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Look Up, Not Down, Look Sideways…

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

Audio Podcasts: A Photographic Life

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

Posted on 05/01/202207/01/2022 by gscott20124

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

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

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

Festivals Don’t Need Themes, They Need Audiences

Posted on 05/12/202105/12/2021 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 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

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 167: Plus Photographer Simon Roberts

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

I Wish I Had Taken That Picture…

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

Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail…

Posted on 28/06/2021 by gscott20120

The Secret to Portrait Photography? Talking!

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

Why Don’t I Write About Photographs? Well…

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

Branding is for Cattle, Not Photographers!

Posted on 19/04/202120/04/2021 by gscott20122

Opinions Are What Photography is Made Of…

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

The Photographers Manifesto

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

The Virtual Exhibition: Too Little, Too Soon.

Posted on 13/03/202113/03/2021 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

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

My Plumber Is a Photographer!

Posted on 17/12/2020 by gscott20120

What Does Emerging Mean?

Posted on 11/12/202012/12/2020 by gscott20120

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

The Transportation Machine

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

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

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

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

What is the Difference Between Looking and Seeing?

Posted on 08/09/202018/09/2020 by gscott20120

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 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

When Everything Looks the Same, That’s a Problem…

Posted on 13/07/2020 by gscott20122

Is There a Future for the Photography Magazine?

Posted on 10/07/2020 by gscott20128

Opinions Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained

The 21st Century Photographer Needs to Be a Visual Storyteller, Visual Problem Solver and a Visual Linguist

Posted on 09/07/202010/07/2020 by gscott20123

Opinions Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained

Is it Moral to Teach Photography?

Posted on 07/07/2020 by gscott20125

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 114: Plus Photographer Tim Davis

Posted on 01/07/202001/07/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Photo Talk

A Suggestion for Photo Festivals…

Posted on 28/06/202018/09/2020 by gscott20121

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 113: Plus Photographer Nick Wynne

Posted on 24/06/202024/06/2020 by gscott20122

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 111: Plus Photographer Mandy Barker

Posted on 10/06/202010/06/2020 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

A Construct? Or a Moment?

Posted on 31/05/202031/05/2020 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

Photo Book Quiz

Posted on 18/05/2020 by gscott20122

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

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

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

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 105: Plus Photographer Jessica Backhaus

Posted on 29/04/202025/04/2020 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 103: Plus Photographer Hellen van Meene

Posted on 15/04/202008/04/2020 by gscott20122

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

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 100: Plus Photographer Wolfgang ‘Wolf’ Susitzsky

Posted on 25/03/202025/03/2020 by gscott20122

Style is Transitory, Language Permanent

Posted on 23/03/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 98: Plus Photographer Pixy Liao

Posted on 11/03/202005/03/2020 by gscott20121

Reading and Photography, Narrative and Storytelling…

Posted on 06/03/202006/03/2020 by gscott20121

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 97: Plus Photographer Mark Neville

Posted on 04/03/202027/02/2020 by gscott20120

What Was The Last Exhibition You Visited?

Posted on 23/02/202023/02/2020 by gscott20121

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 94: Plus Photographer Julia Fullerton-Batten

Posted on 12/02/202011/02/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained

What’s the Difference between a Photograph and a Photograph?

Posted on 09/02/2020 by gscott20124

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 92: Plus Photographer Seth Lower

Posted on 29/01/202030/01/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 91: Plus Photographer Roger Stowell

Posted on 22/01/202022/01/2020 by gscott20121

Photography and ‘The Selfie’ as Evidence and Truth

Posted on 17/01/202030/04/2021 by gscott20122

Make, Take or Find: How Should We Describe the Act of Photography?

Posted on 10/01/202010/01/2020 by gscott20123

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

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 87: Richard Avedon ‘Christmas Special’ Plus Gideon Lewin and the UNP Photo Proust Questionaire

Posted on 25/12/201919/12/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 86: Plus Photographer Homer Sykes

Posted on 18/12/201916/12/2019 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Roger Fenton

Posted on 17/12/2019 by gscott20120

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 85: Plus Photographer Alex Buisse

Posted on 11/12/201914/12/2019 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 Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained

The Problem With Awards

Posted on 23/11/201923/11/2019 by gscott20122

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: Diane Arbus

Posted on 16/11/2019 by gscott20120

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

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 81: Plus Photographer Sebastian Meyer

Posted on 13/11/201913/11/2019 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Robert Capa

Posted on 11/11/201917/12/2019 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Robert Frank

Posted on 10/11/2019 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: William Eggleston

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

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 80: Plus Photographer Julie Hrudova

Posted on 06/11/201906/11/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 79: Plus Photographic Critic, Historian, Educator, Curator and Writer A.D.Coleman

Posted on 30/10/201931/10/2019 by gscott20120

You Need the Past to Inform the Present and the Future. Sander, Chambi, Penn, and Onward…

Posted on 12/10/2019 by gscott20121

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

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Walker Evans

Posted on 09/09/201913/12/2019 by gscott20120

Constructing the Photo Narrative

Posted on 04/09/2019 by gscott20122

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 70: Plus Photographer Eduardo Soteras Jalil

Posted on 28/08/201921/08/2019 by gscott20120

Travelling Through The Picture: Leiter, Dylan and Pennebaker…

Posted on 18/08/201918/08/2019 by gscott20122

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Nobuyoshi Araki

Posted on 12/08/201907/12/2019 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Larry Sultan

Posted on 05/08/201907/12/2019 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 65: Plus Photographer Laura El-Tantawy

Posted on 24/07/201909/08/2019 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Sarah Moon

Posted on 15/07/201913/12/2019 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Robert Doisneau

Posted on 04/06/201907/12/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 56: Plus Photographer Iain McKell

Posted on 22/05/201917/07/2019 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Stephen Shore

Posted on 20/05/201913/12/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 54: Plus Photographer Guia Besana

Posted on 08/05/201917/07/2019 by gscott20121

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Philippe Halsman

Posted on 07/05/201917/12/2019 by gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

BILL JAY ARCHIVE: Private Views on Public Speakers

Posted on 28/04/201909/11/2019 by gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

BILL JAY ARCHIVE: Life/Work: When Photographs are Too Personal

Posted on 27/04/201909/11/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 52: Plus Art Director/Photographer Geoff Waring

Posted on 24/04/201914/05/2019 by gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

ARCHIVE: The Other Side of Photography: For a discussion on photography/art education

Posted on 23/04/201924/04/2019 by gscott20123

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 51: Plus Photographer Colin Jones

Posted on 17/04/201914/05/2019 by gscott20122

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Annie Leibovitz

Posted on 12/04/201907/12/2019 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

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 44: Plus Photographer David Levenson

Posted on 27/02/201909/05/2019 by gscott20123

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 42: Plus Photographer Brian Griffin

Posted on 13/02/201908/05/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 38: Plus Photographer Robert Darch

Posted on 16/01/201910/03/2019 by gscott20121

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 28: Plus Photographer Kenneth Jarecke

Posted on 07/11/201810/03/2019 by gscott20120

There is No Credit in a Credit!

Posted on 13/10/201813/10/2018 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 15: Plus Marc Vallée

Posted on 08/08/201810/03/2019 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

A Photographic Life Podcast Now on iTunes

Posted on 22/05/201810/03/2019 by gscott20120

Three Photobooks You Don’t Need to Buy or Own (Or Why Editors Matter…)

Posted on 17/03/201718/03/2017 by gscott20121

Interviews Opinions Photo Talk

ARCHIVE: Interview with John Bulmer

Posted on 22/01/2016 by gscott2012