Atkins Labcast

Paul sits down with Colleen Raven Strangways and discusses her award winning photography that has been featured at the Ballarat International Foto Bienale as well as Tarnanthi at the Art Gallery of South Australia and much more.

Colleen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Nharla_Photography/

Colleen on TikTok: @nharla_photography

Arabana Country: https://www.arabana.com.au

Ballarat International Foto Bienale 2023 : https://www.instagram.com/p/CxXhoW4NDEG/?hl=hi

Tarnanthi 2023: https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/whats-on/tarnanthi/tarnanthi-2023/tarnanthi-uv-songlines-illuminating-ancestral-roots-at-feltspace/

NAIDOC: National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee: https://www.naidoc.org.au

NAIDOC Rundle Mall family portrait project: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL57lZ-z9wG/

Blaklens: https://blaklens.com.au/

Paul sits down with artist Emma Hack. Emma's work is loved and collected world wide.

https://www.emmahackartist.com.au/

https://www.emmahackgallery.com

Somebody I used to know music video by Gotye: https://youtu.be/8UVNT4wvIGY?si=YHiFeVmC5Yp_O67g

Podcast by: atkins.com.au

Paul interviews David Haddy of Adelaide Portrait Studios. David has been running a studio for over 40 years focussing on repeat business. David has survived and thrived by combining excellent customer service with great photography and timeless products.

https://www.adelaideportraitstudios.com.au

Paul interviews video and electronic music artist, poet, and scientist Ian Gibbins. The conversation touches on environmentalism, memory, how our vision system works and all things art.

Ian Gibbins; https://www.iangibbins.com.au

The Taken Path: https://www.iangibbins.com.au/projects/the-taken-path-a-durational-project-carrick-hill-2025-adelaide-festival/

Physalia: https://vimeo.com/903237124 (Portuguese Man O’ War)

and furthermore (indexed): https://vimeo.com/708043875 (newspaper text on city walls and windows)

MAGPIE: https://vimeo.com/735315663

The Bilgestruck: https://vimeo.com/780950931 (invented language and AI background, but all the water animation is real!)

floodtide: https://vimeo.com/287607315 (my most widely screened video about climate change, with nearly every scene composited from multiple sources, including many around Port Adelaide)

Paul catches up with Sarah Black to talk about seeing beyond the binary, art, photography, and life and where joy fits into it all.

Sarah's website: https://www.sarahblackphotography.com.au
Courses: https://www.sarahblackphotography.com.au/learn
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahblack_was_here?igsh=bnluNm9lNHhuZTNy
Recent exhibition: https://ladderartspace.com.au/product-category/artworks/art_exhibition_in_melbourne_art_gallery_ladderartspace_dog_piss-poems-sarah-black/
Maggie Smith's Poem Beginning with a retweet: https://blueflowerarts.com/illuminations/poem-beginning-with-a-retweet/
Korean poetry form SIJO: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/sijo
Mary Ruefle poetry: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-ruefle
Mary's After a Rain: https://www.hws.edu/offices/senecareview/pdf/SR342-ruefle.pdf
Robert Frank: https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/robert-frank
André Kertész: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_Kertész
Kim Selby: https://www.kimselbyphotography.com.au
Amy Woodward: https://www.amywoodward.com.au
Jonathan Canlas: https://thefindlab.com/author/infothefindlab-com/
Nat Finney, large format portraits: https://www.nataliefinney.com

Paul and three friends, Simon Casson, Claudio Raschella, and David Seivers get together to discuss GAS. Gear Acquisition Syndrome.

Scott Tin house studio
The Camera Doesn’t Matter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROnOfx38jYc

Simon Casson:
https://www.casson.com.au
https://www.instagram.com/simoncassonphotographer/

Claudio Raschella:
https://www.instagram.com/claudio.raschella/
https://claudioraschella.com

David Seivers:
https://www.instagram.com/david_sievers_photography/?hl=en
https://www.davidsievers.com/

Vivian Maier:
https://www.vivianmaier.com/

Brigitte Lacombe:
https://www.instagram.com/brigittelacombe?igsh=cXFrMzR3OTZsa2xi

C Stands:
https://secure.johnbarry.com.au/c-stands

Milton and I sit down together to discuss his long career as an editorial photographer, which has been interspersed with running a major studio, photographing streakers at Lords, starting a first class E6 lab and devoting more than most to our photographic community.

Milton's website: https://wordley.com.au
Milton's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miltonwordleyphotographer/
Cathy’s Child: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy%27s_Child
Sam Wordley: https://samwordley.com

Yana is a Melbourne based portrait and family photographer, born in Siberia grew up in Moscow, educated in North America, Yana also works with Pic-Time here in Australia.

A photographer of feelings, Yana brings her unique perspective to portrait photography and the Australian Photographic industry.

"Drawn to those who seek beauty in simplicity and the magic within dreams, I explore the depth of human nature through intimate portraiture, whether capturing the quiet connections of family or the vulnerability and empowerment of boudoir.

Creating an immersive experience as my goal is not just to see you, but to help you see yourself fully as well, embracing creative exploration and  allowing authentic emotions to surface and be preserved in the most meaningful way."

www.yanaklein.com
https://www.instagram.com/yanakleinphoto
https://www.instagram.com/yanakleinboudoirphoto
https://vimeo.com/233267231

SALA SOLO Opportunity winner Yasemin Sabunco joins Paul for a chat about her award winning show, Axis Mundi. While this show is photographic, Yasemin also works in moving image and performance. This episode tackles issues of social media, self image, culture and life as an artist and online personality.

https://www.instagram.com/hi_yasemin/
https://www.salafestival.com/awards/
https://inreview.com.au/inreview/visual-art/2024/09/04/eerie-images-shine-fresh-light-on-our-selfie-obsession/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYUO4fMnaFF85L6KbHmjVB-Nz1medFaCqNMcv6o6XI1Pjkkzx3IueJrnvY_aem_HjMKxc0ka0wYaY-V22pQRg
https://www.adelaidefilmfestival.org/news/aff-expand-lab-2025-commission-recipients
https://www.ccp.sa.edu.au/
https://www.praxisartspace.com/

Paul interviews Bec Griffiths from Melbourne. Bec is a photographic artist with a corporate marketing background. One of those rare people holding two quite different skills. Adding a third foundational skill, Bec is a great communicator.

Combining all this, Bec mentors artists, aiming to assist them to make the best of their practise.

https://www.becgriffithsphotography.com/
https://www.instagram.com/bec__griffiths/
https://www.nakedmarketingschool.com/
https://photocollective.com.au/australian-photography-awards/
https://www.instagram.com/laura_aziz_/
https://www.instagram.com/nataliefinney_photo/
https://www.salafestival.com/