123: This is Andy Gaines

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/