A Photography Podcast for Professionals. Life in art never runs smooth. For every successful photographer there's a person making creative, business and real life choices about how they should grow as a business and an artist. ABOUT the CREATIVE EXPERIENCE (A.C.E) Podcast is about telling those stories, talking about the real life impact of being a creative and spotlighting tools and techniques that help us to develop into the remarkable creatives we all have the potential to be.
Kate Winters: Portra 800, Party Boats and Finding Quiet
In this episode I talk with Kate Winters, a wedding photographer working between Hawaii, California, and the UK. Her work is quiet, color-rich, and shot almost entirely on film. It feels calm and observed, yet it never takes itself too seriously. There's always a bit of play in it.
What makes that interesting is where Kate came from. She cut her teeth shooting party boats and nightlife in Honolulu, hyping up crowds at 10 p.m. The move from loud rooms to still, unplanned moments wasn't an accident. It came from knowing exactly what she wanted her work to look like, and holding firm on what she didn't.
22 Jun 2026
April Payne: I Turned Down New York Bridal Fashion Week for My Family
In this episode I talk with April Payne, a Houston-based photographer whose work sits somewhere between documentary and editorial and who describes what she does simply as taking pictures of good parties. Not influencer weddings, not a day staked on a single perfect photo, but real people throwing a celebration for the people they love. April shoots roughly 80% documentary, 20% editorial, and the result is an ode to real life that still manages to look pristine.
But the reason I asked April on wasn't the work, lovely as it is. It was a post she'd made about family about what it actually costs to put your children first while you're trying to build a career in this industry. That post took some heat in her DMs.
April's work: https://aprilmpaynephotography.com (https://aprilmpaynephotography.com)
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17 Apr 2026
Culture, Connection and Motion in Photography
In this episode I talk with Yazmine May, a wedding photographer whose work is grounded in human connection, cultural traditions, and a distinctly film-forward approach. We unpack how Yazmine moved from a decade in finance into photography and how motherhood, COVID, and a camera that had been sitting unused became the catalyst.
A big thread running through the conversation is feeling over settings.
Show Notes - www.bytomw.com/podcast/culture-connection-and-motion-in-photography (http://www.bytomw.com/podcast/culture-connection-and-motion-in-photography)
00:00 Introduction to Creative Photography
08:14 Capturing Human Connection at Weddings
14:34 Film vs. Digital: A Photographer's Choice
20:50 Film Stocks and Their Impact on Aesthetics
25:54 The Emotional Connection to Film
32:04 Creativity Under Pressure
40:15 Business Growth and Client Relationships
47:12 Inspiring Figures in Photography
Resources
Yazmine May Photography - https://www.instagram.com/yazminemay/ (https://www.instagram.com/yazminemay/)
Yazmine May’s Website - https://www.yazminemay.com (https://www.yazminemay.com)
Labyrinth London - https://labyrinth.co.uk (https://labyrinth.co.uk)
South Sun Lab - https://southsun.co.uk (https://southsun.co.uk)
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