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Great Big Photography World

Great Big Photography World

Perrin 283 Episodes Jul 1, 2026

Great Big Photography World is a podcast that provides valuable advice, inspiration, and motivation for photographers. Each episode features carefully selected interview guests and covers a range of topics to help listeners improve their photography skills.

Episodes

Anusha Stewart – From the Family Table to the Camera: How Sri Lankan Heritage Shaped a Food Photographer's Creative Vision | Episode #285 Jul 1, 2026 01:09:40 In this episode, Perrin sits down with Anusha Stewart, a UK-based food photographer who came to the camera through an unlikely path of finance in the City of London, math teaching, and running a group of care homes, before COVID lockdowns gave her the time to finally do something with the one constant in her life: food.Anusha talks about growing up in a Sri Lankan family where dinner meant eight d
Frederic Paulussen – One Photographer, Two Worlds: Corporate Headshots, Street Photography, and the Career Nobody Plans For | Episode #284 Jun 24, 2026 01:02:24 In this episode, Perrin sits down with Frederic Paulussen, a corporate and street photographer who built a photography business after getting fired from a marketing agency, on a suggestion from his dad.Fred talks about how photography went from a high school hobby to a full-time career he never quite planned for, why he romanticized travel photography before realizing he would never actually wake
Daniel Wakefield - It Goes So Much Deeper Than a Photo: What a Great Headshot Actually Does to People | Episode #283 Jun 17, 2026 01:24:45 In this episode, Perrin sits down with Daniel Wakefield, a South Florida-based headshot and branding photographer who built a six-figure photography business from scratch after a first attempt that never landed a single client outside of friends and family.Daniel talks about how a biology degree and a career teaching high school science eventually led him to the Florida Everglades with a camera, w
Courtney Victoria – It Was Always There: How Macro Photography Trains You to See What You've Been Walking Past | Episode #282 Jun 10, 2026 01:14:06 In this episode, Perrin sits down with Courtney Victoria, a UK-based macro and nature photographer whose work finds fantasy and storytelling in the smallest corners of the forest floor.Courtney talks about how a first-year university darkroom session accidentally sparked a lifelong obsession with photography, why she almost always leaves her camera in the bag when she first arrives at a location,
Ronan O'Connell – Leaving the Newsroom Behind: A Journalist's Unlikely Path to Travel Photography | Ep. 281 Jun 3, 2026 01:11:07 In this episode, Perrin sits down with Ronan O'Connell, a travel journalist and photographer whose career began covering crime and tragedy for one of Australia's biggest daily newspapers. Ronan talks about how burnout from years of hard news reporting led him to pack up and move to Thailand, where he accidentally built a career in travel photography. He gets into what it was like to unlearn clinic
Matti Seppänen – Chasing Feeling Over Fame: How Curiosity Built One of Finland's Most Atmospheric Visual Storytellers | Episode #280 May 27, 2026 01:22:23 In this episode, Perrin sits down with Matti Seppänen, a self-taught photographer and visual storyteller based in Finland. Matti opens up about how a career-ending accident led him to pick up a camera, how he built a business in luxury travel and tourism without a single formal class, and why going viral on Instagram was one of the worst things that happened to his growth. He also gets honest abou
Michael Howard – Can Photography Escape the Algorithm? Rethinking Social Media for Creatives | Episode #279 May 20, 2026 01:16:52 Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/michael-howardWant to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/
Eric Wittman & Anjali Banthia – How Photographers Are Actually Using AI in 2026: Inside VSCO’s New Research | Episode #278 May 13, 2026 01:06:24 Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/eric-wittman-anjali-banthiaWant to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/
Alin Tolea – The Tinkerer Turning Vintage Cameras into Instant Memory Machines | Episode #277 May 6, 2026 01:15:36 Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/alin-toleaWant to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/
Thomas Luscombe - The Moments You Can't Control (And the Ones You Can): Where the Street Becomes the Story | Episode #276 Apr 29, 2026 01:13:06 Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/thomas-luscombeWant to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/
Shelly Waldman – Photographing Food, Running a Business, and Figuring It Out as You Go | Episode #275 Apr 22, 2026 02:02:06 Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/shelly-waldmanWant to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/
Margot Raggett – When Beauty Becomes Responsibility: Turning Wildlife Photography into a Global Call for Conservation | Episode #274 Apr 15, 2026 01:28:47 Check out the episode article here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/margot-raggettWant to support the show? Click here: https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/supporter/Join our online photography community to interact with photographers just like this, get access to fun photo contests, find inspiration daily, and much more! https://greatbigphotographyworld.com/join/

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