55 episodes
A Small Voice: Conversations With Photographers Ben Smith
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5.0 • 9 Ratings
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Fortnightly in-depth interviews featuring a diverse range of talented, innovative, world-class photographers from established, award-winning and internationally exhibited stars to young and emerging talents discussing their lives, work and process with fellow photographer, Ben Smith.
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229 - Michael Ackerman
Michael Ackerman on family history, photographing animals, and ‘life’, mood, longing, the impossible to-do list and transcending the facts while keeping a strong hold on a deeper truth.
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228 - Valerie Belin
French photographic artist Valerie Belin on on the dual influence of American minimal art and Italian baroque art, presence and absence, the theme of beauty, how women are ‘attacked’ by stereotypes, comic books and the importance of Photoshop to her practice.
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227 - Linda Troeller
American photogrpaher Linda Troeller on modelling for Ansel Adams, a lifetime of self-portraiture, nudity, prudishness, women’s lib, the erotic life of women, living in the Chelsea Hotel for 20 years and how Alexander MacQueen influenced her visual palette.
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226 - Nicole Tung
Photojournalist Nicole Tung on working in Ukraine, drone warfare, risk management, social media and the question of whether photojournalist is an ‘important’ job.
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225 - Mitch Epstein
Esteemed American photographer Mitch Epstein on New York, editing, India, Garry Winogrand, working on films and trial and error.
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224 - Edward Burtynsky
Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky on ‘moving through grief to land on meaning’, ambiguity through scale, lessons learned from entrepreneurship, vertical integration and the importance of hope.
Customer Reviews
Essential listening
I am a person who just cannot get enough photography related news, articles and videos; along with books, magazines and meetings with other photographers and like-minded enthusisasts, these are my main source of photographic education. I only recently got into podcasts, very late to the game, as a result of getting a new job that has me at a desk and laptop for several hours of the day, so podcasts have become an essential part of my day and Ben's is definitely my favourite. I now consider it just behind the photobook as one of the most important insights and resources for photogrpahers. For those of us who can't afford to attend workshops, it is the next best thing, and Ben appears to share my taste and inclicnation towards the documentary / reportage / street side of the trade (other podcasts I've come accross tend to veer towards interviewing comercial, celebrity and sports photographers often), so his guests are generally those I would also have on my wishlist to meet and chat with. My only complaint being that I have already exhausted the catalouge of episodes and have resorted to re-listening to some of my favourites. Good news, new ep airing tomorrow! Happy days.
Thanks, and keep up the great work Ben!
10/10
An absolute must for anyone in photography.
This is a gem
Ben Smith, London photographer, chats to other photographers, some well known others less so about how they got this far and how they manage things. It’s not hurried but not indulgent either, something to savour. Joe Boyd’s speaking manner came to mind. I liked the way Smith chips in only when he has good reason to, but when that it the case he’s nothing to be apologetic for. Really hoping this continues.