documentary

A barefoot man. An active volcano. And a photograph that took a photographer all the way to the top of the Sony World Photography Awards. Sometimes, the best stories come from the most unexpected places 🌋📸 Today on the podcast, we go all the way to Australia with Elle Leontiev, who won Open Photog...

“Everybody smile, because we're doing this for Mum!” Sound familiar? 😄 If you're thinking about becoming a family photographer, this conversation might be just what you need. Mind you, you might need nerves of steel sometimes! Our guest today is Melina Coogan, an award-winning documentary family ph...

Somewhere between the stories that break your heart and the ones that make you smile, there is a whole world of unexpected stories waiting to be told. Photographer and writer Tommy Trenchard has spent more than fifteen years finding them on the African continent and beyond 📸 In my conversation toda...

There are photo assignments where the story is difficult. There are assignments where the conditions are difficult. And then there are the ones that remind you that there can still be hope and joy in the middle of everything else. In Part Two of my conversation with photojournalist Carolyn van Houte...

A photograph can win an award. It can tell a story. And sometimes, it can change what happens to the person in the frame. Photojournalist Carolyn van Houten has seen all three. Carolyn spent almost nine years as a staff photographer at The Washington Post, until the entire photography staff was laid...