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Continue reading "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…"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 254: Plus Photographer Juan Fabuel"
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Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 253: Plus Photographer Landry Major"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation, Episode 252: With Bill Shapiro ‘The Photo Mentor and Mentorship”"
Continue reading "Magazine Photography Was The Foundation of Commissioned Photography So What Will It Be Without Magazines?"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life ‘Special’ ‘Catching Spirits In a Box: Photography and The Dead’ Part 1"
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Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 251: Plus Photographer Carolyn Mendelsohn"
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Continue reading "Has Anyone Seen The New Plan for Photographers?"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 249: Plus Photographer Greg Hunt"
Continue reading "What Is The Future For Photographic Education?"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation, Episode 248: With Bill Shapiro ‘Websites’"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 247: Plus Photographer Deborah Parkin"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 246: Plus Photographer Richard Sharum"
Continue reading "Photographing Bob Dylan. One Subject, Many Photographers…"
Continue reading "Don’t Break, Break It! Facing the Photo Wall"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 245: Plus Photographer John R.J. Taylor"
Continue reading "When You Lose 27,000 Followers on Twitter or Social Media is Fragile Beware!"
Continue reading "What Makes a Successful Photo Portfolio?"
Continue reading "How to Edit Your Photographs, the Simple 5 Step Way"
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Continue reading "Photography is a Business and We Are All Part of That Business!"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 244: New Year’s Special with Bill Shapiro"
Continue reading "Clinging to the Photography Wreckage: The Good Old Days are Gone"
Continue reading "Should, Could or Would? How to Accept Photo Advice"
Continue reading "What is a Photograph?"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 243: Plus Photographer Gautier Deblonde"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 242 ‘Christmas Special’: Plus Photographer Jonas Bendiksen"
Continue reading "Bill Jay Archive: Artists: Rebels without a Cause (There is no difference between fine-art and commercialism – and there never has been)"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 241: Plus Photographer Mitra Tabrizian"
Continue reading "Bill Jay Archive: Confessions of a Gallery Hater"
Continue reading "Bill Jay Archive: Myths and Legends, From Photography’s Shady Past…"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 239: Plus Photographer Kieran Dodds"
Continue reading "Bill Jay Archive: Arnold Newman: A Personal Appreciation"
Continue reading "The Six Questions You Need to Ask and Answer Before Starting a Photography Project"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation, Episode 240: With Bill Shapiro"
Continue reading "Photographers, Is It Time to Move on From the Anthropocene Tag?"
Continue reading "How to Find the Good Stuff: Photography Google Is Not All That…"
Continue reading "Books for Portrait Photographers"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 238: Plus Photographer Don Tonge"
Continue reading "Books for Street Photographers"
Continue reading "Say Hello to the Non-Photographer Photographer"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 237: Plus Photographer Max Miechowski"
Continue reading "Photography As Entertainment, Is That a Bad Thing?"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 236: Plus Photographer Henry Iddon"
Continue reading "Saul Leiter Is Not At Home"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation, Episode 235: With Bill Shapiro ‘The Photo Book Part 1’"
Continue reading "#Pro Photo Wisdom"
Continue reading "Jumping the Ship, But Which Life Boat To Choose? The Social Media Conundrum Explored"
Continue reading "The Past Informs the Future of Photography, But It Doesn’t Have to Control It!"
Continue reading "No More Heroes…"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 234: Plus Photographer Cecilia di Paolo"
Continue reading "Why Do People Buy Photographs? And What Are They Worth?"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 233: Plus Photographer Math Roberts"
Continue reading "In Praise of Difference: Photography and Neurodivergence"
Continue reading "Breathe Before You Press The Button and Don’t Forget to Bend Your Knees…"
Continue reading "The Long Form Edit: Rediscovering the Dismissed Image"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 232: Plus Photographer Jane Hilton"
Continue reading "When Will Photographers Finally Accept the Smartphone?"
Continue reading "How To Improve Your Photography? Make Films!"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation, Episode 231: With Bill Shapiro ‘Art Speak’"
Continue reading "The New Work Balance for Photographers"
Continue reading "Punk Photography or Three Chords and A Message"
Continue reading "Mental Wellbeing and Photography: Cause or Cure?"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 230: Plus Photographer Roland Miller"
Continue reading "Dogmatic Instamatic"
Continue reading "Photo Books and the Economic Crisis"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 229: Plus Photographer Richard Bram"
Continue reading "Why the Deconstructed Photograph Doesn’t Work!"
Continue reading "Look! I Was There or I Have a Photograph As Proof!"
Continue reading "The Family of Man: A Reappraisal of “The Greatest Exhibition of All Time”"
Continue reading "The Final Photograph: Documenting the End of Life"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life Episode 228: Plus Photographer Lise Johansson"
Continue reading "Snapshot: Noel Coward, New York and Susan Sontag"
Continue reading "What Is The Central Obstacle To Being a Portrait Photographer?"
Continue reading "Avoid Templates to Get Noticed: The Importance of the Original Thinker"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation, Episode 227: With Bill Shapiro ‘The Gate Keeper’"
Continue reading "Why Is Photography So Misunderstood?"
Continue reading "Snapshot: Bruce Davidson and New York City"
Continue reading "Snapshot: Norman Parkinson and New York City"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 226: Plus Photographer Nicola Muirhead"
Continue reading "It’s All In The Eyes"
Continue reading "Is Commissioned Photography Only For The Under 50s?"
Continue reading "Don’t Get Angry, Get Smarter!"
Continue reading "Putting Images In Frames: Tim Page 1944-2022"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 225: Plus Photographer Guy Dickinson"
Continue reading "Snap Shot: Edward Steichen and Louise Brooks"
Continue reading "Snap Shot: Thomas Struth and New York City"
Continue reading "How To Make a Photo Book: A Simple Guide"
Continue reading "The Truth? Can You Handle the Truth?"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 224: Plus Photographer Sean Lotman"
Continue reading "#BillJayDay: A Personal Reflection"
Continue reading "#BillJayDay: A Collection of Forgotten Articles and Writing…"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 223: Plus Photographer Sodiq Adelakun"
Continue reading "Three Cheers For The Outsiders!"
Continue reading "Is Photography in Trouble?"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 222: Desert Island Photo Book Special Part 2"
Continue reading "New Spaces, New Eyes…"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 221: Desert Island Photo Book Special Part 1"
Continue reading "AUDIO: Sue Davies OBE Explains How and Why The Photographers Gallery, London Was Founded in 1971"
Continue reading "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…"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 220: Plus: Photographer Neil Massey"
Continue reading "PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 7, ‘The Photo Study Centre and The Teaching Begins’"
Continue reading "Subject is All or Photography Made Simple!"
Continue reading "There Is Nothing New in Photography!"
Continue reading "PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 6, ‘Bad Decisions, and Goodbye to Magazines’"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 219: Plus Photographer Arne Svenson"
Continue reading "PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 5, ‘1970 and The Beginning of Album’"
Continue reading "Photography Should Be Fun!"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 218: Plus Photographer Andrew Moore"
Continue reading "You Don’t Need to Study Analogue Photography to Be a Photographer!"
Continue reading "#BillJayDay Announced"
Continue reading "Is There A Future For ‘Paid-For’ Photography in the 21st Century?"
Continue reading "TALK: ‘Shooting Into The Future and Missing’: What is Contemporary Photography?"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 217: Plus Photographer Jillian Edelstein"
Continue reading "NEW PODCAST: A Photographic Conversation Announced"
Continue reading "The Dyslexic Photographer"
Continue reading "PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 4: ‘The Sixties End and The Future is Bright’"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 216: Plus Photographer Mickey Smith"
Continue reading "Alphabetical, Subject, Photographer, or Size, How Do You Organise Your Photo Book Shelf"
Continue reading "10 Photographic Myths Dispelled"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 215: Plus Photographer Shane Rocheleau"
Continue reading "It’s Time In Photography For Some New Reference Points…"
Continue reading "Should Photography Only Be Taught By Photographers?"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 214: Plus Photographer Dominic Davies"
Continue reading "I Don’t Understand Tech Stuff, Can I Still Be A Photographer?"
Continue reading "You Are A Photographer, Not A Teacher, Yet…"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 213: Plus Bill Shapiro Mid-Year Review"
Continue reading "Photographing The Moments In-between"
Continue reading "It Is Not Easy Being A Photographer in 2022"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 212: Plus Photographer William Saunders"
Continue reading "Photographing Musicians, From a Photographer’s Perspective"
Continue reading "Photographing Actors, From A Photographer’s Perspective"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 211: Learning Photography Special"
Continue reading "Beware The Bully With And Without A Camera"
Continue reading "PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 3, ‘Tony Ray Jones, Diane Arbus and Weegee in NYC’"
Continue reading "Is Photography An Act of Repetition?"
Continue reading "Photography, Flowers, Landscapes, and Birds. Some Thoughts…"
Continue reading "Women Don’t Look Like That!"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 210: Plus Photographer Edmund Clark"
Continue reading "That’s Not Me! Not Every Intimate Portrait is a Self-Portrait"
Continue reading "The Future is Now: Photographers and Extinction!"
Continue reading "Forget About Rules and Aim to Fail!"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 209: Plus Photographer Rashod Taylor"
Continue reading "The Nude and Photography: That Was Then, But This Is Now…"
Continue reading "Art Directors Can Make Great Photographers!"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 208: Plus Photographer David Butow"
Continue reading "Where Is The Personality?"
Continue reading "Photo Forum Etiquette Explained"
Continue reading "Photography and The Selfish Eye"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 207: Plus Photographer Ian Brown"
Continue reading "Portraiture and The Invisible Line"
Continue reading "Is Documentary Photography Obsessed With Sad?"
Continue reading "The Dusty Drawer or What Does This Do?"
Continue reading "First You Need a Shelf, Then a Bookcase, Then a Room: The Photo Book Dilemma"
Continue reading "PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 206: Plus Photographer Tricia Porter"
Continue reading "Is There a Future for Commissioned Photography?"