#310 PHOTOWALK: A SECRET SHED IN THE COUNTRY

A special today, as we both photowalk together in Gloucestershire with my guest Grant Scott of the United Nations of Photography, art and creative director, editor, writer, photographer, producer and the podcaster behind A Photographic Life. He shares his thoughts about Bob Dylan, working with the greats, the photographic philosopher Bill Jay, mentoring new photographers, social media and many other topics.

ALSO REFERENCED WITHIN THE SHOW: Email your stories and pictures, PD’s Facebook group, Grant Scott’s photographic website, Occam’s Razor review by Mick Yates, In Search of Bill Jay, with further PICTURE LINKS BELOW.

Photographers referenced within the recording (in order of appearance) by Grant; David Eustace, Sylvia Plachy, André Kertész, Corinne Day, Jake Chessum, Glen Luchford, David Sims, William Klein, Leonard Freed, Don McCullin, Jane Bown, Richard Avedon, Bailey, Helmut Newton, Paulo Roversi, John Steinbeck, Miles Aldridge, Mark Mattock, Platon, Lee Swillingham (Suburbia Agency), Robin Derrick, Albert Watson, Oliviero Toscani, Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Geoff Waring, Guy Bourdin, Terry O’Neill, John Swannell, Chris Floyd, Jeanloup Sieff, Bill Jay, Robin Gillanders, David Hurn, Patrick Ward, Homer Sykes, Daniel Meadows, Brian Griffin, Martin Parr, Ralph Gibson, Alex Webb, and Tony Ray-Jones.

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Grant Scott (above) at the tail end of our conversation and walking with him (below).

Do Not Bend, the film researched, written and produced by Grant Scott and Tim Pellatt.

Sir. Kenneth Grange referenced within the opening moments with Grant Scott, one of the UK’s most prolific celebrated designers, from trains to cameras, to whisks and ice cream scoops! See his work and article at the Victoria and Albert Museum London.

Neale James

Creator, podcaster, photographer and film maker

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