Ben Smith

A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers (exclusive member content)

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Ben Smith

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May 13, 2026

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Episodes

Stephen Dupont / Ilvy Njiokiktjien 13.05.2026

Ilvy’s Picks Significant Photobook(s): Olifantenpaadjes (Elephant Paths), Jan Dirk van der Burg Favourite photographer(s): Alex Webb Ed Kashi Recent Discoveries: Ebrahim Alipoor

Jon McCormack 29.04.2026

Jon’s Picks Significant Photobook(s): Ansel Adams, Taos Pueblo Ernst Haas, The Creation Favourite photographer(s): Anastasia Samoylova Recent Discoveries: Vincent Munier, Arctic Hiroshi Sugimoto

Rena Effendi / Dragana Jurišić 15.04.2026

Dragana’s Picks Significant Photobook(s): Ravens , Masahisa Fukase Favourite photographer(s): Walker Evans Recent Discoveries: None Link to Rena's documentary, Searching For Satyrus ,, including trailer.

Tom Oldham / Zachery Canepari 18.03.2026

Zack’s Picks Significant films(s): Bowling for Columbine , Michael Moore. The Thin Blue Line , Errol Morris. Favourite documentary filmmakers(s): Errol Morris Joshua Oppenheimer Recent Discoveries: Casting JonBenet , Kitty Green

Jessica Dimmock 04.03.2026

Jessica’s Picks for... Significant documentary films: Brother’s Keeper , Joe Berlinger Dina , Antonio Santini & Dan Sickles Notable or influential documentary filmmakers(s): Theo Anthony Joshua Oppenheimer Recent Discoveries: Nuisance Bear , Gabriela Osio & Jack Weisman

Philip Blenkinsop 18.02.2026

Philip’s Picks Significant Photobook(s): Ed Van Der Elsken, Bagara Peter Beard, End Of The Game Bill Burke, Autrefois Maison Privee Favourite photographer(s): John Wolsely - Watercolorist, not a photographer. Recent Discoveries: None

Maja Daniels / Joachim Ladefoged 04.02.2026

Joachim’s Picks Significant Photobook(s): Byan Bag Regnen , Krass Clement Telex Iran , Gilles Peress Wintereisse , Luc Delahaye Favourite photographer(s): James Nachtwey Eugene Richards Recent Discoveries: Lars Tunbjörk  

Lee Shulman 21.01.2026

Lee’s Picks Significant films(s): Finding Vivian Maier , John Maloof The Up series (UK TV) Favourite documentary filmmakers(s): Too many to answer.  Recent Discoveries: Black Box Diaries , Shiori Ito The Golden Spurtle , Constantine Costi Shout out to I am Martin Parr producer Emmanuelle Lepers

Rachel Elizabeth Seed 24.12.2025

Rachel’s Picks Significant films(s): Sherman’s March , Ross McElwee Tarnation , Jonathan Caouette Favourite documentary filmmakers(s): Werner Herzog Kirsten Johnson Recent Discoveries: I Like It Here , Ralph Arlyk

An update from Ben 10.12.2025

Just a quickish update from me on all things A Small Voice related! Normal service will be resumed on the next member episode on Christmas Eve. Need a website or know someone who might? Visit Boat Drinks Studio .

Paul Sng 12.11.2025

Significant films(s): The Filth and the Fury , Julian Temple London , Patrick Keiller Favourite documentary filmmakers(s): Asif Kapadia Andrea Luka Zimmerman Recent Discoveries: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk , Sepideh Farsi

Photo Oxford 2025 Special 29.10.2025

Featuring: Katy Barron Alex Schneiderman PatriciaBaker-Cassidy Some musicians whose names I did not get Jillian Edelstein

Mike Brodie 15.10.2025

Mike’s Picks Significant Photobook(s): Fruit Tramps: A Family of Migrant Farmworkers by Herman Leroy Emmet America Pictures by Jacob Holdt Favourite photographer(s): Larry Towell Boris Mikhailov Recent Discoveries: James Han

Merlin Daleman 01.10.2025

Merlin's Picks Significant Photobook(s): Satellites by Jonas Bendiksen Favourite photographer(s): Tony Ray-Jones Recent Discoveries: Saul Leiter As It Was Give(n) To Me by Stacey Kranitz

Eli Reed 06.09.2025

Eli's Picks Significant Photobook(s): Leonard Freed photographs 1954 - 1990 Some favourite photographers: PHilip Jones Griffiths Don McCullin Recent Discoveries ( or, actually, former students): Meredith Kohut Tamir Kalifa

Rankin / Tony Docekal 03.09.2025

Guest Picks Rankin: Significant Photobook(s): Evidence - Richard Avedon The Defenders: Heroes of the Global Fight for Human Rights - Platon Some favourite photographers: Too many to name. But, Annie Leibovitz “is not given enough love….” Recent Discoveries: Nadia Lee Cohen Prince Gyasi Gabriel Moses Tony: Significant Photobook(s): Wim Wenders: Paris, Texas Next Stop: Fotografie Toon Michiels Some...

Marjolein Martinot 05.08.2025

Significant Photobook(s): Jasper by Matthew Genitempo She Dances on Jackson by Vanessa Winship Some favourite photographers: Vanessa Winship Sally Mann Emmet Gowin Andre Kertesz Saul Leiter Recent Discoveries: Studio 54 by Todd Papageorge I Imagined It Empty by Ruth Lauer Manenti Epitome by Vic Bakin Malparaiso by JM Rameriz-suassi

Anna Arendt 23.07.2025

Last week's guest, Anna Arendt, returns for the bonus questions. Anna’s picks: Significant photobook(s): Good Days Quiet - Robert Frank Recent discoveries: Helen Levitt A Favourite Photographer: Masao Yamamoto   (+ filmmaker, Andrei Tarkovsky ) You can find the archive of Photobook Focus video recordings here .

Mohamed Bourouissa 09.07.2025

Last week's guest, Mohamed Bourouissa, returns for the bonus questions. Mohamed's picks: Significant photobook(s): Richard Avedon, In The American West Recent discoveries: Marvin Bonheur, La Trilogie du Bonheur A Favourite Photographer: August Sander The archive of Photobook Focus video recordings can be found here .

Antonio Olmos / Paul Seawright 25.06.2025

Featuring a check-in with my guest from way back on episode 4 of A Small Voice, Antonio Olmos. We talked about his recet adventures in the movie business as unit photographer on the latest Mission Impossible film and the recent changes at the Guardian and Observer newspapers here in the UK, for whom Tony has worked regularly for many years. And last week's brilliant guest Paul Seawright returns to...

Peckham24 2025 11.06.2025

The concluding part of last week's main episode from Photo London and A Bigger Book Fair at Peckham24. Featuring: Ed Thompson Robin Titchener Briony Campbell

Craig Easton / Marc Wilson 28.05.2025

A check-in recorded at Photo London with Craig Easton (episode 154) on his forthcoming book project An Extremely Ungetatable Place , currently being funded via Kickstarter. Last week's guest Marc Wilson tackles the bonus questions. Marc's picks: Significant photobook: Robert Frank, The Lines Of My Hand Recent discovery: Chris Hoare, Seven Hills Michael Ormerod, American Photographs Favourite photo...

Ken Grant / Mackenzie Calle 30.04.2025

A check-in with previous Guest Ken Grant ( Episode 128 ) talking about his new book, CWM: THE FAIR COUNTRY (RRB Books). ...And last week's guest Mackenzie Calle tackles the bonus questions. Mackenzie's Picks: Photobooks: Afronauts, Cristina De Middel Jonas Bendiksen, The Book of Veles Fave Photographer: Lee Miller Recent Discoveries: Better Food For Our Fighting Men, Matthieu Nicol Richard Misrach...

Tomasz Tomaszewski 16.04.2025

Last week's guest Tomasz Tomaszewski returns for the bonus questions. Password for members area at bensmithphoto.com: conwok-zavtyB-mufhe2

Katrin Koenning 02.04.2025

Last week's guest Katrin Koenning returns to take on the bonus questions. Katrin's Picks: Significant photobooks:  Robert Frank, Lines Of My Hand Valparaiso, Segio Larrain Influential photographer: Roy DeCarava Recent Discoveries: Her Ankor Wat Photo Festival alumni N.B. Password for member's page of the website: conwok-zavtyB-mufhe2

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