On this episode of The Photography Lounge, your host Alastair Jolly has a conversation with the wonderful Flickr Pro, Alan Schaller.Alan is a London based photographer who specialises in black and white street photography. His work is often described as abstract and it incorporates elements of surrealism, geometry, high contrast and the realities and diversities of human life.He has been featured in publications including The Guardian, The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Washington P...

On this episode of The Photography Lounge, your host Alastair Jolly has a conversation with the incredible Jill Heinerth.Jill is an underwater explorer, photographer, writer, speaker, and filmmaker. A pioneer of technical rebreather diving, she has led expeditions into icebergs in Antarctica, volcanic lava tubes, and submerged caves worldwide.She is the first Explorer-in-Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.Her memoir, INTO THE PLANET, has been lauded by the Wall Street Journa...

On this episode of The Photography Lounge, your host Alastair Jolly has a conversation with Flickr Pro, Laura Zalenga.Laura is best known as a [self-] portrait-artist but not exclusively self-portraits! She is originally from Germany now living in Rotterdam. Her work is known for its clear visual language, the power of telling stories and visualizing emotions.Together Alastair & Laura discuss her work exploring the thought process, the purpose, the healing power and other rewards of her c...

On this episode of The Photography Lounge, your host Alastair Jolly has a conversation with SmugMug Ambassador, Emily Teague.Emily is a fashion editorial & commercial photographer working primarily out of Brooklyn, New York. Her style of photography is greatly influenced by her photojournalism, travels, color, and love for creating visual narratives.She balances her passion for creating stories in fashion with telling the stories of others through her work with non-profits and NGOs. Her w...

On this episode of The Photography Lounge, your host Alastair Jolly has a conversation with his colleague and the cinematographer behind SmugMug Films, Anton Lorimer.Together they look back at the incredible portfolio of films created for SmugMug Films and discuss the production work that goes into creating these films. They also have a look back at the journey Anton has taken to become one of the worlds best filmmakers.See all the SmugMug Films at:https://www.youtube.com/smugmugfilmsFin...

On this episode of The Photography Lounge, your host Alastair Jolly has a conversation with Lou Noble and they dive into the history of Lou's photographic journey.They discuss Lou's love of Polaroid photography and how the format is instrumental in the stories and the experiences he captures in his Portrait Photography. Also hear why Lou, for the love of his photography, has deliberately never made it his career!Lou has been an active Flickr member for fifteen years, and, as editor-in-ch...

On this episode of The Photography Lounge, your host Alastair Jolly is taken on a real adventure with the incredible Curtis Jones. A photographer who has immersed himself in some of the wildest and most extreme environments in the world in order to capture the raw emotion of these amazing places.Learn more about Curtis:Website: http://www.curtisjonesphoto.com/Print Sales: https://curtisjones.smugmug.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cjonesphoto/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/C...

On this episode of The Photography Lounge, your host Alastair Jolly is honored to be joined by not one but two guests in the lounge. A real power couple in our industry, the incredible Bella Kotak and Pratik Naik.They discuss the real story behind how they both met but it will be up to the listeners to decide which story they believe to be true.They also get into the interesting backstories of the winding paths they both took to eventually fall in love with photography and retouching. Th...

In this episode of The Photography Lounge, your host Alastair Jolly sits down with Tina Eisen and looks at her career as a Beauty and Fashion Photographer. Diving into the story of why Tina is so passionate about beauty photography. They discuss how to go about building a team to collaborate with on a shoot and how to start from scratch to build relationships when just starting out in the industry.They look at how her macro beauty photography requires trust from everyone on the team as t...

In this episode of The Photography Lounge, your host Alastair Jolly sits down with Jared Platt and they discuss the nuances that make him describe himself as a documentary wedding photographer and not a wedding photojournalist.Jared grew up in a small, rural, town in Arizona and fondly reminisces about some of the unique daily occurrences at school. Initially dreaming of being a rock star then starting out as a Theatre major he quickly realised his path actually lay in the world of photograph...