic environment as they see it. This month they reflect on teaching photography and the role of the teacher. Bill Shapiro Bill Shapiro served as the Editor-in-Chief of LIFE, the legendary photo magazine; LI...
A Photographic Life 320: 'Talking Vivienne Maier, Analogue Smartphones and Artist or Journalist?' 26.06.2024 19:32
In episode 320 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the small and big things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Mentioned in this episode: www.vivianmaier.com Image: Vivienne Maier, Self-Portrait, 1953 Dr. Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a phot...
A Photographic Life - 319: See/Saw with Fiona Hayes 'Burtynsky, Waplington, Strizzi, Deakin...' 19.06.2024 41:10
In this monthly conversation series Grant Scott speaks with art director, lecturer and creative director Fiona Hayes. In an informal conversation each month Grant and Fiona comment on the photographic environment as they see it through the exhibitions, magazines, talks and events that Fiona has seen over the previous weeks. Fiona Hayes is an art director, designer, consultant and lecturer with ove...
A Photographic Life - 318: 'Photo Clichés, Robert Adams and The End of the Photo School!' 12.06.2024 19:57
In episode 318 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the small and big things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Image: © Robert Adams, Colorado Springs,1974 Mentioned in this episode: https://fraenkelgallery.com/artists/robert-adams https://www.uarts.edu www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/royal-photographic-society-sell-bristol-h...
A Photographic Life - 317: A Photographic Conversation With Bill Shapiro 'Learning Photography' 05.06.2024 45:54
In this monthly conversation series Grant Scott speaks with editor, writer and curator of photography Bill Shapiro. In an informal conversation each month Grant and Bill comment on the photographic environment as they see it. This month they reflect on teaching/learning photography and the role of the teacher and the student. Bill Shapiro Bill Shapiro served as the Editor-in-Chief of LIFE, the leg...
A Photographic Life - 316: 'Camera Bags, W. Eugene Smith, and The Corruption of Social Media' 29.05.2024 19:44
In episode 315 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the small and big things that impact on the everyday engagement we all have with photography. Dr. Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photogra...
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