TOTIM Exposures
TOTIM Exposures is a forum for photojournalists and industry adjacent professionals to interview featured contributors to the TOTIM app. Each episode covers the photographer’s background, career path, and approach to their work. Conversations focus on photographic technique, the purpose and intention behind each story, and a detailed debrief of how the story was produced and executed. The podcast is intended for anyone interested in the process and challenges of documentary photojournalism.
Episodes
Amber Maalouf / Ashlie Chavez - "Rarámuri of Chihuahua" Podcast
In episode 026 of Exposures, Amber Maalouf speaks with her twin sister, Ashley Chavez, about the family history, personal relationships, and ethical considerations behind her photographs from Chihuahua. Their conversation moves through Maalouf’s photography work, the importance of sincerity as a prerequisite for access when documenting communities, the role commercial work often plays in supportin
Jocelyn Bain Hogg / Seamus Murphy - "An Education" Podcast
In episode 25 of Exposures, Seamus Murphy speaks with Jocelyn Bain Hogg about An Education, a body of work made while Bain Hogg was a student at Lancing College in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The project began when photography became an escape from the pressures and social hierarchies of boarding school. Working first with an inherited Rolleiflex from his father, Bain Hogg used the darkroom as
Billy Miaron / Chona Mwemba - "Naidurra" Podcast
To Experience “Naidurra” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn Episode 24 of Exposures, Kenyan documentary photographer Billy Miaron speaks with Chona Mwemba about Naidurra, his story from the Maasai Mara National Reserve. The project is rooted in pastoralist Maasai life, where livestock herding, movement, and preservation of the natural environment shape social and economic systems. Miaron traces his own path int
O-Young Kwon / "At Her Brother's Grave" Podcast
To Experience “At Her Brother’s Grave” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn episode 023 of Exposures, O-Young Kwon discusses the development of At Her Brother’s Grave. Kwon describes the project as an effort to examine the “psychological effects the war is leaving behind.” The conversation follows his movement through Poland and into western Ukraine, including his encounter with Tetiana on a train to Lviv and the
Scott Wallace / Eros Hoagland "Covering El Salvador's Civil War" Podcast
In this episode 022 of Exposures, Scott Wallace speaks with Eros Hoagland about El Salvador, Central America, and the changing conditions of conflict reporting across the last four decades. The discussion moves through the practical and ethical conditions of reporting during the Salvadoran civil war: access to guerrilla forces and army commanders and the constant pressure of working in a country s
Kris Graves / "LONG SUN DOWN" Podcast
To Experience “LONG SUN DOWN” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn episode 021 of Exposures, photographer and publisher Kris Graves discusses Long Sun Down as well as his daily practice across photography, publishing, bookmaking, and art documentation. He also explores the long-term concerns that shape his work: the American landscape, structural discrimination, and the visible and less visible systems that orga
David Simon-Martret / Paul Geddis - "Krokodil" Podcast
To Experience “Krokodil” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn episode 20 of Exposures, David Simon-Martret speaks with Paul Geddis about the slow, deliberate process behind his and partner Blanca Galindo’s photographic work and the making of Krokodil. The conversation centers on reporting within situations marked by addiction, vulnerability, and fear, and on the ethical demands of photographing people whose lives
Valerie Plesch / Tasneem Alsultan - "Kosovo, After the War" Podcast
In Episode 019 of Exposures, Valerie Plesch, in conversation with Tasneem Alsultan, speaks about the long aftermath of war and the human collective scarring that persists after international attention has moved on. In discussing her recently published story, Kosovo, After the War, Plesch describes how her own family history shaped her approach to reporting: her mother’s family fled Vietnam in the
Jason P. Howe / "Between the Lines" Podcast
To Experience “Between the Lines” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn Episode 018 of Exposures Jason Howe reflects on the kind of work that has defined his career: slow, proximity-based photography built through time, trust, and sustained presence. He speaks about his early years traveling through Latin America, his long engagement with conflict photography in Colombia and Afghanistan, and his belief that meanin
Greta Rico / Sofia Aldinio - "Substitute Mother" Podcast
We begin 2026 with a six-part series centered around themes of place, movement, and conflict. These issues demand deeper human-centered context, as displacement, political instability, and environmental pressure increasingly define daily life for millions.To Experience “Substitute Mother” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn episode 017 of Exposures, documentary photographer Greta Rico speaks with Sofía Aldinio a
Tracy Dong / Salgu Wissmath - "Reassemblage" Podcast
We begin 2026 with a six-part series centered around themes of place, movement, and conflict. These issues demand deeper human-centered context, as displacement, political instability, and environmental pressure increasingly define daily life for millions.In Episode 16 of Exposures, Tracy Dong speaks with Salgu Wissmath about Reassemblage, her photographic study of the Vietnamese-German diaspora i
Chona Mwemba / David Larsen - "Movement" Podcast
We begin 2026 with a six-part series centered around themes of place, movement, and conflict. These issues demand deeper human-centered context, as displacement, political instability, and environmental pressure increasingly define daily life for millions.In Episode 15 of Exposures, Zambian photographer Chona Mwemba turns his attention to a force so constant it often disappears from view: everyday
Alex Gist / DJ Clark - "A Conspiracy of Guileless Humanity" Podcast
We begin 2026 with a six-part series centered around themes of place, movement, and conflict. These issues demand deeper human-centered context, as displacement, political instability, and environmental pressure increasingly define daily life for millions.In Episode 014 of Exposures DJ Clark speaks with Alex Gist about A Conspiracy of Guileless Humanity, Gist’s recent body of work developed in nor
Johis Alarcón / Greta Rico - "I Am, Still" Podcast
We begin 2026 with a six-part series centered around themes of place, movement, and conflict. These issues demand deeper human-centered context, as displacement, political instability, and environmental pressure increasingly define daily life for millions.In Episode 013 of Exposures Ecuadorian photojournalist and visual artist Johis Alarcón speaks with documentary photographer Greta Rico to discus
DJ Clark / Tasneem Alsultan - "Shaboura" Podcast
To Experience “Shaboura” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn episode 012 of Exposures, photojournalist Tasneem Alsultan speaks with veteran visual journalist DJ Clark about Shaboura, a formative body of work produced in Gaza in the early 1990s that emerged from Clark’s decision to relocate to Palestine during the First Intifada, a choice that shaped his career and his understanding of proximity in conflict repor
Toby Binder / Veejay Villafranca - "Youth of Belfast" Podcast
To Experience “Youth of Belfast” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn epidsode 011 of Exposures, Veejay Villafranca talks with documentary photographer Toby Binder about his long-term project Youth of Belfast. They discuss how this important and maximally acclaimed work developed over many years, how slow the early stages were and how gaining access and trust took time (and cigarettes).Toby and Veejay also discus
K M Asad / DJ Clark- "Vanishing With the Waves" Podcast
To Experience “Vanishing With the Waves” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn episode 010 of Exposures, Bangladeshi photojournalist K M Asad joins DJ Clark to reflect on his journey from a student at Pathshala South Asian Media Institute to becoming one of Southeast Asia’s most respected visual storytellers and a World Press Photo Award winner. Trained under the legendary Shahidul Alam, Asad came of age in a gen
Tom Griggs / "El Inquilino" Podcast
To Experience “El Inquilino” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPPhotographer and educator Tom Griggs joins TOTIM to discuss El Inquilino, a series made in Mexico City during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally planning a short stay, Griggs spent three years photographing daily life as the city quieted and adapted. He describes how the project evolved from his background in fine art into a form of expanded documentar
Yen Duong / Salgu Wismath - "Child Brides of China" Podcast
To Experience “Child Brides of China” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn Episode 008 of Exposures, Yen Duong discusses her project Child Brides of China, which documents the trafficking of Vietnamese girls into forced marriages. The work examines the socioeconomic and structural factors that sustain these networks, including gender imbalance, poverty, and limited legal protections. Duong also reflects on her br
MaryLynne Wrye / Yen Duong - "The Olive Grove" Podcast
To Experience “The Olive Grove” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn Episode 007 of Exposures, MaryLynne Wrye speaks with Yen Duong about her project The Olive Grove, documenting life in and around the refugee camps on the island of Lesvos. Their conversation explores the harsh realities within the camp, the ethical challenges faced by photographers working with vulnerable communities, and the dangers and respons
Tasneem Alsultan / Camille Farrah Lenain - "Saudi Tales of Love" Podcast
To Experience “Saudi Tales of Love” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn Episode 006 of Exposures, Tasneem Alsultan discusses her project Saudi Tales of Love, where she documents the private, often unseen experiences of love, marriage, and divorce in Saudi Arabia. Her work challenges stereotypes by highlighting the personal stories of women navigating tradition, modernity and social change. Through intimate portr
Noah Berger / Salgu Wismath - "Park Fire '24" Podcast
To Experience "Park Fire’ 24" DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn Episode 005 of Exposures, Noah Berger discusses his career as a photojournalist and his extensive coverage of California’s wildfires. He reflects on the technical and safety challenges of working in hazardous fire zones while offering insights into both his process and the broader professional responsibilities of reporting on natural disasters.
Natisha Mallick / Tasneem Alsultan - "Life on the Edge" Pt. 1 Podcast
To Experience "Life on the Edge" Pt. 1 DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn Episode 004 of Exposures, Natisha Mallick discusses her reporting in rural West Bengal, India, where she documents the high risks of childbirth in communities with limited or no access to medical care. Mallick’s work explores the resilience of mothers, the role of unofficial caregivers, and the systemic gaps that contribute to one of the
Seth Berry / Greta Rico- "In the Valley of Death" Podcast
In Episode 003 of Exposures, Greta Rico interviews documentary photographer Seth Berry about his work in Honduras. Berry shares his multi-year effort to document the harsh realities of life in the Aguan Valley — a region of natural beauty overshadowed by corporate exploitation and government complicity. His story, In the Valley of Death, is now available on the TOTIM app.Seth Berry Seth is a docum
Eros Hoagland / Tasneem Alsultan- "Coup d'état" Podcast
To Experience "Coup d'état" DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn episode 002 of Exposures, photojournalist Tasneem Alsultan interviews Eros Hoagland about his decades long career as a conflict photographer including his work in Haiti covering the violent overthrow of the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. “Coup d'état” is now available on the TOTIM app.Eros HoaglandEros Hoagland is a California-born photojourn
Veejay Villafranca / DJ Clark- "Signos" Podcast
To Experience “Signos” DOWNLOAD TOTIM APPIn episode 001 of Exposures, photojournalist DJ Clark interviews Veejay Villafranca about his work covering the ecological and humanitarian fallout of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. “Signos” is now available on the TOTIM app.Veejay VillafrancaVeejay Villafranca is a Manila-born documentary photographer and lecturer. He began as a staff photographer at
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