Snap Shots

Episode 38 - Krystle Wright Krystle is one of Australia's most well known Adventure and Extreme Sports photographers and was one of the main inspirations for me to start this podcast. So I was super excited to sit down to chat with Krystle about her career!  Krystle has worked with National Geograpghic, Canon, Outside Magazine, GQ, The Huffington Post and the list goes on. She's shot just about any adventure/extreme sport you can think of and she's chased storms through the American Mid West! Needless to say she has done some amazing things! You can find Krystle on instagram @krystlejwright or on facebook by searching Krystle Wright Photographer.  There will also be a new website being launched soon so make sure you check that out too! www.krystlewright.com

Steve Scalone is a Melbourne based photographer who was done it all. Steve has worked in the print labs, run a hugely successful wedding photography business, he now runs a commercial business, he's been an Adobe Certified Expert, he's an ILFORD Master, he's part of the AIPP, he's won travel photographer of the year twice, printed books and won photo book of they year as well! I had a great time talking with Steve, he is an amazing person, make sure you check out his work at; www.stevescalone.com @scalone_photo on instagram or search Steve Scalone Photography on Facebook. 

Cam Blake is a Wilderness photographer from Tasmania! Check out his work at www.camblakephotography.com.au - @camblakephotography on Instagram and Cam Blake Photography on Facebook.  I hjaad a great talk with Cam about why he moved his family to Tasmania, whats the difference between Landscape and Wilderness photography is and how to prepare for it.  If you love photography, landscapes and wilderness, you need to spend some time in Tasmania because that place sounds amazing!  

We are back for 2020!  Episode 35 is here with Dan Wilson. Dans Instagram is @s_h_u_t_t_e_r_t_u_r_e (but you dont have to type the underscores to find him!) Dan is a Melbourne based portrait and art nude photographer and all round good dude! We have a laid back and fun chat about how he got into shooting his style, Dan offers some great advice to aspiring photographers and models alike about how to go about shooting an art nude style.  Dan also talks about his friendship with episode 10 guest Chris Smith and how that has grown into running workshops together and starting an online magazing. So dont forget to check out Dans instagram for details of any workshops that are coming up and to see the beautiful work he creates! Also episode 1 of Bare Mag just went live and is now available on https://www.patreon.com/Baremag and @bare.mag_ on Instagram so give it some love! Hope you all enjoy the chat with Dan!

Mark Watson is an Expedition/Adventure and sports photographer and all round ripping bloke who I have been trying to get on the show for a long time! Mark has worked with brands like Red Bull, The North Face and Nitro Circus, so needless to say he is an amazing photographer and has done some crazy stuff in his time! His brand is Incite Images so check him out; @inciteimages on instagram or his website http://www.inciteimages.com/ I hope you love thjis podcast as much as I did.

Brett Ferguson is an internationally awarded portrait photographer who was Australian Photograpy Magazines Portrait Photographer of the year in 2018. You can find his work on Instagram @brettfergusonphotography or on how website www.brettferguson.com.au Brett is a super nice human who I had a great time talking about how his passion for photography began back as a kid, how he has developed and hones his skill and personal style and how important persaonal projects are as an artist!  Brett has been running workshops as well so keep an eye on his instagram and website for details of up coming workshops!

My guest on this episode is a specialist mountain bike photographer! Amelia mountain bikes herself and talks about how her passion for photography and mountain biking came out as well as how she has developed her own style over the years.  Her work looks amazing so make sure you check out her Instagram @ameliahowler and her website howler-photographic.com because it sounds like she has some pretty cool and awesome projects and adventures coming up! If you are into sports photography and mountain bikes go check her out!

We're back after a few weeks off and my guest on Episode 31 is Keren Dobia.  Keren is a Melbourne based portrait photographer with a very unique style! Keren is a part of the AIPP and also teches photography at tafe. With a back ground in visual arts and fashion design Keren was always going to end up doing something creative and when you check out her work you'll see that she has found what she was meant to do! Check out her Instagram @kerendobiaphotography and follow along as we talk about a few of her shots so it will be cool to be looking at them as we talk about them. Don't worry, as you scroll through you'll know exactly which ones we are talking about! Keren also offers workshops so don't be afraid to follow her and shoot her a message on instagram! Hope you all enjoy episode 31!

Our 2 extreme sports extraordinaires sat down for a chat and despite some "technical difficulties" and a back ground heckler, we got through it with some semi quality content.  If you were lucky enough to get on a workshop with Mark and Charlie you'll know they have an interesting working relationship, but this is for sure, they both create insanely good action sports work and have done some super crazy stuff in their lives! You can find Mark Watson by searching @InciteImages and Charlie can be tracked down on instagram as @mountainside_cb

Cam has flown in from Tassie for his first BFOP experience and he has been a busy man, running sunrise, landscape and astro workshops Cam has definitely missed out on some sleep. But he has had a ball and we had a quick chat about how he has found the festival, giving people a different perspective shooting landscapes in black and white and that he is keen to come back next year!  Check out his crazy good work by searching Cam Blake Photography and tasphoto.com.au  

Keren Dobia is another newcomer to the Festival who has had an absolute ball! Keren has been opening people eyes to the almost forgotten art of printing! In the digital age we seem to be forgetting to print our images!  Keren has done an amazing job showing her workshop attendees what to look for when printing and how to go about getting the perfect print!  Keren also takes pretty amazing photos, search for Keren Dobia Photography to see what I'm talking about. 

Here he is, the Godfather of BFOP Nick Fletcher.  Nick has been out playing in the mud all day with the Dirt Bike workshops and it sounds like they were amazing! What's not to like about mud, dirt bikes, photography and a dude called Magoo???? Nick gives us an insight as to what it's been like putting this event together and both he and Matt need to be thanked for putting this weekend together because it just keeps getting better and better every year!

Mr Olympus Karl Ludik gave me some time to chat about his Macro and Food workshops at the Festival and how much fun they have been, especially with all the ooooo and ahhhhh moments in the Macro workshops abd Karl really is one of the most passionate guys I've met! Obviously we also talk about what Olympus have on offer and it sounds like a fun month ahead so check out what Olympus have on offer and get into a Camera House in October for Olympus Month!

Adam Dyson is one of the awesome newcomers to the instructor list for this years festival and hes taking Astro and Waterfall workshops all weekend. We sit down for a chat about how conditions have been and how to handle challenging conditions especially when you are out shooting Astro.  Adam runs workshops all over Victoria so keep an eye on Adam Dyson Photography and check out his podcast What The Focus? cause its an awesome listen as well!

JP is one of our food enthusiasts this year and is a local French resident of Bright. JP has been running some food photography workshops which sound absolutely delicious. He has been a part of the festival for the last 2 years but is now running his own so we find out about how that transition has gone and how he has seen the festival grow.  Check out his work by searching for Image Writer Photography!!

James Alexander from Zephyr Productions is the video man this year and he's been showing people how to produce Hollywood quality video production on their phones!!!  James is a ripping bloke who's been on the podcast before and it was great to catch up again at BFOP to hear how he went holding his first festival workshops with video production!  Check out his work by searching Zephyr Productions!

The amazing Mieke Boynton came by to tell us how the sunrise and sunset workshops have been going in the variety of weather and what else she has been fitting in to her super busy schedule.  Mieke also teased something exciting coming up that she's working on so make sure you keep an eye on her work. Don't forget to check out Mieke's exhibition 1 Year at the Feathertop Winery on the way out of town on Sunday afternoon as you head home and you'll see some amazing shots of the local area and around the world.  Don't forget to follow her work if you don't already, search Mieke Boynton on Facebook, Instagram and Google. 

What a privilege it was to have 2 of Australia's best wedding photographers here for a chat together! It's Nicks first time at the Festival and I caught up with him and the Veteran Anne Scott-Virtue!  Nick has been running Making Something From Nothing workshops and Anne ran her highly demanded Wedding Workshop. We talk about the vibe of the festival and Nicks expectations coming in and how Anne has seen the event evolve! Follow Nick by searching Nick Ghionis on Facebook, Instagram and on Google and you can see Anne's work at White Shutter Photography!!

The master of Environmental Portraits and the world famous Breaking the Brumbies workshops took some time out of his crazy busy schedule to talk about how his workshops have been going and how he has seen the festival evolve over the last couple of years.  Check out his work, Search for Craig Wetjen Photography and he will show up on Facebook, insta and his website and don't forget to check out his Men and Their Sheds book!!

The always entertaining and fan favourite Tom Putt has been out shooting sunrise with all the super keen festival attendees. It was intense and a bit windy! Tom gives us an insight as to what it was like on top of the mountain!  Check out TomPutt.com for all his amazing work and if you are ever down on the Mornington Peninsula of Victoria, head in to the Tom Putt Gallery on Main Street!

One of the most passionate, energetic photographers I've ever met came by for a chat this morning after his huge night of light painting workshops! If you've been to a Denis workshop before you know how amazing he is and if you haven't, you need to listen to him talk about his art! Make sure you check out balloflight.com to see Denis' work, workshops and light painting tools!

Ok it's late on the first night of BFOP 2019 and I got a chance to catch up with one of the organizers Matt Krumins. If you are at BFOP you know who Matt is, so you'll understand how and why this may have gotten a little weird! But we do get to the photography stuff and Matt, as always offers some awesome insights, advice and wise words! But we have a chat about how this years event has come together and Matt's wildlife workshop that ran this afternoon and will run again over the weekend.  If you love hearing Matt talk to you head all the way back to episode 6 of Snapshots for a full hour of this stuff! And if you don't already, make sure you check out his work and follow him, Matt Krumins Photography

Lorraine came by after her Aerial Photography presentation and she talked festival guest Emma into book an impromptu air plane flight around Bright! What did Emma think?  Jump on LorraineMacgillvray.com to follow along with her work. Keep an eye on Emma's instagram to see her shots from the flight @_emma_tyres and if you're looking for an aerial flight get in touch with Mark Noble from Bairnsdale Air Charter!!

Louise Sedgman just got back from taking her first festival workshop! "People and their Horses", one of the fastest workshops to book out this weekend! If you missed out, have a listen to how it all went and check out episode 28 of Snap Shots where I caught up with Louise for a full chat.  Don't forget to follow Louise, search for Louise Sedgman on Insta and Facebook to see her AMAZING work!

Jess has just come back from her first ever Bright Festival of Photography Workshop which was entitled "Mindfulness and Shooting from the Heart"! I catch up with her to have a chat about the experience, what she learnt, what her workshop attendees got out of it and some other random questions!  Make sure you follow Jess, search Jessica Shepherd Photography on Instagram and Facebook and if you enjoy her work check out Episode 21 of Snap Shots where I caught up with Jess for a full conversation!   Apologies for the background noise but its a hectic environment here at BFOP!

Well hello team! A slightly different format for this episode. Things have been pretty busy and I haven't had a chance to catch up with another awesome photographer. But I have been thinking for a little while now that I wanted to give you guys a bit off a background into Snap Shots and how I came to decide to start this little project!  I hope it give you a bit of a background about me and why I love doing this.  I've also had a huge amout of suggestions come in through instagram for other photographers I should have a chat with so I will be going through them nd making contact with some new guests so keep an ear out for the next episodes! I also just want to say thank you to everyone who listens to any of the episodes, I absolutely love having the conversations I have and meeting the people I've been able to meet throught Snap Shots and it means the world to me to get to messages and coments I get about this content. So thank you! If you are enjoying, it would be amazing if you could subscribe, rate and review on the podcast platform you listen on. It all helps a great deal!  You can find me on Twitter and facebook by searching WesleyMossMedia You're all the best! Wes 

Adrian Whear - Episode 29 @adtamo - Instagram https://www.aaspi.com.au/adrian-whear Adrian is a fantastically talented street and travel photographer making a name for himself! Has has an amazing outlook and thorugh process behind how he does what he does and why he does it. I really enjoyed talking to him and hearing how he goes about his craft. Adrian is a cyclist who suffered a very bad injury on the bike which kind of pushed him towards photography. He has been to some amazing places in his travels around the world and he has this amazing ability to tell a story in his imagery. Check out his work and keep an eye on the Australian Association of Street Photographers for details about their exhibitions!

Louise Sedgman is my guest on episode 28! @louisesedgmanphotography - Insta Louise Sedgman Equine Photography - Facebook www.giddyupphoto.com Louise is an Australian Equine Photographer. She photographs horses and their owners and boy does she do an amazing job of it! Louise has a real knack for capturing the connection and the emotion in the relationship between a horse and its owner. Louise is part of the AIPP and was awarded the 2018 VIC AIPP Animal Photographer of the year.

Episode 27 - Karl Ludik Photography runs in Karls Blood, His passion for photography was passed down from his grandmother and his father which Karl has carried into working for Olympus. Karl is the Professional Photography Manager for Olympus. We had a really interesting chat about the history of Olympus, innovation and obviously some of their cameras and also about Karls passion, how he got into photography and what he loves to shoot. I have not been paid in any way from Olympus, Karl is just a great guy and a great photographer I wanted to have a chat with. You can see some of his work on his instagram @thebestludik Olympus are doing some pretty cool things these days though and a few of my previous guests are Olympus Visionaries. Check out the Olympus Facebook and Instagram to see some of what they have been up to!

Episode 26 - James Alexander James runs a business called Zephyr Productions and can be found at www.zephyr-video.com or by searching Zephyr Productions on Facebook and Instagram. James is a super fun guy and I had a great time talking about his videography, travel and how to create great travel videos, weddings, emotions, nature, gear, social media, mental health and all sorts of other things. We go off on a few tangents but manage to bring it back to Videography and Photography luckily! James will be an instructor at the up coming Bright Festival of Photography showing us all how to capture awesome video with just our phones so don't forget to jump on and get your tickets, if there are any left!

Episode 25 is slightly different to the normal format here! I have 2 guests, Nick Fletcher and Matt Krumins, both have been previous guests on the podcast. But we got together on episode 25 to talk about this years Bright Festival of Photography. You've heard me talk about it before! This years festival will be on the 20th-22nd of September, the important dates are - 1st of July - Tickets go on sale!!! - 25th of August - Workshop Booking Portal Opens - 8th September - Additional Workshop Payment Portal Opens - All this is explained in the podcast This episode is full or awesome info on this years festival so if you are thinking of coming along, listen to this episode. Matt and Nick explain how the ticketing and workshop booking system will work (THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO LISTEN TO) and they also run through this year instructor list and tell us about other events and things that will take place. This years event will be bigger and better again and I am super pumped to get up there again!

On Episode 24 I catch up with Pete James, Pete is from the Geelong area in Victoria and is just a down to earth, ripping bloke. Check out his work, workshop info and tripod and filter sales info at http://www.petejamesphotography.com/ and search Pete Jame Photo on Instagram and Facebook. Pete's been shooting a long time now and is a bit of a jack of all trades. Shooting landscapes, portraits, weddings, commercial, running workshops and creates video content for businesses as well. We had a great chat about his recent New Zealand workshop, which sounded amazing, just check out his social feed sto see some of the images. We chat about future workshops, how a motorbike accident pushed him into pursuing his photography more seriously, Pete offers some awesome insight into what it really takes to run your own successful photography business and a bunch of other stuff. If you're enjoying the podcasts it would be amazing and super appreciated if you could rate and review! Enjoy episode 24!

Nick Ghionis is my guest on Episode 23! www.nickghionis.com www.xsight.com.au or simply search Nick Ghionis on Facebook and Instagram to see his work. Nick is an amazingly nice, humble and welcoming man. I had a great time talking with him and hearing about how he found its absolute passion for photography and story telling through his photography many years ago. Nick offers insights into what it is like getting started, what its really like running your own buisness and how he goes about his work. Nick has won photography awards from all over the world and when you look at his work you can see why! Nick also offers workshops covering weddings, portraits and the business aspects of photography. Check out his website for more details on those. Nick is an Olympus Visionary, an Elinchrom Ambassador and he also wanted to mention GRAPHI ALBUMS and CAPTURE 2 PRINT. If you are looking for prints or albums check these guys out as Nick uses them for most of his print work and the quality is beautiful! I really hope you enjoy my chat with Nick Ghionis!

On Episode 22 I sat down with Benjamin Eriksson. . Just search Benjamin Eriksson Photography in google, Facebook and Instagram and you will find him. Ben loves to teach and runs a lot of awesome workshops in Astro, Light Painting, City Scape, ND Filters, Depth of Field and others, He's a bit of a one stop shop of workshops. He gives some great insights into why he does what he does and give some great tips on shooting and to look for in your gear as well! I had an awesome time chatting with Ben, he's a super down to earth, nice dude! Hope you enjoy the chat!

On Episode 21 I caught up with Jessica Shepherd. Jess is a Melbourne based portrait photographer who predominantly works with women with a focus on empowerment and healing through her work. Check out her work on Facebook and Instagram by searching for Jessica Shepherd Photography. Her work is beautiful, unique and strikingly emotional! Jess is also working on her website currently so watch this space! Jess will also be running some workshops at this years Bright Festival of Photography so if you love her work and like this podcast google the festival and make sure you come along in September. We talk about how she found her way into photography, her plans to travel around Australia and her totally unique approach to her portrait sessions! I loved this chat and I'm sure you will see how down to earth and genuine Jess is. I hope you enjoy our chat!

On Episode 20 I have an awesome chat with Matt Testoni. Matt spends all his spare time under the surface of the water! He has some amazing work and some even better stories of the experiences he has had under water. It really is another world down there! We also chatted about how he got started and some of the equipment he uses. Matt will be showing off some of his work starting from this weekend at the Red Hill Art show. More info on this can be found here; http://artredhill.redhillcs.vic.edu.au/ Matt also runs under water photography workshops! Check out his social media pages and his website to see all his work and find out more about his workshops! @matt_testoni_photography www.mtunderwatermedia.com.au

Episode 19 - Craig Richards I was on a road trip to Warrnambool VIC where Craig is from and we caught up for a chat and a shoot. Craig is a ripping bloke and we had a great chat about him being self taught and how he learnt his craft, his preferred styles of photography, his kit and his amazing trip to Norway among many other things. Check out his work on Insta and Facebook by searching Craig Richards Photography because his work is sensational! Hope you enjoy my chat with Craig!

Episode 18 - Anne Scott-Virtue I had an awesome chat with Anne from White Shutter Photography. Anne is a amazingly talented wedding photographer who has such a eye for capturing the emotion in fleeting moments in time. Check out her work at; www.whiteshutterphotography.com or search White Shutter Photography on Instagram and Facebook and you'll find her. Anne give us an insight as to what its like and how stressful it can be as a wedding photographer, we also talk about her journey coming from Germany to Australia and the fact that if you asked her 6 years ago if she wanted to be a wedding photographer she would have laughed at you! Don't forget to subscribe and rate the podcast if you are enjoying it and if you are really enjoying it and feel generous enough to support it head over to; www.patreon.com/snapshots Thanks everyone!

On this episode I caught up with Nick Fletcher. Nick is one of the main organizers of the Bright Festival of Photography here in Victoria. It's an annual event that will be on for its 3rd time on the 20th-22nd of September. check out www.bfopaustralia.com for info and to jump on the mailing list. I've been to the first 2 events and it is an awesome weekend so I highly recommend you come along! Tickets are limited and will go on sale in July. Insta - @bfopaustralia Facebook - Bright Festival of Photography We obviously discuss the festival, how it all started in 2017, how it has evolved, what Nick and the team have learnt, whats in store for 2019 and how he has managed to stay married while working a high profile corporate corporate job and organizing the festival. Nick also loves sports and astro photography but isn't big on pushing his own profile so his work can be hard to find, but it is fantastic. While doing research I also found out Nick Fletcher is a popular name for Photographers, so to Sydney based surf photographer Nick Fletcher, if you are listening this Nick Fletcher owes you a couple of beers.... Hope you all enjoy and I will see you all at the festival in September!

My guest on episode 16 is Craig Wetjen. Craig is a Master photographer who has well over 30 years experience. Craig has done some amazing things in his career including creating the "Men and their Sheds" project which aims to help raise awareness of mens mental health issues and Craig has taught the art of photography at university level for a long time as well. I had a fantastic chat with Craig, we got off on some random tangents, we spoke about lego, conspiracy theories, Nasa, mental health, illness and of course photography. There is so much in this 2 and a half hours that everyone will get something out of it. Check out the phenomenal work Craig does and if there is anyone out there who wants to go deeper than a day or weekend photography workshop, if you want to learn about the art and science of photography and learn the art of light, get in touch with Craig. www.craigwetjen.com www.mensshedphotography.com.au @craigwetjenphotographer - Insta Have a fantastic Holiday break everyone! See you all next year! Wes

On this episode I spent some time with Tom Putt. What an awesome dude!! He's just recently opened his own gallery at 1/139 Main Street Mornington VIC. Get down there and check it out. Tom now specializes in aerial landscapes and trust me, they are amazing. We had a great chat about his work, how he has made photography work as his profession for the last 20 years and he offers some great insights for anyone looking to take their photography business to the next level, or to get one started. Tom has also been running awesome workshops all over Australia for the last 15 years. You can check out his work here; www.tomputt.com tomputtphoto (on Instagram and facebook) or at the gallery - 1/139 Main Street Mornington VIC Hope you enjoy!!

My guest today is a good friend of mine Bill Millar, I've known bill for a few years now from when we used to play baseball together. About a year and a half ago Bill started really getting into photography and he has come an amazingly long way in such a short period of time. It was great to catch up with him, we talk about how he got into photography, how he manages his work life balance with photography, his equipment, travel and some of the amazing places he has been. Head on over to his instagram to check out his recent shots from San Fran! @bmillar.au Hope you enjoy the chat!

Charlie Brown has been shooting for Skiing resorts all over the world for the last 20 years and boy has he got some stories. From how he got started, how his work took him all over the world to how he broke his back and totally destroyed his knee on the job! Charlie was awesome fun to talk to and he is now running workshops up around Falls Creek and Mount Hotham. Check out his work and details around his workshops on his website and instagram; http://www.mountainside.net.au/ @mountainside_cb

I caught up with Brendan Holland on this episode. Brendan is a local of Bright, a small town up in High Country Victoria. Bright is one of my favourite places for photography and just some quiet time out. Brendan knows all of the best landscape locations around. Being only a short drive away from Mount Hotham, Mount Buffalo and Falls Creek, you are spoilt for choice up here. Brendan and his wife also own and operate some gorgeous self contained units if you are looking for some time away. It was great talking to Brendan as he is so passionate about the area and his landscape photography. Check out the Instagram and website of his photos and accommodation below! Insta - @brightmystic https://www.brightmysticvalley.com.au/

On this episode I had the privilege of spending some time with Mieke Boynton. Mieke is one of Australia's leading landscape and aerial photographers based in High Country Victoria and I can honestly say I haven't spoken to a photographer who is more passionate about what they do than Mieke. The way Mieke captures emotions, stories and interest in her work is unlike anything I've seen before. I had an amazing time talking with her. Mieke will be launching practical workshops early next year so head on over to her website to check out details on those and don't forget to check the below socials; www.miekeboynton.com Facebook & Instagram - Mieke Boynton Photography Mieke currently has her exhibition "The first 10 years" displayed at the Feathertop Winery in Porepunkah until the 28th of October. If you are in the area I highly recommend you check it out, it will blow you away. The winery is open Friday - Sunday but midweek bookings can be made if you contact Mieke through her website. Mieke also has the following up coming camera club presentations; Monday 22/10/18 from 7:30pm @ Boomerang Hotel (Wagga Rd, Lavington, New South Wales 2641). Hosted by Wodonga Albury Camera Club. Tuesday 30/10/18 from 7:30pm @ Year 12 Centre, Beaconhills College Pakenham (Pakenham Road entrance, Pakenham, 3810). Hosted by Pakenham Camera Club. Thursday 01/11/18 from 7:30pm @ Merinda Park Learning & Community Centre (141-147 Endeavour Dr, Cranbourne North, 3977). Hosted by Casey Camera Club. I hope you enjoy the talk with Mieke as much as i did

On this episode I catch up with the master of light painting Denis Smith. If you don't know what light painting is check Denis out here; Insta - @the_ball_of_light www.balloflight.com.au All of the tools Denis uses he makes himself by hand and sells them to people all over the world. Check out his website above for details on all his amazing products and all the workshops he runs on light painting. I met Denis at the Bright Festival of Photography, where he was one of the many professionals who gave up their weekend to come along and show us amateurs how to create better images. We obviously speak about the annual Bright Festival of Photography and light painting. But we also get pretty deep and we discuss mental illness. I can't thank Denis enough for being so open and honest about the battles he has had with his mental health and how photography helped pull him through the darkest times. While it is still and ongoing battle, Denis is in a much better place now. If you are having any problems with your mental health, please talk to someone, if not a loved one, talk to you GP and they can refer you to a professional who can help. I hope you all enjoy the podcast.

On this episode I speak with Philip Chong & Alexander Chung, two Melbourne based photographers who met a couple of years ago through mutual friends. The guys have just recently started doing photowalks through Melbourne every Sunday which is open and free for anyone that wants to come along, no matter if you shoot with anything from a phone to a DSLR. Its a fantastic way to learn from a couple of great photographers but also a great way to meet like minded people. Philip and Alexander are also putting together some post editing workshops, Philip is a master of Lightroom and Alexander has been a Photoshop Guru for a long time! We also talked about how they met, how they came up with the idea and why they are more than happy to organize the photo walks and share their knowledge without charging people for it which was really refreshing. Check out their socials; @youmelbourne (Insta page for the photo walks and workshops) @philiplapik (Philips insta) @Alexander_martindes (Alexanders Insta) You can also find Philip Lapik Melbourne on Facebook I might see you on one of the Sunday photo walks!

On this episode I catch up with Rose Andrew. Rose is a drone photography master! I learnt so much on this podcast as I have zero experience with drones. There's so much involved so if you are looking into drones I think you will get a lot out of this podcast. Rose also runs an instagram and facebook that acts as a drone community and has just recently released a collaborative book of drone work from all over Australia which is called "an Aerial Anthology". There is some amazing work in this book so I encourage you to check it out! All the links are below Instagram @ohmymelb (Rose's personal Insta) @droneswagger (Drone community instagram) Facebook - Australian Drone Photographer https://www.facebook.com/groups/131531777480898/ The Book http://www.blurb.com/b/8864076-australian-drone-photographer

On this episode I catch up with a good friend of mine, Fran from Bell'Acqua Photography. Fran is a landscape and travel photographer. We have a great chat about how Fran goes about selling her prints, how she relays emotion through her images, how she connects with her subjects when she travels and some amazing commissioned work that has recently come about. Check out Fran's work here; www,bellacquaphotography.com Insta - bellacqua.photography Facebook - bell'acqua Photography Enjoy!

On this weeks episode I caught up with Matt Krumins, a Melbourne based photographer who is a ripper dude, full of energy and loves teaching people the art of photography. He runs a heap of different workshops of which I've experienced an Astro workshop with him that was awesome. Matt will be running some of the workshops in early October at the Bright Festival of Photography which is an awesome weekend away. Check out Matts work and details about the Bright Festival below; Website - www.mattkruminsphotography.com.au Instagram - matt_krumins_workshops Instagram - matt_krumins_gallery Facebook - mattkruminsphotography Bright Festival of Photography www.bfopaustralia.com

On this episode of the podcast I catch up with Chris Smith. Chris is a portrait photographer that has an uncanny knack for connecting with his subjects and capturing real emotion and real stories in his imagery. We have a fantastic chat about how he got started, how he connects with his subjects to help them feel comfortable in front of the camera and also touched on some great advice and strategies for models to avoid bad experiences with creepy photographers. Chris has an exhibit coming up from the 26th Sept - 30th Oct at the Rokeby Gallery in Collingwood and will also be speaking at Michael Camera's in Melbourne CBD on the 13th of October at 3pm. Check out his work at; INSTA _christopherrobert_ christopherrobertweddings WEBSITE www.christopherrobert.com.au