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Great Big Photography World

Perrin

We want Great Big Photography World to be a source of valuable advice, inspiration, and motivation. We put a lot of love and effort into each episode and choose our interview guests very carefully.

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  • Yesterday · 1 hr 25 min

    Mark James Ford – The Chemist Who Photographs Light a Thousand Years Old: The Science and Wonder of Astrophotography | Episode #290

    In this episode, Perrin sits down with Mark James Ford, a chemist and astrophotographer based in Germany who spent decades photographing city skylines and macro flowers before pointing a camera at the night sky and capturing the Horsehead Nebula on his very first real attempt. Mark talks about how a school darkroom sparked a lifelong fascination with the chemistry of image making, why he believes no other art form demands a deeper understanding of physical and chemical processes than photography, and the accidental discovery that led him from cityscapes to distant galaxies. He gets into what it means to look at light that left its source a thousand years ago, how a health scare in 2023 reshaped his relationship to beauty and connection, and why he is now bringing the saturated, luminous colors of the cosmos back into his macro work, closing the loop between the smallest and largest things he has ever photographed. Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/mark-james-ford Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • July 29 · 1 hr

    Aleksandra Dynaś – Truth Is the Only Currency: How Photojournalism Taught One Photographer to Stop Constructing and Start Witnessing | Episode #289

    In this episode, Perrin sits down with Aleksandra Dynas, a Polish-born documentary photographer and photojournalist based in Barcelona who has lived in seven countries, traveled to around 70 more, and built a photography career on a single conviction: that truth is the only currency worth spending. Aleksandra talks about how solo travel at 16 taught her to observe people long before she ever picked up a camera, why she learned photography by shooting demonstrations in Barcelona rather than in a classroom, and what drove her to spend months living in the slums of Uganda documenting street children whose stories nobody else was telling. She gets into why she considers herself a traveler and storyteller first and a photographer second, why she will always prioritize the moment over the technically perfect shot, and why her greatest goal is not to become a photographer who has all the answers but to remain one who keeps asking better questions. Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/Aleksandra Dynaś Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • July 22 · 1 hr 8 min

    Michael Breitung – Landscapes, Morocco, and the Photography Life He Never Expected | Episode #288

    In this episode, Perrin sits down with Michael Breitung, a German software engineer and landscape photographer who has spent the better part of 15 years shooting across six continents, running yearly workshops in the medinas and deserts of Morocco, and building a photography life that most people never expected to see from someone who never quit his day job. Michael talks about how a road trip to the Grand Canyon with a brand new DSLR and no real plan produced a photo he still considers one of his best 17 years later, why a brief attempt at going full time taught him more about creativity than any workshop ever could, and what keeps drawing him back to Morocco year after year with a new group of photographers. He gets into why atmosphere and emotion are the only things that matter when deciding which photos make his portfolio, how he learned to put the camera down and just enjoy the view when the light isn't cooperating, and why landscape photography eventually led him to street photography, astrophotography, and a growing curiosity about wildlife. Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/michael-breitung Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • July 15 · 52 min

    Carolien Hoek – The Camera and the Journal: One Wildlife Photographer's Quest to Collect and Document the World's Birds | Episode #287

    In this episode, Perrin sits down with Carolien Hoek, a Dutch wildlife photographer and travel writer who has spent the better part of a decade chasing birds across six continents, from photography hides in Belgium and the Netherlands to the rainforests of Ecuador and the mountains of northern India. Carolien talks about how a bored afternoon in a photography hide with her husband's spare camera started an obsession she never saw coming, why she thinks of herself as a collector first and a photographer second, and the challenges of sitting in a hide for 14 hours waiting for the right bird to show up. She gets into the difference between a birder's checklist and a photographer's standard, why she will never photograph a bird sitting on a feeder, and how writing detailed travel journals for every trip she takes has become just as important to her as the images she brings home. Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/carolien-hoek Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • July 8 · 59 min

    Antoine Didienne – The Luxury of Simplicity: The Documentary Approach to Wedding Photography That Changes How Couples Remember Their Day | Episode #286

    In this episode, Perrin sits down with Antoine Didienne, a San Diego-based wedding and family documentary photographer who grew up in France surrounded by Bresson, Doisneau, and the French Nouvelle Vague, and has spent his career bringing that European artistic sensibility to one of the most chaotic days in a couple's life. Antoine talks about why he describes his work as the luxury of simplicity, what it actually means to be the antithesis of the Pinterest photographer, and why he would rather photograph a bride putting on her dress than see it hanging against a window. He gets into the friction between documentary photographers and wedding planners who expect a shot list, why he thinks of a wedding day as a three-act play, and what three months of documenting his toddler on an old Fuji X100 taught him about looking, patience, and what makes a photograph worth keeping. Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/antoine-didienne Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • July 1 · 1 hr 9 min

    Anusha Stewart – From the Family Table to the Camera: How Sri Lankan Heritage Shaped a Food Photographer's Creative Vision | Episode #285

    In this episode, Perrin sits down with Anusha Stewart, a UK-based food photographer who came to the camera through an unlikely path of finance in the City of London, math teaching, and running a group of care homes, before COVID lockdowns gave her the time to finally do something with the one constant in her life: food. Anusha talks about growing up in a Sri Lankan family where dinner meant eight dishes on the table, why food was never just food but something she celebrated with and turned to when things got hard, and how a Nikon for Dummies book during lockdown became the start of a photography career she never planned for. She gets into what her math background taught her about composition, why food pulled her into photography rather than the other way around, and the visual food memoir she is working toward that weaves together her Sri Lankan heritage, her British life, and everything the camera has helped her see along the way. Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/anusha-stewart Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • June 24 · 1 hr 2 min

    Frederic Paulussen – One Photographer, Two Worlds: Corporate Headshots, Street Photography, and the Career Nobody Plans For | Episode #284

    In this episode, Perrin sits down with Frederic Paulussen, a corporate and street photographer who built a photography business after getting fired from a marketing agency, on a suggestion from his dad. Fred talks about how photography went from a high school hobby to a full-time career he never quite planned for, why he romanticized travel photography before realizing he would never actually wake up for the sunrise, and how he ended up building two completely separate creative lives under one roof. He gets into what corporate headshot photography demands that most photographers underestimate, why he started his own street photography podcast just to get answers to questions nobody else was asking, and what eight years of staying genuinely curious has taught him about the long game in photography. Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/frederic-paulussen Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • June 17 · 1 hr 24 min

    Daniel Wakefield - It Goes So Much Deeper Than a Photo: What a Great Headshot Actually Does to People | Episode #283

    In this episode, Perrin sits down with Daniel Wakefield, a South Florida-based headshot and branding photographer who built a six-figure photography business from scratch after a first attempt that never landed a single client outside of friends and family. Daniel talks about how a biology degree and a career teaching high school science eventually led him to the Florida Everglades with a camera, why he walked away from wildlife photography to shoot corporate headshots, and what he had to unlearn about business before things finally clicked. He gets into the mindset shifts that separate photographers who struggle from those who scale, why genuine connection is the engine behind everything he does, and what actually happens to people when they see a great headshot of themselves for the first time. Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/daniel-wakefield Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • June 10 · 1 hr 14 min

    Courtney Victoria – It Was Always There: How Macro Photography Trains You to See What You've Been Walking Past | Episode #282

    In this episode, Perrin sits down with Courtney Victoria, a UK-based macro and nature photographer whose work finds fantasy and storytelling in the smallest corners of the forest floor. Courtney talks about how a first-year university darkroom session accidentally sparked a lifelong obsession with photography, why she almost always leaves her camera in the bag when she first arrives at a location, and how getting into macro completely changed the way she moves through a woodland. She gets into the mindfulness behind her process, what it actually takes to find a composition at extreme magnifications, and why having no goal at all is often the thing that unlocks her best work. Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/courtney-victoria Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • June 3 · 1 hr 11 min

    Ronan O'Connell – Leaving the Newsroom Behind: A Journalist's Unlikely Path to Travel Photography | Ep. 281

    In this episode, Perrin sits down with Ronan O'Connell, a travel journalist and photographer whose career began covering crime and tragedy for one of Australia's biggest daily newspapers. Ronan talks about how burnout from years of hard news reporting led him to pack up and move to Thailand, where he accidentally built a career in travel photography. He gets into what it was like to unlearn clinical news writing and develop a more personal visual style, how the camera became his way into genuine conversations with strangers around the world, and what finally pushed him to turn a decade of travel into his first book, Hidden in Plain Sight. Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/ronan-oconnell Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • May 27 · 1 hr 22 min

    Matti Seppänen – Chasing Feeling Over Fame: How Curiosity Built One of Finland's Most Atmospheric Visual Storytellers | Episode #280

    In this episode, Perrin sits down with Matti Seppänen, a self-taught photographer and visual storyteller based in Finland. Matti opens up about how a career-ending accident led him to pick up a camera, how he built a business in luxury travel and tourism without a single formal class, and why going viral on Instagram was one of the worst things that happened to his growth. He also gets honest about burnout, what clients actually want from a photographer, and why 1,000 targeted views will always beat 100,000 random ones. Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/matti-seppanen Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • May 20 · 1 hr 16 min

    Michael Howard – Can Photography Escape the Algorithm? Rethinking Social Media for Creatives | Episode #279

    Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/michael-howard Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • May 13 · 1 hr 6 min

    Eric Wittman & Anjali Banthia – How Photographers Are Actually Using AI in 2026: Inside VSCO’s New Research | Episode #278

    Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/eric-wittman-anjali-banthia Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • May 6 · 1 hr 15 min

    Alin Tolea – The Tinkerer Turning Vintage Cameras into Instant Memory Machines | Episode #277

    Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/alin-tolea Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • April 29 · 1 hr 13 min

    Thomas Luscombe - The Moments You Can't Control (And the Ones You Can): Where the Street Becomes the Story | Episode #276

    Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/thomas-luscombe Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • April 22 · 2 hr 2 min

    Shelly Waldman – Photographing Food, Running a Business, and Figuring It Out as You Go | Episode #275

    Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/shelly-waldman Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • April 15 · 1 hr 28 min

    Margot Raggett – When Beauty Becomes Responsibility: Turning Wildlife Photography into a Global Call for Conservation | Episode #274

    Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/margot-raggett Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • April 8 · 1 hr 20 min

    Ian Poh Jin Tze – Not Chasing the Shot, But the Feeling: A Journey Through Wild Places and Unseen Lives | Episode #273

    Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/ian-poh-jin-tze Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

  • April 1 · 1 hr 47 min

    Ivan Tsupka – Dressing the Dream: How Fashion Photography Builds Worlds of Desire, Myth, and Untouchable Beauty | Episode #272

    Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/ivan-tsupka Want to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/ Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/