In the Podcast. remembering the photojournalist Paul Lowe who died in October and who was a big influence during my photography students days. In the links, a look at Paul Lowe's work, Ian Macdonald’s magnificent north-east and Is the era of the pro photographer over? An interesting article about the future of professional photography.

The Podcast Links

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/aug/03/a-girl-plays-in-the-street-during-siege-sarajevo-paul-lowe-best-photograph

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/oct/24/photographer-paul-lowes-life-in-pictures

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/sep/10/ian-macdonald-north-east-in-pictures

In the podcast... A WordPress website optimization recommendation plus links to great photography from the Paris Olympics, images of the beach defences of WW2, remembering the Magnum photographer Thomas Hoepker and Paul Fusco is captured in a photograph as he photographed America from Robert F Kennedy's funeral train in 1968.

PODCAST LINKS

https://www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture/rfk-funeral-train-the-reversed-perspective/

Robert Capa Podcast Episode

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-flint-photography/episodes/The-Ageless--Changeless-Robert-Capa-e2k8d2c

John Steinbeck's excellent book with images (and a chapter) from Robert Capa

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russian-Journal-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/014118633X

A new post on the Magnum website looks at the life and legacy of Robert Capa, along with a superb letter from John Steinbeck written shortly after Capa died in 1954.

https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/the-ageless-changeless-robert-capa/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russian-Journal-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/014118633X

In the podcast... the main website gets a BIG, and rather unexpected, spring clean to give it a bit of a refresh. A quick discussion about the recent royal photo manipulation story. In the podcast's recommended photography links we have four great photographers covering the last five decades including Chris Killip, Akihiko Okamura and Tim Hetherington.

Podcast Links

Bonus Podcast Links

BBC Media Show - Is seeing still believing? Photo journalists on how the Princess of Wales story unfolded.

In this podcast: Richard heads back to the RSS feeds as a way of getting new sources of photography news and content after stepping away from social media. Dusting off those old blog feeds and seeing what works. The main website gets a new portfolio gallery with Northumberland: Castles and Coast added to the site. The podcast links look at the legendary photojournalist Bert Hardy who has a retrospective exhibition on at The Photographers' Gallery in London until June 2nd.

Podcast Links

The Gorbals of the 1940s - through Bert Hardy's eyes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crg9kp599kwo

Bert Hardy: Photojournalism in War and Peace

Fri 23 Feb 2024 - Sun 02 Jun 2024 - The Photographers' Gallery

https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/bert-hardy-photojournalism-war-and-peace

https://gettyimagesgallery.com/collection/bert-hardy/

Podcast links look at the diverse work work of legendary Magnum photographer Elliot Erwitt who died back in November 2023. A big influence to many photographers, his ability to capture iconic images of events, portraits, and even dogs showed the broad range of his skills.

Magnum Profile - https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/elliott-erwitt/

Guardian Obituary - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/dec/21/elliott-erwitt-obituaryhttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/dec/21/elliott-erwitt-obituary

In the podcast: I'm looking back at 2023 and my favourite images from my travels during the past year. Also, I take a look at what may be coming in 2024. No podcast links in this episode but an Elliott Erwitt link podcast will be recorded soon for the end of January.

In the podcast: With Twitter, now called X, making further changes to its platform and its lifespan up for debate, is it time to move back to blogging? Four great photography links including a history of photography TV series via YouTube.

Photography links

International Portrait Photographer of the Year 2023

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/aug/15/2023-international-portrait-photographer-of-the-year-in-pictures

BBC | Extraordinary photos of July's extreme weather

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-bcea7bff-641f-4cbf-b091-26491409fbdc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMZsjYCUfpo

Zak Waters - Birdmen. Great Documentary photography about Pigeon Racing

https://britishculturearchive.co.uk/zak-waters-documentary-photographer-birdmen-british-culture-archive/

A bonus podcast talking about the first of two favourite photographs shot in Northumberland in late April 2023.

The image of the harbour at Seahouses is my second favourite photograph.

View the photo at darkerskies.wordpress.com/podcast