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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

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

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

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation, Episode 248: With Bill Shapiro ‘Websites’

Posted on 01/02/202325/01/2023 by gscott20127

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

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 244: New Year’s Special with Bill Shapiro

Posted on 04/01/202304/01/2023 by gscott20121

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

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 243: Plus Photographer Gautier Deblonde

Posted on 28/12/202213/12/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 239: Plus Photographer Kieran Dodds

Posted on 07/12/202203/12/2022 by gscott20120

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

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

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation, Episode 240: With Bill Shapiro

Posted on 30/11/202203/12/2022 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In Praise of Difference: Photography and Neurodivergence

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

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

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

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

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

It’s All In The Eyes

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

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

#BillJayDay: A Collection of Forgotten Articles and Writing…

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

Is Photography in Trouble?

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

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 222: Desert Island Photo Book Special Part 2

Posted on 03/08/202221/07/2022 by gscott20121

New Spaces, New Eyes…

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

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 221: Desert Island Photo Book Special Part 1

Posted on 27/07/202221/07/2022 by gscott20120

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

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 Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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 184: Plus Photographer David Rothenberg

Posted on 03/11/202103/11/2021 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

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

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

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

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

Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail…

Posted on 28/06/2021 by gscott20120

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

Why Don’t I Write About Photographs? Well…

Posted on 08/05/202108/05/2021 by gscott20120

Opinions Are What Photography is Made Of…

Posted on 17/04/202119/04/2021 by gscott20120

Opinions Photo Talk

Weekly Free UNP Newsletter launched

Posted on 09/04/202109/04/2021 by gscott20120

The Photographers Manifesto

Posted on 28/03/202128/03/2021 by gscott20125

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 146: Plus Photographer Ana Caroline de Lima

Posted on 10/02/202112/02/2021 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: James Nachtwey

Posted on 06/02/2021 by gscott20121

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 145: Plus Photographer Mark Klett

Posted on 03/02/202129/01/2021 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Bert Stern

Posted on 30/01/202101/02/2021 by gscott20121

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 142: Plus Photographer Joseph Szabo

Posted on 13/01/202109/01/2021 by gscott20120

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 140: ‘New Year Special’

Posted on 30/12/202030/12/2020 by gscott20122

Is Patreon the New Photography Life Line?

Posted on 18/12/2020 by gscott20127

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 135: Plus Photographer Paul Lowe

Posted on 25/11/202025/11/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 134: Plus Photographer Lois Greenfield

Posted on 18/11/202019/11/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, ‘US Election Photography Special’, Episode 133: Plus Photographer Richard Beaven

Posted on 11/11/202008/11/2020 by gscott20120

ON SALE: What Does Photography Mean to You?

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

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 129: Plus Photographer Yael Martínez

Posted on 14/10/202026/10/2020 by gscott20120

The Transportation Machine

Posted on 25/09/202026/09/2020 by gscott20121

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 125: Plus Photographer Greg Marinovich

Posted on 16/09/202009/09/2020 by gscott20120

Walking Photographs

Posted on 09/09/202016/09/2020 by gscott20125

What Does it Take to Be a Professional Photographer?

Posted on 04/09/202018/09/2020 by gscott20124

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

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 119: Plus Photographer Michael Jang

Posted on 05/08/202002/08/2020 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 117: Plus Photographer Jan Töve

Posted on 22/07/202019/07/2020 by gscott20120

Every Photographer is a Journalist but Not Every Journalist is a Photographer!

Posted on 18/07/202020/07/2020 by gscott20126

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 116: Plus Photographer Rhodri Jones

Posted on 15/07/202015/07/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 115: Plus Photographer Danna Singer

Posted on 08/07/202002/07/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Photo Talk

Are You Ready to Take the UNP Photo Quiz?

Posted on 26/06/202001/07/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 112: Plus Photographer Nicholas J.R.White

Posted on 17/06/202013/06/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 110.5: ‘On The Streets’ Special Plus Photographer Micaiah Carter

Posted on 06/06/202006/06/2020 by gscott20120

Photo Book Quiz 2

Posted on 29/05/202030/05/2020 by gscott20121

Opinions photo education Photo Talk

The Importance of an Archive, or What is an Archive?

Posted on 25/05/202025/05/2020 by gscott20120

History and Photography

Posted on 23/05/202026/09/2020 by gscott20120

You Can’t Know Everyone, But You Should Know a Few!

Posted on 22/05/202022/05/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 107: Plus Photographer Colin McPherson

Posted on 13/05/202009/05/2020 by gscott20120

Interviews Opinions Photo Talk

VIDEO: The State of Independents: The UNP in discussion with Ffoton Wales

Posted on 26/04/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 102: Plus Photographer Ragnar Axelsson

Posted on 08/04/202008/04/2020 by gscott20122

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 101: Plus Photographer Andrew Jackson

Posted on 01/04/202001/04/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 100.5: ‘We Are Family!’ Plus Photographer Deanna Dikeman

Posted on 28/03/202028/03/2020 by gscott20120

Style is Transitory, Language Permanent

Posted on 23/03/2020 by gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Bill Jay Archive: Threshold – The Disturbing Image, a survivalist guide to contemporary photography

Posted on 19/03/202019/03/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 95: Plus Photographer Anton Kusters

Posted on 19/02/202014/02/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 93: Plus Photographer Anna Boyiazis

Posted on 05/02/202005/02/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 89: Plus Photographer R.J. Kern

Posted on 08/01/202008/01/2020 by gscott20121

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

A Photographic Life: Episode 88: 2020 New Year, New Decade Special

Posted on 01/01/202030/12/2019 by gscott20120

10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Photo Book…

Posted on 27/12/2019 by gscott20121

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Irving Penn

Posted on 13/12/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 84: Plus Photographer Stephen Dupont

Posted on 04/12/201904/12/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 82: Plus Photographer MAKIKO

Posted on 20/11/201920/11/2019 by gscott20121

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: W. Eugene Smith

Posted on 15/11/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained

Come Pray at the Altar of the ‘Back-Lit’ Image!

Posted on 15/11/201915/11/2019 by gscott20121

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Robert Frank

Posted on 10/11/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 74: Plus Photographer Elinor Carucci

Posted on 25/09/201918/09/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 73: Plus Photographer Paul Weinberg

Posted on 18/09/201915/09/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 72: Plus Photographer Robert Trachtenberg

Posted on 11/09/201915/11/2019 by gscott20120

Constructing the Photo Narrative

Posted on 04/09/2019 by gscott20122

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 68: ‘Photo Book Special Part 3’ Plus Photo Book Publisher Colin Wilkinson/Bluecoat Press

Posted on 14/08/201914/08/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

A Photographic Life Podcast ‘PLUS’ Launched on Patreon…

Posted on 01/08/201909/08/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 66: ‘Photo Book Special Part 1’, Plus Photographer Sadie Catt

Posted on 31/07/201909/08/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST:A Photographic Life, Episode 49: Plus Photographer John Sevigny

Posted on 03/04/201914/05/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 31: Plus Photographer Mary Ellen Mark

Posted on 28/11/201810/03/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 29: Plus Photographer David Bailey

Posted on 14/11/201810/03/2019 by gscott20120