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Tag: photography education

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 gscott20124

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 gscott20125

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 gscott20120

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

Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail…

Posted on 28/06/2021 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

Look to the Masters of Painting and Photography

Posted on 30/05/202131/05/2021 by gscott20120

10 Lies of Professional Photography

Posted on 30/05/202131/05/2021 by gscott20129

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 161: Plus Photographer Jeremy Nicholl

Posted on 26/05/202122/05/2021 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 160: Plus Photographer Mark Steinmetz

Posted on 19/05/202120/05/2021 by gscott20120

Why Don’t I Write About Photographs? Well…

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

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 158: Plus Photographer Nolan Ryan Trowe

Posted on 05/05/202105/05/2021 by gscott20123

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

It’s Not What You Have to Do, It’s What You Choose to Do That’s Important: Personal Projects…

Posted on 26/04/202127/04/2021 by gscott20120

Word On the Street: What Is the Appeal of Street Photography?

Posted on 23/04/2021 by gscott20122

If A Studio is a Room, and A Room is a Studio, Do You Need Four Walls to Make A Studio?

Posted on 21/04/202121/04/2021 by gscott20121

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 156: Plus Photographer Benedict Redgrove

Posted on 21/04/202115/04/2021 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

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 155: Photographers Tatsiana Chypsanava and Esther Ruth Mbabazi

Posted on 14/04/202112/04/2021 by gscott20120

Opinions Photo Talk

Weekly Free UNP Newsletter launched

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

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 154: Photographer Rachael Wright

Posted on 07/04/202107/04/2021 by gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Original (and Reproduction) Thoughts…

Posted on 04/04/2021 by gscott20120

The Photographers Manifesto

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

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

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

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

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Photography by Degrees: How to select a graduate school for an MFA in photography

Posted on 20/03/2021 by gscott20121

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 151: Photographer Melissa O’Shaughnessy

Posted on 17/03/202117/03/2021 by gscott20120

The Virtual Exhibition: Too Little, Too Soon.

Posted on 13/03/202113/03/2021 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 149: Plus Photographer Norman McBeath

Posted on 03/03/202101/03/2021 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 gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Diane Arbus: a Personal Snapshot

Posted on 25/02/2021 by gscott20123

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 148: Photographer Hugh Hales-Tooke

Posted on 24/02/202120/02/2021 by gscott20120

Thoughts on Gregory Crewdson…

Posted on 21/02/202122/02/2021 by gscott20122

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

Who You Meet Makes Who You Are!

Posted on 18/02/202118/02/2021 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 147: Plus Photographer Endia Beal

Posted on 17/02/202115/02/2021 by gscott20120

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

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Herb Ritts

Posted on 06/02/2021 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Bruce Weber

Posted on 05/02/202107/02/2021 by gscott20121

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Tim Page

Posted on 04/02/202104/02/2021 by gscott20120

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: Bob Richardson

Posted on 01/02/202101/02/2021 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Anton Corbijn

Posted on 01/02/2021 by gscott20120

Icons of Photography Opinions

Icons of Photography: Bert Stern

Posted on 30/01/202101/02/2021 by gscott20120

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 144: Photographer John Bulmer

Posted on 27/01/202128/01/2021 by gscott20122

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 143: Photographer Jasper Goodall

Posted on 20/01/202118/01/2021 by gscott20120

The Two Worlds of Photography

Posted on 16/01/202118/01/2021 by gscott20126

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

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

Muscle Memory and Photography

Posted on 10/01/2021 by gscott20125

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 141: Plus Photographer Buku Sarkar

Posted on 06/01/202131/12/2020 by gscott20120

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

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

Find, Listen and Question: Or How to Learn About Photography and Avoid the Noise…

Posted on 27/12/2020 by gscott20121

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 139: ‘Christmas Special’ Plus Editor and Photography Writer Bill Shapiro

Posted on 23/12/202014/12/2020 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

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 138: Plus Photographer Jeremy Liebman

Posted on 16/12/202015/12/2020 by gscott20120

The Life Escalator

Posted on 13/12/2020 by gscott20120

What Does Emerging Mean?

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

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 137: Plus Photographer Denisse Ariana Pérez

Posted on 09/12/202006/12/2020 by gscott20120

Do You Want To Be A Photography Teacher?

Posted on 08/12/2020 by gscott20120

Be Careful Who You Speak To! Your Words May Become Someone Else’s…

Posted on 04/12/202004/12/2020 by gscott20122

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 136: Plus Photographer Aletheia Casey

Posted on 02/12/202002/12/2020 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

Don’t Talk To Me About Photography! The Chicken and The Egg

Posted on 21/11/2020 by gscott20120

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 134.5: What Does Photography Mean to You? Grant Scott in Conversation with Bill Shapiro

Posted on 20/11/202004/12/2020 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

How to Be a Photographer? Be Nice!

Posted on 17/11/202017/11/2020 by gscott20120

FILM: Helena: Every Day Is A Morning After

Posted on 14/11/2020 by gscott20121

Like My Work, Like Me! Photography and the Black Dog

Posted on 11/11/202012/11/2020 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 132: Plus Photographer Eduard Korniyenko

Posted on 04/11/202028/10/2020 by gscott20120

Editorial, Advertising and Art! It’s All Photography!

Posted on 31/10/2020 by gscott20122

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 131: Plus Photographer Olivia Rose

Posted on 28/10/202027/10/2020 by gscott20124

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 130: Plus Photographer Robin Schwartz

Posted on 21/10/202026/10/2020 by gscott20120

Chris Killip 1946-2020: Daniel Meadows Speaks of Killip

Posted on 14/10/202026/10/2020 by gscott20123

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

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

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 128: Plus Photographer Nancy Borowick

Posted on 07/10/202001/10/2020 by gscott20120

What Is The Future for the Photographic Exhibition?

Posted on 03/10/2020 by gscott20127

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 127: Plus Photographer Clare Strand

Posted on 30/09/202001/10/2020 by gscott20120

The Transportation Machine

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

Learning to speak Photography…

Posted on 24/09/202024/09/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 126: Plus Photographer Seamus Murphy

Posted on 23/09/202017/09/2020 by gscott20120

Do You See What I See?

Posted on 20/09/202021/09/2020 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

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

What Does it Take to Be a Professional Photographer?

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

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