This is Reportage Podcast

An honour to talk to the fantastic Martin Beddall for episode 113 of the Podcast this week! One of the best documentary wedding photographers in the UK, Martin has been in our Top 100 Photographers Worldwide for the past three years in a row on TiR, and has racked up 15 Awards from us over that time. He shares so much on the episode today, including: *his background in photojournalism and working for The Times, *photographing Margaret Thatcher, *shooting his first all-digital wedding 20 years ago back in 2002, *why patience is key, *staying true to yourself and attracting the clients who want you, *the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, *and much more... The Podcast will be going on a bit of a break over the next few weeks, just because I (Alan Law, founder of TiR & TiR:F) am doing my own wedding photography workshop in Birmingham next week, and then I have a busy run of my own weddings to shoot in May, with a lot of travelling. Each Podcast episode is a lot of work to do, and as well as running TiR & TiR:F, and my own photography, it unfortunately means that something has to give during my busiest times. But I'll try to record and release some new episodes as soon as I can; hopefully starting again in a few weeks. In the meantime, I hope you're well, and if you're shooting weddings or families - or both! - over the next few weeks, I hope your shoots go well, and the post-shoot McDonald's are scrumptious... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-113-this-is-martin-beddall/ for a link to Martin'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 May 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/

Loved chatting to the fab Marieke Zentjens for episode 112 of the podcast! Based in the Netherlands, Marieke is a brilliant documentary photographer, and was 35th in the world on This is Reportage: Family for 2020, where she has won 7 Reportage Family Awards. She shares so much in the episode today, including: *why day in the life sessions and shorter sessions are both important to capture, *some very funny - and a bit awkward! - moments from her photography career, *her photography journey and discovery of documentary family photography as a genre, *our Netflix synopsis game, *the story behind one of her specific Reportage Family Awards, *lots of inspiring advice on how to improve your work, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-112-this-is-marieke-zentjens/ for a link to her website, and to see the specific 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 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 May 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/

Super to chat to the very talented Matt Parry for episode 111 of the Podcast! Matt was 4th in the UK on TiR for 2021, and 18th in the World, with an overall haul of 12 Reportage Awards and 3 Story Awards won so far. He delves into lots of different subjects on the episode today, including: *identifying a muse, and the 'naughty table' at weddings, *how he captured his dog-peeing-on-the-top-table Reportage Award, *why he shoots with three cameras, *the importance of people skills, *not taking long breaks so he's always on the ball, *pre-empting and being aware, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-111-this-is-matt-parry/ for a link to his website, and to see the dog-peeing-on-the-top-table Reportage Award that 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 May 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/

Delighted to chat to the fab Nina Trillenberg for episode 110 of the Podcast! Nina is originally from Germany, but is now based in China, and her move is something we talk about on the episode today, as well as many other things. She is a brilliant documentary family photographer, having won 5 individual and 3 story awards from us, and was in our Top 30 Family Photographers Worldwide for 2021 on This is Reportage: Family. Tune in today, as Nina talks about: *her family's move from Germany to China, and how that led in part to her love of documentary family photography, *behind the scenes of two of her Family Story Awards (both of which contain specific themes), *our Netflix synopsis game, *how she captured one of her specific Reportage Family Awards (which is a bit of a personal favourite of mine), *Chinese and German food, *the warmth of the photography community, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-110-this-is-nina-trillenberg/ for a link through to her website, and to see the individual and two story 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. 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 May 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/

It's always a delight to talk to the fab Janina Brocklesby, so it was just awesome to have her on the Podcast this week! Based in the UK, Janina is a multiple Reportage and Story Award winner, and as well as being a very talented photographer, is just a lovely, lovely person - if you've ever had the pleasure of meeting her, I'm sure you would agree. Janina shares so much in the episode, including: *deciding to make a big change in her life to do something she loves, *what makes a good wedding photographer, *why she enjoys shooting as a duo, *cooking and her dislike for chocolate, *editing, *conferences, networking, and the importance of continuing to learn, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-109-this-is-janina-brocklesby/ for a link through to her website, and to see the full Story 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. At the time of this episode's release, there's just hours 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 GMT on 24th March 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 brilliant Franziska Nauck is my guest on the Podcast this week, and it was *so* great talking to her! Based in Germany, Franziska has won 3 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story Award, and was in our Top 100 Worldwide on This is Reportage: Family for 2021. She shares so many great stories and insights on the episode today, including: *how burnout was one of the best things that could have happened to her, *birth photography and behind the scenes of her birth Story Award, *why multi-tasking is something that eludes her, *top tips for improving your documentary family work, *why hiking in the Scottish Highlands without a mirror was a chain-breaking experience for her, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-108-this-is-franziska-nauck/ for a link through to her website, and to see the full Family Story 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. There's just a week 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 GMT on 24th March 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 super Melissa Ouwehand-Beckker is my guest on the Podcast this week, and it was *so* great chatting to her! Recently ranked in the Top 10 Netherlands Photographers for 2021, Melissa has racked up 7 Reportage Awards, and if you've ever had the pleasure to meet her in 'real life' - as I have a couple of times - you'll know that she's just a real pleasure to talk to; loved having her on the Podcast. Melissa shares so much in the episode today, including: *a pretty memorable story of what happened to her on a way to a wedding, *believing in yourself and not comparing yourself to others, *funeral photography, *the story behind one of her specific Reportage Awards, *our Netflix synopsis game, *assisting her Dad, who was also a wedding photographer, and how the industry has changed in the past 25 years, *destination weddings, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-107-this-is-melissa-ouwehand-beckker/ for a link through to her website, 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 (we have six Award Collections per year; so every two months) - the deadline to submit is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 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 happy to have the fab Christophe De Mulder on the Podcast for episode 106! Based in Belgium, Christophe was in our Top 50 Family Photographers in the World for 2020 on This is Reportage: Family, and has won 5 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story Award from us. He was also a judge for us for Collection 8 of our Family Awards, and he shares his experience of judging and tips for people entering on the episode today, as well as many other things, including: *why participating with your families helps to build trust and rapport, *an editing tip that saves him a lot of time, *a certain phobia he has, *a walkthrough of a typical family shoot from enquiry to delivery, *what success means to him, *the story behind one of his specific Reportage Family Awards, *his love for The Mars Volta, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-106-this-is-christophe-de-mulder/ for a link through to his website, and to see the Reportage Family Award he 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 (we have six Award Collections per year; so every two months) - the deadline to submit is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 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/

An absolute pleasure to chat to the one and only Phil Salisbury for Podcast #105! Based in the UK, Phil recently won 4 Reportage Awards from us in our first Collection of 2022 - an incredible achievement - and he talks about a couple of those Awards on the episode today, as well as much more, including: *his journey to becoming a photographer and the transferable skills from his past jobs *shooting close and how he lights up the dancefloor (both with his flash and his dance moves...!) *his hatred of baked beans *our Netflix synopsis game *top tips for improving your documentary coverage *thoughts on judging our This is Reportage: Family awards *teenage celebrity crushes *and much more! Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-105-this-is-phil-salisbury/ for a link through to Phil's website, and to see the Reportage Awards he 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 (we have six Award Collections per year; so every two months) - the deadline to submit is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 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/

Such a pleasure to chat to the fab Ana Backhaus for Podcast #104! Originally from Portugal, and now living in Dubai, Ana was ranked 25th in the world on This is Reportage: Family for 2021, with 6 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story Award won in the year. We talk about one of her original awards in the episode today, as well as many other things, including: *her documentary family workflow and approach from enquiry to delivery, *quite a few questions about her previous career as a flight attendant, *why the lack of control in documentary is so exhilarating, *our Netflix synopsis game, *why it's so important to be resilient, *social media and self-sabotage, *and much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-104-this-is-ana-backhaus/ for a link through to Ana's website, and to see the Reportage Family 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 (we have six Award Collections per year; so every two months) - the deadline to submit is the same for both our wedding site and our family site; submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 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/