#164 THREE WISE PHOTOGRAPHERS

Photo stories

22 Dec

“Ah, Neale has gone and found himself three very travelled seasoned known names who are about to impart wisdom gathered from their combined 14 decades of experience in the business. Let me grab a cuppa, put my feet up and prepare to soak in all that they have.” Well no, not exactly. I thought we’d take a different path and chat with three wise photographers who are nearer the start of their journeys, who have learned different skills, seen new things and indeed become a little wiser by daring to wonder even in the time of a pandemic, if this thing called photography can provide an income.

John Paul Poritz in San Francisco makes films, photographs and voice projects. He’s enjoying a period of building upon years of photographic experience with one eye on the idea of making this his job. Is 2021 his year?

Belgian photographer living in England, Emily Renier has been a regular contributor to the show and has also been photographing for a little while now, not though as a main source of income. She chose this year 2020, to go fully professional, but not at the start of the year, when you could be forgiven for thinking everything was normal?

Ben Webster is also based in the UK and has built upon his experience working within photographic retail to embrace photography as a profession in 2020.

Today’s show is supported by our patrons including Dionissi Lychnos. I am constantly surprised by new things and his wonderful Instagram links to a world where anything is possible to print upon; ‘Exploring the possibilities of alternative photographic processes.’ It doesn’t take long to find some gems such as printing in egg cups and photos printed using liquid light emulsion on watercolour paper. And thank you Dionissi for introducing me to Brendan Barry whose, quote, “Camera creations are off the wall, especially his shipping container camera/darkroom/exhibition space.” Brendan seems to be able to make a camera obscurer out of anything including a disused air traffic control tower.

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