This is Reportage Podcast

Excited to have something a bit different for this week's Podcast, as we talk to the fab Alex Vita about something which is very dear to each and every photographers' hearts: Our websites. Alex has a massive amount of experience when it comes to web design, having worked on over 200 websites - and, more than that, he specifically only works on photography-sites, so he really knows his stuff. There...

It was an absolute pleasure to talk to The Framers for this week's episode! Filipa and Rodrigo are some of the very best wedding photographers in Portugal, have won 7 Story Awards and 5 Reportage Awards from us, and they were also judges for us back in Collection Five. Recently they also joined us for our first Live Critique, which members can re-watch exclusively on the website. To top all of tha...

Super to have the great Andrew Billington with us today! Andrew is one of the UK's very best wedding photographers, has won a haul of 9 Reportage Awards from us, and he also photographed our very first TiR Christmas Party - and did a fantastic job too. He's also just a lovely guy, if you've ever had the pleasure of meeting him, so lovely to talk to on the Podcast. Stick with us today as Andrew tal...

Delighted to be talking to the fab Prasheila Lookhar for episode 41 of the This is Reportage Podcast today! Prasheila is one half of the award-winning team Going Bananas Photography, and is one of the very best wedding photographers in India. She works together with her partner, Abhimanyu, and between them they have won a massive 15 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards. Prasheila shares so much wit...

So great to be talking to the fab Logan Westom for episode 40 of the This is Reportage Podcast today! Logan is one of the best wedding photographers in the USA, and has won an incredible 6 Story Awards from us, and 7 Reportage Awards too. He's also just won a Family Story Award on our brand new sister-site for documentary family photography, This is Reportage: Family. Logan shares so much with us...

Excited to be talking to the fab Nikhol Esterás for episode 39 of the This is Reportage Podcast today! Based in Mexico, Nikhol has won a staggering 12 awards from us, including 5 Story Awards, and was ranked in our Top 50 photographers of 2019. In this episode Nikhol shares all about: • how she got into wedding photography, • working with her husband and the benefits of that, • how their backgroun...

Delighted to have the fantastic Menino Conhece Menina on the Podcast today for our 38th episode! Raquel and Daniel are some of the best wedding photographers in Portugal - and indeed, the world - with a quite stunning 9 Story Awards under their belt (and 7 Reportage Awards, too). Tune in today as they talk about: • how they're dealing with covid times, • the story behind their brand name, • workin...

Delighted to have the great Aleks Kus with us for episode 37 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Based in Slovenia, winner of 7 Reportage Awards and a Story Award, Aleks was a delight to talk to, and really inspirational. Tune in today as he shares so much, including: • about Slovenia (and how it is the only country to have 'love' in its name), • the effect of corona in Slovenia and for him personal...

Excited to have the fab Jill Streefland on the podcast today. Based in the Netherlands and winner of 5 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards, Jill was in our top 30 photographers of 2019, and she shares so much with us today, including: • actually shooting a wedding during the middle of corona times, • shooting fellow wedding photographers' weddings, • her past life as a dancer and its impact on her...

Welcome to the 35th episode of the This is Reportage Podcast, where it's an absolute delight to be talking to the fantastic Ruan Redelinghuys! Ruan, based in South Africa, has been in our Top 30 Photographers for the past two years in a row, has won 10 Reportage Awards and 6 Story Awards, and just shares so much with us in the episode, including: • how he's been coping with the pandemic and shooti...

Delighted to be talking to the fab Kim Hart Fotografie for today's episode. Kim is based in Holland, has won 7 Reportage Awards from us, and was just so lovely to talk to - she shares so much great advice and thoughts here. My eight year old daughter was listening to me working on this episode and she said 'wow, she's so inspiring!', and I totally agree. Stick with us today as Kim shares all about...

So great to bring you the fab Mick Shah for episode 33 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Mick is a world-class photographer turned videographer, one of the founding members of Nine Dots, and an all round inspirational character - thoroughly enjoyed talking to him for the Podcast. Tune in today as Mick talks all about: • why he went from photographer to videographer, • his thoughts on the pandemic...

Excited to bring you the fantastic Marissa Joy Daly for episode 32 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Based in the US, Marissa is an international multi-award winner (including 3 Reportage Awards from us), was one of our judges for Collection 13, and was just totally lovely to talk to. Stick with us today as Marissa talks all about: • growing up and getting her first camera from her grandfather, •...

An absolute pleasure to talk to David Ryan for the 31st episode of our This is Reportage Podcast! Based in Ireland, David has been in our Top 30 photographers worldwide for both 2019 and 2018, with a total haul of 8 Reportage Awards and 3 Story Awards won - a remarkable feat! Tune it today as David talks about: • why lockdown is suiting him, • why he classes himself as an introvert and how that wo...

So great to have the lovely Sam Docker on the Podcast for episode 30! Sam is a Rangefinder 30 Rising Star, winner of numerous TiR Awards, globe-trotting wedding photographer, and also just an all-round top guy - an honour to talk to him for the Podcast! Sam shares so much with us today, including: • how his life's been impacted during corona and looking at the positives, • his recent experience do...

Super excited to have the fab Alison Bounce with us for episode 29 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Winner of no less than 12 Reportage Awards, Alison is not only one of the best wedding photographers in France, but she's also a brilliant underwater photographer too, something which we dive into (sorry, had to do that pun!) - amongst many other things - on the episode today. Stick with us as Alis...

Delighted to be bringing you the fantastic Peter Geluk for episode 28 of the This is Reportage Podcast! One half of Love Rules, Pete shoots with his wife Mitzy, and they were both in our Top 100 Photographers of 2019 list with a plethora of awards between them. Pete shares so much with us today, including: • how he's coping with the pandemic, • how a certain scary event led him to be in business w...

Honoured to bring you the one and only Tyler Wirken for episode 27 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Known - rightly so - as one of the best documentary wedding photographers in the world, Tyler has an incredible amount of accolades and awards, and, with a vast amount of expertise and experience, has long been teaching and mentoring photographers worldwide. We'll also be having a Facebook Live wit...

The fab Dominique Shaw of York Place Studios is our guest for episode 26 of the Podcast! With a whopping 13 TiR Awards under her belt - including 6 Story Awards - Dom has been on our Top Photographers of the Year list for the past two years in a row and, alongside her brother Liam, forms the inimitable duo that is York Place Studios. As well as this Podcast episode today, we'll be having a Faceboo...

Honoured to welcome the fab Steve Gerrard on to the Podcast for episode 25! As well as being a brilliant wedding photographer, Steve is also massively known as a music lover, having been a successful DJ himself, and having also photographed hundreds of bands all over the world. That's why, for this episode, we've had a special 'theme' - a totally original (!) theme which we've called 'Marooned Mp3...

So excited to be releasing an extra special episode of the This is Reportage Podcast today! Instead of featuring a single guest, we have an incredible 47...! That's right; we're honoured to be featuring 47 of our members - tune in to hear wedding photographers from all over the world talk about how they're dealing with the current pandemic, from advice on handling postponements, to suggestions on...

Honoured to have the fantastic David Scholes with us for episode 23! David was joint-ninth in our top photographers of last year; second in the UK overall, with 8 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards in 2019 (and more since). Not only is he a great photographer, but he's also a lovely guy who's a real pleasure to talk to. Stick with us today as David shares all about: • how his uncle, grandfather a...

Thrilled to have the one and only Candice Cusic for episode 22 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Candice has photojournalism in her blood, having worked at the Chicago Tribune and other publications for over twenty years. Her 'moment-driven' photography is thus core to her wedding work - and indeed, to everything she photographs - and she's also an incredibly experienced teacher, having taught wor...

Delighted to be bringing you the fab Valter Antunes for episode 21 of the This is Reportage Podcast! Valter was ranked joint-second in our Top Photographers of 2019, with a remarkable haul of 12 Awards - including 4 Story Awards - during 2019. Stick with us today, as Valter talks about: • watching everything on Netflix, • how moments are always happening and how we should be finding them, • how he...

We're bringing you a special podcast episode today, as we discuss coronavirus with very special guest Simon Leclercq. Simon is in quite a unique position to discuss this with us, as, not only is he a brilliant wedding photographer (having won 8 awards from us in total), but he has also been a doctor for over 5 years, and is currently on the frontlines working on this global pandemic. We discuss lo...