Between Shoots

Abi started her photography business eight months postpartum, mid-pandemic, on a run, with no business plan - just a feeling. In this episode we're sat in her purpose-built studio in Leicestershire - a space she designed and built from scratch in 2023 - and she's one of the most refreshingly honest guests we've had on the show. We talk about backing yourself when the world is in chaos,...

Igor Demba needs no introduction. Portuguese prince. Brother from another mother. And the man I spent a year making Another Idea with - 50-plus episodes filmed, edited and shipped together. In this episode we sit down in a coffee shop in Peterborough, Igor's turf, and reflect on what that year actually taught us. About confidence, about showing up, about the skill of actually hosting a conversatio...

What does it take to walk away from a fifteen-year corporate career and pick up a camera? For Ash Davenport, it came down to one bad meeting. In this pilot episode of Between Shoots, Sam sits down with the Derby-based wedding photographer - who has spent close to a decade shooting under the Miki Studios brand; to talk about the Rolls Royce pivot, AI in the wedding industry, the rise of film, plann...