In Focus with David Yarrow

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Few people have seen the world like fine art photographer David Yarrow has. On the In Focus Podcast we will be granting unprecedented access to David’s creative process to show you life behind the lens. We will take you to negotiate with North Korean hijackers, confront the world’s largest elephant and swim in the icy waters of Norway in search of content that transcends.

  1. The Killers

    EPISODE 1

    The Killers

    There are only a few places in the world where there is a possibility of capturing a killer whale on camera. David took his chance in the short intervals of daylight during a Norwegian winter, but he didn’t expect to join the killers in the icy water. In this episode of In Focus, hear the details of the story behind his perspective-shifting orca photo ‘The Killers’ (2019).  Read the transcript here: https://www.davidyarrowpodcast.com/transcripts/the-killers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    23 min
  2. North Korea

    EPISODE 2

    North Korea

    Beach resorts, table tennis tournaments and memory cards submerged in hair gel: this episode of In Focus sees David Yarrow take us through his eye-opening trip to uncover the real North Korea outside of Pyongyang, leading to his cinematic Blade Runner (2018) photograph. Read the transcript here: https://www.davidyarrowpodcast.com/transcripts/north-korea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    25 min
  3. Polar Bears

    EPISODE 3

    Polar Bears

    The extreme danger surrounding polar bears makes them poor candidates for portrait photography. Photographer David Yarrow travelled around the world to find a place where he could get close to these majestic animals, and achieved shots that others had previously failed to. This episode tells the story behind his powerful polar bear photographs: 78 Degrees North (2017), Diamonds in the Sky (2018) and Hello (2015).  Read the transcript here: https://www.davidyarrowpodcast.com/transcripts/polar-bears Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    26 min
  4. Mankind

    EPISODE 4

    Mankind

    In this episode of In Focus, photographer David Yarrow recalls his travels in South Sudan where he photographed the Dinka people in the photograph that made his career, Mankind (2015). Hear the story behind the photograph that catalysed his journey to becoming one of the world’s most celebrated photographers — he would no longer approach galleries, galleries would approach him.    Read the transcript here: https://www.davidyarrowpodcast.com/transcripts/mankind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    22 min
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Few people have seen the world like fine art photographer David Yarrow has. On the In Focus Podcast we will be granting unprecedented access to David’s creative process to show you life behind the lens. We will take you to negotiate with North Korean hijackers, confront the world’s largest elephant and swim in the icy waters of Norway in search of content that transcends.

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