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Category: Opinions

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 255: ‘Special Interview’ with Photographer Matt Black

Posted on 22/03/202317/03/2023 by gscott20120

If You Want To Travel Learn to Drive, Fly a Plane or Sail a Boat, If You Want to Be A Photographer Learn to Tell Stories…

Posted on 19/03/202319/03/2023 by gscott20122

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 254: Plus Photographer Juan Fabuel

Posted on 15/03/202315/03/2023 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 253: Plus Photographer Landry Major

Posted on 08/03/202303/03/2023 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation, Episode 252: With Bill Shapiro ‘The Photo Mentor and Mentorship”

Posted on 01/03/202320/02/2023 by gscott20120

Magazine Photography Was The Foundation of Commissioned Photography So What Will It Be Without Magazines?

Posted on 28/02/202328/02/2023 by gscott20122

PODCAST: A Photographic Life ‘Special’ ‘Catching Spirits In a Box: Photography and The Dead’ Part 1

Posted on 27/02/202327/02/2023 by gscott20120

Knocking On Doors When No One is Home

Posted on 25/02/202325/02/2023 by gscott20122

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 251: Plus Photographer Carolyn Mendelsohn

Posted on 22/02/202316/02/2023 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 250: Plus Photographer Luke Stephenson

Posted on 15/02/202309/02/2023 by gscott20120

Has Anyone Seen The New Plan for Photographers?

Posted on 13/02/202314/02/2023 by gscott20126

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 249: Plus Photographer Greg Hunt

Posted on 08/02/202302/02/2023 by gscott20121

What Is The Future For Photographic Education?

Posted on 02/02/202305/02/2023 by gscott20124

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 247: Plus Photographer Deborah Parkin

Posted on 25/01/202320/01/2023 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 246: Plus Photographer Richard Sharum

Posted on 18/01/202313/01/2023 by gscott20120

Photographing Bob Dylan. One Subject, Many Photographers…

Posted on 15/01/202316/01/2023 by gscott20122

Don’t Break, Break It! Facing the Photo Wall

Posted on 14/01/202315/01/2023 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 245: Plus Photographer John R.J. Taylor

Posted on 11/01/202305/01/2023 by gscott20120

When You Lose 27,000 Followers on Twitter or Social Media is Fragile Beware!

Posted on 10/01/202311/01/2023 by gscott20120

What Makes a Successful Photo Portfolio?

Posted on 09/01/202310/01/2023 by gscott20121

How to Edit Your Photographs, the Simple 5 Step Way

Posted on 07/01/202308/01/2023 by gscott20124

Networks Are Built, Not Only Inherited…

Posted on 06/01/202306/01/2023 by gscott20120

Photography is a Business and We Are All Part of That Business!

Posted on 04/01/202305/01/2023 by gscott20120

Clinging to the Photography Wreckage: The Good Old Days are Gone

Posted on 03/01/202303/01/2023 by gscott20120

Should, Could or Would? How to Accept Photo Advice

Posted on 29/12/202229/12/2022 by gscott20120

What is a Photograph?

Posted on 29/12/202229/12/2022 by gscott20121

Bill Jay Archive: Artists: Rebels without a Cause (There is no difference between fine-art and commercialism – and there never has been)

Posted on 17/12/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 241: Plus Photographer Mitra Tabrizian

Posted on 14/12/202211/12/2022 by gscott20120

Bill Jay Archive: Confessions of a Gallery Hater

Posted on 09/12/202209/12/2022 by gscott20120

Bill Jay Archive: Myths and Legends, From Photography’s Shady Past…

Posted on 09/12/202209/12/2022 by gscott20120

Bill Jay Archive: Arnold Newman: A Personal Appreciation

Posted on 04/12/202204/12/2022 by gscott20121

The Six Questions You Need to Ask and Answer Before Starting a Photography Project

Posted on 02/12/202203/12/2022 by gscott20120

Photographers, Is It Time to Move on From the Anthropocene Tag?

Posted on 27/11/202227/11/2022 by gscott20124

How to Find the Good Stuff: Photography Google Is Not All That…

Posted on 25/11/202226/11/2022 by gscott20121

Books for Portrait Photographers

Posted on 25/11/202226/11/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 238: Plus Photographer Don Tonge

Posted on 23/11/202217/11/2022 by gscott20120

Books for Street Photographers

Posted on 21/11/202225/11/2022 by gscott20121

Say Hello to the Non-Photographer Photographer

Posted on 17/11/202220/11/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 237: Plus Photographer Max Miechowski

Posted on 16/11/202210/11/2022 by gscott20120

Photography As Entertainment, Is That a Bad Thing?

Posted on 14/11/202215/11/2022 by gscott20122

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 236: Plus Photographer Henry Iddon

Posted on 09/11/202204/11/2022 by gscott20120

Saul Leiter Is Not At Home

Posted on 05/11/202205/11/2022 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation, Episode 235: With Bill Shapiro ‘The Photo Book Part 1’

Posted on 02/11/202204/11/2022 by gscott20121

#Pro Photo Wisdom

Posted on 01/11/202204/11/2022 by gscott20120

Jumping the Ship, But Which Life Boat To Choose? The Social Media Conundrum Explored

Posted on 29/10/202229/10/2022 by gscott20121

The Past Informs the Future of Photography, But It Doesn’t Have to Control It!

Posted on 28/10/202228/10/2022 by gscott20120

No More Heroes…

Posted on 27/10/2022 by gscott20125

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 234: Plus Photographer Cecilia di Paolo

Posted on 26/10/202220/10/2022 by gscott20120

Why Do People Buy Photographs? And What Are They Worth?

Posted on 22/10/202222/10/2022 by gscott20123

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 233: Plus Photographer Math Roberts

Posted on 19/10/202220/10/2022 by gscott20124

In Praise of Difference: Photography and Neurodivergence

Posted on 17/10/202217/10/2022 by gscott20122

Breathe Before You Press The Button and Don’t Forget to Bend Your Knees…

Posted on 16/10/202216/10/2022 by gscott20120

The Long Form Edit: Rediscovering the Dismissed Image

Posted on 14/10/202214/10/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 232: Plus Photographer Jane Hilton

Posted on 12/10/202212/10/2022 by gscott20120

When Will Photographers Finally Accept the Smartphone?

Posted on 09/10/202209/10/2022 by gscott20123

How To Improve Your Photography? Make Films!

Posted on 07/10/202207/10/2022 by gscott20125

PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation, Episode 231: With Bill Shapiro ‘Art Speak’

Posted on 05/10/202204/11/2022 by gscott20122

The New Work Balance for Photographers

Posted on 02/10/202204/10/2022 by gscott20122

Punk Photography or Three Chords and A Message

Posted on 02/10/202203/10/2022 by gscott20127

Mental Wellbeing and Photography: Cause or Cure?

Posted on 30/09/202210/10/2022 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 230: Plus Photographer Roland Miller

Posted on 28/09/202225/09/2022 by gscott20122

Dogmatic Instamatic

Posted on 27/09/202227/09/2022 by gscott20120

Photo Books and the Economic Crisis

Posted on 22/09/202223/09/2022 by gscott20123

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 229: Plus Photographer Richard Bram

Posted on 21/09/202213/09/2022 by gscott20121

Why the Deconstructed Photograph Doesn’t Work!

Posted on 20/09/202220/09/2022 by gscott20122

Look! I Was There or I Have a Photograph As Proof!

Posted on 18/09/202218/09/2022 by gscott20120

The Family of Man: A Reappraisal of “The Greatest Exhibition of All Time”

Posted on 16/09/202216/09/2022 by gscott20122

The Final Photograph: Documenting the End of Life

Posted on 15/09/202215/09/2022 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life Episode 228: Plus Photographer Lise Johansson

Posted on 14/09/202208/09/2022 by gscott20120

Snapshot: Noel Coward, New York and Susan Sontag

Posted on 13/09/2022 by gscott20120

What Is The Central Obstacle To Being a Portrait Photographer?

Posted on 11/09/202211/09/2022 by gscott20121

Avoid Templates to Get Noticed: The Importance of the Original Thinker

Posted on 09/09/202209/09/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation, Episode 227: With Bill Shapiro ‘The Gate Keeper’

Posted on 07/09/202204/11/2022 by gscott20125

Why Is Photography So Misunderstood?

Posted on 02/09/202204/09/2022 by gscott20120

Snapshot: Bruce Davidson and New York City

Posted on 02/09/2022 by gscott20120

Snapshot: Norman Parkinson and New York City

Posted on 02/09/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 226: Plus Photographer Nicola Muirhead

Posted on 31/08/202231/08/2022 by gscott20120

It’s All In The Eyes

Posted on 29/08/202230/08/2022 by gscott20120

Is Commissioned Photography Only For The Under 50s?

Posted on 28/08/202228/08/2022 by gscott20121

Don’t Get Angry, Get Smarter!

Posted on 26/08/202226/08/2022 by gscott20121

Putting Images In Frames: Tim Page 1944-2022

Posted on 24/08/202224/08/2022 by gscott20123

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 225: Plus Photographer Guy Dickinson

Posted on 24/08/202219/08/2022 by gscott20120

Snap Shot: Edward Steichen and Louise Brooks

Posted on 22/08/202222/08/2022 by gscott20121

Snap Shot: Thomas Struth and New York City

Posted on 22/08/202222/08/2022 by gscott20122

How To Make a Photo Book: A Simple Guide

Posted on 21/08/202221/08/2022 by gscott20126

The Truth? Can You Handle the Truth?

Posted on 19/08/202219/08/2022 by gscott20123

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 224: Plus Photographer Sean Lotman

Posted on 17/08/202212/08/2022 by gscott20120

#BillJayDay: A Personal Reflection

Posted on 12/08/202212/08/2022 by gscott20120

#BillJayDay: A Collection of Forgotten Articles and Writing…

Posted on 12/08/202212/08/2022 by gscott20124

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 223: Plus Photographer Sodiq Adelakun

Posted on 10/08/202203/08/2022 by gscott20120

Three Cheers For The Outsiders!

Posted on 07/08/202207/08/2022 by gscott20122

Is Photography in Trouble?

Posted on 04/08/202205/08/2022 by gscott201211

New Spaces, New Eyes…

Posted on 29/07/202229/07/2022 by gscott20120

AUDIO: Sue Davies OBE Explains How and Why The Photographers Gallery, London Was Founded in 1971

Posted on 21/07/2022 by gscott20120

You Don’t Have To Be Serious to Be Serious About Photography, and Your Photographs Do Not Have To Be Serious, to Be Serious Photographs, Seriously…

Posted on 20/07/202221/07/2022 by gscott20122

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 220: Plus: Photographer Neil Massey

Posted on 20/07/202214/07/2022 by gscott20120

In Search of Bill Jay Podcast Opinions

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 7, ‘The Photo Study Centre and The Teaching Begins’

Posted on 19/07/202219/07/2022 by gscott20120

Subject is All or Photography Made Simple!

Posted on 17/07/202217/07/2022 by gscott20120

There Is Nothing New in Photography!

Posted on 14/07/202214/07/2022 by gscott20126

In Search of Bill Jay Podcast Opinions

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 6, ‘Bad Decisions, and Goodbye to Magazines’

Posted on 14/07/202214/07/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 219: Plus Photographer Arne Svenson

Posted on 13/07/202208/07/2022 by gscott20120

Audio In Search of Bill Jay Podcast Opinions

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 5, ‘1970 and The Beginning of Album’

Posted on 11/07/202214/07/2022 by gscott20120

Photography Should Be Fun!

Posted on 09/07/202210/07/2022 by gscott20123

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 218: Plus Photographer Andrew Moore

Posted on 06/07/202204/07/2022 by gscott20120

You Don’t Need to Study Analogue Photography to Be a Photographer!

Posted on 04/07/202204/07/2022 by gscott20120

#BillJayDay Announced

Posted on 04/07/202204/07/2022 by gscott20120

Is There A Future For ‘Paid-For’ Photography in the 21st Century?

Posted on 03/07/202204/07/2022 by gscott20122

TALK: ‘Shooting Into The Future and Missing’: What is Contemporary Photography?

Posted on 01/07/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 217: Plus Photographer Jillian Edelstein

Posted on 29/06/202221/06/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Conversation

NEW PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation Announced

Posted on 27/06/202228/06/2022 by gscott20120

The Dyslexic Photographer

Posted on 26/06/202204/07/2022 by gscott20126

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 4: ‘The Sixties End and The Future is Bright’

Posted on 23/06/202217/07/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 216: Plus Photographer Mickey Smith

Posted on 22/06/202222/06/2022 by gscott20122

Alphabetical, Subject, Photographer, or Size, How Do You Organise Your Photo Book Shelf

Posted on 18/06/202204/07/2022 by gscott20120

10 Photographic Myths Dispelled

Posted on 16/06/202217/06/2022 by gscott20125

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 215: Plus Photographer Shane Rocheleau

Posted on 15/06/202209/06/2022 by gscott20122

It’s Time In Photography For Some New Reference Points…

Posted on 12/06/202212/06/2022 by gscott20127

Should Photography Only Be Taught By Photographers?

Posted on 09/06/202209/06/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 214: Plus Photographer Dominic Davies

Posted on 08/06/202206/06/2022 by gscott20120

I Don’t Understand Tech Stuff, Can I Still Be A Photographer?

Posted on 05/06/202206/06/2022 by gscott20120

You Are A Photographer, Not A Teacher, Yet…

Posted on 04/06/202205/06/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 213: Plus Bill Shapiro Mid-Year Review

Posted on 01/06/202226/05/2022 by gscott20120

Photographing The Moments In-between

Posted on 30/05/202231/05/2022 by gscott20120

It Is Not Easy Being A Photographer in 2022

Posted on 29/05/202229/05/2022 by gscott20123

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 212: Plus Photographer William Saunders

Posted on 25/05/202231/05/2022 by gscott20120

Photographing Musicians, From a Photographer’s Perspective

Posted on 24/05/202231/05/2022 by gscott20120

Photographing Actors, From A Photographer’s Perspective

Posted on 20/05/202231/05/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 211: Learning Photography Special

Posted on 18/05/202219/05/2022 by gscott20120

Beware The Bully With And Without A Camera

Posted on 17/05/202217/05/2022 by gscott20121

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 3, ‘Tony Ray Jones, Diane Arbus and Weegee in NYC’

Posted on 16/05/202217/07/2022 by gscott20120

Is Photography An Act of Repetition?

Posted on 15/05/202215/05/2022 by gscott20124

Photography, Flowers, Landscapes, and Birds. Some Thoughts…

Posted on 13/05/202215/05/2022 by gscott20120

Women Don’t Look Like That!

Posted on 12/05/202212/05/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 210: Plus Photographer Edmund Clark

Posted on 11/05/202206/05/2022 by gscott20120

That’s Not Me! Not Every Intimate Portrait is a Self-Portrait

Posted on 09/05/202210/05/2022 by gscott20120

The Future is Now: Photographers and Extinction!

Posted on 08/05/202208/05/2022 by gscott20124

Forget About Rules and Aim to Fail!

Posted on 06/05/202207/05/2022 by gscott20120

The Nude and Photography: That Was Then, But This Is Now…

Posted on 02/05/202203/05/2022 by gscott20120

Art Directors Can Make Great Photographers!

Posted on 28/04/202228/04/2022 by gscott20122

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 208: Plus Photographer David Butow

Posted on 27/04/202222/04/2022 by gscott20121

Where Is The Personality?

Posted on 26/04/2022 by gscott20127

Photo Forum Etiquette Explained

Posted on 26/04/202226/04/2022 by gscott20125

Photography and The Selfish Eye

Posted on 22/04/202222/04/2022 by gscott20128

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 207: Plus Photographer Ian Brown

Posted on 20/04/202213/04/2022 by gscott20120

Portraiture and The Invisible Line

Posted on 19/04/202219/04/2022 by gscott20122

Is Documentary Photography Obsessed With Sad?

Posted on 18/04/202220/05/2022 by gscott20121

The Dusty Drawer or What Does This Do?

Posted on 16/04/202216/04/2022 by gscott20120

First You Need a Shelf, Then a Bookcase, Then a Room: The Photo Book Dilemma

Posted on 15/04/202206/06/2022 by gscott20122

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 206: Plus Photographer Tricia Porter

Posted on 13/04/202207/04/2022 by gscott20120

Is There a Future for Commissioned Photography?

Posted on 12/04/202212/04/2022 by gscott20121

The Pressure Doesn’t Drop: Photography Doesn’t Get Easier

Posted on 11/04/202211/04/2022 by gscott20121

Photography and ‘Pretty’ Pictures

Posted on 10/04/202212/04/2022 by gscott20126

Doing It Right Maybe Wrong! But Doing It Wrong Can Be Right!

Posted on 09/04/202210/04/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

Podcast: A Photographic Life, Episode 205: Plus Photographer Donwilson Odhiambo

Posted on 06/04/202201/04/2022 by gscott20120

The Photograph That Makes You Turn Away

Posted on 05/04/202205/04/2022 by gscott20120

All The Gear and No Idea!

Posted on 03/04/202203/04/2022 by gscott20121

Audio In Search of Bill Jay Podcast Opinions

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 2, ‘A Grammar School Boy, Holland Park Parties and Tony Ray Jones’

Posted on 31/03/202217/07/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 204: Plus Photographer Mimi Plumb

Posted on 30/03/202225/03/2022 by gscott20122

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 203: ‘Ukraine Focus’: Plus Photographer Tom Pilston

Posted on 23/03/202218/03/2022 by gscott20121

Audio In Search of Bill Jay Podcast Opinions

PODCAST: In Search Of Bill Jay, Episode 1, ‘The Search Begins: It Was a Snap Shot Magazine’

Posted on 17/03/202217/07/2022 by gscott20125