The Photowalk
The Photowalk is a mailbag-driven podcast where we walk, make pictures together, and meet with special guests along the trail. For anyone who likes to take pictures.
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#508 Silence, solitude and sanctuary
11/21/2025
#508 Silence, solitude and sanctuary
Artist, writer and thinker Gael Hillyard joins me to talk about her creative life, from painting, writing and photography, to the deep-winter months she spent as artist-in-residence on Fair Isle, to the ten silent days she lived inside a retreat with no conversation at all. We explore how her work has been shaped by a childhood spent in a Victorian atelier, the two studios she now keeps in the Highlands, and the weather-beaten coastlines she keeps returning to as both muse and anchor. And in the mailbag this week, Spike Boydell, our man from the canoe down under, has been thinking about slowing down, and I mean really slowing down. Comedy-writer-in-chief Hegaard the Dane sends word about solitude and the small matter of spending a night or three in jail! John Kenny writes about trees and the Sycamore Gap, which has an unexpected local relevance for me this weekend, and Bill Frische has been photographing a ‘monster’. I’ll also share a little more about the craft of photogravure that we’ll be exploring on the new Scottish retreat in June. There’s a reminder of this month’s assignment, the last one of the year, before we shift our focus to THE ONE in December. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week and , giving photographers smart tools to plan, promote, and manage your creative projects more easily. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: Toxic Voyeurism
11/17/2025
Reflections: Toxic Voyeurism
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often discuss on Fridays, including perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence, and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, providing a creative reset to start the week. From Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Today, Toxic Voyeurism. It's a real thing, although how do we notice it's happening? My sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#507 What we hear, what we see, what we keep
11/14/2025
#507 What we hear, what we see, what we keep
This week’s Photowalk features Bil Repenning, a musician who’s shifting his creative energy into photography. Music has shaped the way he sees the world, and you can hear that within our conversation. Following an accident five years ago, he began building a photographic practice rooted in documentary portrait work, taking the craft seriously as he moves into this next chapter. We talk about the music that shaped him, the radio that shaped us both, and what it’s like to change course mid-career without the fanfare or drama, just a genuine desire to make good work. It’s a conversation about starting later, learning on the move, and finding a new place to stand creatively. From the mailbag, John Anderton shares a deeply personal story about his mum, Winnie, and the way he chose to document her life as dementia changed their days. What he’s written is a reminder of how powerful it can be to hold on to family stories in more than one way. There’s also a note from Dominique Martel, who’s wrestling with a familiar modern problem: subscription overload! We have this month’s One Word assignment from Liza Gershman, and you’re invited to join the show in Scotland for a new look Scottish Retreat in June 2026. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week and , giving photographers smart tools to plan, promote, and manage your creative projects more easily. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: Delayed gratification
11/10/2025
Reflections: Delayed gratification
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often discuss on Fridays, including perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence, and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, providing a creative reset to start the week. From Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Today, an unexpected frame I made in London, comes back two years later with a message. My sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#506 If you fall, get back on that horse!
11/07/2025
#506 If you fall, get back on that horse!
Former champion jockey Richard Dunwoody joins me to talk about how photography has become a part of his life after racing, and there are questions about the sport that defined him, too. A three-time Champion Jockey in the UK, Richard won two Grand Nationals and a Cheltenham Gold Cup on the legendary Desert Orchid. He helped define jump racing in Britain and Ireland during one of its most competitive eras. But that was only chapter one. After stepping out of the weighing room, Richard set out on endurance rides across South America and took on challenges that carried him far beyond the racecourse. Now, he travels with a camera, chasing stories in places a long way from grandstands and bookmakers. In this conversation, we talk about photography, adventure, and the discipline that links both worlds, plus what happens when the noise of competition finally stops. Also in the show, Lee Cobbs writes about retracing his roots and finding new angles in a familiar town, Arran Carter-Cheetham shares stories from his photographic adventures that took him halfway round the world to the so-called “Venice of the East,” and on that note, I have news about a photographic retreat to the real Venice! Christopher Kincaid reckons he might just live in the best place in the world, and Matties Wesche is filming tandem parachute jumps from 10,000 feet. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week and , giving photographers smart tools to plan, promote, and manage your creative projects more easily. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: Unaccustomed as I am...
11/03/2025
Reflections: Unaccustomed as I am...
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often discuss on Fridays, including perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence, and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, providing a creative reset to start the week. From Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Today, some thoughts about the wonderful mentors who help us along our creative paths. My sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#505 Our great American road trip and voyage
10/31/2025
#505 Our great American road trip and voyage
This week’s show follows a journey that stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic, five days, 2,845 miles by road, from LA, through Vegas, Denver, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, finally reaching New York City, and then a week at sea aboard the Queen Mary 2. I travelled with the photojournalist Marissa Roth, helping her bring home six precious heavy cases packed with nearly half a century of negatives; work that spans everything from Women and War, her lifetime project on the human cost of conflict, to assignments that shaped her long career behind the camera. Together we crossed America before sailing for Southampton with that extraordinary cargo. There were wrong turns, long drives and high North Atlantic waves, but more than anything, a reminder that photographs hold stories worth carrying safely home. Also on the show, special guest John Plews, a Titanic expert and fellow passenger shares facts about a ship made famous by tragedy. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week and , giving photographers smart tools to plan, promote, and manage your creative projects more easily. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: The long way home
10/27/2025
Reflections: The long way home
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often discuss on Fridays, including perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence, and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, providing a creative reset to start the week. From Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Today, a 2,845-mile road trip across America and a voyage across the Atlantic, made to keep fifty years of photographs safe. My sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: The nature of fragility
10/20/2025
Reflections: The nature of fragility
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often discuss on Fridays, including perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence, and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, providing a creative reset to start the week. From Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. A tree almost striking my car, has me thinking on fragility. My sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#504 What makes a good photograph?
10/17/2025
#504 What makes a good photograph?
Today, step into an imaginary theatre of the mind with us for a special Photowalk edition. In this “Audience With” format, I invite David duChemin, world-traveller, humanitarian photographer, author, and longtime teacher of vision, to field ‘your’ questions as live. With no script, no filter, we explore everything from what makes a good photograph and how to discover your personal voice, to why failure is often the spark for growth. Alongside stories of his photographic and life experiences, his philosophy about creative courage, and the inevitable doubts every artist faces, this episode offers an intimate glimpse into the mind behind the camera. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: Caravans and cameras
10/13/2025
Reflections: Caravans and cameras
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often discuss on Fridays, including perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence, and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, providing a creative reset to start the week. From Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Trigger warning: Caravanners, sorry! My sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#503 The Scotland Retreat Special 2025
10/10/2025
#503 The Scotland Retreat Special 2025
Recorded on the 2025 Scotland Photowalk Retreat, this episode takes you to the Highlands’ finest locations, including Black Water, Glen Affric and the wide, quiet sweep of Loch Maree. You’re invited to become the eleventh member of our retreat, as you join us to walk, eat, and share stories together. Hear how we embraced the use of film cameras to work together in the Inverness Darkroom, watching our images bloom in the darkroom trays, and explored how words can shape our pictures with writer Merryn Glover. It’s part travel diary, part creative gathering; a record of what happens when you put a small group of photographers, writers and wanderers together in the Highlands, and let Scotland do the rest. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: I wish to complain
10/06/2025
Reflections: I wish to complain
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often discuss on Fridays, including perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence, and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, providing a creative reset to start the week. From Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Today, is it ageing, or maturity? Either way, I don't know if I like it! My sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#502 Unlock the way you see
10/03/2025
#502 Unlock the way you see
Today, I walk in London with the philosophical YouTuber Sean Tucker, who shares his thoughts on what makes great street photography and the deeper philosophies behind the genre. Along the way, he talks about what he’s learned from years of making pictures and teaching others to see more clearly. Also joining us is Valérie Jardin, street photographer and mentor, in Teach Me Street. She answers questions about the art of candid photography and offers practical advice on how to approach it with confidence. Also from the mailbag, Michael Mixon reflects on the future while photographing in his parents’ home, and Phil Paine shares a newly self-published photographic journal after a career spent in television. Mark Mackay experiments with seeing the world as if through a camera without ever lifting one, while Mike Miller explores the surprising similarities between streets photographed with people and those without. There’s news of our new end-of-year competition, and we have a fresh one-word assignment. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: Street photography with eyes only
09/29/2025
Reflections: Street photography with eyes only
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often discuss on Fridays, including perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence, and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, providing a creative reset to start the week. From Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Photographing with the eyes, who'd have thought it? My sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#501 A borrowed camera brings a new life
09/26/2025
#501 A borrowed camera brings a new life
On the show today: Brad Carr’s photography isn’t just about making beautiful landscape pictures and being out in nature, it’s about a sense of catharsis, healing and even survival. Growing up in a violent, abusive home left scars that still echo today, but the camera became his way back to himself. What started with borrowing his sister’s camera has grown into a profession and, more importantly, a lifeline. In this episode, Brad shares how landscapes, ancient oaks, and the act of making photographs have helped him create, steadying a life once marked by turmoil. In today’s mailbag: a letter from Patrick Gerke with poetry and reflections on photography as pure escapism, plus street photographer Ann Luu-Trong shares her “why.” Complaints Corner is open again, and this time it’s my maths under fire (nobody told me adding up was part of the job description!) There’s news of a brand-new end-of-year competition, and it’s the final call to take part in Ibarionex’s September One Word Assignment. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: Tricked by the senses
09/22/2025
Reflections: Tricked by the senses
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often discuss on Fridays, including perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence, and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, providing a creative reset to start the week. From Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Today, the rain falls gently on my window (thanks to YouTube) to remind me of the importance of sound. My sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#500 THE FIVE HUNDREDTH SHOW SPECIAL!
09/19/2025
#500 THE FIVE HUNDREDTH SHOW SPECIAL!
The 500th episode! I'm joined by our community, walkers from across the UK, to walk across an open common that used to be one of the most feared nuclear airbases in the UK, which these days is often the muse for the Photowalk. Grab your camera and a good pair of walking shoes, we're going on a very special walk together! Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: Shoulda Woulda Coulda
09/15/2025
Reflections: Shoulda Woulda Coulda
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often discuss on Fridays, including perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence, and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, providing a creative reset to start the week. From Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Today, the way we talk to ourselves, the words we choose to use. My sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#499 The courage to start
09/12/2025
#499 The courage to start
It’s a street-focused week in terms of our guests, as Street Photography Magazine’s creator Bob Patterson, and candid street photographer Valérie Jardin join me. More than ten years ago, Bob took a chance on an idea: a digital magazine dedicated to street photography. What began as an experiment on Apple’s Newsstand is still here today, Street Photography Magazine. In this episode, we hear how it grew from a simple start into a space where photographers from around the world share work, ideas, and community. And Valérie is back to answer more of your questions in TEACH ME STREET. From the mailbag, Axel Trapp shares his new postcard project, Hannah Gimblett reflects on the strength of photography in the face of personal adversity, and Robin Chun talks of self-publishing. Plus, Jason Burton brings a story of patience, tying neatly into this month’s One Word Assignment set by Ibarionex Perello. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: Here comes the rain again
09/08/2025
Reflections: Here comes the rain again
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often discuss on Fridays, including perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence, and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, providing a creative reset to start the week. From Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Today, rain. Does it stop photographic play, or is it a wonderful tool from which to make even more expressive photographs? My sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#498 Celebrate what's right with the world
09/05/2025
#498 Celebrate what's right with the world
In this episode, I sit down with Dewitt Jones, one of America’s most respected photographers and storytellers. A former National Geographic shooter and sought-after keynote speaker, Dewitt has spent a lifetime turning his lens toward creativity, vision, and the pursuit of possibility. At a time when the world feels unsettled, his words and images carry a message of hope and perspective that couldn’t be more timely. We discuss what photography has taught him about seeing the world differently and how choosing to look for the best in life can be a daily act of courage. From the mailbag, John Kenny reflects on change, Christopher Parsons shares a brilliant year-end feature idea, Adriano Henney is avoiding cappucino after 11am, there’s news on Fujikina tickets in London, and we reveal both the winner of last month’s One Word Assignment and the new word set by former guest Ibarionex Perello. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: Expertise
09/01/2025
Reflections: Expertise
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often discuss on Fridays, including perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence, and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, providing a creative reset to start the week. From Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Today, expertise. Has it replaced good 'ole-fashioned expertise? My sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#497 Eagles and Witchcraft
08/28/2025
#497 Eagles and Witchcraft
Former guest, photojournalist Claire Thomas, joins me to talk about her first monograph, Altai: Hunters and Herders of Mongolia. Her book captures life in the remote mountains of western Mongolia, where Kazakh families train golden eagles, herd animals across vast plains, and balance centuries-old traditions with the realities of modern change. Then, in a complete change of direction for the second part of our chat, Claire speaks about her documentary and advocacy work in northern Ghana, documenting women accused of witchcraft who are forced into bleak camps, and her fundraiser to provide mattresses for those who currently sleep on bare ground. From the mailbag today, Adriano Henney writes about publishing your work and why it matters, Bob of the desert dodges those jumping cholla in Arizona while sending in one of the most honest letters I’ve read in a long while, and Gavin Perry heads for Complaints Corner, or at least he would, if we hadn’t effectively cancelled his flight. All will be revealed. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: The art of travel photography
08/25/2025
Reflections: The art of travel photography
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we so often talk about on Fridays: perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, like a creative reset to start the week, and from Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Today, travelling light with your kit: one camera, one notepad and a sound recorder thingie. All links will be on the , my sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#496 Photographers with open hearts
08/15/2025
#496 Photographers with open hearts
In this episode, I revisit conversations with two remarkable photographers whose work and generosity have left lasting impressions. Steve Shipman, who we lost in 2018, built a career capturing portraits for newspapers, magazines, and leading corporate clients, later turning his lens toward weddings, social photography, street photography and legacy family projects. His archive reads like an A-to-Z of notable figures, with some of his portraits now held in the National Portrait Gallery’s archive in London. Charlie Waite has spent decades shaping how we see the British and international landscape, his work marked by a painter’s eye for light, form, and balance. Through books, exhibitions, and teaching, he has encouraged countless photographers to truly observe. Charlie’s warmth and openness have made him a guiding presence for many in the photographic community, with an influence that goes well beyond his own work. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: Chernobyl isn't an amusement park
08/11/2025
Reflections: Chernobyl isn't an amusement park
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we so often talk about on Fridays: perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, like a creative reset to start the week, and from Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Today, I reflect upon those places I'd like to photograph, one in particular, that is certainly off the menu. All links will be on the , my sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#495 Treedom
08/08/2025
#495 Treedom
In this episode, I walk with woodland and street photographer Mali Davies through the winding paths of Savernake Forest, a place steeped in centuries of history. Beneath the canopy of ancient oaks and beeches, we talk about the role forests have played in Britain’s story, and why their protection has never been more important. Mali shares the practical kit he relies on for photographing in woodland, his thoughts on composition, and the small details that bring these vast, living spaces to life in an image. It’s a conversation about history, craft, and the quiet beauty of trees that have stood watch for hundreds of years. We also talk about the importance of family, a special pilgrimage to the top of a mountain fell in the Lake District and how street photography is becoming an important outlet to him too. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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Reflections: Look Up!
08/04/2025
Reflections: Look Up!
is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we so often talk about on Fridays: perfectionism, impostor syndrome, comparison, confidence and more. It’s a pause at the start of the week to recalibrate, recorded in the studio between the walks. Each Monday, you’ll find Reflections on The Photowalk podcast feed, like a creative reset to start the week, and from Tuesday to Friday, it continues exclusively on our member-supported channel, , for those who walk a little further with us. Today, I reflect upon advice given by the late portrait and social photographer, Steve Shipman. Further thoughts on the subject from Paul Hutson. All links will be on the , my sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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#494 The walk that saved my life!
08/01/2025
#494 The walk that saved my life!
I was walking along a stretch of my favourite canal path about a month ago with the barking machine and my good friend, documentary photographer Giles Penfound, when we encountered Dale Thomas running toward us. Usually, runners are reasonably head-down and on a mission, except Dale wasn’t. He wore a running top promoting the Ollie Young Foundation and was happy to stop briefly to talk about the cause. What came from our ten-minute chat convinced me that he had several human stories to share. And while he’s not a photographer, Dale is certainly an encounter, and I’m always championing encounters as those magic, serendipitous moments where we connect, maybe make a portrait, and talk about life. So, Dale is today’s guest, with a story about community, a race across the desert that, in many ways, saved his life, and an outlook shaped not by medals or miles, but by a belief that life is for living, fully, curiously, and with your family never far from your heart. Also from the mailbag, Johann van der Walt, artisan camera bag maker and, frankly, my new best friend, and like London buses, another Johan appears! Johan Rispling is here to ask whether photographers are secretly moonlighting as painters, poets, or pianists, and Andrew Scriven checks in from Andalusia via Covent Garden. Links to all guests and features will be on the , my sincere thanks to who sponsor this show, plus our without whom we wouldn't be walking each week. WHY: A Sketchbook of Life is available .
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