This is Reportage Podcast

I had such a great time chatting to the lovely human being that is Dan Morris for this week's Podcast! Originally from South Wales (which we may mention a little bit in the episode...), Dan is now based in Cheltenham in the UK, and he captures weddings all over Europe. He recently won 5 Reportage Awards in a single Collection, which is a proper achievement, and Dan talks about one of those specifi...

A real pleasure to chat to the fab Ang Waterton for episode 68 of the Podcast today! This is a Podcast from one Cornwall to another, as Ang is based in Cornwall, Canada (whereas I'm in Cornwall in the UK). A brilliant wedding and family photographer, Ang recently won 3 Family Story Awards in a single Collection - something that we talk about on the episode, as well as many other things, including:...

The very lovely Richard Skins is my guest on the Podcast this week! Rich was ranked joint-37th in the world on This is Reportage in 2020, with an amazing haul of 5 Reportage Awards and 3 Story Awards won in the year. Join us today as Rich talks all about: how, ten years ago, he never thought he'd be a photographer (but he's so glad that he is), something very funny that happened to him at a weddin...

Delighted to talk to the fab Lisa Hu Chen for episode 66 today! Lisa was joint 4th in the USA on This is Reportage: Family for 2020, with 5 Reportage Family Awards, and she's picked up another three since the start of 2021 as well. Not only is she a great photographer, but she's a superb writer too, and has written some great, inspirational pieces for us. As well as all that, she's just a delight...

The fab Olivier Bolte is my guest on the Podcast for episode 65, and it was a real pleasure chatting with him. Olivier was our French Storyteller of the Year for 2020 on TiR, and he was also the overall French Photographer of the Year - and Storyteller! - on This is Reportage: Family; a truly incredible achievement. Olivier talks about lots of different topics on the episode today, including: why...

Excited to have spoken to the fab Nienke Koedijk for episode 64 of the This is Reportage Podcast today! Nienke is a brilliant family photographer and educator based in the Netherlands; her 'Unfreeze Yourself' workshop has been a real inspiration for photographers all over the world (including members of This is Reportage: Family), and she is just such a positive and joyous person; such a pleasure...

A pleasure to have the lovely Soven Amatya on the Podcast this week! Based in Surrey, Soven is one of the best wedding photographers in the UK, and was equal-tenth in the world on TiR in 2018. I've had the pleasure of meeting him in 'real life' a few times now, and he's a lovely guy too. Stick with us today as Soven talks all about: how 2020 was for him, the story behind one of his specific Report...

Delighted to be talking to the fab Louise van den Broek for episode 62 of the Podcast today! Louise was joint 6th in the World for 2020 on This is Reportage: Family, and no.2 in the Netherlands, with 9 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story Award. She's captured some amazing moments, and she talks about two of her specific Awards in the episode today, as well as so much more, including: her to...

Super to have the very lovely Chelsea Cannar on the Podcast for episode 61 today! Chelsea is one of the best UK wedding photographers, and was ranked in our Top 100 Worldwide photographers of 2020 list, with 4 Reportage Awards won in 2020 (one of which Chelsea tells us all about how she captured in the episode). I've had the pleasure of meeting Chelsea at a TiR Christmas Party, and it was lovely t...

Delighted to chat to the fab Julia Rose-Greim for episode 60 of the Podcast today. Based in Germany, Julia was recently ranked no.11 in the world on This is Reportage: Family, our site for documentary family photography, and second overall in Germany, with 9 Awards won in 2020 alone. Tune in today as Julia shares all about: why communication with your clients is so important, why she collects old...

After a little break for the holidays, the Podcast is back for 2021 with episode 59, and it's a real pleasure to be talking to the fab Steven Rooney! Steven is a UK-based wedding photographer, and someone I've had the pleasure of meeting a few times in 'real life', too. Not only is he a brilliant photographer - with a huge amount of Awards from various bodies to his name - but he's also a very dow...

A bit of a different Podcast episode this week, as I usually speak to a brilliant photographer, but today I have an incredibly average one... myself! Yes, it's Alan Law here, founder of This is Reportage and This is Reportage: Family. I just thought I'd try a solo episode - as I have various things I would like to say about the year; my personal experiences as a photographer myself, but also some...

It was such a delight to chat to the fantastic Rowena Meadows for episode 57 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Based in Australia, at the time this episode was recorded Rowena was the no.1 photographer worldwide on our sister-site for documentary family photography, This is Reportage: Family, after our first two Collections, with 7 Reportage Family Awards and 4 Family Story Awards won already. As...

Delighted to have the fab Katrin Küllenberg on the Podcast today! One of the best family and wedding photographers in Germany, Katrin has won 2 Story Awards from us here at This is Reportage, as well as 6 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story Award on our sister-site, This is Reportage: Family. She was also a judge for us on TiR, right back in Collection Two. Katrin shares all about: the expe...

It's an absolute honour to have our overall Photographer of the Year 2018 on the Podcast today: The brilliant Liam Shaw. One half of the fab duo that is York Place Studios, not only did Liam win our Photographer of the Year in 2018, but he's also third-overall in terms of Lifetime Awards won from us - with a quite staggering 21 Reportage Awards and 11 Story Awards to his name. On top of all those...

It was an absolute pleasure to chat to the fab Tobias Löhr for this week's Podcast! Tobias is one of the very best documentary wedding photographers in Germany, and has won 9 Reportage Awards and 3 Story Awards. I remember coming across his work on Instagram a couple of years ago and just been so impressed by his compositions - really great to have been able to talk to him now. Tune in today, as T...

Such a pleasure to chat to the great Sophie Callewaert today! Sophie is one of Belgium's best wedding photographers, with 9 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards under her belt, and, though I've only met her once very briefly, she's a lovely person, and just really lovely to talk to. Tune in today, as Sophie talks about: growing up in her family's restaurant, personal projects, living a curious life...

Excited to chat to the fantastic Kristof Claeys for episode 52 of the Podcast today! Kristof was in our Top 30 Photographers of 2019, and has won a pretty staggering 9 Reportage and 6 Story Awards. He's also a fantastic family photographer, and has already won 2 Reportage Family Awards and 2 Family Story Awards on our sister-site, This is Reportage: Family. Tune in today as Kristof talks about: le...

The Podcast is going to be a little bit different going forward, as, with the launch of This is Reportage: Family a few months ago - our sister-site for documentary family photography - we're going to be featuring family photographers on the Podcast, as well as wedding photographers, too. It's still going to be the same fun mix of photography, life and personal stories - as the Podcast has always...

Can't quite believe we're up to our 50th Podcast episode! It was less than a year ago that we launched (on November 7th 2019), and I really didn't know how it was going to pan out; it was my first foray into the world of podcasting - would people tune in? Would they like what they heard? Would we have any listeners at all...? Fast-forward almost a year later and I have to say the Podcast journey h...

An absolute pleasure to talk to the fab Kristian Leven today! Kristian is one of the UK's very best documentary wedding photographers, and has won 8 Reportage Awards and 5 Story Awards from us, as well as two Reportage Family Awards over on our new sister-site for family photography, This is Reportage: Family. He was also in our Top 100 Photographers in the World in 2019, and was a judge for us ba...

Fab to talk to the brilliant Els Korsten today! Els is one of the best photographers in Holland, and has won 4 Reportage Awards and a Story Award from us. She's also won lots on our recently-launched sister-site for documentary family photography, This is Reportage: Family, where she's picked up 7 Reportage Family Awards and 2 Family Story Awards already. Phew, that's quite a haul, and a real test...

It was a real pleasure to chat to the fab Adam Riley for episode 47 of the This is Reportage Podcast today! Adam was ranked 14th Worldwide on our Top Photographers of 2019 list, and has won an amazing haul of 8 Reportage Awards and 7 Story Awards. He's a lovely guy as well, really enjoyed talking to him. Adam shares so much with us today, all in a very relaxed and entertaining way, too - including...

Great to have the fab Darren Kirwan with us today! Darren is one of the very best wedding photographers in Ireland; he's won 7 Reportage Awards from us, and is a speaker at Doc Day 2021 as well. We talk about lots of different things in the episode, with Darren sharing all about how he likes to work close (and tips for doing that), the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, Zinedine Zi...

Super to talk to the fab Anna Hardy for episode 45 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Anna was originally a wedding photographer and has transitioned fully to family photographer now - as well as being an educator, too. She was also one of our judges for our first Collection over on our documentary family photography sister-site, This is Reportage: Family. Anna shares *so* much with us today, inclu...