The Martin Bailey Photography Podcast

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The Martin Bailey Photography Podcast provides education and inspiration through a mix of art, creativity and technical topics, interviews, gear reviews and travelogue style episodes. Full archive at http://mbp.ac/blog

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20 episodes
Updated Sep 16, 2025

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Sep 16, 2025 · 8 min
Lunar Eclipse Image Processing and Video Roundup
The main video for this post is a tutorial showing how to process images of the recent total lunar eclipse, and two other related videos.
May 10, 2025 · 36 min
Overdue Updates & Hokkaido Landscape 2025 Tour Review
Today, I update you on what I've been up to for the last few months, and walk you through 45 images from my January 2025 Hokkaido Landscape Photography Tour.
Jan 24, 2025 · 32 min
A Conversation with Stormchaser David Lee
During my Hokkaido Winter Landscape Adventure, I recorded a conversation with an old friend, David Lee, and reminisced about how we met and discussed his new passion for storm chasing.
Dec 25, 2024 · 9 min
Reflecting on 2024 and Martin's Top Ten
Today, I reflect a little on 2024, including an album of my personal top ten images for the year, and finish with a wish for world peace.
Nov 28, 2024 · 3 min
Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1100 Initial Thoughts
Having recently bought a Canon PRO1100 printer, this week I'm sharing a video of my first few test prints. Wow!
Oct 31, 2024 · 11 min
Roundup of the Last Three Months
This week I share 11 images that I've shot in and around our new home prefecture of Gunma over the last three months.
Sep 19, 2024 · 5 min
MBP Audio Studio Tour
Today, I share a video of the new audio studio I have been working on since moving house, including advice for budding podcasters.
Aug 16, 2024 · 10 min
Namibia Tour Report 2024 Part 2
Today, I've selected ten images from the last three days of my 2024 Complete Namibia Tour, all from the Etosha National Park.
Aug 2, 2024 · 10 min
Namibia Tour Report 2024 Part 1
Today, I'll walk you through the first few weeks of my 2024 Complete Namibia Tour. Next, we'll round it off with three days in the Etosha National Park.
Jul 12, 2024 · 25 min
Japan Winter Wildlife Tours 2024 Part 2
Today, we cover the second half of my Japan Winter Wildlife Tours for 2024 with the Whooper Swans and Sea Eagles and comments from the guests.
Jun 28, 2024 · 12 min
Japan Winter Wildlife Tours 2024 Part 1
Five months after I finished these tours, today, we finally see Snow Monkeys and Red-Crowned Cranes, along with a few other species.
Jun 19, 2024 · 15 min
Canon RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM Lens Review
Having moved house, set up a new studio, and completing my Complete Namibia Tour, here is a review of the Canon RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM lens.
Apr 16, 2024 · 10 min
Hokkaido Landscape Adventure Video
After a long hiatus, I just released a video of this year's Hokkaido Landscape Photography Adventure. We're also crazy busy as we bought a house!
Feb 17, 2024 · 14 min
Hokkaido Winter Landscape Adventure 2024
After a long hiatus, as I travel on my winter tours, I explain what I've been up to between tours, and walk you through our Hokkaido Landscape Photography Adventure.
Jan 6, 2024 · 20 min
2023 Top Ten Photos Selection Process
In this episode, I share my thoughts as I whittle down 1060 final selects from my 2023 tours and shoots to what I consider to be my best ten images.
Dec 29, 2023 · 13 min
Year End Update + I'm Airborne Again!
A quick roundup update as 2023 draws to an end with my cataract surgery, Glacier backup, and I have a new DJI Air 3 drone, so I'm airborne again!
Dec 18, 2023 · 12 min
Experimenting with Water Clouds
Today I share the fruits of a Sunday project to photograph food coloring being dropped into water. Only some pigment and a little milk got hurt.
Dec 1, 2023 · 7 min
Why I Use Manual Exposure
A short video to demonstrate the reason I use Manual Exposure instead of Exposure Compensation, especially for winter wildlife.
Nov 24, 2023 · 7 min
To Stand or Not to Stand
I've recently started to stand for at least half a day when doing office work, aided by a new desk with adjustable height. I love it!
Nov 22, 2023 · 10 min
A Handful of Park Shots
Today I share a handful of images from a recent walk in the park, and an update on my NAS cloud backup to Amazon Glacier via Starlink. Big thumbs up!