Atkins Labcast

Paul has just returned from a photographic conference ran by Mark Rosetto for his PPBN. 120+ attendees in one location for three days to discuss the business of photography is a pretty rare thing these days. It takes a special person to put this on and also bring all the warmth that can bond a large group of sole traders. Find out more by listening to this special episode. PPBN website: Www.ppbnon...

Paul sits down with Bianca Buliga at the lab here on the beautiful land of the Kaurna people. Bianca’s exhibition “ Healing Out Loud” has now closed, but will be shown again as part of this year’s SALA Festival at the Goodwood Theatre and Studios . As a recent immigrant to Australia navigating significant health challenges, Bianca’s photography has become an important part of processing and docume...

This week Paul interviews 7 members of a 9 member exhibition group, Ennead. Ennead is the result of Gavin Blake’s Centre for Creative Photography’s Exhibition Class. While it’s a juggle giving all seven mic time, the episode draws out some interesting stories. Ennead runs this April 11th to 26th, at the Black Diamond Gallery, Port Adelaide. Wednesdays to Sundays, 10.30am to 4.30pm. https://www.enn...

Paul sits down with Robin Sellick, an incredibly talented portrait photographer. Robin's photography of Australian celebrities through the 1990s and 2000s spread a cultural energy that hasn't been seen since. He has had time away from the kind of photography that defined his career and has thought deeply about it. We discuss this and more together here on Kaurna land. Robin's websit...

G’Day listeners! In this episode, Paul zooms over the interweb with Harriet Tarbuck, photographer, lecturer, community leader and podcaster with Sally Brownbill on When Harry Met Sally.  Paul first met Harriet at Photo Collective, a marvellous community group assembled to celebrate photography. Harriet spends much of her life thinking about photography and connecting photographers, it’s a real tre...

Paul interviews his friend Simon Casson. Once a much sought after wedding photographer who photographed Paul and Kate's wedding, is now predominantly working in aviation and defence photography. Beware, the interviewer and interviewee drank some fine whisky during this podcast. Simon's website:  https://www.casson.com.au/ Simon's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/simoncassonphot...

Paul chats on zoom with Sally Brownbill, a photographer, photographer's agent, mentor, podcaster, and connector. Sally has helped launch many photographic careers with her impressive network and knowledge of the industry and how to survive as a sole trader. Sally's website: https://thebrownbilleffect.com/ Sally's book store: https://thebrownbilleffect.com/shop/ Sally's Youtube:...

Paul sits down with cinematographer and photographer Hugh Freytag to discuss Hugh's life making pictures. Instagram @hughfreytag Credits The Movie Database IMDb Mentioned in the podcast: Ribspreader (2022, Movie - Horror) The Still Point: Photography of Robert McFarlane (2017, Movie - Documentary)

Paul sits down with Colleen Raven Strangways and discusses her award winning photography that has been featured at the Ballarat International Foto Bienale as well as Tarnanthi at the Art Gallery of South Australia and much more. Colleen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Nharla_Photography/ Colleen on TikTok: @nharla_photography Arabana Country: https://www.arabana.com.au Ballarat Internation...

Paul sits down with artist Emma Hack. Emma's work is loved and collected world wide. https://www.emmahackartist.com.au/ https://www.emmahackgallery.com Somebody I used to know music video by Gotye: https://youtu.be/8UVNT4wvIGY?si=YHiFeVmC5Yp_O67g Podcast by: atkins.com.au

Paul interviews David Haddy of Adelaide Portrait Studios. David has been running a studio for over 40 years focussing on repeat business. David has survived and thrived by combining excellent customer service with great photography and timeless products. https://www.adelaideportraitstudios.com.au

Paul interviews video and electronic music artist, poet, and scientist Ian Gibbins. The conversation touches on environmentalism, memory, how our vision system works and all things art. Ian Gibbins; https://www.iangibbins.com.au The Taken Path: https://www.iangibbins.com.au/projects/the-taken-path-a-durational-project-carrick-hill-2025-adelaide-festival/ Physalia: https://vimeo.com/903237124 (Port...

Paul catches up with Sarah Black to talk about seeing beyond the binary, art, photography, and life and where joy fits into it all. Sarah's website: https://www.sarahblackphotography.com.au Courses: https://www.sarahblackphotography.com.au/learn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahblack_was_here?igsh=bnluNm9lNHhuZTNy Recent exhibition: https://ladderartspace.com.au/product-category/artw...

Paul and three friends, Simon Casson, Claudio Raschella, and David Seivers get together to discuss GAS. Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Scott Tin house studio The Camera Doesn’t Matter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROnOfx38jYc Simon Casson: https://www.casson.com.au https://www.instagram.com/simoncassonphotographer/ Claudio Raschella: https://www.instagram.com/claudio.raschella/ https://claudiorasche...

Milton and I sit down together to discuss his long career as an editorial photographer, which has been interspersed with running a major studio, photographing streakers at Lords, starting a first class E6 lab and devoting more than most to our photographic community. Milton's website: https://wordley.com.au Milton's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miltonwordleyphotographer/ Cathy’s...

Yana is a Melbourne based portrait and family photographer, born in Siberia grew up in Moscow, educated in North America, Yana also works with Pic-Time here in Australia. A photographer of feelings, Yana brings her unique perspective to portrait photography and the Australian Photographic industry. "Drawn to those who seek beauty in simplicity and the magic within dreams, I explore the depth...

SALA SOLO Opportunity winner Yasemin Sabunco joins Paul for a chat about her award winning show, Axis Mundi. While this show is photographic, Yasemin also works in moving image and performance. This episode tackles issues of social media, self image, culture and life as an artist and online personality. https://www.instagram.com/hi_yasemin/ https://www.salafestival.com/awards/ https://inreview.com...

Paul interviews Bec Griffiths from Melbourne. Bec is a photographic artist with a corporate marketing background. One of those rare people holding two quite different skills. Adding a third foundational skill, Bec is a great communicator. Combining all this, Bec mentors artists, aiming to assist them to make the best of their practise. https://www.becgriffithsphotography.com/ https://www.instagram...

SALA is here, the South Australian Living Artists' Festival runs through the month of August and features around 10,000 artists' work. A stellar effort by our little State. In this episode, I've travelled to Ervin and Belinda's cottage in the Adelaide Hills to record this episode. Ervin's SALA show is entitled "Last Dash to the Finishing Line", suggesting this ma...

Paul sit's down with Craig to discuss his life as a  photographer. This is particularly interesting for those who struggle to promote themselves, as Craig has wrestled with introversion his whole life. Craig's website: https://www.shecreative.com.au Craig's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishuttertothink/ Craig's knife making: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ncU61ysO-/?igsh=...

Paul interviews Chloe Ireland of Catguts Universe. Chloe is a portrait and wedding photographer working from Brisbane, Australia. Chloe's style is truly unique and her work seems to stop the lab every time. With influences from Japanese culture, Ridley Scott, and her time in the Funeral industry,  she produces some stunningly memorable and arresting work. http://www.catgutsuniverse.com https:...

In episode 45, Paul interviews Mark Kimber, an Australian based photographic artist. Mark has been exhibiting his photographic art for over 40 years and is internationally collected. Mark has also been head of photography at the University of SA, and a teacher there for most of his working life. He is uniquely positioned to reflect on creativity and art as Mark lives a life driven by making work....

This week Paul chats with Morgane of Petite Visuals. Morgane is a Fashion/Documentary/Wedding photographer who has a keen interest in art direction. Recently Morgane has been looking closely at her process in preparation for a series of presentations. At any one time she can be seen with four camera’s being operated almost simultaneously. She delivers highly personalised services to her clients, t...

David Hume is the inaugural winner of the SALA SOLO Photographic Opportunity. This art ‘prize’ was devised by Paul Atkins, Gavin Blake and Patty Chehade as a collaborative opportunity to develop and show a new body of work with the guidance of all three prize givers. The prize directly includes mentoring from Gavin Blake of the Centre for Creative Photography (CCP)  the printing and framing of the...

This week Rowena joins Paul for a bunch of pointy questions aiming to find out how she has developed her family documentary photography work. Rowena works from Melbourne, but is regularly invited to shoot around Australia and overseas. Her unique style engages in the righteous struggle to bring a warm reality to the photography of family life. You are going to love listening to this, make sure vis...