

Street Life
Mark Davidson and John St
Street Life is a street photography podcast hosted by John St and Mark Davidson. Each fortnight, John and Mark speak to talented, world-class street photographers - from traditional and established doyens of the industry to innovative and emerging trailblazers - about their work and love for street photography.
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Mar 14, 2024 • 55min
Paulie B
Send us a textPaul Baldonado, more commonly known as Paulie B, is a New York-based artist and street photographer.He also runs a hugely successful You Tube channel, which not only highlights his own great work but the work of other photographers in the New York street scene. He’s also the mastermind behind the hugely successful Walkie Talkie series.Follow Paulie:WebsiteInstagramFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Feb 29, 2024 • 1h 2min
Robin Schimko (aka The Real Sir Robin)
German street photographer Robin Schimko shares his journey from film to digital photography, exploring the influence of street photography on wedding photography, challenges faced in privacy rights, evolving photography projects, and the significance of zines in showcasing work. He also discusses finding identity in photography, teaching workshops, and experiencing street photography in Iran.

Feb 15, 2024 • 51min
Shooting Solo vs Shooting with Mates (plus Jay Regular)
Send us a textIn this episode, John and Mark discuss whether photographing on your own versus shooting with a group of mates yields better results.Plus, Jay Regular chats about his latest project and photo zine, Commute.Follow Jay:WebsiteInstagramFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Feb 2, 2024 • 1h 18min
Reuben Radding
Reuben Radding, NYC street photographer, discusses protesting on national holidays, asserting right to public photography, transition from jazz to photography, navigating self-doubt, receiving feedback in photography, and the creative process of producing zines.

Dec 14, 2023 • 1h 4min
Matt Hall (aka The 13th Second)
Photographer Matt Hall discusses his minimalistic street photography style, embracing the joy of street photography and capturing the essence of Margate. He also explores the resurgence of film photography among hipsters and mastering photography techniques like shooting through glass and creating multi-layered shots.

Nov 16, 2023 • 51min
Photo Talk: Protests, Photobooks and Posteriors
Send us a textIn this episode, John and Mark discuss photographing protests, the pitfalls and benefits of film photography, getting into fights with photojournalists and their favourite photobooks.Photobooks mentioned in this podcast:'Seacoal' by Chris Killip'American Geography' by Matt Black'Women Street Photographers', edited by Gulnara Samoilova'Friction / Tokyo Street' by Tatsuo Suzuki'Second City' by Jesse Marlow'Reclaim the Street' by Matt Stuart and Stephen McLaren'Minutes to Midnight' by Trent Parke'Monument' by Trent ParkeFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Nov 2, 2023 • 1h 22min
Stephen Dupont
Send us a textStephen Dupont is an Australian photographer based in New South Wales.Stephen is one of Australia’s most acclaimed photojournalists, whose work focuses largely on the human condition, war and climate.In 2007, he was the recipient of the W. Eugene Smith Grant for Humanistic Photography for his work on Afghanistan.He has also won the Robert Capa Gold Medal and several World Press Photo Awards.Follow Stephen:WebsiteInstagramFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Oct 19, 2023 • 1h 3min
Jonny Dub
Send us a textJonny Dub is an award-winning street photographer originally from Manchester in the UK, who is now based in Tokyo.He is a member of the Tokyo Street Photography Club and last year self-published his first zene, titled Kaiko.Jonny is known for getting up close and personal on the street and for his use of flash photography, as well as using both film and digital to capture and document the frenetic street of his adopted home. In 2022, Jonny has awarded first place in the Smithsonian Magazine awards and has been in a finalist in the Paris International Street photo awards.Follow Jonny:WebsiteInstagramFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Oct 5, 2023 • 1h 5min
Jeff Karp
Send us a textJeffrey Karp is a photographer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jeff’s street photography has a fine art look to it, with a focus on minimalist compositions, straight lines and heavy black shadows. In 2020, he co-founded the photography collective Stolen Echoes and has previously worked as a curator for the Street Finder Instagram hub. In 2022, he started and released a monthly email newsletter titled A Twenty Percent Creative Jeff’s photography has been featured by Apple - no less! - as well as Adobe Lightroom, FUJILOVE and having been published in a number of publications such as F8 and Fisheye magazine. Follow Jeff:WebsiteInstagramFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Sep 21, 2023 • 54min
Martin Parr
Send us a textMartin Parr is one of the greatest living photographers on the planet.He has worked prolifically since the 70s and has published more than 100 photobooks, which is a testament to his work ethic.Martin is a member and former president of Magnum Photos.In 2014, he founded the Martin Parr Foundation which aims to champion British photography and also houses the Martin Parr archive.Follow Martin:WebsiteInstagramFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!