The Decisive Moment podcast

In this episode of The Decisive Moment, Charles and Carrie welcome renowned photographer Brian Aris. Listen to us chat to Brian about his amazing career and publication of his latest book, Celebrating George, which is out now.  Please listen, like and follow!   Please follow us on your podcast platform.  On Instagram, we’re The Decisive Moment Podcast. Sound by the invinci...

In this episode of The Decisive Moment Carrie and Charles talk to the wonderful curator Clare Freestone from the National Portrait Gallery as she talks about her career, books and recent exhibitions Yevonde: Life in Colour and Catherine Opie: To Be Seen   Please follow us on your podcast platform.  On Instagram, we’re The Decisive Moment Podcast. Sound by the invincible and always presen...

In this episode of The Decisive Moment Carrie and Charles talk to Scottish photographer Simon Murphy about his much loved Govan Hill series and his new book that is on the way. Please follow us on your podcast platform   And on Instagram, we’re The Decisive Moment Podcast   Please follow us on your podcast platform.  On Instagram, we’re The Decisive Moment Podcast. Sound b...

In this episode of The Decisive Moment Carrie and Charles chat to Gered Mankowitz, whose six-decade career helped define the visual language of rock ’n’ roll. From The Rolling Stones to Jimi Hendrix, Kate Bush to Marianne Faithfull, Gered’s images are simply iconic.   Please follow us on your podcast platform   And on Instagram, we’re The Decisive Moment Podcast   Ple...

In this episode of The Decisive Moment Carrie and Charles sit down with Peter Dench, former features editor at Amateur Photographer and co-curator of Photo North to discuss (and argue!) the recent article in AP titled 'The Greatest Photographers in the World Ever’ Please follow us on your podcast platform.  On Instagram, we’re The Decisive Moment Podcast. Sound by the invincible and always pr...

We're back! Charles Moriarty and Carrie Kania kick off season two of The Decisive Moment in conversation with curator extraordinaire Ghislain Pascal, co-founder of The Little Black Gallery and the collective BOYS BOYS BOYS.  Please follow us on your podcast platform.  On Instagram, we’re The Decisive Moment Podcast. Sound by the invincible and always present Graeme Smith. Music: SOUL FEE...

In this week’s episode of The Decisive Moment, Charles Moriarty and Carrie Kania talk with curator (among many other things) Brandei Estes about photography in 2025 and what lies ahead in 2026. We also pay tribute to the late, great Martin Parr; not only a great photographer but one of the most generous and encouraging people in the world of photography. He will be very missed.   Pl...

In this week’s episode of The Decisive Moment, Charles Moriarty and Carrie Kania get into a conversation about books. Carrie flips the script and interviews Charles about his most recent publication 'Brock' and then they both interview photojournalist JuanCarlos Gonzalez about his first book 'Vermont Female Farmers' and the challenges and rewards that come with self-publishing. Plea...

In this week’s episode of The Decisive Moment, Charles Moriarty and Carrie Kania talk all-things-Lee Miller with Ami Bouhassane, co-director of the Lee Miller Archive and her granddaughter! Tate Britain recently opened Lee Miller’s largest retrospective to date, showcasing decades of her work from model and muse to artist and journalist. Listen in to a fascinating conversa...

In this week’s episode of The Decisive Moment, Carrie Kania and Charles Moriarty celebrate Marianne Faithfull with an insightful conversation with one of Marianne’s favourite photographers, Gered Mankowitz and Grammy nominated complier, producer, art director and key Marianne archivist and knower of all things photography, Andrew Batt.  Marianne Faithful https://www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk/h...

Welcome to The Decisive Moment podcast, in this weeks episode Carrie Kania and Charles Moriarty sit down to talk with curator, writer, collector and all round photography advocate Peter Fetterman about the power of photography and his own journey with the medium over the last forty years. We also talk about the most recent show Nouvelle vague opening at The Peter Fetterman gallery in Santa Monica,...

In this week’s episode of The Decisive Moment, Carrie Kania and Charles Moriarty talk with photographer and conservationist Cristina (Mitty) Mittermeier about beginnings, belonging and the intrinsic connectedness of all things. Cristina https://www.cristinamittermeier.com/ Competitions https://www.thebillboardcreative.org/ https://amateurphotographer.com/apoy/ Exhibitions https://pirellihangarbico...

In this week’s episode of The Decisive Moment, Carrie Kania and Charles Moriarty reminisce about Paris as the annual photography fair approaches and sit down to talk with photographer Clifton Mooney about polaroids and his new book Gauche, available now at the link below. Buy Gauche https://www.cliftonmooney.com/store-1 Competitions https://www.henricartierbresson.org/en/awards-and-grant/henri-car...

In this week’s episode of The Decisive Moment, Charles Moriarty and Carrie Kania dial-in award-winning photographer Cig Harvey to discuss her career, process, nature and her latest exhibition, “I Want You To Remember This Forever,” which is now open at the Alon Zakaim Fine Art Gallery in London until 21 November, 2025.  #CigHarvey #PhotographyExhibition #FineArtPhotography #AlonZakain #T...

Welcome to The Decisive Moment podcast, in this weeks episode Carrie Kania and Charles Moriarty sit down at the National Portrait Gallery to talk with Curator, writer and editor Robin Muir about the new Cecil Beaton exhibition, 'Beaton's Fashionable World', which is now open and runs until January 11th, 2026. #robinmuir #npg #nationalportraitgallery #cecilbeaton #fashion #vogue Links related to th...