This is Reportage Podcast

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/