Best Large Format Photography Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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#68 Nick Carver, The Man With A Name 1:38:04

2M ago1:38:04

1:38:04

With the full gang back together it was a pleasure to get to talk to Nick Carver about his love for 6x17 large format photography, his recent commissioned trip to Spain, other formats to boost the creative juices, his You Tube Channel and much more. If you’re not familiar with Nick and his work then here is a part of his bio from his website. “Nick…

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#67 Intended Art At Negative Thinking 1:52:33

3M ago1:52:33

1:52:33

It has been far too long between shows and hopefully we can now get back to some kind of regular output. For this show our last guest Nick Davis (The 120ist on the YouTube) makes a visit to community darkroom / darkroom community that is “Negative Thinking” in Bristol where he gets to interview Tim Pearse about the space, the community he is helpin…

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Beauty in Art, i.e., Photography 6:30

3M ago6:30

6:30

A brief summary and then a short talk about what has happened to aesthetics and beauty in art.

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#21-Autumn Film Choices 4:13

6M ago4:13

4:13

A brief mini-podcast where I talk about my choice of film to capture the autumn colours.

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#66 On Safari With The 120ist 2:14:36

9M ago2:14:36

2:14:36

#66 On Safari With The 120ist In so many ways this show episode typifies what we love about making this podcast – it was just like being in a pub (or coffee shop) and having a chat with like minded folk about, mostly, large format photography. The fact that the conversation wanders around is exactly what happens when you have enthusiastic guests an…

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#65 Liquid Emulsion With Graham Vasey 1:17:02

11M ago1:17:02

1:17:02

We first interviewed today’s guest over 4 years ago, in fact he was our first proper guest to help us and our listeners along the “new to LF path”. Show 2 with Graham Vasey is worth a listen as we touch on many interesting subjects, one area Simon and I wanted to return to was Graham’s use of liquid emulsion on watercolour paper and that’s pretty m…

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Episode #20: B&W Infrared Photography, Canon TX and Ramblings 14:47

11M ago14:47

14:47

A brief talk about working with black and white infrared film, working with the Canon TX and other thoughts.

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#64 The Hell Of The North 1:44:50

12M ago1:44:50

1:44:50

#64 The Hell of the North Our second catch up show of the year once again saw the return of Simon to the fold who, it turns out, has had sufficient time off to be reinvigorated and enthused for all things LFPP. What does that mean? Well, more shows we hope, at least three a year…… Things we chatted about on the show: As we didn’t have a guest on sh…

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Episode #19 - 45 year old film works & Large Format Notes - A Visual Discovery 5:56

1y ago5:56

5:56

Just a brief episode to take about my work in the field with my large format camera and some of the things I've discovered along the way.

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#63 The Return Of The Prodigal Gearhead 1:10:00

1+ y ago1:10:00

1:10:00

#63 Return of The Prodigal Gearhead We have been waiting for the return of our beloved Simon to the podcast for some time now, so a threesome to kick off the new year of 2023 was a perfect opportunity for us all to have a catch-up and hopefully make Simon realise he misses this whole podcast thing and there’s more to life than the 3d printing of ca…

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Year End Episode #18 7:15

1+ y ago7:15

7:15

Just a bit of an update on what's been happening since the last broadcast regarding film photography.

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#62 Simon Riddell - Wet Plate Saved My Life 1:47:05

1+ y ago1:47:05

1:47:05

From Simon’s website - “I specialise in analogue and alternative forms of photography, this is my passion. Currently, I'm immersed in practicing the art of Victorian wet plate photography, invented in 1851 the process is still to be rivalled today. There are only a small number of people worldwide practicing wet plate. I became an artist in 2016, …

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Summer Summary Episode #17 5:08

1+ y ago5:08

5:08

Just to say I'm still hear and talk a little bit about summer 2022.

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#62 Sammy, The Afghan Camera Lady 1:24:16

1+ y ago1:24:16

1:24:16

#62 Sammy the Afghan Camera Lady Erik and Andrew are joined by the force of nature known as the Afghan Camera Lady for an enjoyable natter. Sammy has a background in commercial photography but with the help of her local analogue photography group Leicester LoFi became obsessed with the Afghan box camera. Currently Sammy takes her huge “portable dar…

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Episode #16: Lumen & Cyanotypes 8:14

2y ago8:14

8:14

A brief summary since the last podcast with a focus upon lumen and cyanotype printing. Examples on the Facebook page.

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#61 Alys Tomlinson - Vera, Lost Proms and Gli Isolani 1:52:11

2y ago1:52:11

1:52:11

Alys was first on the show in 2019 following the hugely successful launch of her 5 year “Ex Voto” project researching modern day pilgrimages across Europe and photographing the relics/offerings left in the landscape (the ex votos) and the people she met along the way. Since then she has published “Lost Summer” photographing teenagers who lost their…

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#60 Frank Thorp V, Capitol Chap 1:43:17

2y ago1:43:17

1:43:17

Frank is an NBC producer and off air reporter who uses his access to the USA Capitol building to explore his film obsession. Using a Speed Graphic camera and Aero Ektar lens he made a moving photo essay 100 days after the January 2020 storming of the Capitol building. “After the Riot” is a series of portraits of 12 individuals who work in the build…

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Photo Walk and the WPPD 2022 #15 10:04

2y ago10:04

10:04

Discussing a bit about my experiences during a photo walk with film sponsored by ILFORD and organised by Beau Photo in Vancouver, BC. And notes from the field for World Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD) 2022, the last Sunday in April.

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Philosophy of Film Photography (or something akin to it) Episode #14 21:32

2+ y ago21:32

21:32

A modest beginning exploration of the cognitive and emotional components that bear upon the art of film photography. We begin our exploration by asking various photographers two questions: 1. Why is film photography a component of your creative output amidst all the other avenues available to artists? 2. Has film photography changed you in anyway, …

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#59 The Nomadic Photo Ark 1:38:55

2+ y ago1:38:55

1:38:55

#59 The Nomadic Photo Ark Monica Jane Frisell and Adam Scher travel the USA with their mobile darkroom, studio and office telling the stories, in recordings and 8x10 portraits of people they meet on their way. Both were clearly fated to meet and undertake this life-changing adventure. Living the dream? We think so….. Project links. The website is t…

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Breaking Bread thanks to Beaumont and film experiments - Episode #13 15:01

2+ y ago15:01

15:01

I'll being sharing notes from the field about my experiences with ILFORD's XP1 (expired 1994) film and a new experimental paper based film called Baryta #12. As well, I'll be sharing a brief story about wanting a sandwich and having no bread, so out comes Beaumont Newhall's book: Beaumont's Kitchen.

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Pinhole Photography & (Duplicating Film) Episode #12 14:39

2+ y ago14:39

14:39

In this episode, I talk a bit about my journey into pinhole photography. A Thorough approach to this topic can be found on The LENSLESS Podcast I'm also taking this opportunity to inject a short segment on Fujichrome Duplicating Film.

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The Gear I Use #11 12:00

2+ y ago12:00

12:00

A brief history of some of the photographic equipment I use. I'll also be sharing a short review of the Mamiya 645 Pro TL.

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#58 Gordon Szeto- Pandemic Days and Nights 1:34:06

2+ y ago1:34:06

1:34:06

“I like to see myself as a storyteller. Photography happens to be the way I tell stories. I see the world in a certain way and try to create visual images to take viewers on a journey. I gravitate towards emotional, ethereal and dream-like imagery and I use cameras like pinholes and lenses like the Aero Ektar 178mm as tools to create the look and f…

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#57 Sandy King, The Pyro Cat 1:43:15

3y ago1:43:15

1:43:15

#57 Sandy King Louisiana born and bred, lover and teacher of Spanish literature, citizen of the world, fine art printer, abstract landscape photographer…..oh and did I mention he also loved staining developers so much that he developed his own? I first became aware of Sandy King as, like many others, I began investigating Pyro staining developers. …

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#56 Erik & The Tubers 1:28:36

3y ago1:28:36

1:28:36

#56 Erik & The Tubers Just over twelve months ago, Andrew and Simon were joined by the wonderful Jenny Sampson after being spotted on the front page of the relatively obscure BBC.co.uk website with a striking wet plate image. During an excellent discussion of Jenny's work, we touched upon and fell over Jenny's description of her collaboration with …

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Seeing the Wind ... Episode #10 19:16

3y ago19:16

19:16

Explorations on the Canadian Prairie a place I call home.

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Kelly-Ann Bobb's Caribbean Photographic Practice 1:41:18

3y ago1:41:18

1:41:18

Kelly-Ann Bobb is an analogue freelance photographer based in the twin island state of Trinidad and Tobago. She has always had a natural inclination towards creativity. After completing medical school, she fell in love with the unending complexities of film photography. She utilizes photography as a tool of unmasking, telling stories that would not…

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#54 Catch Up 1:42:14

3y ago1:42:14

1:42:14

Just the three of us this week as we recover from the trip to Dave Shrimpton’s house. This was meant to be more of an email show but there was really only one we could read out and that was just a brilliant one from Pakistan based visual artist Jahanzeb Haroon. Things we chatted about on the show: Andrew kicked off the discussion with “what we’ve a…

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#53 Dave Shrimpton, Live Plate! Live Plate! 1:50:12

3y ago1:50:12

1:50:12

Simon, Andrew and Yevgeni venture out on their first LFPP outside broadcast. Unfortunately Erik couldn’t get a ticket across the Atlantic so we had to use a naked female shop dummy as an able replacement. After two previous attempts we arrive at the wonderful imaginarium where Dave eats, sleeps and breathes creative photography. For part 2 we are m…

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#52 LFPP On Tour With Dave Shrimpton 2:12:11

3y ago2:12:11

2:12:11

Simon, Andrew and Yevgeni venture out on their first LFPP outside broadcast. Unfortunately Erik couldn’t get a ticket across the Atlantic so we had to use a naked female shop dummy as an able replacement. After two previous attempts we arrive at the wonderful imaginarium where Dave eats, sleeps and breathes creative photography. For part 1 we chat …

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Frugal Film Project Report Episode #09 11:17

3y ago11:17

11:17

A short little episode where I share about my experience using and processing C41 type colour print film. A little about my first good SLR camera and the Frugal Film Project

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Alternative Process #08 30:29

3y ago30:29

30:29

In this episode we talk with Bruce McCaughey about his work in alternative processes.

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#51 Todd Korol, Live and Breathe Photography 1:54:36

3y ago1:54:36

1:54:36

Living and working in and out of Calgary Canada, Todd is all about photography, if ever someone lived and breathed their passion it’s Todd. That passion shines through in this week’s chat and we hope you all enjoy it as much as we did. Things we chatted about on the show: Loads of photographers came up in conversation and here are some links: https…

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#50 Deborah Parkin's Family Snaps 1:34:02

3y ago1:34:02

1:34:02

#50 Deborah Parkin An introduction from Deborah’s website. “I live with my family & animals in the beautifully wild North Pennines. My work is rooted in family life & my environment - past & present. I have been photographing for many years & use a variety of mediums - from large format to digital & processes such as Wet Plate Collodion, bromoil, a…

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#49 Naturally Decaffeinated, Dang! 1:28:59

3y ago1:28:59

1:28:59

Now that we don’t have the “bar room” chatter at the beginning of each show these occasional catch up shows allow us to update each other on all that we’ve been up to large format wise, or not, as the case may be. So no guest but, “dang” we enjoyed shooting the breeze and the welcome return of “Ask Erik”. Things we chatted about on the show: Andrew…

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Notes from the Field #07 20:39

3y ago20:39

20:39

This episode is simply some recordings I made whilst out on a photography outing. The related images can be found on the podcast facebook page.

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#48 (Nico's) Large Format Photography Podcast 1:32:47

3+ y ago1:32:47

1:32:47

Although not as cool as David Burnett (according to Greg Obst), nevertheless we thoroughly enjoyed chatting with the unique (if not cool) Nico Llasera. Nico has been bringing us the weekly film photography photo news since 2015 and alongside his spin off “Super film support” channel they are must watch You Tube shows. Things we chatted about on the…

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The Essential Elements of Photography #06 7:13

3+ y ago7:13

7:13

A short episode where I reveal a couple of important discoveries I made after taking two online workshops with Alan Ross.

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#47 Nicole Small: Vision/Experimentation 1:49:21

3+ y ago1:49:21

1:49:21

Self-portrait artist, studio portrait photographer, pinhole enthusiast, camera builder and enthusiastically inquisitive about all things photographic sums up today’s guest. Based in Montreal, Canada Nicole loves nothing more than to be out making (usually) large format pinhole self-portraits with cameras she builds herself, usually from foam core a…

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#46 Jarob Ortiz; Ansel Did Not Do My Job! 1:42:13

3+ y ago1:42:13

1:42:13

When the USA National Park Service advertised for a large format photographer to come and work for them there were 4,500 applicants. Jarob Ortiz sent in his resume and, along with 18 others got through to interview stage and landed the dream job. Things we chatted about on the show: Before landing the job Jarob was already photographing historic bu…

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Stereoscopic Pinhole Photography #05 39:13

3+ y ago39:13

39:13

In this episode, we talk with architect Dominik Oczkowsk about his soon-to-launch Kickstarter campaign for a new stereo pinhole camera.

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#45 Matt Beckberger, On The Spot 2:08:04

3+ y ago2:08:04

2:08:04

When Reveni Labs launched the Kickstarter for their innovative hot shoe mounted meter a couple of years ago it very quickly reached its funding goal. It was therefore no surprise that Matt’s latest Kickstarter was funded within 2 hours. Things we chatted about on the show: A fair chunk of time was spent answering some great emails from listeners an…

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Chemistry and Pedagogy #04 29:17

3+ y ago29:17

29:17

Season 02Episode 02Today's special guest shares with us his background in chemistry, photography and teaching.

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#44 David Johnson – “A dream begun so long ago” 1:44:04

3+ y ago1:44:04

1:44:04

We were honoured to spend time with David and his wife Jackie for this show. What a life! Read and see more here: https://www.apogeephoto.com/octogenarian-photographer-extraordinaire-david-johnson/?fbclid=IwAR2gPD4veOTjGF_HJn3NVMY19cEH7gppmsBnZIxPVh4FJZgZLnDu4Igian8 Things we chatted about on the show: Erik kicked things off by updating everyone on…

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PART II Interview with a Canadian Photographic Legend #03 32:57

3+ y ago32:57

32:57

Episode #03Where, When, How do you listen to podcasts?A more in-depth interview with Dr. Ted Grant the Father of Canadian Photojournalism.The Photo AssignmentStarting with this episode, I’d like to add a new feature: The Photo Assignment.These will just be suggestions for you to try ... or not, as you see fit. There is never any obligation.The phot…

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#43 Unfinished Business 1:02:08

3+ y ago1:02:08

1:02:08

Eric, Andrew and Simon together for the first proper podcast of the New Year, a time for reflection and looking ahead. Things we chatted about on the show: Andrew got a bit philosophical about the addictive nature of social media and to post or not to post and why. Eric thanked folks for showing up to his world premier (in the LFPP FB group) of his…

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Podcast Habits & Interview #02 14:23

3+ y ago14:23

14:23

Episode #02What do people do whilst listening to a podcast?Interview with the late Dr. Ted Grant - the Father of Canadian Photojournalism.©Bob St-Cyr 2020

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#42 Goodbye Cruel Year 1:03:54

3+ y ago1:03:54

1:03:54

Andrew and Simon were all set to see out the year in peace and quiet but a voice from across the pond just wouldn’t let us rest. Kicking and screaming we were dragged from our respective bunkers to record one more show. Erik and Andrew were “on camera” but Simon chose to be the all seeing “Eye of Sauron” , and why not. Things we chatted about on th…

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Introduction #01 11:56

3+ y ago11:56

11:56

Episode #01Introduction The first episode just hanging my shingle out there for the dedicated film photography community. If you have any recommendations or suggestions please let me know and I'll see what I can do. The websites referred to are: ILFORD https://www.ilfordphoto.com/making-lumen-prints-an-isolation-project/?___store=ilford_brochure&__…

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