The Westphoto Podcast

This episode was recorded and edited by Ludovica Colacino. Ludovica is a Westminster alumni and current MA Writing student at the Royal college of Art. The episode features Susan Aldworth. Susan is a visual artist living and working in London. She is an associate lecturer on the Art & Science MA at Central Saint Martin's, London. She is an experimental printmaker and filmmaker with a strong interest in investigating the workings of the human mind, especially consciousness, sleep and our sense of self. Aldworth's practice has included exhibitions, residencies and commissions nationally and internationally. Her work is held in many public and private collections including the V&A, The British Museum and The Wellcome Collection. https://susanaldworth.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-westphoto-podcast/id1362085780?mt=2 https://anchor.fm/west-photo We are trying out some new things so let us know what you think... get in touch via email: info@westphoto.pictures https://www.westminster.ac.uk/course-search?course=photography

This episode features to Mishka Henner. Exhibited at MoMA New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Turner Contemporary, Margate, Hasselblad Foundation, Goterborg, and Örebro konsthall amongst others. Mishka talks on aerial imagery, working with tin tin books and his current project using eye tracking technology. https://mishkahenner.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-westphoto-podcast/id1362085780?mt=2 https://anchor.fm/west-photo We are trying out some new things so let us know what you think... get in touch via email: info@westphoto.pictures https://www.westminster.ac.uk/course-search?course=photography

This episode features Spanish photographer Bego Anton. Bego was in Paris to sign copies of her book; The Earth Is Only A Little Dust Under Our Feet published by Overlapse in 2018. The project immerses itself within the legends of mythical beings in Iceland. She talks on how she came to the project and her experience of turning it into a book. The episode was recorded at Polycopies book fair in November of 2018 during the Paris Photo weekend. http://begoanton.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-westphoto-podcast/id1362085780?mt=2 https://anchor.fm/west-photo We are trying out some new things so let us know what you think... get in touch via email: info@westphoto.pictures https://www.westminster.ac.uk/course-search?course=photography

This episode features Brussels based artist Max Pinckers. A researcher and lecturer at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, Pinckers has created many publications and recently won the 2018 Leica Oskar Burnack Award. Max talks on his approach to photo documentary practice, his project Red Ink set in North Korea, self publishing and the way in which he uses visual strategies to represent his subjects. The episode was recorded at Polycopies book fair in November of 2018 during the Paris Photo weekend. https://www.maxpinckers.be/ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-westphoto-podcast/id1362085780?mt=2 https://anchor.fm/west-photo We are trying out some new things so let us know what you think... get in touch via email: info@westphoto.pictures https://www.westminster.ac.uk/course-search?course=photography

This episode features Tiffany Jones, Founder and Director of Overlapse, an independant publisher based in London. Tiffany answers questions on producing books, the way Overlapse oversees its projects and Lewis Bush's Publication Metropole. The episode was recorded at Polycopies book fair in November of 2018 during the Paris Photo weekend. https://www.overlapse.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-westphoto-podcast/id1362085780?mt=2 https://anchor.fm/west-photo We are trying out some new things so let us know what you think... get in touch via email: info@westphoto.pictures https://www.westminster.ac.uk/course-search?course=photography

This episode features photographic artist Dafna Talmor. Her chosen topic was an exhibition by Masahisa Fukase - Private Scenes. She also explains her constructed landscapes projects and talks on how she got started in photography. Apologies for the background noises, we didn't have access to the radio studio for this recording. http://www.dafnatalmor.co.uk/ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-westphoto-podcast/id1362085780?mt=2 https://anchor.fm/west-photo We are trying out some new things so let us know what you think... get in touch via email: info@westphoto.pictures https://www.westminster.ac.uk/course-search?course=photography

The Westphoto Podcast is back from a hiatus... This week we have author, artist and educator Michelle Henning. Michelle talks on what she has been finding in the Ilford archive, a recent exhibition she has enjoyed and outlines what she does in her own working practice. http://www.michellehenning.co.uk/Home.html https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-westphoto-podcast/id1362085780?mt=2 https://anchor.fm/west-photo We are trying out some new things so let us know what you think... get in touch via email: info@westphoto.pictures https://www.westminster.ac.uk/course-search?course=photography

In this weeks episode we had the opportunity to have a chat with the girls from Fresh From Poland. Fresh From Poland is an art platform created in 2014 dedicated to promoting new Polish photography worldwide. The organisation supports the work of both established and up-and-coming […]

In this weeks episode we had the opportunity to have a chat with Sebastian Nevols. Seb is a commercial photographer that spent many years as a full time first assistant to both Nadav Kander and Tim Flach. Seb works for clients such as Arthritis UK, […]

In this weeks episode of the WESTPHOTO podcast, Liv and Anna take on the beast of the east and venture out into snowy London to meet with the photographer Carlotta Cardana. Whilst Carlotta often shoots editorial commissions, her personal work explores issues surrounding social identity […]

This week we had the pleasure of picking Max Barnett's brain. Max is an alumni from the University of Westminster's Photographic Arts course, a photographer and the founder, editor-in-chief and creative director of PYLOT magazine. This weeks episode strongly focuses on the reality of starting […]

For episode three of the WESTPHOTO podcast, Liv and Anna speak to the architectural photographer and founder of ‘Miniclick Talks', Jim Stephenson. Jim began his career as an architectural technologist, taking photographs to support his practice. After some years he made the choice to start […]

For our first interview recording, we were lucky enough to chat with Zelda Cheatle. As an expert in photography, Zelda has had a multi-facetted career working as a curator, editor, lecturer, and consultant. After several years taking photographs, Zelda began her career at The Photographers' […]

The WESTPHOTO Podcast is hosted by the WESTPHOTO interns Anna-Sophia John and Livia Smith who interview professionals working in the visual arts, discussing their career and relationship with photography. The aim is to highlight a sense of community between the University of Westminster and industry professionals. For our first […]