01: This is Adam Johnson

We kick off the This is Reportage Podcast with an absolutely brilliant wedding photographer, based in the UK: Adam Johnson. One of our original TiR judges, Adam has shot weddings in over twenty different countries (something that we go into in depth in his interview, including how he got his very first destination), has won virtually every award under the sun (including no less than six TiR awards, and being named best overall photographer in England at TWIA), and is also a co-founder of the excellent NineDots. Adam talks about so much in this podcast, including: The VAT Threshold, stress, what the 'R' stands for in ARJ Photography, his very first paid wedding, 'The Wedding Photography Blueprint', coding his first website in html, how he made the most of online marketing, not having a boss, being a wedding photographer Dad, what makes him happy, Manchester United, Nine Dots, spawning a community, which day he would choose to live over and over again, shooting weddings in over 20 different countries, how he got his first destination, how a Twitter DM impacted his career, how he's a terrible cook, shooting fireworks, his past life as a football referee, being spat in the face, coping with nerves, awards, Ross Harvey's 'different' mind, what makes a good wedding photographer, empathy, 'feeling' the wedding, creativity, automation and software tips, Four weddings and a Funeral, Stephen King, and more... For a full transcript of the episode, and for more information about joining This is Reportage, head to https://thisisreportage.com/