In the September Podcast: It's back to the studio after a trip to Scotland with Richard reviewing his use of Instagram during the summer and discussing the need for a purpose when using social networks. In the links, 380 billion images are taken each year... what is to become of the professional photographer? Also fantastic images of the Red Bull Cliff Diving Series involving divers plunging 27 metres into the sea. All of the links (plus some bonus ones) can be found at www.darker-skies.com/podcast

In the August podcast: Kodak decide to sell their film division but Impossible project move to launch a new 8x10 instant film. In the links we have images from Aleppo, Syria by Goran Tomasevic, a 1959 documentary about the life and work of Ansel Adams, NASA's curiosity send photos from Mars and their are some fantastic portrait images in Crossing Paths. All of the links (plus some bonus ones) can be found at www.darker-skies.com/podcast

In the June/July Podcast: In the news, Fujifilm decide to kill off Velvia 100F and reduce the Velvia 50 range of film, plus the Hipstamatic issue returns. The links mentioned this month feature storm images taken in the Mid-west of the USA by Camille Seaman, photographs of the fantastic Machine That Found the Higgs Boson and images by the master of photography Sebastião Salgado: Images from his Genesis project. All of the links (plus some bonus ones) can be found at www.darker-skies.com/podcast

In the May Podcast: Taking the plunge with Instagram... but what is the social photography app useful for? In the news, Leica release the Lecia Monochrom - a camera that features a black and white only digital sensor. The weblinks this month include the volcanic imagery of G Brad Lewis, an excellent audio slideshow of the last of the Billingsgate Fish Porters of London and the superb work of Edward Bertynsky who spent fifteen years photographing the complicated world of oil. All of the links (plus some bonus ones) can be found at www.darker-skies.com/podcast

In this podcast: Capturing the past - Richard details his final photographs of the village where his Grandparents used to live. Can you shoot a great film on an iPhone? It seems you can, as the short film 'Framed' gets a mention in the podcast. In the photography links, we have coastal erosion photography from the East coast of Yorkshire in 'Lost Villages', some excellent street photography from New York and photography of a remote Afghan people who have never ever been photographed before. The links mentioned can be found at www.darker-skies.com/podcast

In this month's podcast: In the news, Fujifilm decide to put their film prices up as demand drops and costs go up. In the photography links there are links to a great photography podcast, some terrific underwater photography, Steve McCurry's excellent photography blog, an unusual selection of animal portraits taken in Southern Africa and the photographer Michael Keating captures a friend's life. All of the links (plus some bonus ones) can be found at www.darker-skies.com/podcast

In the December/January podcast: 2012 starts with some big news stories as Nikon release the Nikon D4 and Kodak file for bankruptcy protection. In the photography links we have tourist self portraits, the excellent multimedia piece by Seamus Murphy - A Darkness Visible:Afghanistan, and Roller Skating Rinks photographed using a 20×24 Polaroid camera. As always, the links mentioned can be found via the podcast page at darker-skies.com/podcast

This month in the podcast: Is a photography degree worth taking? The pros and cons of photographic education. Sea, Sky, Sand and Street arrives on the iPad and Richard details the new book that will be released in March 2012. In the links: Photography with a 20x24 Polaroid camera, Early photography with Louis Daguerre and Polaroid images of the Manic Street Preachers collected by Nicky Wire. All the content links can be found at http://www.darker-skies.com/podcast

In this month's podcast: A bit of news about a few changes coming to the podcast, the end of Solo Photo Book Month was announced recently, so what will happen to next year's PDF photo book? In the links we have some great b&w portraits of wildlife, more wildlife photos shot at night in the desert, a great Don McCullin interview (but only if you are quick!) and some brilliant photography by a lesser known FSA photographer called Jack Delano. All the content links can be found at http://www.darker-skies.com/podcast

In this month's bumper 40 minute podcast: Richard catches up on his podcasting duties with news about his Solo Photo Book Month project for 2011 - Sea, Sky, Sand and Street, a few mobile podcasts from his trip down to Norfolk... and in the links... Should you photograph a war with an iPhone? Hipstamatic at War! Also Modern Victorian photography: Modern photographers in Saltburn, UK using Victorian Wet Plate Collodian photography gear. All the content links can be found at http://www.darker-skies.com/podcast