30: This is Sam Docker

So great to have the lovely Sam Docker on the Podcast for episode 30! Sam is a Rangefinder 30 Rising Star, winner of numerous TiR Awards, globe-trotting wedding photographer, and also just an all-round top guy - an honour to talk to him for the Podcast! Sam shares so much with us today, including: • how his life's been impacted during corona and looking at the positives, • his recent experience doing an Iron Man (and why...!) • destination weddings (his thoughts on getting and shooting them, pricing and more) • Instagram tips, • how he went from a business selling second-hand clothes to wedding photographer, • a recent favourite joke and album-choice, • the effect becoming one of Rangefinder's 30 Rising Stars had on him and his career, • his approach to workshops, • the story behind one of his Reportage Awards, • risk and trusting yourself, • his thoughts on equipment and camera systems in general, • his top tips for better documentary work, • his thoughts on staying late, • an embarrassing moment of his photography career, • great advice about starting out, • his first job at McDonald's and what he's learned from past jobs, • his lenses of choice, • advice on editing, • Netflix suggestions and how they can affect your photography, • and much more... There's also a full transcript of our interview with Sam at https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-30-this-is-sam-docker/, as well as the specific Reportage Award he talks about in the episode, more examples of his work, and link to his website, too. To join us at This is Reportage vist https://thisisreportage.com/ - we also have a brand-new addition to membership: Exclusive video content. We already have over 8 hours worth of videos, where you can learn from some of the best wedding photographers in the world. New videos will also be added regularly. Check them out at https://thisisreportage.com/wedding-photography-courses/