F-Stop Collaborate and Listen

About F-Stop Collaborate and Listen

This photography podcast takes you well beyond camera gear each week with weekly interviews and panel discussions with professional photographers, industry insiders, enthusiasts, and hobbyists alike. Our candid but laid-back conversations deeply explore the craft of photography and psychological drivers relating to creativity, motivation, inspiration, and workflow. We also discuss social media, photography business practices, marketing, sales, and hot topics impacting photographers from all genres, with a particular focus on landscape, nature, and wildlife photography. The show is hosted by Matt Payne, a professional full-time nature photographer and the co-founder of the internationally renowned photography competition, the Natural Landscape Photography Awards. Matt leverages skills he gained in pursuit of his Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology to dig deeply into the hearts and minds of his passionate guests, revealing secrets and inspiration in every episode.

Publisher

Matt Payne

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Apr 2017

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

94 of 615 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Balancing Commercial Photography and Fine Art | Scott McDermott

   Host Matt Payne interviews photographer and director Scott McDermott about balancing commercial photography and fine art, sharing insights on career pivots and artistic expression.

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   14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Your Special Sauce: How to Find Your Unique Photographic Voice | Meredith Fontana

   Host Matt Payne interviews landscape photographer Meredith Fontana about discovering a unique photographic voice through observation and personal connection.

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   7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Freedom of Limitations in Photography | Mark Scheffer

   Host Matt Payne interviews fine art photographer Mark Scheffer about how self-imposed limitations in photography foster creativity and lead to a more rewarding practice.

Inside a recent episode

Balancing Commercial Photography and Fine Art | Scott McDermott

Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then with the fine art stuff, like you're your own boss. And so you kind of get to decide what you want the final end thing to look like and be like. And I feel like that's where oftentimes we become our own harshest critics is it's like it's never... quite good enough or you're not like you have this idea but then you're like oh but what if I add this next layer to it and so it's interesting how being your own client frees you but also gives you a lot more problems too you know Yeah, I mean, it's good problems. I think it's, you know, it means you're thinking and you're trying and you're pushing forward. […]

Who has been a guest on F-Stop Collaborate and Listen

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Scott McDermott
• Meredith Fontana
• Mark Scheffer
• Mali Davies
• Ajani Charles

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

138,161

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

311 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

92 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

99

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