A Photographic Life
Hosted by Grant Scott · The United Nations of Photography
4.7from 94 ratings
- 453
- Episodes
- 30
- Transcribed
- 94
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About A Photographic Life
"To take a photograph is to align the head, the eye and the heart. It's a way of life." Henri Cartier-Bresson. Whatever your level of engagement with photography The Photographic Life Podcast explains the realities of working with and learning about the medium. Each week photographer, writer, lecturer, filmmaker, and BBC Radio contributor Dr. Grant Scott reflects on news, discussions, themes and issues surrounding the photographic community. This is a podcast for those who do not want kit reviews, photoshop techniques, marketing babble or camera talk. It is for those who want informed conversation about photography and life. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of www.unitednationsofphotography.com, a Senior Lecturer in Photography at Oxford Brookes University, UK, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained, The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography and New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay has been screened across the UK, and in Canada and the US. Podcast music: Written and performed by Laura Ritchie.
- Publisher
- The United Nations of Photography
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 May 2018
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
30 of 453 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Photographic Life 449: The Commissioners Speak: 'Creative Director Mark Porter'
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Photographic Life-448: 'The Photographer As Disruptor, Super Real-Super Fake and Photo Interpretation'
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Photographic Life-447: 'The Proust Photo Quiz' with Photographer Alex Majoli
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A Photographic Life 449: The Commissioners Speak: 'Creative Director Mark Porter'
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But we had a kind of different job where the product we were selling was the content, really, the stories. And if you didn't do that well, then nobody would buy it. So, you know, I think there are different companies that have different requirements. But yeah, I think as well, design has a particular discipline. about being guided by the content and having an awareness of your audience, which is something that I've always thought is very important. You know, I think a lot of journalists who are also working in editorial are very focused on their work, the story they're writing, and maybe what people on other newspapers or magazines think about the story they're writing. […]
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- Mark Porter
- Alex Majoli
- Marc Asnin
- Emily Garthwaite
- Bill Shapiro
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 40 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 54 ratings
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- YouTube
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- Engagement
- 92
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