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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 26/06/202226/06/2022 by gscott20124

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

Posted on 23/06/202223/06/2022 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 18/06/202218/06/2022 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 gscott20125

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 16/05/202216/05/2022 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

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 209: Plus Photographer Rashod Taylor

Posted on 04/05/202228/04/2022 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 31/03/2022 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 17/03/202217/03/2022 by gscott20125

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 202: Plus Photographer Asiko

Posted on 16/03/202216/03/2022 by gscott20120

Should Photography Be Taught in Schools? If So, How and Why?

Posted on 14/03/202215/03/2022 by gscott20120

The Truth of Photography: Crimea to the Ukraine, Some Thoughts…

Posted on 13/03/202214/03/2022 by gscott20122

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 201: Plus Photographer Victoria Gewirz

Posted on 09/03/202209/03/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 200 Special: Plus ‘A What Does Photography Mean to You?’ Super Edit

Posted on 02/03/202227/02/2022 by gscott20123

It’s Okay Not to Understand, But It’s Better to Communicate

Posted on 27/02/202227/02/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life Episode 199 Plus: Photographer Mike Abrahams

Posted on 23/02/202215/02/2022 by gscott20120

Audio In Search of Bill Jay Podcast

PODCAST: Introducing ‘In Search of Bill Jay’

Posted on 22/02/2022 by gscott20120

Audio In Search of Bill Jay Podcast Opinions

NEW PODCAST SERIES: In Search of Bill Jay

Posted on 21/02/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, 198: Episode Plus Photographer Alen MacWeeney

Posted on 16/02/202215/02/2022 by gscott20120

All Praise the Non-Technical Photographer!

Posted on 15/02/202215/02/2022 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 197: Plus Photographer Bradley G. Munkowitz (GMUNK)

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

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 196: Plus Photographer Andreas Weinand

Posted on 02/02/202231/01/2022 by gscott20120

What Do You Need To Know To Teach Photography? Maybe Something You Have Not Considered…

Posted on 22/01/2022 by gscott20120

Look Up, Not Down, Look Sideways…

Posted on 21/01/202221/01/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 195: Plus Photographer Ruth Lauer Manenti

Posted on 19/01/202213/01/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 194: Plus Photographer Frederic Aranda

Posted on 12/01/202207/01/2022 by gscott20121

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 193: Plus Photographer Art Streiber

Posted on 05/01/202207/01/2022 by gscott20126

Do You Need Letters After Your Name to Be a Photographer? BA, MA , PHD and All The Rest…

Posted on 03/01/202204/01/2022 by gscott20126

Art Needs Photography, More Than Photography Needs Art…

Posted on 01/01/202202/01/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 192: 2021 Review of the Year Extended Special: Plus Photography Writer, and Editor Bill Shapiro

Posted on 29/12/202104/01/2022 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 191: Christmas Special, Plus Curator, Editor, and Photographic Consultant Zelda Cheatle

Posted on 22/12/202113/12/2021 by gscott20120

Why Ambition and Success Do Not Have To Be Dirty Words In Photography…

Posted on 16/12/202116/12/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 190: Plus Photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge

Posted on 15/12/202119/12/2021 by gscott20121

The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Posted on 12/12/202112/12/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 189: Plus Photographers Ana Maria Arévalo Gosen and Juan Aballe

Posted on 08/12/202103/12/2021 by gscott20120

NFTs: An Open Minded, and Curious Series of Observations

Posted on 07/12/202107/12/2021 by gscott20121

Festivals Don’t Need Themes, They Need Audiences

Posted on 05/12/202105/12/2021 by gscott20120

Where Is The Next Level? And Has Anybody Seen It?

Posted on 04/12/202105/12/2021 by gscott20123

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 188: Plus Photographer Polly Alderton

Posted on 01/12/202125/11/2021 by gscott20120

The Curse of Show and No Tell

Posted on 28/11/202128/11/2021 by gscott20122

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 187: Plus Photographer Ilona Langbroek

Posted on 24/11/202119/11/2021 by gscott20120

Photographer Stories That Need to Be Recorded for History

Posted on 20/11/202127/11/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 186: Plus Photographer Ashleigh Coleman

Posted on 17/11/202115/11/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 185: Plus Photographer Richard Ansett

Posted on 10/11/202110/11/2021 by gscott20120

Should Publicly Funded Photography Be Open to Being Questioned?

Posted on 08/11/202109/11/2021 by gscott20123

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 184: Plus Photographer David Rothenberg

Posted on 03/11/202103/11/2021 by gscott20120

Photography, The Photographer and the User Experience

Posted on 01/11/202101/11/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 183: Plus Photographer Sean Gallagher

Posted on 27/10/202125/10/2021 by gscott20120

Is Anybody Listening? How to Get Your Photography Seen and Voice Heard

Posted on 23/10/202124/10/2021 by gscott20120

Pricing, Licencing, Usage and Stuff! Why Are So Many Photographers Uninformed?

Posted on 22/10/202122/10/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 182: Plus Photographer/Filmmaker Ross McDonnell

Posted on 20/10/202119/10/2021 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 181: Plus Photographer Marketa Luskačová

Posted on 13/10/202113/10/2021 by gscott20120

I Didn’t Choose Photography, It Chose Me!

Posted on 07/10/202107/10/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 180: Plus Photographer James Oatway

Posted on 06/10/202101/10/2021 by gscott20120

VIDEO: Paul Glazier: Artist Talk. Island Tides

Posted on 03/10/202103/10/2021 by gscott20120

How Can I Improve My Photography?

Posted on 01/10/202102/10/2021 by gscott20121

Audio Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 179: Plus Photographer Dan Burn-Forti

Posted on 29/09/202128/09/2021 by gscott20120

The Photographic Mid-Life Crisis

Posted on 26/09/202128/09/2021 by gscott20127

The Cost of Analogue

Posted on 25/09/202128/09/2021 by gscott201212

Reading is the Foundation of Photography. Discuss.

Posted on 24/09/202128/09/2021 by gscott20122

Colin Jones 1936-2021: Colin Has Gone Missing

Posted on 23/09/202126/12/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 178: Plus Photographer Carol Golemboski

Posted on 22/09/202128/09/2021 by gscott20120

Let’s Talk About Photo Book Design

Posted on 20/09/202128/09/2021 by gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Seven Days in New York: Tony Ray Jones, Bill Jay, a Host of Characters and the Future of British Photography

Posted on 16/09/202128/09/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 177: Plus Photographer J.M.Golding

Posted on 15/09/202110/09/2021 by gscott20120

I’m a Photographer! The Imposter Syndrome and Photography

Posted on 14/09/202114/09/2021 by gscott20123

Why Is Marketing Such a Dirty Word in Photography?

Posted on 12/09/202113/09/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 176: Plus Photographer Paul Wakefield

Posted on 08/09/202108/09/2021 by gscott20120

The Bob Ross of Photography or The Joy of Photographing

Posted on 03/09/202103/09/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 175: Plus Photographer Kristina Varaksina

Posted on 01/09/202126/08/2021 by gscott20122

How to Build a Photo Print Collection and Not File for Bankruptcy

Posted on 30/08/202104/09/2021 by gscott20120

Photographers and Self-Doubt: Let’s Talk…

Posted on 28/08/202128/08/2021 by gscott20120

You May Be Surprised What You Can Learn From a Photographer…

Posted on 27/08/202127/08/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 174: Plus Photographer Claire Thomas

Posted on 25/08/202119/08/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 173: Plus Photographer Steve Reeves

Posted on 18/08/202118/08/2021 by gscott20120

Does Photography Have an Inferiority Complex?

Posted on 14/08/202117/08/2021 by gscott20120

I Had A Dream or How to Judge Photographs…

Posted on 11/08/202111/08/2021 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 172: Plus Photographer Yukari Chikura

Posted on 11/08/202120/08/2021 by gscott20120

There is No Need For Photo Tribes!

Posted on 06/08/202106/08/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 171: Plus Photographer Peter Fraser

Posted on 04/08/202131/07/2021 by gscott20120

What Was Your First Camera?

Posted on 03/08/2021 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 170: Plus Photographer Michelle Watt

Posted on 28/07/202128/07/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 169: Plus Photographer Frances Scott

Posted on 21/07/202121/07/2021 by gscott20120

Beware the Pedant! Photosplaining Explained…

Posted on 20/07/202127/07/2021 by gscott20124

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 168: Plus Photographer Tadas Kazakevičius

Posted on 14/07/202109/07/2021 by gscott20120

How and Why You Could Make a Photo Podcast

Posted on 11/07/202113/07/2021 by gscott20120

The Good, the Bad and the Cappuccino: Getting Commissioned Explained

Posted on 10/07/202118/07/2021 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 167: Plus Photographer Simon Roberts

Posted on 07/07/202109/07/2021 by gscott20120

Speak Up and Speak Out, If You Want to be Heard!

Posted on 02/07/202107/07/2021 by gscott20121

I Wish I Had Taken That Picture…

Posted on 01/07/202130/06/2021 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 166: Plus Photographer Fabio Ponzio

Posted on 30/06/202126/06/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 165: Plus Photographer Harry Borden

Posted on 23/06/202122/06/2021 by gscott20120

Photography DIY

Posted on 20/06/202120/06/2021 by gscott20120

The Black and White Debate

Posted on 17/06/202117/06/2021 by gscott20122

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 164: Plus Photographer Jason Langer

Posted on 16/06/202112/06/2021 by gscott20120

The Secret to Portrait Photography? Talking!

Posted on 06/06/202106/06/2021 by gscott20123

The Slow Death of the Photo Editor

Posted on 31/05/202103/06/2021 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 157: ‘Birthday Special’ Plus Photographer David Eustace

Posted on 28/04/202129/04/2021 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 152: Photographer Mona Kuhn

Posted on 24/03/202119/03/2021 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

DO NOT DISTURB: Photography, censorship and the Iraq war

Posted on 01/03/2021 by gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Ansel Adams: A Few Personal Notes

Posted on 26/02/2021 by gscott20121

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Why Weegee was not a Westerner: Or, the secret of successful landscape photography

Posted on 20/02/202120/02/2021 by gscott20123

ON SALE: What Does Photography Mean to You?

Posted on 06/11/202009/11/2020 by gscott20123

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 124: Plus Photographer Nicholas Syracuse

Posted on 09/09/202003/09/2020 by gscott20121

The Photograph That Stays With You

Posted on 03/09/202018/09/2020 by gscott20123

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 123: Plus Photographer Melissa Breyer

Posted on 02/09/202027/08/2020 by gscott20120

The Family Album

Posted on 29/08/202030/08/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 122: Plus Photographer Elin Berge

Posted on 26/08/202021/08/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 121: Plus Photographer Daniel Meadows

Posted on 19/08/202014/08/2020 by gscott20121

Is Photography Listening?

Posted on 17/08/202017/09/2020 by gscott20124

Zeitgeist Images in a Changing World

Posted on 16/08/2020 by gscott20122

It’s Not the Weight of the Book, but the Weight of the Work that Counts

Posted on 15/08/202015/08/2020 by gscott20121

Teamwork: Photography and the Collaborative Partner

Posted on 12/08/202022/12/2020 by gscott20121

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 120: Plus Photographer Ethan Hill

Posted on 12/08/202012/08/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 119: Plus Photographer Michael Jang

Posted on 05/08/202002/08/2020 by gscott20120

Photo Gambling Explained

Posted on 30/07/2020 by gscott20120

The Themes of Life Are The Themes of Photography

Posted on 29/07/202018/09/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 118: Plus Photographer Aaron Turner

Posted on 29/07/202025/07/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 117: Plus Photographer Jan Töve