The Photowalk Podcast

David Wright - a guide to photographing in Antarctica — THE PHOTOWALK Photographer and filmmaker David Wright returns from Antarctica with the journey he promised to share, reflecting on guiding in this vast polar landscape and the realities of photographing ice, sea, a...

David Wright returns from Antarctica with the story he promised to share with us at the start of the year. He talks of the deep stillness he encountered on his expedition and the practicalities of photographing this vast beautiful land and seascape.

photowalk.show/episodes/pho...

#photography

ONE SHOT - the final picture featuring Giles Penfound — THE PHOTOWALK Back at Penwood in Berkshire, Giles Penfound and I return to reveal the finished photograph — a large-format portrait of a remarkable tree, made in honour of American photographer and community member...

In this second part, Giles Penfound and I are back at Penwood in Berkshire, England, to make one special single picture using 5x4, paying homage to the late Dennis Lee, an American community member who passed at the start of 2026.

photowalk.show/episodes/htt...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

Making one frame on a 5x4 plate camera - Giles Penfound — THE PHOTOWALK Giles Penfound is a former documentary photographer who has slowed right down. In this two-part episode we walk together in Penwood, Hampshire, as he makes a single large-format 5x4 image of a giant t...

In the first of two episodes, I walk with photographer Giles Penfound in Penwood in Berkshire, as he slows down to make a single large-format image of a giant tree, a portrait created in honour of a photographer known to us both.

photowalk.show/episodes/one...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

Turning professional and street photography with Valerie Jardin — THE PHOTOWALK This week I speak with singer Gary Williams, who now photographs micro-weddings at London town halls, the same venues used by McCartney and Jagger. In two years he has reached 100 weddings. We talk ab...

Gary Williams has built a thriving business photographing micro weddings at London's iconic town halls, reaching his photographic milestone of 100 weddings in just two years. We discuss what he's learned along the way.

photowalk.show/episodes/gar...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

What is Photography? Steven Seidenberg — THE PHOTOWALK This week’s guest is Steven Seidenberg, a photographer, philosopher, and writer drawn to empty spaces and overlooked places. His books include The Architecture of Silence and Pipevalve: Berlin, and hi...

This week, Steven Seidenberg is my guest, a photographer, philosopher, and writer whose work focuses on empty spaces, ordinary places, and the things most people pass by.

photowalk.show/episodes/ste...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

Dreaming in Photos, the work of Cathal McNaughton — THE PHOTOWALK This week, I talk with Cathal McNaughton about his film I Dream in Photos, recent work in Ukraine that looks at everyday life continuing, and he shares a personal realisation that turns the lens back ...

This week, I speak with Cathal McNaughton, a well-respected international photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, to discuss his biographical film, I Dream in Photos.

photowalk.show/episodes/cat...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

Apple Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/0qyTLNw...
Amazon Music - music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/eb7...
RSS Feed - feeds.libsyn.com/603020/rss
Libsyn Site - sites.libsyn.com/603020

Reflections, Stories of Life by Neale James is a series of spoken observational pieces shaped by a life behind the camera, behind the microphone, and in creative spaces between. This podcast isn’t about photography as a craft. It’s about the way we notice things, make sense of our days, and carry ideas around with us.

At the beginning of January we launched a new podcast, Reflections, with new episodes released every Monday through Friday.

We would love it if you would go check it out. Search for "Reflections by Neale James" wherever you listen to podcasts or follow the links in the attached comment.

Standing where George Orwell stood - Craig Easton interview — THE PHOTOWALK This week I talk with Craig Easton about AI, trust in photojournalism, and why the still photograph still matters. We drift north to Barnhill on the Isle of Jura, where George Orwell wrote 1984, and t...

My conversation this week with Craig Easton embraces AI, trust in photojournalism, and how a still photograph can still hold its own.

photowalk.show/episodes/cra...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

Strangers When We Meet - the photography of Tim Allen — THE PHOTOWALK Strangers When We Meet is Tim Allen’s street portrait project, built on conversation first and photographs second. We talk about his book, family influence, moving to Hastings, and raising funds for S...

Strangers When We Meet is a street portrait project built as much on conversation as photography. In it, Tim Allen approaches people he has never met, talks with them, and then makes their portrait.

photowalk.show/episodes/tim...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

THE ONE, the big picture from your year of photography in 2025 — THE PHOTOWALK Late last autumn I asked photographers to send one photo from 2025 that stayed with them. Over a hundred images and stories came in. THE ONE is a special Photowalk photography podcast feature, not a c...

Part two of The One, the result of asking listeners to send me one photograph from 2025. Not necessarily what they considered their best, just the picture that said to them, “This was my 2025.”

photowalk.show/episodes/the...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

THE ONE - the biggest pictures listeners made in 2025 — THE PHOTOWALK Before Christmas I asked for one photo that summed up 2025, not the best or most liked, just the one you kept coming back to. Over a hundred arrived, each with a story, so this first show of 2026 spre...

I asked listeners to send me one photograph from 2025. Not necessarily what they considered their best, just the picture that said to them, “This was my 2025.”

photowalk.show/episodes/the...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

The portraits of Phil Sharp - interview on The Photowalk — THE PHOTOWALK Today’s guest is portrait photographer Phil Sharp. His work is calm, patient, and built around giving people time to settle rather than perform, often in long sessions at his London studio. This conve...

Episode 512
Phil Sharp is a portrait photographer whose work has been on my radar for a while, and who was brought back into focus for me through a couple of prompts and a short film made by @seantuck.bsky.social.

photowalk.show/episodes/phi...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

Stories behind locked doors - Robert Gumpert — THE PHOTOWALK Robert Gumpert joins me from San Francisco, where his work spans jails, hiring halls and life under the city’s flyovers. We talk about Take a Picture / Tell a Story, his mariner portraits, and Divisio...

Robert Gumpert joins me on the show today from San Francisco, where he’s spent decades photographing the parts of life most of us never see unless we work there, live there, or get pulled into the system.

photowalk.show/episodes/rob...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

Interview with Laura Gates, sports documentary photographer — THE PHOTOWALK My guest today is Laura Gates, a fast-rising documentary sports photographer. We talk about where stories begin, the rise of the women’s game, confidence when starting out, and building a creative bus...

Laura Gates, is a fast-rising documentary sports photographer. We talk about the pitches where stories begin, the momentum behind the women’s game, and the moments on and off the field that meet Laura’s curious lens.

photowalk.show/episodes/lau...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

The world went completely dark - Paul Berriff photographer — THE PHOTOWALK Paul Berriff is a British documentary filmmaker and photographer whose career spans more than 180 films. In this episode he tells two extraordinary stories: filming inside the World Trade Center as th...

Paul Berriff is a documentary filmmaker and photographer whose career spans over 180 films. In this episode he tells two extraordinary stories: filming inside the World Trade Center as the towers fell, and later, a helicopter rescue that nearly ended his life.

photowalk.show/episodes/pau...

Silence, solitude and sanctuary - Gael Hillyard podcast interview — THE PHOTOWALK Gael Hillyard joins me to talk about painting, writing, photography, a deep-winter residency on Fair Isle, and ten days of total silence. In the mailbag: Spike on slowing down, Hegaard’s jail tale, Jo...

Artist, writer and thinker Gael Hillyard joins me to talk about her creative life, from painting, writing and photography, to the deep-winter months she spent as artist-in-residence on Fair Isle.

photowalk.show/episodes/gae...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

What we hear what we see, what we keep - Bil Repenning interview — THE PHOTOWALK This week’s Photowalk meets Bil Repenning, a musician turning his focus to documentary portrait work after an accident reshaped his path. We talk music, radio, and starting again mid-career. John Ande...

Bil Repenning is ia musician who’s shifting his creative energy into photography. Music has shaped the way he sees the world, and you can hear that within our conversation.

photowalk.show/episodes/cha...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

If you fall, get back on that saddle! Photographer and former jockey Richard Dunwoody — THE PHOTOWALK Former champion jockey Richard Dunwoody joins me to talk photography, adventure and life after racing. We discuss focus, endurance and what happens when the noise fades. Also, Lee Cobbs revisits famil...

Former champion jockey Richard Dunwoody joins me to talk about how photography has become a part of his life after racing, and there are questions about the sport that defined him, too.

photowalk.show/episodes/ric...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

Our great American road trip and voyage — THE PHOTOWALK This week’s show follows a journey from the Pacific to the Atlantic, 2,845 miles by road from LA to New York, then a week at sea on the Queen Mary 2. I travelled with photojournalist Marissa Roth, hel...

This week, come on a journey that stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic, five days, 2,845 miles by road, from LA, through Vegas, Denver, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, finally reaching New York City, and then a week at sea aboard the Queen Mary 2.

photowalk.show/episodes/mar...

#photography #podcast

You can follow David on Bluesky at @davidduchemin.com.web.brid.gy

What makes a good photograph, David duChemin in conversation — THE PHOTOWALK Step into an imaginary theatre of the mind for a special Photowalk edition: an “Audience With” David duChemin: world-traveller, humanitarian photographer, author, and teacher of vision. With no script...

Step into an imaginary theatre of the mind with us for an “Audience With” format show, as I invite David duChemin, world-traveller, humanitarian photographer, author, and longtime teacher of vision to field ‘your’ questions as live.

photowalk.show/episodes/wha...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

The Scottish Photowalk Retreat 2025 — THE PHOTOWALK Recorded on the 2025 Scottish Photowalk Retreat, this episode takes you to Black Water, Glen Affric and Loch Maree. Be our eleventh traveller as we walk, eat and create together, rediscovering film ph...

Recorded on the 2025 Scottish Photowalk Retreat, this episode takes you to the Highlands’ finest locations, including Black Water, Glen Affric and the wide, quiet sweep of Loch Maree.

photowalk.show/episodes/sco...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

Unlock the way you see - street photography special — THE PHOTOWALK In London I walk with philosophical YouTuber Sean Tucker, who shares what makes great street photography and the philosophies behind it, while Valérie Jardin joins Teach Me Street to answer questions ...

Today, @seantuck.bsky.social shares his thoughts on what makes great street photography & the deeper philosophies behind the genre. He talks about what he’s learned from years of making pictures & teaching others to see more clearly.

photowalk.show/episodes/sea...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

A story of healing and how photography reshapes a life: Brad Carr — THE PHOTOWALK On the show: Brad Carr on how photography became his lifeline, healing scars from a violent childhood and guiding him back to himself. From a borrowed camera to a profession, landscapes and ancient oa...

On the show today: Brad Carr’s photography isn’t just about making beautiful landscape pictures and being out in nature, it’s about a sense of catharsis, healing and even survival.

photowalk.show/episodes/bra...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

The 500th show recording! A very special walk. — THE PHOTOWALK The 500th episode! I'm joined by our community, walkers from across the UK, to walk across an open common that used to be one of the most feared nuclear airbases in the UK, which these days is often t...

The 500th episode! I'm joined by our community, to walk across an open common that used to be one of the most feared nuclear airbases in the UK, which these days is often the muse for the Photowalk. Grab your camera, we're going on a very special walk together!

photowalk.show/episodes/500...

The courage to start - Bob Patterson Street Photography Magazine — THE PHOTOWALK Bob Patterson, founder of Street Photography Magazine, joins me to share how a small idea became a lasting community. Valérie Jardin returns for TEACH ME STREET, while the mailbag features Axel Trapp’...

It’s a street-focused week in terms of our guests, as Street Photography Magazine’s creator Bob Patterson, and candid street photographer Valérie Jardin join me on this week's episode.

photowalk.show/episodes/bob...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

Celebrate what's right the world - Dewitt Jones interview — THE PHOTOWALK I’m joined by Dewitt Jones, former National Geographic photographer, to talk creativity, vision, and finding hope in uncertain times. From the mailbag: John Kenny on change, Christopher Parsons with a...

I sit down with former National Geographic shooter Dewitt Jones, one of America’s most respected photographers and storytellers. Dewitt has spent a lifetime turning his lens toward creativity, vision, and the pursuit of possibility.

photowalk.show/episodes/dew...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

Eagles and Witchcraft, stories from photojournalist Claire Thomas — THE PHOTOWALK Claire Thomas returns with her debut monograph Altai, capturing the eagle hunters and herders of Mongolia, before turning to her work in Ghana documenting women accused of witchcraft and her fundraise...

Former guest, photojournalist Claire Thomas joins me to talk about her first monograph Altai: Hunters and Herders of Mongolia, her book capturing life in the remote mountains of western Mongolia.

photowalk.show/episodes/cla...

#photography #podcast #photowalk

Photographers with open hearts - Charlie Waite and Steve Shipman — THE PHOTOWALK This episode revisits two photographers whose work and generosity endure. Steve Shipman, who died in 2018, created portraits for press, corporate, and social work, with some held in the National Portr...

In this week's episode, I revisit conversations with two remarkable photographers whose work and generosity have left lasting impressions: Steve Shipman and Charlie Waite.

photowalk.show/episodes/ste...

#photography #podcast #photowalk