Voice Notes From The Lab

We are BACK in 2025 with out first episode of the year, and we are delighted to be joined by Tim and Emily from Negative Thinking, in Bristol. We are fortunate to be just down the road from these guys so instead of just a normal podcast record, we decided to spend the day in the darkroom with them doing what they love and do best, printing. We spoke about all things from analogue photography, the...

For our tenth episode, we chat to our hilarious and wonderfully marvellous friend Maisie Lopez who worked with us at the lab over the busy summer months. We chat to her about all things photography, university, personal projects and who on earth came up with the word 'spaff' anyway? Hosted as usual by Jack Ford , Rosie Warwick and Jack Tolhurst , with our guest for this week Maisie Lopez . Hosted...

Ep.9: Jon Tonks on documentary photography and pub snacks On this episode we've been joined by Bath-based photographer, and a real favourite photographer of ours, Jon Tonks. We speak to Jon about his introduction to working in photography, which started in the lesser-seen-these-days world of press photography; his almost seamless transition into the longer form bodies of work and documentary photo...

Ep.8: Photography as an artistic tool, and are photos made to be seen? With guest Alice Farrington This week we've been joined by lab favourite, good friend and co-founder of Girls Camera Club, Alice Farrington. With Alice's largely art-based background, we discuss how she uses photography as a tool to express herself within her art, and whether photography should be made to be seen. You can check...

Ep.7: Chatting all things photography with FotL and photographer Konstantin Wittwer FotL obviously means 'friend of the lab', which all of you are...obviously. We're incredibly excited to welcome our first guest on to the podcast; joined this week by our good friend and Bristol-based photographer, Konstantin Wittwer. Konstantin has a background in journalism and has been using the lab for all his...

Ep.6: We Answer Your Questions - What is our favourite photo of all time? On this week's episode we answer some of your questions sent in to us over the last couple of weeks. Some photography related, some...more about sandwich fillings. Is it OK to combine pickled gherkins and peanut butter? What are some of our best photo book recommendations? As always, we're keen to hear your thoughts, and if...

Ep.5: We're not worthy! Dealing with Imposter Syndrome and how to get over yourself! We are 5 episodes in and we're discussing how we deal with Imposter Syndrome. All three of us share our different experiences with it, how we deal with it and the most important things to remember. Am I a real photographer? Can I even call myself a photographer? Is Imposter Syndrome linked with your self worth or...

Ep.4: The One Where We Talk About Our Cameras and G.A.S Issues In our FOURTH episode, we get stuck in to a juicy one, discussing all things cameras, our G.A.S (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) issues and why we can't help but pickup and collect new cameras. Do the best cameras make the best photographers? Is it important to try different cameras to find the one(s) you love? And will Jack (JT) ever tell...

Ep.3: Our hopes and goals for 2024, pushing it reel good and my snoring dog In episode three, we chat about our own individual goals and things we'd like to achieve or just try our hand at this year. We discuss shooting during the spring/summer months and how our approach changes according to season and the time of year. We do our first draw for our collective lab challenge PUSH IT REEL GOOD, wher...

Ep.2: Film vs. Digital - Our thoughts on one of the biggest questions in photography In this episode we dive deep into one of the biggest questions in photography, "film vs. digital". We ask ourselves why we shoot on both formats, the practical and creative applications of both and our recommendations to photographers old and new. We also cover some recent news from the industry, focused largely o...

Welcome to Voice Notes From The Lab, a brand new photography podcast from the same people who develop your film at Jack's Lab in Bristol, UK. On this first episode we introduce the podcast to the global audience (ha!) and introduce ourselves to you, the listener. We chat a bit about what sort of things you can expect to hear from us in upcoming episodes, how we all got started in photography and h...