In today's episode we speak with the famous @lenslinger - Stewart Pittman. Stewart is a cameraman and editor working in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

He is vastly experienced and is still producing two news pieces a day. As he says in the interview "Don't make art, make your slot." 

I was particularly keen to learn more about how to cover hurricanes and extreme weather - something Stewart has done many times. 

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In this episode I am reposting an interview I did with the Multimedia week podcast. During the course of the interview we talk about my background, the kit that I use, why wide angle lenses help to record good sound and what my advice is for jobbing camera people who want to become video journalists. 

We also took in detail about my book Camera confidential. 

Thanks a lot to Sharron and DJ of Multimedia week for allowing me to repost this interview. 

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In episode 9 of the Imagejunkies podcast, editor Christian Parkinson has a long conversation with legendary BBC cameraman Glenn Middleton. Glenn is a South African who has been filming across Africa since the early 90's. 

In this interview we discuss what it was like covering the brutalities of the apartheid regime, witnessing the genocide in Rwanda and covering the war in the DRC. 

If you are interested in the world of TV news and the recent history of Africa then you really don't want to miss this episode. 

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In today's episode, news cameraman Paul Martin and I go off script and have a free-flowing debate about the situation in Zimbabwe, the state of TV news and what it's like to film in a war zone.  Paul throws questions to me and we meander all over the place.

If you missed part 1 of my interview with Paul then I highly recommend going back to listen. It's packed with useful advice for anybody who wants to be a freelance camera person or video journalist. 

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You can also visit my website www.imagejunkies.net for loads of articles about the life of a video journalist and the kit we use. 

In today's episode, we discuss how to make it as a freelancer in the news business. Paul Martin has been freelance for many years in the south of England and is full of useful advice.

His own career as a news photographer has been a hell of a journey - he left the army and then taught himself how to shoot, eventually blagging his way to an interview with the BBC. 

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You can also check out my website www.imagejunkies.net to find out more about my own career, the kit that I use and my filmmaking philosophy.   

In episode six of the Imagejunkies podcast, I chat with top US news photog Rick Portier. Rick is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and is a brilliant cameraman, editor and writer. You may have come across him online where he has a dedicated following as @turdpolisher.

In today's episode we discuss why camerapeople are naturals at interviewing people, the importance of sound to tell a story and Rick explains the "Muhammad Ali technique" for shooting news. 

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In today's episode, we talk with Barnaby Mitchell a vastly experienced cameraman, about his recent experiences during the battle for Mosul. In this episode we look over Barnaby's rushes and talk about warzone survival skills, kit choices and what it's like to be embedded with a unit who don't speak the same language as you. 

I got nervous just hearing Barnaby's stories so you really don't want to miss this episode. 

In part two of our interview with BBC legend Bob Prabhu we talk about filming with a flatulent Colonel Gaddafi in Libya and the time a hungry banker took a bite out of his bum. 

Bob spent forty years with the BBC including five years as the Moscow bureau cameraman during the early 90's. He has some great stories to tell. 

If you'd like to drop me a line then I can be reached on Twitter and Instagram where I am @imagejunkies. 

This is the first of a two-part interview with legendary BBC cameraman Bob Prabhu. Bob recently retired after 40 years in the business, including five years as the Moscow bureau cameraman during the early 90's. 

Bob worked extensively with the famous John Simpson and in this interview talks at length about the early days of electronic news gathering and covering the break up of the Soviet Union.

If you love hearing all about the heyday of news then you will love this. 

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In the second episode of the Imagejunkies podcast for news and documentary filmmakers we talk with BBC reporter Nick Garnett. Nick is the guru of mobile journalism, he uses his iPhone extensively but also shoots on a Sony a6300 and with a host of different gimbals and toys. 

I've known Nick for many years and it was a real pleasure to pick his brains on kit, journalism and travel tips. He is a mine of information and a very entertaining and enthusiastic guest. 

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