It was great to recently chat with Mali Davies, a fantastic photographer and all round nice chap. For anyone who knows my history I’m not a stranger to podcasts having hosted and produced 100 episodes of ‘The Togcast’, but it was nice to be the guest rather than the host this time!

This was a chat rather than an interview per se, which is much more enjoyable and I think Mali and I covered a good number of topics. Of course there was quite a bit of discussion about my new book VAIA and I appreciated the chance to dive into some of the story and details a little further. But we also discussed creativity generally and the ups and downs that can come around.

I hope you can find some time to have a listen, I’ve embedded the episode below or you can find it here on Spotify.

I was recently invited onto the ‘Biblioscapes’ podcast (above) to discuss my Mesozoic photo book. The podcast is run by a fellow photographer called Euan Ross who discusses photo books and all things photographic with his guests on the show. He’s also got a great website showing video walkthroughs of a wide range of photographic books that he has collected over the years.

We discussed how I got into photography, the Mesozoic project in more detail, self-publishing books, what I’m working on these days and much more. As part of the show he also asks his guests to briefly discuss 3 photo books by other photographers that have influenced them or that they particularly admire. I’ve listed my 3 below with a few notes on why I choose them:

‘Analogies’ by Stuart Franklin: This is a very interesting book by the Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin. It explores visual cues and metaphors in the landscape (man made and natural) and how we respond to them.
‘Another Life’ by Nick Danziger: Over a period of 15 years Nick Danziger visited 8 different countries to explore the success (or not) of the millenium goals set-out by the UN.
‘Arc & Line’ by Charlie Waite: In my view this is a great example of the work of Charlie Waite over a number of years. Exceptional compositions exploring the aesthetic side of photography’s possibilities.

I hope you get chance to check out the podcast and subscribe to hear from other photographers in the future.