F-Stop Collaborate and Listen - A Photography Podcast

When nature photography is seen as an integral part of our life, it takes on new meaning and provides focus for our true goals with this artistic medium. As such, it was a fabulous honor to discuss this among many other topics with the guest of this week's episode of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast.  On episode 281 on the podcast I had the pleasure of talking with one of my favorite natu...

Nature and Landscape Photography can be a journey filled with introspection and is often positively augmented and influenced by various experiences we have in life. Discussing these experiences with other photographers brings me a lot of happiness, so I was excited to speak to this week's guest on my podcast about his experiences with psychedelics, reading books, and going on long personal journey...

Building a photography website can be a complicated and time-consuming process and can end up costing you thousands upon thousands of dollars and countless hours of your precious time if you don't do it correctly. As such, it was great to host a conversation on episode 279 on the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast with photography website design expert,  Alex Vita . Alex helps photographers gro...

Modern society has, for better or worse, influenced the adoption of wide-scale consumerism. This shift is relatively new for our species, and marketing experts have tapped into human psychology to maximize our desire to purchase and consume goods. This shift can also influence how and why we pursue happiness through consumption and trying to "keep up with the Joneses." Today's guest on the podcast...

One of the best things about nature and landscape photography is that it can provide added purpose to our lives and improve us as human beings. As such, it was an honor to speak with black and white photographer  Richard Boutwell on this week's episode (277) of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen. Richard is an active participant in our Twitter after-parties for the podcast - he always has very interest...

This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with storm and landscape photographer,  Tim Baca . Tim was recommended to me by one of my favorite photographers and humans - Wayne Suggs and so I was quite excited to chat with him. I've also always been fascinated with storm chasing as it relates to photography and so it was great to chat with Tim about his experience and to hear him tell s...

I have a deep respect for photographers who set out to do their own thing unabashedly. One such photographer is  Joel Hazelton , who is widely known by his fellow Arizona landscape photographers as having one of the most prolific and unique Arizona portfolios around. As such, I was truly honored to host Joel on the podcast this week to discuss his journey into landscape photography and his approac...

Providing photographers a platform through which they can converse with one of their heroes is something I have wanted to try on my podcast for a long time. Other artists can inspire us to become better photographers and to take risks with our work. Such is the case in our first installation of the "Artists Asking Artists" series of the " F-Stop Collaborate and Listen " Podcast. For episode 274, I...

I personally think that knowledge about the history of our craft as photographers can be quite useful, if not fun to learn about. As such, it was really quite a blast to chat with this week's guest on my podcast,  Jeff Schewe .  Jeff was instrumental in the development of both Photoshop and Lightroom and is filled with knowledge about the history of how these two programs were developed. We had a...

According to  a study  in the Archives of General Psychiatry, nearly 1 in 5 American adults will have a diagnosable mental health condition in any given year, and 46 percent of Americans will meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental health condition sometime in their life, and half of those people will develop conditions by the age of 14.  Other studies  have shown that engaging in nature photog...

Photographing the forest can be one of the most challenging things a nature and landscape photographer can do, which is why I was super excited to chat with this week's guest on my podcast. For episode 271 of the podcast, I was joined by Tristan Todd , a landscape photographer from Vancouver, British Columbia. I have become friends with Tristan through the  Discord channel he created for landscape...

Mentorship can be an important aspect to facilitate growth in nature photography. What kinds of workshops we choose to attend and the type of photographer we choose to learn from can also be instrumental in our growth process in photography. For episode 270 of the podcast, I was joined by Colin Sillerud , a photographer living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I have enjoyed Colin's photography for a lo...

Creating unique nature photography is easier said than done. That's why I was excited for this week's podcast episode.  For episode podcast 269, I was joined by none other than Theo Bosboom . Theo's nature photography is widely regarded as being some of the best coming out of the Netherlands and so it was a real honor to get him onto the podcast. Our conversation dives deep into Theo's history and...

How we talk about photography can often be wrought with controversy, hurt feelings, and leaves a lot to be desired for those seeking authentic feedback. When I came across the writings of today's guest on Episode 268 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast,  Michael Rubin  (or just Rubin for short), it was eye-opening for me. Rubin has created eight useful ways to describe and measure your ph...

How our interests in life inspire our photographic journey is an important ingredient that helps forge who we are as photographers. As such, I had an awesome time talking with these week's guest on episode 267 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast about how he mixes his study of science with his passion for photography. I was joined by a photographer and astrophysicist living at the South P...

The journey of a new photographer can take many paths, but it is in our early years that the foundation is developed and the direction of our work begins. As such, I had an awesome time talking with these week's guest on episode 266 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast about his journey as a new landscape photographer.  I was joined by a photographer who is relatively new to photography wh...

Focusing our nature photography on the subjects we love and care about most can yield the most powerful and personal results. As such, I was thrilled to record episode 265 of the podcast due to our guest's focus on his passion for the woodland. This week on the podcast, I was joined by a legendary U.K. woodland photographer and YouTube sensation,  Simon Baxter . On this week's episode, we also dis...

How we choose to share our work with the public for maximum impact is a topic of great interest to me.  This week on episode 264 of the podcast, I was joined by a photographer living in Germany, Holger Mischke .   Holger and I had what I would call a wide-ranging fire-side chat that touched on a lot of topics, including his ideas for combining music, photography, and writing in how he presents his...

Curating your photography is one of the most important skills you can develop as a nature and landscape photographer. This skill helps you narrow down your work so that only the best of the best images are showcased, and helps you to develop your skills as you grow as a photographer. This week on episode 263 of the podcast, I was joined by Brent Clark , a nature photographer living in Madison, Wis...

Photography can be a life-long pursuit that takes many shapes, sizes, and paths. On today's podcast episode, we explore the path of  David Southern , a photographer living on the coast of northeast United Kingdom. David's voyage of discovery through photography started a long time ago on a trip to Chile and through a career in Information Technology with the World Wildlife Fund. Ever since I saw t...

Finding your why as a photographer is a noble life-long pursuit that can lead to many wonderful and satisfying years of creative exploration and output. On today's podcast, we are joined by nature photographer  Jeanie Sumrall-Ajero  to discuss her journey as a photographer and her pursuit of finding her why. Jeanie and I get into the weeds a bit on her past evocations, but be sure to stick through...

Welcome to episode 260 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with your host Matt Payne.   This week I was joined by a German nature photographer, Sandra Bartocha . Sandra is the 1st Vice President of the German Society for Nature Photography, otherwise known as the GDT . She is a well-established nature photography judge, having judged several competitions, including our very own Natural Landscape Phot...

Welcome to episode 259 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with your host Matt Payne.   This week I was joined by an Aussie landscape and nature photographer, Ben Maze . Ben is quickly becoming one of my favorite photographers as well as one of the most genuine and thoughtful members of our community. I've enjoyed many conversations with Ben on Discord and Instagram and I was so excited to finally ge...

Welcome to episode 258 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast, I was joined by  Mason Cummings , the Visual Asset Manager for The Wilderness Society and Dr. Greg Aplet , the Senior Science Director for The Wilderness Society.  The Wilderness Society is a non-profit dedicated to the expansion and preservation of Wilderness. In this week's episode, we discuss how photography and...

Welcome to episode 257 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast, I was joined by a lens-based artist named  Serena Dzenis  who is originally from Australia but now lives in Iceland. Serena's photography work has shifted considerably over the past couple of years so it was great to chat with her on that transformation. On this week's episode we discuss: Serena's transition from th...