Episode 25 is slightly different to the normal format here!

I have 2 guests, Nick Fletcher and Matt Krumins, both have been previous guests on the podcast. But we got together on episode 25 to talk about this years Bright Festival of Photography. You've heard me talk about it before!

This years festival will be on the 20th-22nd of September, the important dates are

- 1st of July - Tickets go on sale!!!

- 25th of August - Workshop Booking Portal Opens

- 8th September - Additional Workshop Payment Portal Opens

- All this is explained in the podcast

This episode is full or awesome info on this years festival so if you are thinking of coming along, listen to this episode. Matt and Nick explain how the ticketing and workshop booking system will work (THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO LISTEN TO) and they also run through this year instructor list and tell us about other events and things that will take place.

This years event will be bigger and better again and I am super pumped to get up there again!

On Episode 24 I catch up with Pete James, Pete is from the Geelong area in Victoria and is just a down to earth, ripping bloke.

Check out his work, workshop info and tripod and filter sales info at

http://www.petejamesphotography.com/

and search Pete Jame Photo on Instagram and Facebook.

Pete's been shooting a long time now and is a bit of a jack of all trades. Shooting landscapes, portraits, weddings, commercial, running workshops and creates video content for businesses as well.

We had a great chat about his recent New Zealand workshop, which sounded amazing, just check out his social feed sto see some of the images.

We chat about future workshops, how a motorbike accident pushed him into pursuing his photography more seriously, Pete offers some awesome insight into what it really takes to run your own successful photography business and a bunch of other stuff.

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Enjoy episode 24!

Nick Ghionis is my guest on Episode 23!

www.nickghionis.com

www.xsight.com.au

or simply search Nick Ghionis on Facebook and Instagram to see his work.

Nick is an amazingly nice, humble and welcoming man. I had a great time talking with him and hearing about how he found its absolute passion for photography and story telling through his photography many years ago.

Nick offers insights into what it is like getting started, what its really like running your own buisness and how he goes about his work.

Nick has won photography awards from all over the world and when you look at his work you can see why!

Nick also offers workshops covering weddings, portraits and the business aspects of photography. Check out his website for more details on those.

Nick is an Olympus Visionary, an Elinchrom Ambassador and he also wanted to mention GRAPHI ALBUMS and CAPTURE 2 PRINT. If you are looking for prints or albums check these guys out as Nick uses them for most of his print work and the quality is beautiful!

I really hope you enjoy my chat with Nick Ghionis!

On Episode 22 I sat down with Benjamin Eriksson. .

Just search Benjamin Eriksson Photography in google, Facebook and Instagram and you will find him.

Ben loves to teach and runs a lot of awesome workshops in Astro, Light Painting, City Scape, ND Filters, Depth of Field and others, He's a bit of a one stop shop of workshops.

He gives some great insights into why he does what he does and give some great tips on shooting and to look for in your gear as well!

I had an awesome time chatting with Ben, he's a super down to earth, nice dude!

Hope you enjoy the chat!

On Episode 21 I caught up with Jessica Shepherd.

Jess is a Melbourne based portrait photographer who predominantly works with women with a focus on empowerment and healing through her work.

Check out her work on Facebook and Instagram by searching for Jessica Shepherd Photography. Her work is beautiful, unique and strikingly emotional! Jess is also working on her website currently so watch this space!

Jess will also be running some workshops at this years Bright Festival of Photography so if you love her work and like this podcast google the festival and make sure you come along in September.

We talk about how she found her way into photography, her plans to travel around Australia and her totally unique approach to her portrait sessions!

I loved this chat and I'm sure you will see how down to earth and genuine Jess is. I hope you enjoy our chat!

On Episode 20 I have an awesome chat with Matt Testoni. Matt spends all his spare time under the surface of the water!

He has some amazing work and some even better stories of the experiences he has had under water. It really is another world down there! We also chatted about how he got started and some of the equipment he uses.

Matt will be showing off some of his work starting from this weekend at the Red Hill Art show. More info on this can be found here;

http://artredhill.redhillcs.vic.edu.au/

Matt also runs under water photography workshops! Check out his social media pages and his website to see all his work and find out more about his workshops!

@matt_testoni_photography

www.mtunderwatermedia.com.au

Episode 19 - Craig Richards

I was on a road trip to Warrnambool VIC where Craig is from and we caught up for a chat and a shoot. Craig is a ripping bloke and we had a great chat about him being self taught and how he learnt his craft, his preferred styles of photography, his kit and his amazing trip to Norway among many other things.

Check out his work on Insta and Facebook by searching Craig Richards Photography because his work is sensational!

Hope you enjoy my chat with Craig!

Episode 18 - Anne Scott-Virtue

I had an awesome chat with Anne from White Shutter Photography. Anne is a amazingly talented wedding photographer who has such a eye for capturing the emotion in fleeting moments in time.

Check out her work at;

www.whiteshutterphotography.com

or search White Shutter Photography on Instagram and Facebook and you'll find her.

Anne give us an insight as to what its like and how stressful it can be as a wedding photographer, we also talk about her journey coming from Germany to Australia and the fact that if you asked her 6 years ago if she wanted to be a wedding photographer she would have laughed at you!

Don't forget to subscribe and rate the podcast if you are enjoying it and if you are really enjoying it and feel generous enough to support it head over to;

www.patreon.com/snapshots

Thanks everyone!

On this episode I caught up with Nick Fletcher. Nick is one of the main organizers of the Bright Festival of Photography here in Victoria. It's an annual event that will be on for its 3rd time on the 20th-22nd of September.

check out www.bfopaustralia.com for info and to jump on the mailing list. I've been to the first 2 events and it is an awesome weekend so I highly recommend you come along! Tickets are limited and will go on sale in July.

Insta - @bfopaustralia

Facebook - Bright Festival of Photography

We obviously discuss the festival, how it all started in 2017, how it has evolved, what Nick and the team have learnt, whats in store for 2019 and how he has managed to stay married while working a high profile corporate corporate job and organizing the festival.

Nick also loves sports and astro photography but isn't big on pushing his own profile so his work can be hard to find, but it is fantastic.

While doing research I also found out Nick Fletcher is a popular name for Photographers, so to Sydney based surf photographer Nick Fletcher, if you are listening this Nick Fletcher owes you a couple of beers....

Hope you all enjoy and I will see you all at the festival in September!

My guest on episode 16 is Craig Wetjen.

Craig is a Master photographer who has well over 30 years experience. Craig has done some amazing things in his career including creating the "Men and their Sheds" project which aims to help raise awareness of mens mental health issues and Craig has taught the art of photography at university level for a long time as well.

I had a fantastic chat with Craig, we got off on some random tangents, we spoke about lego, conspiracy theories, Nasa, mental health, illness and of course photography.

There is so much in this 2 and a half hours that everyone will get something out of it.

Check out the phenomenal work Craig does and if there is anyone out there who wants to go deeper than a day or weekend photography workshop, if you want to learn about the art and science of photography and learn the art of light, get in touch with Craig.

www.craigwetjen.com

www.mensshedphotography.com.au

@craigwetjenphotographer - Insta

Have a fantastic Holiday break everyone! See you all next year!

Wes