F-Stop Collaborate and Listen - A Photography Podcast

Welcome to Episode 143 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a photographer that probably needs no introduction -  Royce Bair . Royce is one of the pioneers of the modern movement of NightScape photography and runs the popular Facebook Group,  NightScaper . Royce also organizes and runs the annual  NightScape Photography Conference .  Royce and I covered a wide...

Welcome to Episode 142 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode is a special one! I assembled a cadre of some of the most well-respected landscape photographers in North America (our UK and Australian guests could not make it, unfortunately) for a discussion on photography education and creativity. This particular conversation really got me thinking and is full of interest...

Welcome to Episode 141 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a landscape photographer and software developer from Slovenia,  Luka Esenko . Luka is the creator of the new photo location app,  PhotoHound . Luka also runs photography workshops in Slovenia and you can learn more about those  here . Luka and I covered some fun topics this week, including: Luka's upb...

Welcome to Episode 140 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a "personal brand strategist" -  Jonathan Tilley . Jonathan works with individuals to create customized branding and marketing strategies for their business, whether it be actors, photographers, artists, or small businesses. He helps with web design, web copy, and has proven real world strategies to g...

Welcome to Episode 139 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features an adventure and landscape photographer living in Canmore, Alberta near Banff National Park,  Jeff Bartlett .  Jeff and I covered some fun topics this week, including: What exactly is adventure photography? Authenticity in photography. Minimizing our impact on nature. Shooting what you love. Why do yo...

Welcome to Episode 138 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a former photographer turned SEO and Marketing expert,  Maria Grace .  Maria and I had a wonderful conversation and explored several interesting topics this week, including: Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Keyword research. Image re-sizing and re-naming. Google Analytics. Blogging and SEO. Guest blo...

Welcome to Episode 137 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a landscape photographer from the United Kingdom,  Paul Reiffer . Paul uses Phase One digital backs as his camera of choice and produces some absolutely stunning work. I was first drawn to Paul through a blog post he wrote this summer entitled " Photographers, Instagrammers - Stop Being So Damn Selfis...

Welcome to Episode 136 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a photographer who created a niche product designed for winter photographers - the founder and owner of  Vallerret Photography Gloves , Carl van den Boom. Carl and I had a wonderful conversation and explored several interesting topics this week, including: What Carl loves about winter photography. Sta...

Welcome to Episode 135 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a photographer who has been travelling North American in a teardrop trailer for the past 3.5 years -  Mandy Lea .  Mandy and I had a wonderful conversation and explored several interesting topics this week, including: How Mandy started on her journey to travel the continent in her teardrop trailer. He...

Welcome to Episode 134 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a nature and landscape photographer from Mariposa, California near Yosemite National Park -  Michael Frye!  Michael is the author and/or principal photographer of  five books , including Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Great Masters; The Photographer’s Guide to Y...

Welcome to Episode 133 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a nature and landscape photographer from Western Australia -  Dylan Fox . Dylan is the 2018 Australian Geographic Landscape Photographer of the Year. Dylan and I explored several interesting topics this week, including: How he got into photography. Gathering inspiration from other art forms. Doing wha...

Welcome to Episode 132 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a nature and landscape photographer living in Seattle, Washington -  Mahesh Thapa . Mahesh is a Pediatric Radiologist and is known as "The Starving Photographer." He is a Sony Alpha Ambassador and has been an active photographer for over 20 years.  Mahesh and I explored several interesting topics this...

Welcome to Episode 131 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. For the full liner notes, visit my website . This week's episode features a nature photographer and educator living in the State of Vermont - Brenda Petrella. Brenda is the owner of  Outdoor Photography School  and is a passionate advocate for the  Nature First Photography  movement. Equipped with a Ph. D. in Molecular Biology, B...

Welcome to Episode 130 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features the founder of one of the world's most premiere photo education websites, Aaron Nace . Aaron's chops in digital darkroom are pretty incredible and his body of work speaks for itself. Aaron's website, Phlearn.com , is a one-stop-shop for all of your Photoshop and Lightroom education needs. Aaron and hi...

Welcome to Episode 129 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast.  This week's episode features a photographer who has taken his passion for landscape photography and built a commercial photography business out of it.  Dan Hawk  is a Portland, Oregon photographer and former full-time bank employee who decided to use his knowledge he gained in the business world to create a niche commercial phot...

Welcome to Episode 128 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a photographer known for her exceptional work in the Yosemite Valley of California,  Franka Gabler .  Born and raised in Croatia, Franka developed a strong fascination and admiration for nature early in life. Moving to California in 1997, and soon after experiencing her first wilderness backpacking tr...

Welcome to Episode 127 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features one of my favorite photographers and photography personalities - Ian Plant. Ian travels the globe seeking out amazing places and subjects in his never-ending quest to capture the beauty of our world with his camera. Ian seeks out the hidden spaces in between the familiar, relying on long exposures, un...

Welcome to Episode 126 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features one of my favorite photographers hailing from Scotland-  Alister Benn .  Alister has been teaching landscape photography since 2009. Alister has a refreshing approach and a questioning mind that has formed the foundation of his new photography company,  Expressive Photography . Alister is pushing back...

Welcome to Episode 125 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a fantastic photographer hailing from the Rocky Mountains of Canada -  Rachel Jones Ross . Rachel found herself obsessed with photography after a trip to photograph the Milky Way - her life has never been the same since.  Rachel and I covered a lot of fun ground this week, including: Her journey as a...

Welcome to Episode 124 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a large format and digital photographer living in Scotland -  Tim Parkin . Tim and his wife Charlotte publish the popular online landscape photography magazine,  OnLandscape .   Tim and I covered a lot of fun ground this week, including: His journey as a photographer. The challenges and benefits of sh...

Welcome to Episode 123 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a landscape and travel photographer from Switzerland living in Bend, Oregon -  Christian Heeb .  For years Christian Heeb has been touring the world as an independent travel photographer. The native Swiss has been living in Bend, Oregon since 1996, where he lives with his wife Regula. Over the years,...

Welcome to Episode 122 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a photographer living in Las Cruces, New Mexico,  Wayne Suggs .  Wayne was introduced to the wonders of nature at an early age by parents who knew the importance of having a relationship with the Great Outdoors. Wayne captures the beauty of the Southwest and shares his images not only for others to en...

Welcome to Episode 121 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features a photographer living in Bozeman, Montana,  Travis Andersen . I met up with Travis in person in his shop to talk all about, well, shop! Travis owns his own print lab called  White Creek Art  and does a knock out job of creating and printing ski posters for resorts all over the country. Travis and I co...

Welcome to Episode 120 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast.  This week's episode features an incredible landscape photographer from Florida, USA -  Paul Marcellini . Paul is an award winning photographer known for his work in the Everglades and for his many contest wins throughout the years. Paul and I covered a lot of fun ground this week, including: His journey as a landscape photograph...

Welcome to Episode 119 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week's episode features our first landscape photographer from China -  Weihao Pan . Weihao and I covered a lot of fun ground this week, including: His journey as a landscape photographer. Paul Reiffer's  article  on Southern France and Instagram photographers. Exploring China and Tibet as a landscape photographer. Stories fr...