The Camera Life

Dillon is the owner of Brunswick Darkroom, a community-focused analogue photography facility in Brunswick East, Melbourne. Interestingly, he also has a scientific career researching diabetes. The Brunswick Darkroom is a specialist analogue photography business in Brunswick East, Melbourne. It combines a professional darkroom facility with photography education, film processing, fine-art printing a...

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Peter Rowland is an award-winning wildlife writer, photographer, author and conservation advocate with a lifelong passion for connecting people with the natural world. Originally inspired by the woodlands of England, Peter has spent decades exploring Australia’s diverse landscapes, documenting its wildlife through photography, writing and education. He has authored and co-authored 14 books on Aust...

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Ben is an Australian photographer, educator and adventurer who has spent more than 10 years using photography to tell the stories of his own adventures and those of his clients. With a passion for teaching, Ben runs a range of photography workshops and tours across Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, as well as tours to Bermagui and Eden in New South Wales to photograph the annual...

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Murray is a full-time professional nature and landscape photographer, educator, and workshop leader with more than 15 years of image making experience. Murray photographs all aspects of the landscape through long-term photographic projects focused on wild places across the world. He is based between Cape Town and the UK; when in Scotland, he explores remote pockets of the highlands in a self-built...

With the launch of the Canon R8 mark ii we have seen a completely new design language for their full frame range. Is this a one off of the first of a full redesign? And most importantly, do you like it? Join us live or watch back later for all the latest photography news, gear reviews and industry insights. Oh and we also review your images!

Phil was born in 1965 in Durham, United Kingdom and now he is a photographer based in Sydney, Australia. He began exploring street photography in 2022 as a lunch break hobby, and his work has since been featured in several exhibitions across Sydney. Phil’s photography is primarily black and white, focusing on mood and fleeting moments of urban life. He often experiments with slow shutter speeds an...

This week on The Random Photography Show we discuss the new iPhone Duo and if folding phones are actually any good for photographers. We will also give our thoughts on the new OM Systems PEN plus we review your images! You can join us in the live chat and give your thoughts on the new iPhones, you can even call the show live if you want!

Jonas is a German-born, Melbourne-raised photographer with a strong desire for exploration and travel. That sense of adventure first led him to pick up a camera around 10 years ago, documenting the places, experiences and outings he encountered along the way. Initially drawn to landscape photography, his work has gradually expanded into cityscapes, portraits and the small candid moments he finds i...

The Random Photography Show is Back! News, Reviews and Your Images! This week Justin has some huge news, let's see who can guess before he tells Greg live on the air.

Doug Porter is an Australian photographic artist whose creative journey spans more than six decades. After leaving Art College at 17, where he studied drawing, painting and printmaking, Doug began his career in a professional photographic laboratory in 1964. Over the following 51 years, he worked alongside and printed for some of Australia’s finest photographers, including Athol Shmith, Wolfgang S...

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This is a special episode of The Random Photography Show. The Bight Festival of Photography (BFOP) is coming up and we have the team behind the madness on to discuss all the exciting things they have planned. Matt, Nick and CJ will be live on the show so you can ask questions in the live chat. If you aren't going to the festival this show may not be for you, but it also might be a fun listen anywa...

Thomas William Forbes, or Thomas William Photography as you will find him on Instagram, is a Melbourne Photographer capturing the streets of Melbourne including the iconic Melbourne Trams. Check out more at Melbourne Tram Adventures on Instagram too! https://www.instagram.com/melbournetramadventures/ https://www.instagram.com/thomaswilliamphoto/ Living with neurofibromatosis is what fuels Thomas'...

Cats or dogs. It's the oldest argument going, but tonight we're actually settling it as photographers. Greg's a cat person. Justin's a dog person. And it turns out the two animals are completely different to shoot. Dogs give you everything, eye contact, expression, they'll hold a look and they actually want to please the camera. Cats give you nothing on purpose. You have to wait and steal the mome...

Originally from London, Aaron ran away with the circus to become an aerial acrobat touring the world, an aerial coach and show consultant. His love of travel and working with physically dynamic artists led to a deep passion in capturing these moments with a creative photography practice that celebrates the power and uniqueness of the physical form. Aarons photography is how he see’s the world arou...

Justin is back from his African adventure! Greg and Justin will dig into what an African Wildlife Safari is really like plus all the usual Random Show goodness like camera news and reviewing your images!

John has worked for four decades as a professional freelance photographer and writer, contributing to magazines around the world and producing work for major brands in the adventure sports and travel industries. Many of these clients retained his services for more than 25 years, reflecting the long-standing relationships he built throughout his career. Alongside his freelance work, he spent two de...

LIVE at 7:30pm AEST - join us in the chat! Joined by Music Photography Queen - Lucinda Goodwin and another episode with the elusive Jim (while Justin remains on Safari). We will chat about how to make social media FOR YOU, as well as the news and the favourite segment YOUR IMAGES. =========================================== THE CAMERA LIFE - LIVE PHOTOGRAPHY PODCAST ===============================...

Matt Hudson is a Sydney-based photographer with more than 15 years of experience capturing a wide range of subjects, including sports, events, landscapes and portraiture. In recent years, his work has increasingly focused on astrophotography, with a particular passion for planning and capturing moonrise and moonset alignments against iconic foreground structures. He is known for pushing the bounda...

Denis Smith joins The Camera Life Podcast to unpack Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS), explain why the new Sony FX5 has finally tempted him to upgrade, and share a practical framework for deciding when new gear is actually worth buying. Along the way, Greg and Denis cover the latest camera news, review outstanding community photographs, discuss storytelling over specifications, and preview the upcom...

David Imel is a technology journalist, producer, photographer, and co-host of the Waveform podcast. He currently works with the MKBHD team, creating in-depth stories that explore the intersection of technology, photography, and culture. His work spans writing, video production, and photography, with a focus on the ideas that shape how people interact with modern technology. Known for his thoughtfu...

Adam Edwards joins us on this episode of The Random Photography Show. He's going to give Justin some advice on what to pack for his upcoming African Safari.