A Photographic Life

In episode 15 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering the cost of a Magnum photo course and the importance of expectation when considering any form of photo education including workshops. Plus this week photographer Marc Vallée takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer’s the question ‘What Does Photogra...

In episode 14 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering the art of publishing when sharing work and thoughts online and in print with particular reference to the recent Alessio Mamo/World Press Photo Instagram debate and the VII Agency response to the CPR report. Plus this week Vancouver based photographer Kitt Woodland takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio f...

In episode 13 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering the recent RPS Hundred Heroines initiative and the CPR report by Kristen Chick Photojournalism’s Moment of Reckoning.  Plus this week photographer Tom Stoddart takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to Yo...

In episode 12 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering the importance of photographer experiences and his own experiences as an art director working with Paris based photographer JeanLoup Sieff and New York based Sylvia Plachy. Plus this week publisher, photographer, lecturer and founder of Cafe Royal Books Craig Aitkinson takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an aud...

In episode 11 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering the relationship between music and photography, what makes an 'expert' and buying cameras.  Plus this week photography editor and writer Laura Beltrán Villamizar takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which she answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to...

In episode 10 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering the importance of collaboration and drawing to photography. Plus this week photographer Al Brydon takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer's the question 'What Does Photography Mean to You?' Al Brydon is a photographer based in the North of the Engl...

In episode 9 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed and considering paid for portfolio reviews, the art of commissioning and the importance to being challenged as part of the learning process.  Plus in the third of a new series in which those engaged with photography supply Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which they answer the question 'What Does Photogra...

In episode 8 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed and considering the wellbeing and issues of mental health amongst photographers.  Plus in the second of a new series in which those engaged with photography supply Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which they answer the question 'What Does Photography Mean to You?'. Photographer Nick Turpin takes on the ch...

In episode 7 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed and considering photographic degree shows, photographs as memories, and editing images for visual narratives. Plus in the first of a new series in which those engaged with photography supply Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which they answer the question 'What Does Photography Mean to You?'. Ella Murtha r...

In episode 6 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed and considering the relevance of awards and competitions to photographers, issues of diversity and gender inclusion within the photo community, and the realities of academia at this time of the year when working as a photography lecturer. He also announces a new feature to be included in future podcasts. You can read more about Grant'...

In episode 5 of this new series of podcasts UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is back in his shed and pondering on how family members can influence the decision to engage with photography, the use of crowd funding to support a business and the re-surgence of alternative process's and pictorialism within photography. In this episode Grant mentions his article concerning Instagram acting as the ga...

In episode 4 of this new series of podcasts UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in Toronto, Canada talking about the process of photo sketching, how travel has changed for the photographer and the importance of archiving your work. [audio src="https://glassonionblogdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/a-photographic-life-episode-4.mp3"][/audio] In this episode Grant speaks of his interview with P...

In episode 3 of this new series of podcasts from a shed, in a garden somewhere in England. UNP founder and curator Grant Scott talks about the importance of keeping things simple when creating photo projects, the thorny issue for many photographers of self-promotion and recommends an article to read on line by the founder of Cafe Royal Books https://caferoyalbooks.wordpress.com. Grant Scott is the...

In episode 2 of this new series of podcasts from a shed, in a garden somewhere in England. UNP founder and curator Grant Scott talks about the importance of mentors, long lasting friendships within the photographic community, and unrealistic expectations of international brands to gain promotion from the independent photo community. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photograp...

In this first of a new weekly series of podcasts from a shed, in a garden somewhere in England. UNP founder and curator Grant Scott introduces the new podcast and raises the issues of photographic competitions, paid for portfolio reviews, the importance of questioning and the positive benefits of the photographic community on Twitter. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photogr...