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Featuring interviews with some of the world's best wedding and family photographers - sharing tips, advice, backstories and more, all in a very relaxed and friendly manner. Each photographer has so much to share, and so many stories to tell - practical, inspiring, and often very funny, this is a wedding and family photography podcast with heart.

Episodes

  • 144: This is Doc Day 2026

    It’s been a while, but the Podcast is back, and with the special Doc Day 2026 episode! Doc Day is a special, special thing – and it’s amazing that This is Reportage is partnered with it. 2026 was the best year yet – a heady mix of incredib…

  • 143: This is Doc Day 2025

    Excited to release the special Doc Day 2025 episode of the Podcast! I love how this has become a tradition, taking my travel mic to the unique documentary wedding photography conference that is Doc Day in Dublin. Every year is amazing, and…

  • 142: This is Tom Beynon

    The brilliant Cambridgeshire-based photographer Tom Beynon is my guest on the Podcast this week! Tom was 5th in the world overall on TiR for 2024, and was also 5th Storyteller - this man knows his documentary. You can also watch the video…

  • 141: This is Amy Sampson

    New year, new Podcast episode! And not only is the brilliant Amy Sampson our first guest of 2025, she’s also our very first guest for the video edition of the Podcast – yes, that’s right, we’re going to start filming each episode as well t…

  • 140: This is Bobbi Barbarich

    After a bit of a break I'm happy to be back with the Podcast, and talking to the fab Bobbi Barbarich. Bobbi is based in Canada, and as well as being a great documentary wedding and family photographer (we talk about both on the episode tod…

  • 139: This is Doc Day 2024

    Excited to release the special Doc Day 2024 episode of the Podcast! I once again took a little travel mic to the amazing Doc Day - the one-of-a-kind documentary wedding photography conference created by Annie & Kevin Kheffache - and I had…

  • 138: This is Hollie Mateer

    Honoured to be joined by our This is Reportage Overall Photographer of the Year for 2023 today: The one and only Hollie Mateer! Not only was Hollie our POTY on our wedding site, but she was also the no.1 UK family photographer on our siste…

  • 137: This is Jay Doherty

    Awesome to be kicking off 2024 with the one and only Jay Doherty! If you’ve never met or heard from Jay before, you’re in for a treat, as not only is he a fantastic photographer, but he’s also one of the world’s loveliest humans – I don’t…

  • 136: This is Matt Badenoch

    So great to chat to the fab Matt Badenoch this week! As well as being one of the UK's best documentary wedding photographers, Matt is also a brilliant street photographer, and earlier this year launched Street With Matt, teaching his own s…

  • 135: This is Brittany Diliberto

    Excited to chat to the fab Brittany Diliberto on the Podcast this week! One of the best documentary wedding photographers in the USA, Brittany was our US Storyteller of the Year for 2021, and has won 14 Awards from us in total - an incredi…

  • 134: This is Gaby Ermstrang

    The all-round brilliant documentary photographer, Gaby Ermstrang, is my guest on the Podcast this week. Based in the Netherlands, Gaby has won 9 Reportage Family Awards and 3 Family Story Awards from us, and has been in our Top 100 Family…

  • 133: This is Shane O'Neill

    My guest this week is one of Ireland's very best documentary wedding photographers: The fab Shane O'Neill. Winner of 6 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards, speaker at the inaugural Doc Day, and all-round lovely guy, Shane shares so much on…

  • 132: This is Olly Knight

    Really excited to be chatting to one of the UK's very best - and loveliest! - documentary wedding photographers today: The fab Olly Knight. Based in Canterbury and shooting weddings all over the UK and Europe, Olly has won 4 Reportage Awar…

  • 131: This is Kate Crittenden

    Excited to be chatting to one of Australia's very best documentary family photographers this week: The fab Kate Crittenden. Kate has won numerous awards on This is Reportage: Family, and was recently in our Top 100 family photographers wor…

  • 130: This is Elodie Ruelleux-Dagorne

    This week I'm joined by the fab Elodie Ruelleux-Dagorne, one of France's very best documentary wedding photographers, and always an absolute pleasure to talk to. I've been fortunate to meet Elodie in real life numerous times now, and she's…

  • 129: York Place Studios on 'Is This Something?'

    The podcast is back with a special episode today as I chat to the wonderful duo that is York Place Studios, all about their brand new book, 'Is This Something?' I was incredibly honoured to have been asked to write the foreword for the boo…

  • 128: This is Aga Maru of Pic-Time

    This week's episode should be of interest whether you shoot weddings or families - or really any other genre - as I chat to the fab Aga Maru of Pic-Time! If you've been to any kind of photography event around the world over the past few ye…

  • 127: This is Jesse La Plante

    A special day at Podcast HQ today, as I'm releasing two episodes on the same day! Earlier this morning you may have heard me interview the fab Moira La Plante for episode 126, and now it's her husband's turn, as I speak to the very talente…

  • 126: This is Moira La Plante

    An honour to chat to the fab Moira La Plante today! One of the best documentary family photographers in the world, Moira was recently ranked 2nd in the USA on This is Reportage: Family for 2022, and 13th in the world. Not only that, but al…

  • 125: This is Doc Day 2023

    Excited to be bringing you a very special episode of the Podcast this week, as I take my microphone to the amazing Doc Day! I get to chat to the founders of Doc Day (Annie & Kevin Kheffache), lots of attendees from all over the world, the…

  • 124: This is Francesca Codispoti

    Excited to chat to the fab Francesca Codispoti for episode #124 of the Podcast! Originally from Italy and now based in London, Francesca recently picked up two awards from us in the first Collection of 2023 on This is Reportage: Family, an…

  • 123: This is Andy Gaines

    After a bit of a break I'm very happy to be back with the Podcast, and very excited that the fab Andy Gaines is kicking off this new series! Andy was recently our TiR no.1 photographer for the UK for 2022, and 2nd in the world overall as w…

  • 122: This is Dries Renglé

    Finally I interview the man who has been mentioned by *so many* of my previous Podcast guests: The fab Dries Renglé! Dries is one of Belgium's very best wedding photographers, was 7th in the World on TiR for 2021, has won 13 awards from us…

  • 121: This is Theo Manusaride

    It's an honour to chat to the fab Theo Manusaride for episode #121 this week! Theo is one of the best documentary photographers in the Netherlands, and has won 13 Awards from us for her family work, as well as 9 Awards from us for her wedd…

  • 120: This is Stacy Gillespie

    Excited to talk to the fab Stacy Gillespie for episode 120 of the Podcast this week! One of the best wedding photographers in the USA, Stacy, along with her husband Trent, shoot weddings all over the world, and have won a haul of 7 Reporta…

  • 119: This is Kirsten Lewis

    In the style of David Letterman, my next guest needs no introduction... but I'm going to do one anyway! It's a real honour to chat to the fab Kirsten Lewis this week. Heralded by many to have really spearheaded the entire genre of document…

  • 118: This is Oliver Saillard

    I loved chatting to the fab Oliver Saillard for episode #118 of the Podcast this week! One of the best documentary wedding photographers in France, Oliver has won three Reportage Awards from us - with one of those coming from his very firs…

  • 117: This is Rebecca Walters

    Really lovely to chat to the very talented Rebecca Walters for episode #117 of the Podcast this week! One of the UK's best documentary family photographers, Rebecca has won two individual and three family story awards from us, and she talk…

  • 116: This is Raymond Nguyen

    So fab to talk to the brilliant Raymond Nguyen for episode #116! One of the very best wedding photographers in the world, Raymond was joint-second in the USA on TiR for 2021, and also in our world Top 50. He shares so much on the episode t…

  • 115: This is Jennifer Schäufelin

    Excited to have the fab Jennifer Schäufelin on the Podcast this week! Recently coming 17th in the World on This is Reportage: Family for 2021, Jennifer is a brilliant documentary family photographer, and was the German Storyteller of the Y…

  • 114: This is Rafe Abrook

    The podcast is back! After a bit of a break I'm really excited to be back and chatting to the fab Rafe Abrook for episode #114. Rafe is one of the UK's best documentary wedding photographers, and was in our Top 100 Photographers Worldwide…

  • 113: This is Martin Beddall

    An honour to talk to the fantastic Martin Beddall for episode 113 of the Podcast this week! One of the best documentary wedding photographers in the UK, Martin has been in our Top 100 Photographers Worldwide for the past three years in a r…

  • 112: This is Marieke Zentjens

    Loved chatting to the fab Marieke Zentjens for episode 112 of the podcast! Based in the Netherlands, Marieke is a brilliant documentary photographer, and was 35th in the world on This is Reportage: Family for 2020, where she has won 7 Repo…

  • 111: This is Matt Parry

    Super to chat to the very talented Matt Parry for episode 111 of the Podcast! Matt was 4th in the UK on TiR for 2021, and 18th in the World, with an overall haul of 12 Reportage Awards and 3 Story Awards won so far. He delves into lots of…

  • 110: This is Nina Trillenberg

    Delighted to chat to the fab Nina Trillenberg for episode 110 of the Podcast! Nina is originally from Germany, but is now based in China, and her move is something we talk about on the episode today, as well as many other things. She is a…

  • 109: This is Janina Brocklesby

    It's always a delight to talk to the fab Janina Brocklesby, so it was just awesome to have her on the Podcast this week! Based in the UK, Janina is a multiple Reportage and Story Award winner, and as well as being a very talented photograp…

  • 108: This is Franziska Nauck

    The brilliant Franziska Nauck is my guest on the Podcast this week, and it was *so* great talking to her! Based in Germany, Franziska has won 3 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story Award, and was in our Top 100 Worldwide on This is R…

  • 107: This is Melissa Ouwehand-Beckker

    The super Melissa Ouwehand-Beckker is my guest on the Podcast this week, and it was *so* great chatting to her! Recently ranked in the Top 10 Netherlands Photographers for 2021, Melissa has racked up 7 Reportage Awards, and if you've ever…

  • 106: This is Christophe De Mulder

    Really happy to have the fab Christophe De Mulder on the Podcast for episode 106! Based in Belgium, Christophe was in our Top 50 Family Photographers in the World for 2020 on This is Reportage: Family, and has won 5 Reportage Family Awards…

  • 105: This is Phil Salisbury

    An absolute pleasure to chat to the one and only Phil Salisbury for Podcast #105! Based in the UK, Phil recently won 4 Reportage Awards from us in our first Collection of 2022 - an incredible achievement - and he talks about a couple of th…

  • 104: This is Ana Backhaus

    Such a pleasure to chat to the fab Ana Backhaus for Podcast #104! Originally from Portugal, and now living in Dubai, Ana was ranked 25th in the world on This is Reportage: Family for 2021, with 6 Reportage Family Awards and a Family Story…

  • 103: This is Justine Boulin

    Honoured to chat to the fab Justine Boulin for episode 103 of the Podcast! Based in Canada, Justine has won 9 Reportage Awards and 2 Story Awards from us, and was in our Top 50 Photographers Worldwide for 2020. She was also a judge for us…

  • 102: This is Jess Lycoops

    I really enjoyed talking to the fab Jess Lycoops for episode 102 of the Podcast this week! Originally from Belgium, and now based in Denmark, Jess has been in our Top 100 Family Photographers Worldwide on This is Reportage: Family for the…

  • 101: This is Tsvetelina Deliyska

    A real pleasure to talk to the fab Tsvetelina Deliyska for episode 101 of the Podcast this week! Based in Bulgaria, Tsveti has won 4 Reportage Awards from us, and 2 Story Awards, and was ranked in our Top 100 Photographers Worldwide for 20…

  • 100: This is the 100th Special

    It's our 100th Podcast episode! To celebrate we're giving away 10 This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family Memberships - worth £100 each! We've reached our 100th episode! Can you believe it? It feels very surreal to me; it honestly o…

  • 99: This is Joosje Janssen

    Happy New Year, everyone! I'm very happy to be back with the Podcast and chatting to the fab Joosje Janssen today. Joosje was recently ranked in our Top 10 Netherlands Photographers of 2021 on This is Reportage: Family, and we talk all thi…

  • 98: This is Alpár Lukácsi

    It was such a pleasure to chat to the fab Alpár Lukácsi for episode 98 of the Podcast! Alpár has been in our Top 10 Romanian Photographers for the past two years in a row, and has won six Reportage Awards from us. He talks about one of tho…

  • 97: This is Sandra Stokmans

    So fab to have the awesome family photographer Sandra Stokmans on the Podcast for episode 97! Sandra was just recently ranked 5th in the Netherlands on This is Reportage: Family for 2021, and joint-30th in the World, with 6 awards won from…

  • 96: This is Kevin Kheffache

    A real pleasure to have the fab Kevin Kheffache for episode 96 of the Podcast! As well as being a brilliant wedding photographer (with 11 Reportage Awards and a Story Award to his name), Kevin is also the co-founder of Doc Day, with his wi…

  • 95: This is Agata Szymanowicz

    Excited to have the fab Agata Szymanowicz on the Podcast for episode 95! Based in London, Agata has won an incredibly impressive 10 Reportage Family Awards from us, and she goes behind the scenes of a couple of those today, as well as much…