Atkins Labcast

Jannah Dryden

Paul Skypes in with Jannah Dryden from Album Registry. Jannah is a creative juggernaut who made one of the best modern innovations for professional photographers. Jannah’s short films encouraging professional photography and printing are hilarious. She is a force of nature.Album Registry website:https://albumregistry.com Jannah’s photographic business:https://j-create.com.au Janna’s video series on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaMUj6eYnss5h-R85yQnCQ The Beluga Whale squishy forehead:https://whalescientists.com/beluga-squishy-head/

Gavin Blake

This week Paul chats with his art mentor Gavin Blake, owner and senior lecturer at the Centre For Creative Photography in South Australia. They jump into the big topics of what is art, and how to pursue a practice in art. Paul incorrectly got an F early in 2020 as a student in the “Art Appreciation for Photographers” course.

Gavin Blake’s website:

https://gavinjblake.com

Gavin’s Centre for Creative Photography:

https://www.ccp.sa.edu.au

See a full gallery of artworks discussed:

https://atkins.com.au/atkins-labcast

Judith Crispin

Artist, photographer, poet, curator, dead things wrangler Judith Nangala Crispin is Paul’s guest for this week’s podcast. Judith talks about life in art and connections with her country, from Turkey to the Tanami to her home in Canberra.Judith’s website:https://judithcrispin.com Judith’s work on the Armenian Genocide:https://judithcrispin.com/2018/08/07/the-julfa-project/ The Lumen Seed, her book on the Walpiri people of the Tanami:https://judithcrispin.com/2018/08/07/tanami-desert/ Judtih’s current work, the Dingo’s Noctuary:https://judithcrispin.com/2018/08/07/the-dingos-noctuary-new-work/ The Kurdijo 1.0 Project,:https://judithcrispin.com/2018/08/07/kurdiji-1-0/

Sam Oster

This week Paul catches up with Sam Oster, a photographer who has made a career being fabulously distracted yet produces outstanding work. Sam has shown in the core program at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, built a mobile darkroom to make and demonstrate early photographic techniques, owns a creative workspace home to many photographers, works on film sets as a still photographer, shot bullet-time animations, and much much more. Sam is Sam, and with her curiosity and skill navigates this tricky photographic world.

This week Paul Skypes into Margaret River Western Australia to chat with Walkley Award winning photo journalist David Dare Parker.

David’s website:

http://www.daviddareparker.com

David’s Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daviddareparker/

David and Martine at the Photo Live Expo:

https://photoliveexpo.com.au/david-dare-parker-and-martine-perret/

David published by the Australian War Memorial:

https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/resources/curiosity-stories-those-who-report-during-wartime

David interviewed for the Sydney Morning Herald:

https://www.smh.com.au/national/an-interview-with-australian-photojournalist-david-dare-parker-20170214-gucgmd.html

David as a Nikon Ambassador:

https://nps.nikonimaging.com/members/david_dare_parker/

Martine Perret:

https://martineperret.photoshelter.com/index/all

Frank Hurley, early photojournalist:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hurley

Robert Capa, photojournalist:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Capa

The My Lai Massacre on TIME:

https://time.com/longform/my-lai-massacre-ron-haeberle-photographs/

Join Paul and stylist/photographer Lucia Braham for a chat about her career and La Dolce Vita.

Lucia’s Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/lucia.b.creative/?hl=en

Paul catches up with internationally recognised photographic artist, heretic, occasional collector of the dead and digger of graves, founder of the Ballarat International Foto Bienale and all round free radical, Jeff Moorfoot OAM.

Episode 16 of the Atkins Labcast Paul interviews founder and curator of the International Wedding Photographer of the Year competition, Luke Simon. Luke is one of Australia’s preeminent wedding and portrait photographers. Luke and Paul discuss the state of the industry and what is excellence in a wedding photography business.

In the second face to face interview, Paul catches up with Murray White, an editorial photographer originally based in South East Asia. Murray has worked for publications such as The New York Times, Penthouse, The Australian Weekend Magazine and The Bulletin.

Murray’s Website:

http://www.murraywhitephotography.com

Murray’s Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/murraywhitephotography/

Murray’s essay on North Korea:

http://www.murraywhitephotography.com/new-gallery-35

Paul interviews his old podcasting pal DJ Paine. Is it an exit interview of DJ from the industry? Is it a mentoring session from a successful wedding and portrait photographer? Whatever it is, they enjoyed it.

DJ Paine’s website:

https://djpaine.wordpress.com

DJ on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/djpaine/?hl=en