Glyn Dewis.

It honestly feels like that’s all I need to say, and you’ll immediately know who I mean. Glyn does so many different things, and they all seem to relate to photography.

He’s on YouTube, where he shares his photography and post productions techniques. He’s an educator, with a number of popular classes on KelbyOne as well as being a member of the Photoshop World Dream Team instructors. He’s an author, with books including:

The Photoshop Workbook

Photograph Like a Thief

The Photoshop Toolbox

As a podcaster, Glyn co-hosts the popular He Shoots, He Draws, with Dave Clayton. This show is so good, and trust me, if you’re not subscribed to it you might want to rethink your life choices. I was honored, and a bit surprised, to be the guest back in Nov. of 2019 on episode 93. For my show it was just Dave and I because Glyn was off working on a very special project. That project brings us to today.

While I am putting it at the end of this post, I really should have started the the fact that Glyn is one heck of a photographer. In fact after his presentations in Vegas back in 2017 he was named an Adobe MAX Master. He’s even been featured in the New York Times for a photography technique he calls ‘The Invisible Black Background’, which now I need to investigate. Glyn’s skill in portraiture is astounding, at that is the subject of this episode.

That very special project Glyn is currently working on is called ‘The 39-45 Portraits Project’. It has gained international recognition and sees him creating timeless portraits of World War 2 Veterans across the UK. This is the type of project that changes people’s lives, both the photographer and the subjects. This is a self funded project motivated to present Veterans and their families with portraits they can treasure. In fact, Glyn is Ambassador of The Veterans Charity, an immediate needs support charity based in the UK.

Join the amazing photographer Glyn Dewis and me as we discuss his 39-45 WWII Portraits Project, and explore how he made his image of WW II veteran, and MBE recipient Harry Billinge, on this episode of Behind the Shot.

39-45 Portraits Project: 3945portraits.com

Glyn Dewis on KelbyOne

Amazon: The Photoshop Workbook, Photograph Like a Thief, The Photoshop Toolbox