A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers

Richard Sharum is an editorial and documentary photographer based in upstate New York. Mainly focusing on socio-economic or social justice dilemmas concerning the human condition, his work has been regarded as in-depth, up-close and personal. Selected exhibitions have occurred in Kyoto, Japan, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Reggio Emilia, Italy, New York City, Boston, Chicago and Dallas, and his work has been added to the permanent collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and The Wittliff Collection , as well as others. Richard's commissions include those by The Meadows Foundation, Centers for Community Cooperation, Harvard Law School, Student Conservation Association, Children's Medical Center (Oncology), Children's Cancer Fund. His publications include those by LFI (Leica International) , British Journal of Photography , LensCulture , The Atlantic , Texas Monthly, Publico (Portugal), El Pais (Spain) , Observer (UK), The Wall Street Journal , B+W Photo Magazine , Huck Magazine , Glasstire , PATRON , Creative Review , among others. Richard has published two photobooks, Campesina Cuba and Spina Americana, both with GOST. His third, American Homicide , will be released early in 2027, also by GOST. The last two of these titles will be joined in 2028 by American Avenue , to form a trilogy of books entitled Of Thee I Sing . He is represented by The Hulett Collection , Tulsa, Oklahoma. On episode 290, Richard discusses, among other things: His goal of reaching a wider audience among the general public. Team window vs. team mirror His new book American Homocide The fascination for true crime among the public How murder affects all the groups involved Getting access to the detective squad he embedded with The portrayal of violence on screen His obsession with time The need to be empathetic and open The impact of being exposed so many murder victims The murder detectives he got to know and photograph Corresponding with the perpetrators Part three of his planned trilogy, American Avenue The state of the photobook industry and the unfairness of the current system Referenced: W Eugene Smith Sebastião Salgado James Nachtwey Larry Towell Leonard Freed Susan Meiselas Gordon Parks Website | Instagram | Lecture at Columbia Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Clémentine Schneidermann is a French photographer living and working between Paris and South Wales. She recently completed a practice-based PhD at the University of South Wales, Cardiff entitled Photographing Children in a Social Context: Narratives and Strategies (2021) . Clémentine works on long term projects & commissions and is interested in new creative practices in social documentary photography. Her approach is collaborative and playful, with an interest in communities and childhood, as well as our relationship to identity and culture. She is a co-founder of Bleak Fabulous with Charlotte James, a photography-based creative studio working across different disciplines with an emphasis on communities and collaboration. On episode 289, Clémentine discusses, among other things: How having a camera made it acceptable to stare at people Studying in Switzerland… and then Newport, Wales Falling in love with Wales immediately Her book project, I Call Her Lisa Marie Her project Ffasiwn Collaborating with kids… and Charlotte James Getting involved with Alexander MacQueen Her forthcoming book marking ten year of Ffasiwn Bleak Fabulous - trying to create stable income Winning the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize Work she has done in Greenland Her other collaboration: The Emmas Referenced: Mary Ellen Mark Sebastian Bruno Bruce Davidson David Barnes Ken Grant Paul Reas Lina Hashim Jacob Aue Sobol Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Aria Shahrokhshahi (b. 1996) is a British-Iranian multi-disciplinary artist, whose practice has been shaped by a deep fascination with the intricate dynamics of diverse communities and the complexities of the human condition. With a focus on social structures and the human experience, Shahrokhshahi's work serves as a critical exploration of the relationships and power dynamics that inform everyday life. Aria’s debut photobook, Wet Ground , featuring images from Ukraine shot over a period of several years both before and after the Russian invasion in Feburary 2022, was published in April 2026 by Loose Joints. He is currently putting the finishing touches to a feature documentary film entitled While We Heal , which also focusses on the war in Ukraine and explores the themes of healing, loss, and resilience. On episode 288, Aria discusses, among other things: Formative experiences (11 different schools!) growing up in Nottingham How walking around the city with a camera was the start of his photography journey Negative feedback Facebook group / YouTube channel Early education at the Photo Parlour lab (later named Sequence ) from Dan Wheelan Using large format and why the decision to shoot B&W came out of the cost of film Falling in love with Ukraine It not being enough to just take pictures Why ‘Ukraine, I guess?’ was an informal category of picture during editing Having nothing to say about war but being interested in what happens around it The way in which war rearranges the social hierarchy Poem by Charlotte Shevchenko-Knight How the title ‘Wet Ground’, and the book itself, came about The importance of collaboration The feature length doc he is making in Ukraine The importance of having a commercial practice Referenced: Lee Friedlander Laytoya Ruby Frazer Don McCullin Tim Hetherington ( Which Way Is The Front Line From Here ) Shelby Lee Adams Minor White Alec Soth Gregory Halpern Nigel Shafran Alessandra Sanguinetti Myriam Boulos Sohrab Hura Lightwork Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Lorenzo Meloni is an Italian photographer. He has documented some of the defining conflicts of the 21st century across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. For more than a decade, he has worked in territories marked by wars, revolutions and profound political and social transformations, developing a visual practice that views conflict not merely as an event, but as a historical, material and cultural process. In recent years, his work has expanded beyond the battlefield. Revelation, an ongoing project, explores how science and technology are changing our relationship to the material world. In 2022, he published the monograph We Don’t Say Goodbye, a fragmented narrative on the rise, dominance and fall of the Islamic State as a territorial entity. TIME named it one of the 20 Best Photobooks of 2022. On episode 287, Lorenzo discusses, among other things: How he has changed his way of working 'Starting as a revolutionary and becoming a deserter' How his photography journey began in Yemen How the power of photography is metaphorical not descriptive His interest in borders and history His book, We Don’t Say Goodbye. The theme of repetition. And why the cover is orange The caliphate and Islamic State His now project, Revelation Focussing on one thing at a time Dealing with the instability of a freelance life and keeping some freedom Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Ximena Borrazás is a Uruguayan photographer and documentary filmmaker born in Montevideo in 1992. She focuses on armed conflicts, migration, and humanitarian crises. Her work combines visual sensitivity with a strong commitment to social justice, often addressing the experiences of women and displaced populations. She has published with major international outlets, including National Geographic, The Guardian, BBC, CNN, DW, France 24, Al Jazeera, and the Associated Press, and has worked with institutions such as UNHCR, UNESCO, and IOM. Ximena’s project in northern Ethiopia documents the devastating aftermath of the Tigray conflict, one of the deadliest wars of the 21st century. Her images portray survivors of sexual violence, displaced families, and the enduring effects of famine and trauma. This work earned her the 2024 Tom Stoddart Award for Excellence, the Gentex Corp Personal Safety Award from the Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant, and the Africa Mundi Award for best photographic publication in Planeta Futuro of El País. Her long-term documentary project The Scars of War , which began in Tigray, combines photography, testimony, and documentation to investigate conflict-related sexual violence through a forensic lens. Rather than treating sexual violence as an isolated act, the project traces it as a weapon of war, examining physical, psychological, and social evidence left behind, and the systems, or lack thereof, that respond to it. Ximena is currently based in Ukraine where, aside from continuing to photograph, she has a full-time job as a Liaison and Communications Officer with the United Nations. On episode 286, Ximena discusses, among other things: Working for the UN in Ukraine Her first experience of visiting the Polish border The nature of working amidst drone warfare Challenges of being a freelancer in a conflict zone Why she doesn’t really want to be a photographer The experience of being in Kyiv on a daily basis Her life before photography Early forays into documentary work Her project in Tigray, Ethiopia and the context of the conflict there How she began The Scars of War , her work on conflict related sexual violence How serendipity on a HEFAT course led to publication in The Guardian How some X-rays changed everything and why they were so powerful How she has extended her project to other areas, and focussed on male victims How her job at the UN combines with her advocacy work Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Sam Faulkner is a London-based photographer and the founder of Print Swap , an iOS app. where photographers and visual artists exchange gallery-quality physical prints directly. No buying, no selling, no follower counts. Sam came to photography the hard way, travelling into Afghanistan in 1994 with a battered Canon, a few rolls of film and very little plan. His work has since moved between reportage, portraiture and long-form photographic projects, including Unseen Waterloo , his battlefield portrait series exhibited at Somerset House. Print Swap began with a gap Sam’s own wall and a long-held habit among photographers: trading prints of each other's work. In a world of endless images and thin attention, it is built on a simple belief: a print on the wall changes the relationship. In episode 285, Sam discusses, among other things: How his new app., Print Swap , came to fruition. How he got into reportage photography in search of adventure. Kashmir and Afghanistan - talkng your way in and talking your way out. Coming back with the six rolls of film that won him the Ian Parry Award. The influence of Nick Danziger’s book Danziger’s Adventures. Changes in the industry. His global story about ‘the war on drugs’. Lessons learned from shooting Mario Testino. The threat of AI and the issue of trusted brands within the news media. His decision to step back from photojournalism. His new working life directing commercials. His Unseen Waterloo project. Referenced: David Hurn Jonas Bendiksen Ian Teh Omar Ashtawy Neil Burgess Nick Danziger Aidan Sullivan Mario Testino Stephen Dupont Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Harriet Logan is a multi-award winning photographer who spent the first half of her career working on international assignments in places such as Sudan, Angola, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo and Somalia for a range of international newspapers and magazines. She subsequently turned her attention to working commercially on advertising campaigns for various big brand clients, including The Pictet Group and Canon, alongside some of the worlds largest advertising agencies. Today she curates the Incite Project , an issue driven collection of photographs broadly based around the subject of world events and conflict. Harriet is also the executive director of The Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant which has run for over 30 years and which she won in 1992. The grant has a mission to support young and emerging Photojournalists. She co-parents 4 boys with her husband Mark, an owl, a peregrine falcon, three dogs, a dressage horse, and a bunch of sheep, cows, chickens and pigs. On episode 284, Harriet discusses, among other things: Her journey into photojournalism from art college in the USA Her early project on an Aids patient, with whom she became close Beginners luck at the Poll tax riots in London in 1990 Ending up in southern Sudan…and then Somalia Winning the The Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant and how it changed everything The reality of being a female photojournalist in the 90’s An example of the danger of inadvertantly fucking over your subject He story about victims of rape in Kosovo during the Balkans conflict Being sent to Afghanistan for the first time by The Sunday Times… …And returning four years later to find the women and girls she had photographed there A close call on the road from Kabul to Jalalabad Motherhood, falling out of love with being a photographer, and the decision to quit photojournalism Becoming the Executive Director of the The Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant The new Tom Stoddart Award for Excellence How The Incite Project came about and how she defines what it is The fundamental strangeness of having graphic and disturbing photojounalism framed on your walls Referenced: Eugene Richards, Exploding Into Life Don McCullin Les Wilson Len Greener Josef Koudelka Cartier Bresson Robert Capa W. Eugene Smith Colorific Aidan Sullivan Tom Stoddart Michael Rand Jillian Edelstein Simon Norfolk Jenny Matthews Jeremy Clarkson AA Gill Mark Hix Tristran Lund Giles Duley, Legacy of War Foundation Laura Pannack Omar Ashtawey Trevor Paglen Richard Mosse Ed Burtynsky Luke Delahey Ed Clark Network Photographers Simon Roberts Matt Black Lorenzo Meloni Chris Donovan Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Henri Kisielewski is a self-taught photographer whose work is concerned with the porous boundary between fact and fiction in documentary media. His practice has been recognised and supported by several grants and awards, and he has exhibited in group shows and festivals internationally. In 2025, he was shortlisted for both the Prix Élysée and Grand Prix Images Vevey. In 2021, Henri was employed by Magnum Photos to conduct the first complete review of their historic archive - he remains the only person to have seen the nearly 1 million images within. Informed by this experience, and his studies in human geography, Henri’s work operates at the intersection of real-world issues and their modes of representation. His first book Non Fiction was published by Le Bec en l’air in 2024. It was selected by Clément Chéroux as one of his ten books of that year and shortlisted for the Prix Nadar in 2025. Henri is also the founder of Soft Eyes, a new photography lecture series which runs three times a year at Reference Point in London. It aims to open up space for community and dialogue outside of institutional frameworks, inviting artists. On episode 283, Henri discusses, among other things: How A Small Voice has been part of his photographic education. How he came to assist Magnum photographer, Olivia Arthur. And run a dilapidated hotel for three years. How a year in Valencia changed his life. His decision to spend money on a.) a trip to Ibiza or b.) a camera. Returning to the hotel for his first proper photo project. Learning to edit from Olivia Arthur. How his book project Non Fiction came about. Photography and documentary media’s relationship to truth. The cast of characters who appear in Non Fiction . The amazing story behind his new book project, Agloe N.Y. Post-truth America. The new photography event in London he is curating, Soft Eyes. Referenced: Alexander Meurice Erasmus Programme Joan Wakelin Bursary Charlie Engman Bruce Eeesly Melanie Mues Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Richard Young is a photographer who was once known as the “king of the paparazzi”. His portfolio is a who’s who of some of the biggest stars in film, music, stage and popular culture from the past fifty years. From gatecrashing Elizabeth Taylor’s party for Richard Burton’s 50th at the Dorchester to later being invited to photograph her Damehood celebrations. He can count the first photographs of Paul Getty Jr. after his kidnapping as just one of his many scoops. He was born in Hackney to a Jewish family and his father ran a hosiery stall in Berwick Street market for more than sixty years. Richard has dyslexia and after being expelled from school at fourteen, he went to Soho and landed a job in fashionable clothes shop frequented by Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, David Hockney and Francis Bacon. A two-year stint in New York followed, working as a studio assistant at Electric Lady Studios, before he returned to London and found himself in a bookshop handed a camera and told to get on with photographing authors. For the past fifty years, he has lived a nocturnal, high octane life of private jets, parties and exclusive events, eventually becoming as much a fixture in the world of celebrity as the people he photographed. Richard lives in London with his wife Susan. His photography gallery is in London and has visitors from around the world. On episode 282, Richard discusses, among other things: Wanting to escape school Learning that trust is currency Crashing Richard Burton’s birthday party And how the proceeds from the resulting picture bought him his first house How his journey into photography began with a roll of blank film Adventures in New York and Paris Having a guardian angel Still being sent on jobs at 79 Turning up to Freddie Mercury’s party in drag by mistake How he navigated the switch to digital Why he reccommends that young photographers experiment with film Photographing flowers …and the east end of London The importance of saying sorry when necessary His gallery in west London How the business has changed Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Ilvy Njiokiktjien is a Dutch photojournalist, filmmaker, podcast host and educator who has been creating and sharing stories for almost two decades. She is based in Utrecht, the Netherlands and is a contributing photographer to VII Foundation . Ilvy is committed to documenting the social and political issues that shape our world. Her work is characterized by a sensitive eye and a compassionate and personal relationship with her subjects. For nearly 2 decades, she chronicled South Africa’s first post-apartheid generation. Ilvy became intrigued by these young adults and portrayed them in her own, personal and intimate style. “Equality is there on paper, but a majority of young people believes white South Africans still have better chances, as the legacy of centuries of inequality is still there.” The result is the project Born Free – Mandela’s Generation of Hope , which sparked a documentary, an interactive website, a book, feature articles, and a traveling exhibition. Her work with Ukraine’s LGBTQ community in March 2022 tells the tale of people’s loves and fears – and their resolve in the face of Russian aggression. Ilvy’s latest project on co-housing follows people who opt to live in non-traditional groups or who welcome extended family members into a shared home. Ilvy was the first woman to win the Dutch Silver Camera Award for photographer of the year and was named the first ever Photographer Laureate of the Netherlands in 2013. In addition to numerous awards from international organizations such as World Press Photo and POYi , Ilvy’s images have appeared in The New York Times , The Washington Post , National Geographic, The Guardian , Stern , Der Spiegel , TIME , and other major outlets. She has exhibited at Visa pour l’Image in France, New York’s Photoville, and museums and festivals around the world. On episode 281, Ilvy discusses, among other things: Her foray into podcasting for Canon The pattern of her work life How things have changed since she started Collaboration and the importance of writing and interviews Approach to personal long-term projects Her current project about ‘receiving states’ Her approach to research Why it’s good to reinvent yourself Using a simple Google search to generate ideas Her project in South Africa, Born Free Why she got kicked out of her internship on The Star newspaper Her interest in ‘interactive long reads’ and the book she made with one of her subjects The perils and advantages of social media Her family history project and the joint exhibition that came of it The tendency for younger documentary photographers to be introspective and why that might be Her foray into podcasting - asking her fellow VII photographers four questions The importance of failure Her 'dream story' Referenced: Carl De Keyser Matt Black Sara Terry Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Jon McCormack is - as plainly stated on his Linked-In profile - a Photographer, Nerd, Educator and Conservationist His photographic work is deeply informed by his upbringing in the stark, untamed landscapes of the Australian Outback, where early life among sheep and cattle fostered a profound respect for nature’s rhythms of resilience and fragility. Beginning as a teenager photographing quiet, often-overlooked moments in the bush, he developed a photographic voice rooted in patience, attention, and ecological empathy. Today, his images explore the intricate patterns and emotional textures of wild places, seeking to inspire both wonder and a sense of responsibility, and are widely published and used by global conservation organizations to advocate for the protection of fragile ecosystems. In addition to photography Jon is also actively involved in conservation and social good organizations. He is a member of The Explorer’s Club , a founding board member of Sealegacy , co-founder of his non-profit in Kenya, The Kilgoris Project and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Alongside his creative work, Jon has a day job as a tech nerd. He is Vice President of Camera & Photos Software Engineering at Apple in California, leading the software team responsible for the iPhone camera. His new photobook entitiled Patterns: Art Of The Natural World , is published by Damiani and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Vital Impacts , the non-profit founded in 2021 by photographer Ami Vitale and visual journalist Eileen Mignoni to advance conservation through visual storytelling, community partnership, and strategic investment in local solutions. On episode 280, Jon discusses, among other things: His formative experiences on a remote Australian farm and how that influenced the person he became Discovering his love of mathematics… and of nature… and photography How his ‘impossible to predict' career in tech began at a conference in Manchester, UK How is current role with Apple allows him to ‘live photography’ for his day job A couple of major technical advances in mobile phone photography His thoughts on the impact and implications of AI His new book, Patterns , and how it came from his experience of shooting during Covid The challenge of trying to resolve the tension between his environmentalism and working in the tech industry His close connection to Vital Impacts, to whom he is donating 100% of the proceeds from the book His level of optimism vs. pessimism re. the chances of environmental armageddon Referenced: Ernst Haas Edwin Land Nick Brandt Edward Burtynsky Ami Vitale Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Dragana Jurišić is a photographer, writer and filmmaker. She has exhibited extensively and won numerous awards. Dragana’s work is in several significant collections, including the National Gallery of Ireland, the Arts Council Collection, the Irish State Art Collection (OPW), the Bank of Spain, and others. Her first book, YU: The Lost Country , received accolades worldwide. Her second book, Museum , a collaboration with Paula Meehan, was published in July 2019 and is now in its 2nd edition. Her Own , published in December 2022, received outstanding reviews in El País, The Irish Times and RTE Culture. Dragana is currently working on her first feature-length documentary, The Last Balkan Cowboy (working title). In episode 279, Dragana discusses, among other things: Her forthcoming debut documentary. How everything she’s done is an attempt at making sense of her experience during the Balkan war Her book YU: The Lost Country The influence of Rebecca West’s book Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia How she would measure the success of the new film Wanting to reach as large an audience as possible The imposter syndrome she felt as a first time film maker Being ‘ergonomic’ about the way she approaches making The story of her Aunt and her book Her Own Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Featuring: Sjef van Duin , Librarian Roderick van der Loos , Interim Director Zippora Elders, incoming General & Artistic Director Grace Wong-Si-Kwie , Head of Presentations and Public Outreach Guinevere Ras , Curator of opening exhibition Awakening in Blue Martijn van den Broek , Head of Collections Joop De Jong , Guest Curator of opening exhibition, Rotterdam In Focus Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Zackary Canepari is an Emmy Award–winning filmmaker and Guggenheim Fellow whose work moves between documentary film and photography. He began as a photojournalist in India and Pakistan before creating the Sundance-screened series California Is a place , a portrait of the golden state unraveling at the edges. He later co-directed the feature documentary T-Rex (SXSW), following teenage Olympic boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields as she fought her way toward gold; the film was adapted by MGM into the narrative feature The Fire Inside . His Guggenheim-supported project Flint Is a place expanded documentary storytelling across film, photography, archival material, and immersive media, earning a World Press Photo Award and recognition as Multimedia Photographer of the Year at POYi. His monograph REX won POYi Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the Paris Photo–Aperture First PhotoBook Prize. Zackary's documentary Fire in Paradise won an Emmy and an Edward R. Murrow Award and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. He received a second Emmy for directing The Gallagher Effect for The New York Times Presents (FX/Hulu). Instagram In episode 277, Zackary discusses, among other things: How he started in photography The experience of cutting his photographic teeth in India The complicated question of whether it's a good time to be a filmmaker His early project California Is a place , with his collaborator Drea Cooper Learning the ropes through experience His first feature documentary, T-Rex, and being smiled upon by the documentary gods Flint Town Thoughts & Prayers Fire in Paradise Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Jessica Dimmock’s work focusses on humanistic and intimate storytelling. She is the recipient of numerous international awards for her photography and video work, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, three World Press Photo Awards for short films, The Inge Morath Award from Magnum, the F Award for Concerned Photography from Forma and Fabrica, The Infinity Award for Photojournalist of the Year from the International Center of Photography, and The Kodak Award for Best Cinematography at the Hamptons International Film Festival. She is a Sundance Edit and Story Lab Fellow, and her first feature film The Pearl was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Dallas International Film Festival and was executive produced by Impact Partners. Her clients include HBO, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Microsoft, The UNFPA, Aperture, Showtime and PBS. She is the co-director of the Netflix series Flint Town as and directed on the reboot of Unsolved Mysteries and AppleTV’s Home. In 2007 Jessica produced a photobook entitled The Ninth Floor (Contrasto). Her most recent film, co-directed with her partner Zackery Canepari, is Thoughts & Prayers: How to Survive an Active Shooter in America , focussing on the USA's $3 billion active shooter preparadness industry and its effects on teachers and students, released in 2025. In episode 276, Jessica Discusses, among other things: Current projects Her attraction to dark subject matter Her TV mini series Captive Audience Forming close relationships with her subject The random coffee shop interaction that changed her direction forever The chance encounter that led to her first big photography project and subsequent book, The Ninth Floor How the musician Moby played a part in her journey Serendipity and her project The Pearl The challenge of landing lucrative commercial work The Netflix series she co-directed, Flint Town Her most recent film Thoughts & Prayers: How to Survive an Active Shooter in America Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

On episode 275, Philip discusses, among other things: His ‘cabinet of curiosities’ studio space A recent, powerful urge to photograph in Australia Why he left the newspaper world there in favour of Thailand His early project “The Cars That Ate Bangkok” His sense of anger at injustice His ‘near death experience’ on Sleeping Dog Mountain Process, shooting on film, and working close to the subject The influence of Koudelka’s book Exiles The ways in which his old home of Bangkok has changed since he was there Why he moved to France Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Joachim Ladefoged is a Danish photographer born in 1970. He has worked as a professional since 1991, and is a member of the international photo agency VII. Today he is a staff photographer at the Danish Daily Jyllands-Posten, but over the years he has worked regularly for magazines such as The New York Times Magazine, Mare, The New Yorker and TIME. Joachim has received numerous awards for his work from institutions such as Visa D'Or, World Press Photo, POYi, Eissie, and Agfa, as well as Picture of the Year in Denmark. Over the years he has published 3 monographs, Albanians, Mirror and Time After My Time. Joachim photographs everything with the same inventiveness and diligence, whether sports, war or commerce. His highly accomplished career has seen him master complex, violent news stories, commercial assignments, daily news, and rich, vibrant, and spectacular feature stories. Joachim is credited with being one of the driving forces behind the new wave of Danish photojournalism. In episode 274, Joachim discusses, among other things: Having arthritis as a teenager and the impact it had on his life (good and bad) Starting his career as an intern at a local newspaper Moving on to ‘the best job in the world’ at national newspaper Politiken Winning the World Press Photo award Words of wisdom received from Magnum legend Constantine Manos Getting into Magnum… and being chucked out again Being part of ‘the new wave of Danish photojounalists’ Why changing direction on becoming a father was “the right decision, but a hard decision” Why three photographers were just made redundant on his newspaper His approach to shooting and lighting portraits His book project Time After My Time Photographing his kids with the iPhone Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Lee Shulman is a visual artist, filmmaker, and founder of The Anonymous Project, one of the most significant archives of vernacular color photography in existence. Since 2017, the project has amassed nearly one million Kodachrome slides from the 1940s to the early 2000s — intimate, everyday images that might have otherwise been lost to time. Through curation and transformation, Lee reanimates these personal photographs, weaving them into compelling narratives that explore memory, family, love, and cultural shifts across generations. Lee’s career also extends into film direction, notably with his debut feature documentary, "I Am Martin Parr," released in 2025. This film chronicles a road trip with renowned photographer Martin Parr, revisiting iconic locations from his oeuvre. Shulman's prior collaboration with Parr on the "Déjà View" project, which paired Parr's distinctive photographs with images from The Anonymous Project, laid the groundwork for their working relationship. The documentary provides an affectionate portrayal of Parr's artistic process and enduring work ethic, further cementing Lee’s engagement with the broader discourse of photography. Born in London in 1973, Lee lives and works in Paris. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Biennale and Rencontres d’Arles, and is held in major collections such as the Getty Museum in Los Angeles and Photo Elysée in Lausanne. Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Featuring: Ed Sykes Ian Howarth Dina Litovsky Joseph Michael Lopez Mike Abrahams Ian Macdonald Katrin Koenning Tomasz Tomaszewski Mackenzie Calle Marc Wilson Paul Seawright Mohamed Bourouissa Anna Arendt Marjolein Martinot Rankin Tony Docekal Eli Reed Merlin Daleman Mike Brodie Paul Sng Ed Kashi Rachel Elizabeth Seed Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .

Rachel Elizabeth Seed is a Brooklyn and Los Angeles-based nonfiction storyteller working in film, photography, and writing. In 2025, she won the Truer Than Fiction Spirit Award for her debut feature film, A Photographic Memory, which is also a New York Times Critics Pick . Rachel’s work has received support from the Sundance Institute, Chicken + Egg Films, the Jewish Film Institute, the California Film Institute, Jewish Story Partners, NYFA, Field of Vision, the Jerome Foundation, NYSCA, the Maine Media Workshops, the Roy W. Dean grant, the National Arts Club, IFP, and many others. Formerly a photo editor at New York Magazine, her photography has been exhibited worldwide, including at the International Center of Photography, and she was a cameraperson on several award-winning feature documentaries. Rachel’s writing has been published by No Film School, the Sundance Institute, and Talkhouse and she is Executive Director / Co-founder of the Brooklyn Documentary Club, a NYC-based filmmaker collective with 250+ members. In episode 271, Rachel discusses, among other things: A summary of her mum’s character nature vs. nurture Her mum’s Images of Man interviews for ICP/Scholastic What inspired her to make a film How her own story became interwined with her mum’s Discovering a family archive of super 8 footage How she recreated the interviews using actors The importance of working with good editors The challenge of funding and financing Key advice for anyone wanting to make a personal documentary The fine balance between collaboration and having the courage of your convitions as director Writing for narration as opposed to for reading Sharing her personal stories as the film evolved over a ten year period - How to balance life and art ‘Selling the film’ and what that means in practice The Brooklyn Documentary Club Moving to L.A. Projects she has in development Website | Instagram Become a A Small Voice podcast member here to access exclusive additional subscriber-only content and the full archive of 200+ previous episodes for £4 per month. Need a website? EXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 15% off when booked by Christmas 2026! Go here . Subscribe to my weekly newsletter here for everything A Small Voice related and much more besides. Follow me on Instagram here . Need a new website? I will build you one with Squarespace. Details here .