This is Reportage Podcast

After a bit of a break I'm happy to be back with the Podcast, and talking to the fab Bobbi Barbarich. Bobbi is based in Canada, and as well as being a great documentary wedding and family photographer (we talk about both on the episode today), she is also an educator. Not only that, but she also manages to find some time to produce her own podcast, the fab Tilt and Shift Photography Business Podcast. I was honoured to be a guest on her Podcast recently, actually (episode #31 if you aren't sick of the sound of my voice already!), and it's lovely to be able to return the favour and chat to Bobbi for the TiR Podcast today. We cover so much, including: *why it's important to look back at how far you've come, *intimacy: shooting close, and just how she does that, *a great story about meeting Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, *why connection/engagement sessions may not always be for you, *the stories behind a couple of her wedding and family images, *hosting her own Podcast, the Tilt and Shift Photography Business Podcast, *why she doesn't suffer from procrastination and tips for dealing with it yourself, *peanut butter recipes, *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-140-this-is-bobbi-barbarich/ for links through to her websites, to see the two individual awards she spoke about, and a link to her fab Tilt and Shift Photography Business Podcast too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Entries are open for our next round of Awards; The deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 BST on 24th July. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Excited to release the special Doc Day 2024 episode of the Podcast! I once again took a little travel mic to the amazing Doc Day - the one-of-a-kind documentary wedding photography conference created by Annie & Kevin Kheffache - and I had a *brilliant* time, mini-interviewing almost 40 photographers from all over Europe. I spoke to the founders, speakers and attendees alike; thanks so much if I subjected you to my questions and, later in the episode, some slightly tipsy after-party ramblings...! These are the fab people you can hear from on this special episode (in order of appearance): Alex Benyon, Martin Ellard, Paul Williams, Eve Dunlop, Gavin Jacob Power, Phil Salisbury, Linda Bouritius, Tadhg Nathan, Ryan Devereux, Ronan Palliser, Andy Sharman, Kevin Kheffache, Janina Brocklesby, Marco Teixeira, Ben Lee, Aga Maru, Nathan Walker, Nadine Lotze, Andrew Billington, Dominique Shaw, Liam Shaw, Leonard Walpot, Jay Doherty, Isabelle Hattink, Yves Schepers, Melissa Beckker, Janneke Walpot, Marisa Martins, Ana Backhaus, Annie Kheffache, Tom Beynon, Soven Amatya, Dave McClelland, Oonagh Casey, Pamela Brady & Paul McGinty. Plus some brilliant singing by John Gillooley! Tickets are on sale right now for Doc Day 2025 - and at the time of this episode's release are on early-bird offer; grab one before they sell out at https://docday.international/ This is Reportage members receive an exclusive 10% discount on Doc Day tickets - just visit the members area or check the latest newsletter to find out how. Not yet a member? See all the benefits of membership and join us at https://thisisreportage.com/register/ Cover image by the brilliant Ronan Palliser, who once again captured Doc Day immensely - and who is also a speaker at next year's event (one of the best speakers I've personally ever seen, in fact, so you won't want to miss him!): https://www.ronanpalliser.ie/ Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-139-this-is-doc-day-2024/ for a link through to the Doc Day website and to see the Reportage Award that Ben Lee speaks about on the episode, too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Entries are open for our next round of Awards; The deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2024. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/ This episode of the This is Reportage Podcast is sponsored by Pic-Time - https://www.pic-time.com/ - New users can get 1 bonus month when upgrading to any paid plan with the code THISISREPORTAGE. Try Pic-Time Free for 30-Days!

Honoured to be joined by our This is Reportage Overall Photographer of the Year for 2023 today: The one and only Hollie Mateer! Not only was Hollie our POTY on our wedding site, but she was also the no.1 UK family photographer on our sister-site, This is Reportage: Family, and we talk about both documentary wedding and family work on today's episode, including: *the moment she found out she had won Overall Photographer of The Year on TiR, *the story behind her unique 'Chess' Reportage Award, *how she captured her 'Emergency' Family Award, *why it's important to not only show the good times when it comes to family photography, *photographing fellow TiR-member Chelsea Cannar's wedding (and winning a Story Award with it, too!), *how she came to work alongside her husband, the fab Patrick Mateer, *why she loves the food at weddings (both from a hunger and photography perspective), *our Netflix synopsis game, *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-138-this-is-hollie-mateer/ for a link through to her website, to see the two individual awards she spoke about, and the Story Award she won for Chelsea's wedding, too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Entries are open for our next round of Awards; The deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2024. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/ This episode of the This is Reportage Podcast is sponsored by Pic-Time - https://www.pic-time.com/ - New users can get 1 bonus month when upgrading to any paid plan with the code THISISREPORTAGE. Try Pic-Time Free for 30-Days!

Awesome to be kicking off 2024 with the one and only Jay Doherty! If you've never met or heard from Jay before, you're in for a treat, as not only is he a fantastic photographer, but he's also one of the world's loveliest humans – I don't think it's possible to listen to Jay without a huge smile on your face. Jay shares *so* much on the episode today, including: *how skateboarding influenced his wedding photography career, *a certain song he listens to before every wedding, *his personal project called 'Wedding Grannies', *the time he got stuck in the toilet at a bride's house, *creating 'Learning to Fly' the wedding photography retreat, *the story behind his motorbike Reportage Award, *why he backs up his images as soon as he can, *becoming a Yoga teacher and the many benefits it can bring, *why he was late to his own wedding, *the importance of work-life balance, *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-137-this-is-jay-doherty/ for a link through to his website, to see the fab Reportage Award he spoke about, a link through to Learning To Fly (https://www.learningtofly.ie/) - where you can grab a ticket for 2024 - and to hear the song he always listens to before weddings as well. As mentioned on the intro, Jay is now also speaking at Doc Day on February 20th 2024 - head to https://docday.international/ to grab a ticket and see him in the flesh - always an experience! TiR members get an exclusive discount as well; check the members area for the discount code. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. It's a whole new awards year on both This is Reportage and This is Reportage: Family; you have the best chance to make our Top 100 Photographers in the World and Top Storytellers Lists if you enter the first Collection - the deadline is 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2024. All the best if you're submitting. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/ This episode of the This is Reportage Podcast is sponsored by Pic-Time - https://www.pic-time.com/ - New users can get 1 bonus month when upgrading to any paid plan with the code THISISREPORTAGE. Try Pic-Time Free for 30-Days!

So great to chat to the fab Matt Badenoch this week! As well as being one of the UK's best documentary wedding photographers, Matt is also a brilliant street photographer, and earlier this year launched Street With Matt, teaching his own street photography workshops all over the world. We talk about that on the episode today, along with lots of other things, including: *how street photography can improve your wedding work in so many ways, *why slowing down can make such a difference, *being married to a fellow wedding photographer (and how they chose their own wedding tog), *how to improve your Dobble skills, *the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, *tips on capturing proposals, *why a feature on his 'About me' page can lead to conversation, *why he doesn't 'hide' on the street, and the importance of smiling, *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-136-this-is-matt-badenoch/ for a link through to his website and StreetWithMatt.com, and to see the fab Reportage Award he spoke about, too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. There's just a couple of days left to submit to our final Awards of 2023; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/ This episode of the This is Reportage Podcast is sponsored by Pic-Time - https://www.pic-time.com/ - New users can get 1 bonus month when upgrading to any paid plan with the code THISISREPORTAGE. Try Pic-Time Free for 30-Days!

Excited to chat to the fab Brittany Diliberto on the Podcast this week! One of the best documentary wedding photographers in the USA, Brittany was our US Storyteller of the Year for 2021, and has won 14 Awards from us in total - an incredible feat. She shares so much on the episode today, including: *how her background in lighting design led on to wedding photography (with so many transferrable skills) *tips for working with wedding planners and videographers, *the story behind her specific 'Elephant' Reportage Award, *choosing weddings and images for Story Award submissions, *what makes for a good wedding photographer, *advice on how to make wedding expos work for you, *our Netflix synopsis game, *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-135-this-is-brittany-diliberto/ for a link through to her website, and to see the fab Reportage Award she spoke about, too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Entries are open for our next Awards round; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/ This episode of the This is Reportage Podcast is sponsored by Pic-Time - https://www.pic-time.com/ - New users can get 1 bonus month when upgrading to any paid plan with the code THISISREPORTAGE. Try Pic-Time Free for 30-Days!

The all-round brilliant documentary photographer, Gaby Ermstrang, is my guest on the Podcast this week. Based in the Netherlands, Gaby has won 9 Reportage Family Awards and 3 Family Story Awards from us, and has been in our Top 100 Family Photographers Worldwide for the past two years in a row. We cover lots of topics on the episode today, including: *her thoughts and tips on entering our Family Awards, as a past judge herself, *how an image from her first wedding went viral around the world, *the story behind her 'pink flamingo' Family Award, *how she got into teaching and mentoring, and why she loves doing it, *funeral photography; why it's so important to capture, and how she approaches it, *tips for if you're at the beginning of your documentary family photography journey, *our Netflix synopsis game, *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-134-this-is-gaby-ermstrang/ for a link through to her website, and to see the fab Reportage Family Award she spoke about, too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Entries are open for our next Awards round; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/ This episode of the This is Reportage Podcast is sponsored by Pic-Time - https://www.pic-time.com/ - New users can get 1 bonus month when upgrading to any paid plan with the code THISISREPORTAGE. Try Pic-Time Free for 30-Days!

My guest this week is one of Ireland's very best documentary wedding photographers: The fab Shane O'Neill. Winner of 6 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards, speaker at the inaugural Doc Day, and all-round lovely guy, Shane shares so much on the episode, including: *how he got into documentary at college, and getting his first wedding, *getting in the zone when shooting back-to-backs, *something we don't talk about too much: group shots and couple time, *working with videographers, *the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, *workflow, *why images in 16:9 format can be so effective (like in one of his Story Awards), *tips for if you're feeling a bit stagnant, *speaking at Doc Day (and why you should attend the next one) *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-133-this-is-shane-oneill/ for a link through to his website, to see the brilliant Reportage Award he spoke about, and also one of his Story Awards that's all in 16:9 format, which is just brilliant as well. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties (such as our upcoming Christmas Party in London on December 11th 2023 - remember that you must RSVP if you want to come along), exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. At the time of this episode going out, there's just a few days left to submit to our next Awards round; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 BST on 23rd September 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/ This episode of the This is Reportage Podcast is sponsored by DreambooksPro. Visit https://www.dreambookspro.com/tir to get an exclusive 25% discount on an order.

Really excited to be chatting to one of the UK's very best - and loveliest! - documentary wedding photographers today: The fab Olly Knight. Based in Canterbury and shooting weddings all over the UK and Europe, Olly has won 4 Reportage Awards from us, and also hosts his own workshops and mentoring too. We chat about loads on the episode today, including: *his background in the music industry and how he became a wedding photographer, *an amazing tip regarding the canapes, *a very unique - and surprising! - quiz, *why the documentary approach is so important to him, *embarrassing tales from weddings (and doing his own dental work at a destination wedding), *just why work/life balance is so vital, and what he's done to achieve the right balance for him, *social media, *advice for capturing proposals, *the time he sang with Ed Sheeran at a wedding, *his Knight Class workshops and training, *the story behind his most recent Reportage Award, *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-132-this-is-olly-knight/ for a link through to his website, to see the ace Reportage Award he spoke about, and a link through to his 'Knight Class' course too - with the next one he's running being on 11th and 12th January 2024. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. There's just a couple of weeks left to submit to our current Awards; the deadline is the same for both our wedding and family websites: Submit by 23:59 BST on 23rd September 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/ This episode of the This is Reportage Podcast is sponsored by DreambooksPro. Visit https://www.dreambookspro.com/tir to get an exclusive 25% discount on an order.

Excited to be chatting to one of Australia's very best documentary family photographers this week: The fab Kate Crittenden. Kate has won numerous awards on This is Reportage: Family, and was recently in our Top 100 family photographers worldwide for 2022. We cover lots of topics on the episode today, including: *why I love her website so much, *why she always zooms her families and often stays over the night before day in the life sessions, *the importance of always learning (and her top recommendations for education), *the story behind one of her specific Reportage Family Awards, *why she embraces social media, including her love of reels and tips for them, *getting comfortable in other people's homes quickly, *our Netflix synopsis game, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-131-this-is-kate-crittenden/ for a link through to her website, and to see the fab Reportage Family Award she spoke about, too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Entries are open for our next Awards round; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 BST on 23rd September 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/ This episode of the This is Reportage Podcast is sponsored by Pic-Time - https://www.pic-time.com/ - New users can get 1 bonus month when upgrading to any paid plan with the code THISISREPORTAGE. Try Pic-Time Free for 30-Days!

This week I'm joined by the fab Elodie Ruelleux-Dagorne, one of France's very best documentary wedding photographers, and always an absolute pleasure to talk to. I've been fortunate to meet Elodie in real life numerous times now, and she's always so bubbly and friendly; super to have her here on the Podcast. She talks about lots of things today, including: *why she meets up (and often has a drink with) her couples before the day, *the importance of being yourself, *McDonald's menus in France, *top tips for improving your documentary work, *imposter syndrome, *how she used to work in the music industry and stalking the Stereophonics, *being social, and how that's had an effect on so many things in her life, *the story behind her 'Brad Pitt / toilet' Reportage Award, *and so much more... Before we get on to Elodie, just a couple of bits of news from me: Very excited to announce that we're having a This is Reportage & This is Reportage: Family summer Meetup in Paris, France, next month - on Tuesday 15th August 2023, to be exact. This is a totally informal meetup of members, where we can all get together, chat, and have a drink or few... It's totally free for members, of course, though the cocktails won't be free, sorry...! Members can also invite guests along; the more the merrier. Thanks again loads to Elodie for finding and booking a venue for me; afraid I only know about three words in French...! I'm looking forward to meeting lots of French photographers, but also some from elsewhere in Europe - if you're around, or fancy a trip to Paris, would be fab to see you there! Members, details of the meetup have been included in the latest newsletters, and in our private Facebook group. Secondly, there's just a few days left to submit to our next Awards round now. The deadline is the same for both our sites: Submit by 23:59 BST on 24th July 2023. All the best if you're entering. Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-130-this-is-elodie-ruelleux-dagorne/ for a link through to her website, and to see the fab Reportage Award she spoke about, too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. There's just a few days left to submit to our next Awards round; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 BST on 24th July 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

The podcast is back with a special episode today as I chat to the wonderful duo that is York Place Studios, all about their brand new book, 'Is This Something?' I was incredibly honoured to have been asked to write the foreword for the book, and it also meant I was able to read an advance copy - and I can honestly say they have written *the* defining book about documentary wedding photography, honestly, it's just brilliant. We deep-dive into the book on the podcast today, but honestly, you don't even need to listen because even if you have the slightest regard for documentary photography, then it's a total must-read. Pre-orders are open right now, with the first books available on a limited first-edition print run in July. Head to https://seeminglyinsignificant.com/ to place your order. Before we hear from Liam and Dom (who, by the way, I've interviewed individually on the Podcast in the past: Check out episode #26 for Dom and #55 for Liam), I just want to say that I hope you're all well, and having a great season. I'm right in the thick of things at the moment, hence why I haven't done a Podcast in a while, but I'm hoping to start recording and releasing more episodes soon. Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-129-york-place-studios-on-is-this-something/ for a few photos of the book, and for a link through to their website where you can place your order (https://seeminglyinsignificant.com/) If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open for our next Awards round; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 BST on 24th July 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

This week's episode should be of interest whether you shoot weddings or families - or really any other genre - as I chat to the fab Aga Maru of Pic-Time! If you've been to any kind of photography event around the world over the past few years, you've probably had the pleasure of meeting Aga - Pic-Time's Community & Partnerships Director. As well as knowing all there is to know about Pic-Time, she's a photographer herself, and super lovely to talk to, too. We cover lots on the episode today, including: *Pic-Time's recent Blog feature - creating blogs that look great with good SEO, and quickly! *her photography journey and how she's lived all over the world, *tips on how using Pic-Time's slideshows can increase your gallery views dramatically, *our Netflix synopsis game, *how to get the best from Pic-Time's Sale Automations (and how they're so customisable and easy to setup), *why being in front of the camera can help you as a photographer yourself, *and much more... I've personally been using Pic-Time for the past few years and love it - it just looks so good, is easy to use, and has great sale automation features as well, that's really helped me get more print and album sales; can't recommend it enough. New users can get 1 bonus month when upgrading to any paid plan with the code THISISREPORTAGE - https://www.pic-time.com/ Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-128-this-is-aga-maru-of-pic-time/ for a link to Aga's own website, and to Pic-Time. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open for our next Awards round; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 BST on 24th May 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

A special day at Podcast HQ today, as I'm releasing two episodes on the same day! Earlier this morning you may have heard me interview the fab Moira La Plante for episode 126, and now it's her husband's turn, as I speak to the very talented Jesse La Plante for episode 127. Together, they are our current Photographers of the Year on TiR, with an amazing haul of 19 Awards (14 individuals and 5 stories) won in 2022 alone - absolutely amazing work. Jesse shares so much on the episode, including: *his background in photojournalism and transitioning to weddings, *the importance of 'finding the moonwalking bear', *the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, *why shooting for yourself and your clients is not mutually exclusive, *working alongside his wife Moira and how that works for them, *our Netflix synopsis game, *and so much more! Moira & Jesse are also doing a joint-workshop in Mexico on 20th – 22nd March 2023. Visit https://jlaplante.com/education/ (or see this episode's blog post on TiR for the link) for more details and to book. As I mentioned earlier, I've released two episodes of the Podcast today - so do also check out today's earlier episode, where I speak to Moira. Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-127-this-is-jesse-la-plante/ for a link to Jesse's website, to see the fab Reportage Award he spoke about, and for a link to their upcoming joint-workshop in Mexico later this month. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are closing soon for our next Awards round; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

An honour to chat to the fab Moira La Plante today! One of the best documentary family photographers in the world, Moira was recently ranked 2nd in the USA on This is Reportage: Family for 2022, and 13th in the world. Not only that, but alongside her husband Jesse La Plante, they were our overall Photographers of the Year for 2022 on our wedding site, This is Reportage. Incredible feats! We focus more on her family work today, as Moira shares all about: *how she began her photography journey and discovering documentary family photography, *why being present in the moment is so important, *her favourite focal length for capturing families, *the story behind one of her specific Reportage Family Awards, *working with her husband Jesse and how they out-source to each other, *why building strong connections with her clients is so important, *and so much more... Speaking of Jesse, I also had the pleasure of chatting to him for an episode, which I've also released today - two for the price of one! - so if you'd like to hear from him as well, check out the next episode which is available right now. Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-126-this-is-moira-la-plante/ for a link to Moira's website, and to see the fab Reportage Family Award of hers that we spoke about, too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are closing soon for our next Awards round; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Excited to be bringing you a very special episode of the Podcast this week, as I take my microphone to the amazing Doc Day! I get to chat to the founders of Doc Day (Annie & Kevin Kheffache), lots of attendees from all over the world, the amazing speakers, and hopefully you'll get a good sense of just how special Doc Day is (including some post-conference fine dining clips, and some slightly-inebriated after-party chats as well...) Tickets for Doc Day 2024 are on sale now, and, at the time of this writing, they've only been on sale for just over a week and already over 75% have sold - so, if you want to go, grab your ticket quickly at https://docday.international/ This is Reportage members receive an exclusive 10% discount on Doc Day tickets - just visit the members area or check the latest newsletter to find out how. Not yet a member? See all the benefits of membership and join us at https://thisisreportage.com/register/ You can also head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-125-this-is-doc-day-2023/ for a link through to Doc Day. Podcast cover image by the fantabulous Ronan Palliser, who once again captured Doc Day immensely: https://www.ronanpalliser.ie/ If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our next Awards round; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Excited to chat to the fab Francesca Codispoti for episode #124 of the Podcast! Originally from Italy and now based in London, Francesca recently picked up two awards from us in the first Collection of 2023 on This is Reportage: Family, and she shares so much in the episode today, including: *moving from Italy to England and how she discovered documentary family photography, *why it can be important to not shoot wide open, *home renovations and a celebrity crush, *her favourite lenses for documentary, *the story behind her recent Family Story Award, *vacation photography, *our Netflix synopsis game, *the business side of what we do, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-124-this-is-francesca-codispoti/ for a link to her website, and to see the fab recent Story Award of hers that we spoke about, too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our next Awards round; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

After a bit of a break I'm very happy to be back with the Podcast, and very excited that the fab Andy Gaines is kicking off this new series! Andy was recently our TiR no.1 photographer for the UK for 2022, and 2nd in the world overall as well, with 12 individual and 3 story awards in the year - an incredible feat. As well as being a great photographer, you'll also know him as one of the co-founders of Nine Dots; something we talk about on the episode today, as well as many other things, including: *immersing yourself into every wedding - and shooting right to the very end of the night *why he focuses on being a great service provider to his couples, and how that can improve your art *hangovers *how he went from musician to photographer *mountain ultra-running *the story behind one of his Reportage Awards *shooting his very first wedding (which was his sister's) *co-founding the brilliant NineDots and his experience running it *our Netflix synopsis game *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-123-this-is-andy-gaines/ for a link to his website, to see the Reportage Award he spoke about, and also a link through to Nine Dots - and you really should come along to the Gathering in Leeds this year; always such fantastic events. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions for our first Awards Collections of 2023 are closing soon; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2023. It's a whole new Awards-year, and you have the best chance to be on our Top 100 Photographers in the World and Top Storytellers in the World lists for 2023 if you enter the very first Collection. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Finally I interview the man who has been mentioned by *so many* of my previous Podcast guests: The fab Dries Renglé! Dries is one of Belgium's very best wedding photographers, was 7th in the World on TiR for 2021, has won 13 awards from us, and, as I mentioned, has been spoken about on so many of our previous episodes - he was even brought up at NineDots in London, which I just returned from last week (and it's the reason why my voice is so hoarse, actually, totally lost it there!), within the fab Sanne De Block's mainstage presentation. So fab to finally manage to chat to the man himself, who has had such a big impact on a lot of very talented photographers' lives. Dries talks about so much on the episode today, including: *why it's so important to shoot and show what you love, *how he captured one of his Reportage Awards, *tips on shooting portraits and couple time, *his previous life in animation, *shooting his very first wedding (which was his sister's!) *being part of the Mind The Moment collective and the workshops they do, *and much more... Please note this interview was recorded a few months ago, so excuse us if there are any time-related things discussed that may not be so relevant now (including the mention of a heatwave, which definitely is not happening now we're almost in December!). Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-122-this-is-dries-rengle/ for a link to his website, a link to his Mind The Moment Collective and workshop, to see the Reportage Award he spoke about, and also to watch the animation he created as well - which is realy great! If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. At the time of this episode's release, there's just 2 days left to submit to our final Awards round of the year - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2022. And hopefully I'll get to see you in December for the TiR & TiR:F Christmas party in London! Remember, this is a totally FREE event for members, and you can bring a guest along as well - just remember to RSVP via the link in the members area or newsletter. If you're not a member yet, there's still time to join and come along to the party as well - hopefully see you there :) See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

It's an honour to chat to the fab Theo Manusaride for episode #121 this week! Theo is one of the best documentary photographers in the Netherlands, and has won 13 Awards from us for her family work, as well as 9 Awards from us for her wedding work - an incredible achievement! Theo talks about both disciplines in the episode, including: *how she moved her entire life and business from Romania to the Netherlands - on the first day of lockdown! *the importance of work/life balance, *photographing her close friend's childbirth, *why she changed her style to really focus on documentary, *the story of how she captured a specific family and wedding award from us, *Google Ads and tips for making it work for you, *why she's a big fan of the 'less is more' approach in life, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-121-this-is-theo-manusaride/ for a link to her website, her mentoring, and to see the couple of Awards she spoke about too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2022. And hopefully I'll get to see you in December for the TiR & TiR:F Christmas party in London! Remember, this is a totally FREE event for members, and you can bring a guest along as well - just remember to RSVP via the link in the members area or newsletter. If you're not a member yet, there's still time to join and come along to the party as well - hopefully see you there :) See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Excited to talk to the fab Stacy Gillespie for episode 120 of the Podcast this week! One of the best wedding photographers in the USA, Stacy, along with her husband Trent, shoot weddings all over the world, and have won a haul of 7 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards between them. She shares so much on the episode today, including: *how and why it's so important to immerse yourself in the wedding, *snow and mountain weddings (and the extra logistical considerations they bring) *confidence in using flash in all different circumstances (and the workshops she runs about this) *our Netflix synopsis game, *the story behind one of her specific Reportage Awards, *finding a good work/life balance, *marketing, empathy, and so much more...! Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-120-this-is-stacy-gillespie/ for a link to Stacy's website, her workshop, and to see the Reportage Award she spoke about on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2022. And hopefully I'll get to see you in December for the TiR & TiR:F Christmas party in London! Remember, this is a totally FREE event for members, and you can bring a guest along as well - just remember to RSVP via the link in the members area or newsletter. If you're not a member yet, there's still time to join and come along to the party as well - hopefully see you there :) See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

In the style of David Letterman, my next guest needs no introduction... but I'm going to do one anyway! It's a real honour to chat to the fab Kirsten Lewis this week. Heralded by many to have really spearheaded the entire genre of documentary family photography (although Kirsten has a much more humble description of herself, which you'll hear on the episode), she has been mentioned by virtually every family photographer I've interviewed on the Podcast, and has inspired so many people to pick up a camera and capture family life. She shares so much in this episode, and it's an extra-long one, because as well as my own questions, I also ask Kirsten lots of questions put forward by our This is Reportage: Family community. Stick with us today, as Kirsten talks about: *the story behind how she got her first Creative Live class, and the impact it had on her *her journey to being a photographer and teacher *co-founding the Documentary Family Awards *why she made the transition from weddings to families *how she captured a couple of her Reportage Family Awards *experimentation *photographing her own family *and so much more Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-119-this-is-kirsten-lewis/ for links to Kirsten's websites, the Documentary Family Awards, and to see the couple of Reportage Family Awards she spoke about on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. At the time of this episode's release, we're currently judging our latest round of awards - thanks everyone for the thousands of submissions; amazing work as always! - but our next round of awards will be open for submissions soon. The deadline is 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

I loved chatting to the fab Oliver Saillard for episode #118 of the Podcast this week! One of the best documentary wedding photographers in France, Oliver has won three Reportage Awards from us - with one of those coming from his very first wedding, which is quite the feat! He talks about that on the episode today, as well as many other things, including: *why he can speak four different languages, *choosing his own wedding photographer with a similar (but crucially different!) name, *why it's great to analyse contests with your colleagues, *Clubhouse, *personal projects, travelling and photobooks, *what makes him happy, *tips for if you're just starting out as a wedding photographer, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-118-this-is-oliver-saillard/ for a link to his website, and to see the Reportage Award that he captured at his very first wedding. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. At the time of this episode's release, there's just over a week left to submit to our next Awards Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 23rd September 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Really lovely to chat to the very talented Rebecca Walters for episode #117 of the Podcast this week! One of the UK's best documentary family photographers, Rebecca has won two individual and three family story awards from us, and she talks about some of those today, as well as: *why finding out more about your families beforehand can improve the moments you capture, *her journey from photography degree to professional, *an editing tip that's saved her a lot of time, *our Netflix synopsis game, *day in the life shoots and vacation photography, *why it's so important to keep learning and investing in yourself, *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-117-this-is-rebecca-walters/ for a link to her website, and to see the couple of Family Story Awards and Reportage Family Award she spoke about too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 23rd September 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

So fab to talk to the brilliant Raymond Nguyen for episode #116! One of the very best wedding photographers in the world, Raymond was joint-second in the USA on TiR for 2021, and also in our world Top 50. He shares so much on the episode today, including: *how he started his photography business, *the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, *having a studio of multiple photographers and videographers and how that works, *our Netflix synopsis game, *running his own workshops in Vietnam, *editing and workflow, *and so much more. Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-116-this-is-raymond-nguyen/ for a link to his website, and to see the Reportage Award he spoke about too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 23rd September 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Excited to have the fab Jennifer Schäufelin on the Podcast this week! Recently coming 17th in the World on This is Reportage: Family for 2021, Jennifer is a brilliant documentary family photographer, and was the German Storyteller of the Year for 2021 as well. She shares so much on the episode today, including: *transitioning from employment to full-time photographer, *the stories behind a couple of her Reportage Family Awards, *our Netflix synopsis game, *her thoughts and tips for submitting to our Story Awards, *why she recorded a specific 'long portrait' video on her 'about me' page, *Instagram Reels, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-115-this-is-jennifer-schaufelin/ for a link to her website (where you should really check out her 'long portrait' video on her 'about me' page), and to see the couple of Reportage Family Awards she spoke about too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. There's just a few days left to submit to our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 24th July 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

The podcast is back! After a bit of a break I'm really excited to be back and chatting to the fab Rafe Abrook for episode #114. Rafe is one of the UK's best documentary wedding photographers, and was in our Top 100 Photographers Worldwide on TiR for 2021. I've also had the pleasure to meet him a few times in real life, and he's a lovely guy, so fab to have him on the Podcast. Stick with us today as Rafe shares all about: *being an 'exceedingly tall' photographer, and how he uses that to his advantage at weddings, *the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, *giving a bride a fireman's lift and why it's so important to him to immerse himself in his weddings, *why he features his second shooters so predominantly on his website, *our Netflix synopsis game, *why you shouldn't try to be anyone other than yourself, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-114-this-is-rafe-abrook/ for a link to Rafe's website, and to see the specific Reportage Award he spoke about too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now to our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 24th July 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

An honour to talk to the fantastic Martin Beddall for episode 113 of the Podcast this week! One of the best documentary wedding photographers in the UK, Martin has been in our Top 100 Photographers Worldwide for the past three years in a row on TiR, and has racked up 15 Awards from us over that time. He shares so much on the episode today, including: *his background in photojournalism and working for The Times, *photographing Margaret Thatcher, *shooting his first all-digital wedding 20 years ago back in 2002, *why patience is key, *staying true to yourself and attracting the clients who want you, *the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, *and much more... The Podcast will be going on a bit of a break over the next few weeks, just because I (Alan Law, founder of TiR & TiR:F) am doing my own wedding photography workshop in Birmingham next week, and then I have a busy run of my own weddings to shoot in May, with a lot of travelling. Each Podcast episode is a lot of work to do, and as well as running TiR & TiR:F, and my own photography, it unfortunately means that something has to give during my busiest times. But I'll try to record and release some new episodes as soon as I can; hopefully starting again in a few weeks. In the meantime, I hope you're well, and if you're shooting weddings or families - or both! - over the next few weeks, I hope your shoots go well, and the post-shoot McDonald's are scrumptious... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-113-this-is-martin-beddall/ for a link to Martin's website, and to see the specific Reportage Award he spoke about too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now to our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 24th May 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Loved chatting to the fab Marieke Zentjens for episode 112 of the podcast! Based in the Netherlands, Marieke is a brilliant documentary photographer, and was 35th in the world on This is Reportage: Family for 2020, where she has won 7 Reportage Family Awards. She shares so much in the episode today, including: *why day in the life sessions and shorter sessions are both important to capture, *some very funny - and a bit awkward! - moments from her photography career, *her photography journey and discovery of documentary family photography as a genre, *our Netflix synopsis game, *the story behind one of her specific Reportage Family Awards, *lots of inspiring advice on how to improve your work, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-112-this-is-marieke-zentjens/ for a link to her website, and to see the specific Reportage Family Award she spoke about too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now to our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 24th May 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Super to chat to the very talented Matt Parry for episode 111 of the Podcast! Matt was 4th in the UK on TiR for 2021, and 18th in the World, with an overall haul of 12 Reportage Awards and 3 Story Awards won so far. He delves into lots of different subjects on the episode today, including: *identifying a muse, and the 'naughty table' at weddings, *how he captured his dog-peeing-on-the-top-table Reportage Award, *why he shoots with three cameras, *the importance of people skills, *not taking long breaks so he's always on the ball, *pre-empting and being aware, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-111-this-is-matt-parry/ for a link to his website, and to see the dog-peeing-on-the-top-table Reportage Award that he spoke about too... If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now to our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 24th May 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Delighted to chat to the fab Nina Trillenberg for episode 110 of the Podcast! Nina is originally from Germany, but is now based in China, and her move is something we talk about on the episode today, as well as many other things. She is a brilliant documentary family photographer, having won 5 individual and 3 story awards from us, and was in our Top 30 Family Photographers Worldwide for 2021 on This is Reportage: Family. Tune in today, as Nina talks about: *her family's move from Germany to China, and how that led in part to her love of documentary family photography, *behind the scenes of two of her Family Story Awards (both of which contain specific themes), *our Netflix synopsis game, *how she captured one of her specific Reportage Family Awards (which is a bit of a personal favourite of mine), *Chinese and German food, *the warmth of the photography community, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-110-this-is-nina-trillenberg/ for a link through to her website, and to see the individual and two story awards she spoke about on the episode, too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now to our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 BST on 24th May 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

It's always a delight to talk to the fab Janina Brocklesby, so it was just awesome to have her on the Podcast this week! Based in the UK, Janina is a multiple Reportage and Story Award winner, and as well as being a very talented photographer, is just a lovely, lovely person - if you've ever had the pleasure of meeting her, I'm sure you would agree. Janina shares so much in the episode, including: *deciding to make a big change in her life to do something she loves, *what makes a good wedding photographer, *why she enjoys shooting as a duo, *cooking and her dislike for chocolate, *editing, *conferences, networking, and the importance of continuing to learn, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-109-this-is-janina-brocklesby/ for a link through to her website, and to see the full Story Award she spoke about on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. At the time of this episode's release, there's just hours left to submit to our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

The brilliant Franziska Nauck is my guest on the Podcast this week, and it was *so* great talking to her! Based in Germany, Franziska has won 3 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story Award, and was in our Top 100 Worldwide on This is Reportage: Family for 2021. She shares so many great stories and insights on the episode today, including: *how burnout was one of the best things that could have happened to her, *birth photography and behind the scenes of her birth Story Award, *why multi-tasking is something that eludes her, *top tips for improving your documentary family work, *why hiking in the Scottish Highlands without a mirror was a chain-breaking experience for her, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-108-this-is-franziska-nauck/ for a link through to her website, and to see the full Family Story Award she spoke about on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. There's just a week left to submit to our next Award Collections - the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

The super Melissa Ouwehand-Beckker is my guest on the Podcast this week, and it was *so* great chatting to her! Recently ranked in the Top 10 Netherlands Photographers for 2021, Melissa has racked up 7 Reportage Awards, and if you've ever had the pleasure to meet her in 'real life' - as I have a couple of times - you'll know that she's just a real pleasure to talk to; loved having her on the Podcast. Melissa shares so much in the episode today, including: *a pretty memorable story of what happened to her on a way to a wedding, *believing in yourself and not comparing yourself to others, *funeral photography, *the story behind one of her specific Reportage Awards, *our Netflix synopsis game, *assisting her Dad, who was also a wedding photographer, and how the industry has changed in the past 25 years, *destination weddings, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-107-this-is-melissa-ouwehand-beckker/ for a link through to her website, and to see the Reportage Award she spoke about on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our next Award Collections (we have six Award Collections per year; so every two months) - the deadline to submit is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Really happy to have the fab Christophe De Mulder on the Podcast for episode 106! Based in Belgium, Christophe was in our Top 50 Family Photographers in the World for 2020 on This is Reportage: Family, and has won 5 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story Award from us. He was also a judge for us for Collection 8 of our Family Awards, and he shares his experience of judging and tips for people entering on the episode today, as well as many other things, including: *why participating with your families helps to build trust and rapport, *an editing tip that saves him a lot of time, *a certain phobia he has, *a walkthrough of a typical family shoot from enquiry to delivery, *what success means to him, *the story behind one of his specific Reportage Family Awards, *his love for The Mars Volta, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-106-this-is-christophe-de-mulder/ for a link through to his website, and to see the Reportage Family Award he spoke about on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our next Award Collections (we have six Award Collections per year; so every two months) - the deadline to submit is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

An absolute pleasure to chat to the one and only Phil Salisbury for Podcast #105! Based in the UK, Phil recently won 4 Reportage Awards from us in our first Collection of 2022 - an incredible achievement - and he talks about a couple of those Awards on the episode today, as well as much more, including: *his journey to becoming a photographer and the transferable skills from his past jobs *shooting close and how he lights up the dancefloor (both with his flash and his dance moves...!) *his hatred of baked beans *our Netflix synopsis game *top tips for improving your documentary coverage *thoughts on judging our This is Reportage: Family awards *teenage celebrity crushes *and much more! Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-105-this-is-phil-salisbury/ for a link through to Phil's website, and to see the Reportage Awards he spoke about on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our next Award Collections (we have six Award Collections per year; so every two months) - the deadline to submit is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Such a pleasure to chat to the fab Ana Backhaus for Podcast #104! Originally from Portugal, and now living in Dubai, Ana was ranked 25th in the world on This is Reportage: Family for 2021, with 6 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story Award won in the year. We talk about one of her original awards in the episode today, as well as many other things, including: *her documentary family workflow and approach from enquiry to delivery, *quite a few questions about her previous career as a flight attendant, *why the lack of control in documentary is so exhilarating, *our Netflix synopsis game, *why it's so important to be resilient, *social media and self-sabotage, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-104-this-is-ana-backhaus/ for a link through to Ana's website, and to see the Reportage Family Award she spoke about on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our next Award Collections (we have six Award Collections per year; so every two months) - the deadline to submit is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Honoured to chat to the fab Justine Boulin for episode 103 of the Podcast! Based in Canada, Justine has won 9 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards from us, and was in our Top 50 Photographers Worldwide for 2020. She was also a judge for us right back in Collection 2; something which she talks about on the episode today, as well as many other things, including: *approaching each wedding without any preconceived ideas or judgements, *why her very first wedding was such a good one, *a 21km run as her first date with her husband, *why less gear can be a good thing, *how having a heart attack gave her a new perspective on life, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-103-this-is-justine-boulin/ for a link through to Justine's website. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. We've just revealed the winners of our first Award Collections of 2022 - congrats to all the winners! Head to thisisreportage.com and thisisreportagefamily.com to see our wedding and family award-winners respectively. This also means that submissions are now open for our next Collections (we have six Award Collections per year; so every two months) - the deadline to submit is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2022. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

I really enjoyed talking to the fab Jess Lycoops for episode 102 of the Podcast this week! Originally from Belgium, and now based in Denmark, Jess has been in our Top 100 Family Photographers Worldwide on This is Reportage: Family for the past two years in a row, and she shares so many great bits of advice in the episode, including: *why it's important to put yourself out there and challenge yourself, *her favourite lens for documenting families, *Instagram Stories, *the importance of a good mentor, *our Netflix synopsis game, *tips for if you're just starting out as a documentary family photographer, *the story behind one of her specific Reportage Family Awards, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-102-this-is-jess-lycoops/ to see the specific Reportage Family Award that she spoke about and a link to her website. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

A real pleasure to talk to the fab Tsvetelina Deliyska for episode 101 of the Podcast this week! Based in Bulgaria, Tsveti has won 4 Reportage Awards from us, and 2 Story Awards, and was ranked in our Top 100 Photographers Worldwide for 2020. She talks about lots of different things in the episode, including: *shooting a wedding where both the bride and groom were blind, *how she captured one of her specific Reportage Awards, *live chickens at weddings, *the experience of seeing her work exhibited, *our Netflix synopsis game, *shooting her first weddings on film when she was only 19, *and much more... Just a couple of things to mention before we hear from Tsveti: Thanks so much to everyone who has listened to our 100th Podcast episode that we released last week; I've had so many lovely messages and comments about it; I'm so glad people enjoyed our special 'montage' episode, I really enjoyed putting it together and listening to all those voices again! I do apologise that I couldn't include a clip from every single photographer that I've been lucky enough to interview - I really would have needed to put out a 10+ hour episode if I included everyone. As part of that 100th special episode, we were running a giveaway, with a chance to win 1 of 10 This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family memberships - and the deadline for that giveaway is 23:59 GMT *today* (which is 20th January 2022, in case you're listening in the future...). So if you want to be in with a chance to win 1 of 10 memberships - worth £100 each - then do make sure you listen to that episode and get entering today. Secondly, just a mention that it's a whole new awards year on both This is Reportage and This is Reportage: Family, so if you are interested in maybe making our Top 100 and Top Storyteller lists for 2022, you have the best chance if you submit to our first Collection of the year. Members receive 60 individual award entries and 18 story award entries per year, all included in your membership fee (as well as many more benefits). The deadline to submit is just a few days away now: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2022. Finally, just a note that this interview was actually recorded a couple of months ago, so please excuse us if there are any time-related things in our discussion - such as the weather! - that maybe a little out of date now... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-101-this-is-tsvetelina-deliyska/ to see the specific Reportage Award that she spoke about, a link to her website, and to the exhibition she discussed on the episode too. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

It's our 100th Podcast episode! To celebrate we're giving away 10 This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family Memberships - worth £100 each! We've reached our 100th episode! Can you believe it? It feels very surreal to me; it honestly only feels like a couple of months ago that it all began. We launched on November 7th 2019, and in just over two years I'm so happy to say we've reached this pretty special milestone. We've had over 76,000 listens so far, which means that each episode gets listened to over 760 times on average... amazing! I'm so thrilled that the photographers I talk to each week get to share their stories, tips and advice with so many people all over the world. Thank you so much for listening! As this is a special milestone, I thought I'd do a bit of a different episode, and I thought it would be nice to do a kind of 'montage' episode, where I'm featuring clips from past episodes. Now, this is in no way a 'best of' episode, as there has been far too much great content shared over our all the episodes so far - it would need a 10-hour episode to do one of those - but it is just a selection of some clips that stood out to me, or made me smile, or clips that gave a good sense of what the Podcast is about. It would have been impossible for me to feature every single photographer that I've interviewed so far (see above about needing a 10+ hour episode for that!) but you will hear from over 30 of my guests, including Valter Antunes, Sanne De Block, Rowena Meadows, Adam Johnson, Tyler Wirken, Rocio Vega, Yves Schepers, Gretchen Yost, Pedro Vilela, Lisa Hu Chen, David Scholes, Julia Rose-Greim, Franck Boutonnet, Dominique and Liam Shaw, Katrin Küllenberg, Ross Harvey, Menino Conhece Menina, Sam Docker, and many more... If you're a regular listener, hopefully you'll enjoy re-visiting some things you've heard before, or perhaps it'll point you to some episodes that you may have missed - and if you're brand-new to the Podcast, I hope this episode gives a good taster of what you've got in store if you want to delve into our back catalogue of episodes. ***We're also celebrating this milestone with a contest, where you can win 1 of 10 This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family memberships - worth £100 each.*** Visit https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-100-this-is-the-100th-special/ to see how to enter. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. It's a whole new awards year on This is Reportage and This is Reportage: Family, so if you are interested in maybe making our Top 100 and Top Storyteller lists for 2022, you have the best chance if you submit to our first Collection of the year. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Happy New Year, everyone! I'm very happy to be back with the Podcast and chatting to the fab Joosje Janssen today. Joosje was recently ranked in our Top 10 Netherlands Photographers of 2021 on This is Reportage: Family, and we talk all things documentary family photography today, including: *behind the scenes on her childbirth Family Story Award *top tips for improving your documentary work *her journey to becoming a photographer *comparing your work to others' *our Netflix synopsis game *length of sessions and making your clients feel at ease *the story behind her rabbit-hutch Award *and much more...! Before we get on to Joosje, I just want to mention a couple of things: Firstly, it's a whole new awards year on This is Reportage and This is Reportage: Family, so if you are interested in maybe making our Top 100 and Top Storyteller lists for 2022, you have the best chance if you submit to our first Collection of the year. Members receive 60 individual award entries and 18 story award entries per year, all included in your membership fee (as well as many more benefits). The deadline to submit is 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2022. Secondly, just a little heads-up that next week will be our 100th episode, and we'll be doing something a bit different for that - including some giveaways! - so do keep your ears open for that one... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-99-this-is-joosje-janssen/ to see the specific Reportage Family Award and Family Story Award that Joosje spoke about, as well as a link to her website. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

It was such a pleasure to chat to the fab Alpár Lukácsi for episode 98 of the Podcast! Alpár has been in our Top 10 Romanian Photographers for the past two years in a row, and has won six Reportage Awards from us. He talks about one of those specific Awards on the episode today, as well as lots of other things, including: *how you should never be satisfied, *shooting his first weddings in his early twenties, *the importance of empathy, *having a positive mindset, *why his Grandfather is such a huge inspiration for him, *destination weddings, *and much more... Before we get on to Alpár, I just wanted to wish you all a fantastic Christmas; I hope you have a super holiday season, and here's to 2022 being better than this year (and the last...!). Thank you so much for tuning in to the Podcast this year - I feel so grateful to you all for listening in; it's so great that the photographers I chat to each week are being listened to by hundreds of people all over the world - so, thank you. Thanks also to the people who share things about the Podcast on their socials, Insta Stories... to the people who have very kindly messaged or emailed me to say how they're enjoying the podcast, and to those who have left reviews; it's all super appreciated; thank you. To This is Reportage and This is Reportage: Family members, I just want to say how it's been amazing - as ever - to see all your brilliant work this year - you are all so talented, and I know this year hasn't been the easiest; thank you for sharing your work, opening yourselves up to our live critique sessions, submitting to our awards, coming over to our party in London, and just being the fab community of lovely people that you all are. I'll be taking a little break from the Podcast over the holidays, but we'll be back early in the New Year, and we'll be doing something a little special for our 100th episode, which is just a couple of episodes away now. Honestly, I can't quite believe that we're almost at that milestone already; it honestly only feels like a couple of months ago that I released the first few episodes, without any hope or expectation about how they would be received - or even if they'd be listened to at all! - so I can't quite believe we're nearly at 100 already...! Lastly, just a mention that this episode was recorded towards the end of October, so please excuse us if any time-sensitive talk is a little out of date... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-98-this-is-alpar-lukacsi/ for a link to Alpár's website, and to see the specific Reportage Award he talks about on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Entries are now open for our first Award Collections of 2022, where it'll be the start of an all-new Awards year; the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2022. If you'd like to be on our Top 100 Photographers or Top Storytellers lists for 2022, you have the best chance if you submit to the first Collection of the year... See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

So fab to have the awesome family photographer Sandra Stokmans on the Podcast for episode 97! Sandra was just recently ranked 5th in the Netherlands on This is Reportage: Family for 2021, and joint-30th in the World, with 6 awards won from us in the year. Sandra talks about one of her specific, very emotional awards in the episode today, as well as many other things, including: *her personal project about children with congenital heart defects, *why and how she also photographs businesses in a documentary way, *day in the life and year in the life shoots, *why it's important to not only capture the happy times, *our Netflix synopsis game, *how growing up in lots of different countries had an effect on her, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-97-this-is-sandra-stokmans/ for links to Sandra's websites, and to see the specific Reportage Family Award she talks about on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Entries are now open for our first Award Collections of 2022, where it'll be the start of an all-new Awards year; the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2022. If you'd like to be on our Top 100 Photographers or Top Storytellers lists for 2022, you have the best chance if you submit to the first Collection of the year... See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

A real pleasure to have the fab Kevin Kheffache for episode 96 of the Podcast! As well as being a brilliant wedding photographer (with 11 Reportage Awards and a Story Award to his name), Kevin is also the co-founder of Doc Day, with his wife, Annie Kheffache. It's an honour to have This is Reportage partnered with Doc Day - the conference that's all about documentary - and I was lucky enough to have been asked to speak at the inaugural event; it was brilliant, and I can't wait for Doc Day 2022, where speakers include two of our This is Reportage Photographers of the Year (Fabio Mirulla and Liam Shaw of York Place Studios)! Kevin shares so much in the episode, including: *how he came to be a photographer *how Kevin and Annie got the idea for Doc Day *wed-aches *whether there's any competitiveness between himself and his very talented wedding photographer wife, Annie Kheffache *our Netflix synopsis game *his personal highlights of the conference, what he's looking forward to most about Doc Day 2022 *and much more... There are just a handful of tickets left for Doc Day 2022 now (which has the fab date of 22/02/22) - grab one of the last tickets at https://docday.international/ - Anybody can buy a ticket, of course, but This is Reportage members have an exclusive discount - just login to your account and visit the members area to get the exclusive discount code. I'll be there, and I can't wait; hopefully see you there too. Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-96-this-is-kevin-kheffache/ for a link to his website and to Doc Day. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Entries are now open for our first Award Collections of 2022, where it'll be the start of an all-new Awards year; the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2022. If you'd like to be on our Top 100 Photographers or Top Storytellers lists for 2022, you have the best chance if you submit to the first Collection of the year... See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Excited to have the fab Agata Szymanowicz on the Podcast for episode 95! Based in London, Agata has won an incredibly impressive 10 Reportage Family Awards from us, and she goes behind the scenes of a couple of those today, as well as much more, including: *how she approaches a typical family shoot, *her 'Waiting For The Miracle' project, *top tips for better documentary family coverage, *why I think her website is so great, *our Netflix game, *her background as a child psychologist, *and much more... I'll be meeting Agata at our This is Reportage & This is Reportage: Family Christmas Party on December 6th as well, which is just a few days away - can't wait! Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-95-this-is-agata-szymanowicz/ for a link to her website and her 'waiting for the miracle' project, and to see the couple of Reportage Family Awards she discussed on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties (including our upcoming Christmas Party in London in December 2021), exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. We're currently judging the final Collections of 2021; can't wait to reveal the results soon! Hopefully see you soon for our Christmas Party in London on December 6th :) See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Delighted to have the fab Rianne Hogewoning on the Podcast for episode 94 today! Rianne was 5th in the Netherlands on TiR for 2020, and 60th in the world, and she's amassed 10 awards from us so far. She was a real pleasure to talk to, and she shares so much, including: *a certain image that's had an impact on her, *photographing something that scared her, *how she got her first wedding, *the Full Monty, *the story behind one of her specific Reportage Awards, *having her Facebook and Instagram hacked, *and so much more... I'll be meeting Rianne in under two weeks' time, too, as she's coming over to London for our Christmas party on December 6th 2021! The party is exclusively for This is Reportage and This is Reportage: Family members, and it's totally free - including a free drink for the first lot of people who turn up, too. Over 100 photographers from all over Europe (including Portugal, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Spain) are coming over to the UK for it; I really can't wait. I love our parties; we're much more than just an online community of photographers - it's so important to meet face-to-face... and have a drink or three too, of course! Members, there's still time to RSVP if you want to attend - and if you're not yet a member, there's still time to join us and then RSVP too :) Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-94-this-is-rianne-hogewoning/ for a link to her website and to see the couple of Reportage Awards she talks about too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties (including our upcoming Christmas Party in London in December 2021), exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. We're currently judging the final Collections of 2021; thanks to everyone who submitted; just brilliant, brilliant work. Can't wait to reveal the results soon! Hopefully see you soon for our Christmas Party in London on December 6th :) See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

It was really lovely to talk to the brilliant Laura Beth Davidson for the podcast this week! Based in the USA, Laura Beth was in our Top 100 Photographers Worldwide on This is Reportage: Family for 2020, and she shares so much on the episode today, including: *the importance of documenting a family's environment as well as the people, *Harry Potter voice impressions, *advice for if you're just starting out as a documentary family photographer, *talking us through a typical family shoot, *the story behind one of her very powerful and emotive Family Story Awards concerning her daughter, Alice *writing Instagram captions, *ordering at Starbucks, *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-93-this-is-laura-beth-davidson/ for a link to Laura Beth's website and to see the Family Story Award she speaks about too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties (including our upcoming Christmas Party in London in December 2021), exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are closing soon for our final Award Collections of 2021; the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2021. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Loved chatting to the fab Ronan Palliser for episode 92 of the Podcast! Ronan was 5th in Ireland on TiR for 2020, and I've had the pleasure of meeting him a few times now - he's a really lovely guy, and he did one of the best conference talks I've ever seen as well. We talk about that on the episode today, as well as many other things, including: *why he's 'not just a bride or groom photographer', *editing, *the stories behind a couple of his Reportage Awards, *our Netflix synopsis game, *how he typically works on a wedding day, *his involvement with the Irish Professional Photographers and Videographers Association *Instagram, *the definition of 'documentary', *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-92-this-is-ronan-palliser/ for a link to Ronan's website and to see the couple of Reportage Awards he spoke about too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties (including our upcoming Christmas Party in London in December 2021), exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are closing soon for our final Award Collections of 2021; the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2021. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

So fab to have the very talented Marisa Martins on the Podcast this week! Based in Portugal, Marisa was in our Top 30 Photographers Worldwide on This is Reportage: Family for 2020, with 3 Reportage Family Awards and 2 Family Story Awards won in the year. Marisa shares so much in the episode today, including: her work and collaboration with Canon, the story behind one her latest Reportage Family Awards, thoughts and tips on enabling families to be themselves, the importance of not following the crowd, why she focused her marketing energy on documentary family photography, Day in the Life shoots, and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-91-this-is-marisa-martins/ for a link to her website and to see the Reportage Family Award she spoke about on the episode too. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties (including our upcoming Christmas Party in London in December 2021), exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our final Award Collections of 2021; the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2021. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/

Excited to be talking to the fab Mihai Zaharia for episode 90 of the Podcast! Mihai was ranked 7th in Romania on This is Reportage for 2020 with 2 Reportage Awards and a Story Award, and we talk about one of those Awards today (an image that, whenever I see Mihai's name, I always think of, actually), and many more things, including: *turning your passions into businesses, *an image that had a lasting impact on him, *experimenting and doing things differently, *our Netflix game, *shooting close, *what makes a good documentary wedding photographer, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-90-this-is-mihai-zaharia/ for a link to his website, to see the Reportage Award he spoke about on the episode too, and also the image that had a lasting impact on him. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties (including our upcoming Christmas Party in London in December 2021), exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are open now for our final Award Collections of 2021; the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 23rd November 2021. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/