Veejay Villafranca and Charlene Winfred

Lens Speak Asia

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Conversations about Photography in Southeast Asia. Veejay Villafranca and Charlene Winfred talk to photographers from across the region about questions about the profession and what things are shaping it today. Each episode looks at documentary practice on the ground, the ethics of making images in complex situations, and the topic of representation: who tells which stories, how, and on whose terms. It's a space to think through what's changing. The rise of AI-generated imagery, shifting platforms and audiences, the economics of the profession, and the tools photographers actually use are all...

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Veejay Villafranca and Charlene Winfred

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Tom White on photographic practice, and visual literacy training for all 07.05.2026 39:50

Born (and very much still rooted in) Yorkshire, this episode’s guest Tom White has spent the last 15 years in Southeast Asia, where he works as a photographer, and in off camera hours, teaches photography. Tom has designed and delivered the Photojournalism & Documentary curriculum for Yale-NUS College in Singapore, and taught at the International Center of Photography and Columbia University i...

Geela Garcia on the documentary process 07.05.2026 38:07

Geela Garcia is a distinguished Manila-based documentary photographer focused on socio-political issues on women, food sovereignty and climate issues. She takes us through the shifts in her professional path, her vision in visual storytelling and democratized media platforms and her personal pursuit in promoting alternative voices in photojournalism. We chat about the changes in the industry, and...

Natthaya Thaidecha on overcoming loss, photography and community 07.05.2026 40:04

A film production graduate who is based in Thailand, Natthaya (Mai) Thaidecha weaves the method of cinema and the practice of photography in her personal work. Fueled by tragedy and personal loss, she shares in this episode how the greed and corruption that affected her life became the impetus to process the emotional turmoil with photography, resulting in the shadowed, evocative imagery that is s...