Talking Frames

Tim Bingham
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Welcome to Talking Frames, the podcast where art and photography come to life through stories, inspiration, and creativity of photographers Listen to each candid conversation in each episode that dives into the journeys, techniques, and passions that shape their work, offering a glimpse into their creative process and the stories behind the frames that define their work Follow Tim Bingham on instagram @_timbingham_ or @talkingframes_podcast

  1. Jun 17

    42 Homeland Lost Photography, Memory and Palestinian Refugees

    In this episode  Tim Bingham speaks with documentary photographer Alan Gignoux, curator Jenny Christensson, and long-time collaborator Chloe Juno in a conversation about Homeland Lost — a twenty-year photographic project documenting the lives, memories, and histories of Palestinian refugees displaced from their villages in 1948. Based in London, Alan began the project while living in Beirut, where everyday encounters with Palestinian refugees revealed a striking reality: despite the scale and significance of their displacement, many of these personal histories remained little understood beyond the region. What began as a photographic exploration evolved into a long-term commitment to preserving stories of loss, resilience, identity, and belonging. Now, two decades later, Homeland Lost returns in a new form through an exhibition at P21 Gallery in London, running from 2–10 July. The exhibition combines updated testimonies, large-scale photographic works, and an immersive audiovisual installation, creating a deeper and more layered experience of the project's themes and its participants' stories. Alongside the exhibition, the team are developing a self-published photobook that will bring together every participant photographed throughout the project's twenty-year history. Designed as a complete archive of the work, the publication aims to remain accessible, comprehensive, and faithful to the project's original ethos. Together, we discuss the responsibilities of long-term documentary practice, the role of photography in preserving collective memory, the complexities of representation, and how images can help connect audiences with histories that might otherwise be overlooked or forgotten. Homeland Lost Project Alan Gignoux Website Jenny Christensson Chloe Juno Website

    1h 3m

  2. Jun 10

    41 Danielle Fitzgerald Photographing Subcultures Visibility, Trust and Access in Documentary Photography

    In this episode, Tim Bingham speaks with documentary and portrait photographer Danielle Fitzgerald, whose work offers an intimate, humanising look at strip clubs, people who work in the adult industry, and the private spaces where performance falls away. Throughout the conversation, Danielle describes how her first major project emerged from a desire to photograph people not in the heightened atmosphere of performance, but in the quieter, more revealing spaces behind the scenes. A central thread in the episode is Danielle’s deeply collaborative and ethically grounded methodology. She incorporates first‑person captions to ensure that the work speaks with the people involved rather than about them.  Danielle’s years in social work shape every aspect of her creative practice. She brings a non‑judgmental mindset, a people‑first philosophy, and a capacity to hold complex disclosures without absorbing emotional weight. These skills allow her to navigate sensitive stories with care and to build trust with individuals who are often misrepresented . She speaks about wanting her work to shift public narratives around sex work by showing the full texture of people’s lives — their routines, their humour, their contradictions, and their humanity.   Danielle Website Danielle Instagram Talking Frames Instagram

    53 min

  3. May 27

    40 Amy Horowitz Street Portrait Photography, New York & Human Connection

    In this episode, Tim Bingham is joined by photographer Amy Horowitz to discuss her remarkable journey into street photography and how creativity transformed her life after moving to New York City.   The conversation explores the pivotal moments that shaped Amy’s photographic practice, from the first time she approached a stranger for a portrait to overcoming fear, rejection and self-doubt. Amy reflects on creating more than 2,000 portraits over the last six years, explaining how repetition, discipline and consistency gradually built her confidence.  What began as a creative challenge evolved into a powerful form of human connection.       Tim and Amy also discuss the unique energy of downtown New York and the young creatives who populate the streets around NYU, Parsons and the surrounding art schools. Amy explains what draws her to people with tattoos, unconventional fashion, colourful hair and distinctive personal styles, while revealing her deeper interest in vulnerability, authenticity and the person behind the appearance. The episode also explores artistic influence and creative development. Amy talks about learning from cinema, studying contemporary photographers online and the importance of continually evolving creatively.   The discussion moves into social media, photography festivals and the global street photography community, examining both the opportunities and pressures created by platforms like Instagram. Amy shares how daily posting became both a discipline and a creative challenge, helping her connect with photographers around the world. More personally, the conversation becomes a reflection on reinvention and rediscovering purpose later in life. Amy explains how photography helped her reconnect with the ambitious and creative side of herself that existed long before motherhood and family responsibilities took priority. She describes photography as bringing structure, excitement, community and a renewed sense of identity. This episode is an honest and thoughtful discussion about street photography, fear, creativity, discipline, self-expression and the emotional connections that can emerge between strangers through photography. Amy website Amy Instragram Talking Frames Instagram

    52 min

  4. May 13

    39 Neil Kramer From Street Photography to Personal Documentary and Quarantine in Queens

    This episode of Talking Frames Neil Kramer joins Tim Bingham for a deeply reflective conversation exploring photography, ethics, family, aging, and the evolving realities of street photography in a post-pandemic world. Neil discusses his unconventional journey into photography, initially resisting the medium despite growing up around cameras through his father before eventually discovering photography through the accessibility of the iPhone and the streets of New York City. Drawing from his background in English literature and film school, he reflects on how narrative, framing, light, and emotional storytelling continue to shape his photographic approach. A major focus of the conversation centres on how dramatically street photography has changed over the last decade. Neil reflects on how smartphones and social media transformed photography from a largely observational practice into something far more public, performative, and ethically complicated. Questions surrounding privacy, consent, representation, race, immigration, and audience perception now sit at the centre of photographing strangers in public spaces. Neil speaks candidly about the emotional complexity of photographing family members and the difficult negotiations surrounding vulnerability, authorship, and consent when the people closest to you become artistic subjects. The conversation also examines the growing influence of social media on photographic practice. Neil openly discusses the tension between making photographs instinctively and subconsciously anticipating audience reaction online. He reflects on the discomfort of strangers publicly commenting on his family life and explains why he declined interest from the Daily Mail, fearing the work would be reduced to sensationalism rather than understood as nuanced personal documentary storytelling. They further explore broader questions surrounding authenticity, interpretation, and artistic control. They  discuss the balance between allowing photographs to speak independently versus guiding viewers through captions and narrative context, especially when deeply personal work becomes publicly consumed and frequently misunderstood. Neil Kramer Website Neil Kramer Instagram Photoville Exhibition Talking Frames Instagram             Song: Drip Music by: CreatorMix.com

    1h 13m

  5. May 6

    38 Photo London 2026 Inside the New Venue, Programme & Photography Trends

    Photo London 2026 marks a new chapter for one of the world’s most important photography fairs. Running from 14 to 17 May, this year’s edition brings together leading galleries from across Europe, the US, Asia, and Latin America but what really defines Photo London is the way it balances the commercial energy of an art fair with a genuinely thoughtful curatorial vision. After a decade at Somerset House, the fair has now moved to Olympia London. That shift isn’t just logistical; it changes the entire experience. The new venue offers a more open, unified layout, making the fair easier to navigate and expanding what’s possible in terms of programming, presentation, and scale. In this episode, I’m joined by Sophie Parker, Director of Photo London 2026, to talk about why this feels like a turning point. We explore the shape of this year’s programme — from curated exhibitions and solo presentations to an expanded talks series focused on collecting, and a new screening room dedicated to artist films. There are standout moments too: early work by Stephen Meisel, a strong mix of emerging and established artists, and a major presentation from Autograph. And we look at the broader trends shaping the fair right now — including a renewed interest in craft, process‑driven work, and documentary photography.  Overall, this episode offers a clear insight into how Photo London is evolving in scale, in ambition, and in direction and what that evolution tells us about photography today.   More information can be found Photolondon.org               Song: Drip Music by: CreatorMix.com

    42 min

  6. Apr 28

    37 Niamh Barry Capturing Identity Through Photography & Film

    Niamh Barry who is based in Dublin  is a photographer  and visual storyteller whose work focuses on intimate, emotionally honest portrayals of queer life in Ireland. Her images are grounded in trust, tenderness and a commitment to representing people and communities whose stories are often overlooked. Niamhs work has been exhibited widely, including at the RHA Annual Exhibition, Photo Museum Ireland’s Talents programme, Irish Design Week and the Galway Arts Centre. She has been nominated for FUTURES, featured in the British Journal of Photography’s Portrait of Humanity, and supported by multiple Arts Council Agility Awards. Her photography has appeared in publications such as VICE UK, Billboard, CLASH Magazine and Totally Dublin, reflecting her growing presence across both art and editorial contexts.   In this episode, Tim Bingham speaks with Niamh fresh from winning an award at the Manchester Film Festival, Niamh reflects on her path from studying at Trinity College Dublin into a career shaped by instinct, collaboration, and lived experience. The conversation traces her early development through projects like No Queer Apologies, a defining body of work that expanded her visual language and led to a sold-out photobook supported by the Arts Council Ireland. It also explores her more recent project Now & Forever, Interpersonally Queer, which focuses on intimacy, chosen family, and a slower, more collaborative way of working. A central focus is her documentary Something in the Air, inspired by the work of Nan Goldin and developed through an unexpected connection with a transgender storm chaser in Oklahoma. Niamh discusses the shift from still photography to film, the challenges of working with a small crew, and how storytelling changes when moving from image to motion. They also dive into the realities of sustaining an artistic career — from the importance (and fragility) of funding and her residency at Photo Museum Ireland, to navigating freelance life, creative control, and representation within the Irish photography scene. Alongside her personal work, Niamh reflects on photographing musicians like boygenius and Chappell Roan, and how commercial work provides a separate creative outlet. At its core, the episode is about building a practice without a roadmap — balancing uncertainty with purpose, and using photography as both a personal and political act.   Niamh Website Niamh instagram Talking Frames instagram

    1h 14m

  7. Apr 15

    36 Reuben Radding Improvisation, Authenticity, and the Art of Street Photography in New York City

    Reuben Radding, a New York based street and documentary photographer whose work has become a distinctive voice within contemporary urban photography. Reuban has spent more than a decade walking the city with a camera, creating images that feel less like observations and more like encounters His photographs have appeared in exhibitions and publications since the early 2010s, and his first photobook, Heavenly Arms, published by Red Hook Editions, has already earned international recognition, including a 2nd Place Prize in the 2025 International Photography Awards. The book distills ten years of wandering, witnessing, and wrestling with the idea of human interconnectedness. In this episode Tim Bingham speaks with Reuban exploring how his artistic background shapes his approach to street photography. A central theme of the discussion is how photography became a form of personal healing. Reuben describes previously feeling separate from others, like an observer on the outside of life. Through photographing on the streets of New York, he began to feel part of the city’s flow—less detached and more connected. This shift not only changed his relationship to photography but also deepened his sense of belonging and engagement with people. Ultimately, Reuben frames photography as a tool for understanding both himself and others. The practice has taught him to see people as complex and multifaceted, moving beyond simple judgments. Through this ongoing process, he recognises a shared human experience that connects everyone, making photography not just an artistic pursuit, but a way of engaging more deeply with the world. Reuben Website Reuben Instagram Talking Frames Instagram             Song: Drip Music by: CreatorMix.com

    1h 11m

  8. Apr 1

    35 Dave Cossini Immersive Documentary Photography, Marginalised Communities & Human Connection

    David Cossini is a documentary and street photographer whose work is grounded in immersion, connection, and honesty. Rather than chasing quick images, he invests time in the people and communities he photographs, building trust and creating images that feel raw, human, and deeply personal. His approach prioritises emotion and atmosphere over technical perfection, drawing viewers into the scene rather than positioning them as distant observers. His work has been recognised through a number of photography awards and competitions, reflecting both his strength as a storyteller and his commitment to long-term, meaningful projects. He is also a member of the Revoke Photo Collective, a group dedicated to pushing the boundaries of contemporary street and documentary photography. Alongside his practice, David is an active voice within the photography community, speaking openly about process, ethics, and what it truly means to document people with respect. In this deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation, Tim Bingham sits down with David to explore not just his photography, but the experiences and philosophy that shape it. David shares his non-linear journey into photography and explains why he rejects conventional, surface-level assignments in favour of long-term, immersive work. His focus often centres on people living on the margins, those navigating addiction, identity, and social exclusion by approaching these stories with a desire to understand rather than simply observe. A recurring theme throughout the conversation is the importance of proximity. David places himself within the story, allowing relationships to develop over time and shape the narrative organically. Some of his most powerful work is rooted in personal experience, including reconnecting with his father after a 20-year estrangement, using the camera as both a bridge and a tool for understanding. The discussion also explores his ongoing work with punk communities and individuals struggling with addiction, highlighting the ethical balance between honesty and dignity, the role of consent, and the emotional weight of sustained engagement with difficult realities. His commitment to these communities is long-term and non-transactional. At the core of David’s perspective is a strong personal ethos. He draws a distinction between empathy and compassion, arguing that while bias is inevitable, compassion allows for a more honest and sustainable relationship with subjects. Forgiveness—particularly in relation to his father—emerges as a powerful theme, framed not as something done for others, but as a way of finding personal freedom. Ultimately, this conversation reveals that for David, photography is not just a career but a way of living—one built on presence, patience, and emotional investment. Whether working in Uganda, Newcastle, or within subcultures closer to home, his focus remains the same: to tell stories with integrity and remain loyal to the people at the heart of them.   David Cossini Website David Cossina Instagram Revoke Photo Collective Talking Frames Instagram                     Song: Drip Music by: CreatorMix.com

    1h 10m
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Welcome to Talking Frames, the podcast where art and photography come to life through stories, inspiration, and creativity of photographers Listen to each candid conversation in each episode that dives into the journeys, techniques, and passions that shape their work, offering a glimpse into their creative process and the stories behind the frames that define their work Follow Tim Bingham on instagram @_timbingham_ or @talkingframes_podcast

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  • Creator
    Tim Bingham
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    42
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Talking Frames

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