The Photography Pod

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1. Why Photographs? Neil Selkirk on Arbus, AI and the Art of Seeing

   23 Oct 2026 · 45 min · S2 E48

   Message Nick and Steve here: What makes a great photograph? Is it composition, technical perfection, or simply being in the right place at the right moment? This week, Steve and Nick are joined by acclaimed…

2. Two Photographers, One Wedding – with Murray McMillan & Lawrence Scott

   12 Oct 2026 · 1 h 01 min · S2 E47 · Explicit

   Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick are joined by Scottish wedding photographers Murray McMillan and Lawrence Scott for a very funny and refreshingly candid conversation about photography, friendship and…

3. Grey Imports, the Pocket 4 Pro and Making Photography Fun Again

   28 Sep 2026 · 51 min · S2 E46 · Explicit

   Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick revisit the grey import debate after asking photographers where they buy their gear. The savings can be substantial, but what about warranties, VAT and the UK camera shops…

4. The £10,000 Camera Bag Challenge

   14 Sep 2026 · 1 h 00 min · S2 E45 · Explicit

   Message Nick and Steve here: What would you put in your camera bag if you had £10,000 to spend? In this episode, Steve and Nick take on the £10K camera bag challenge, choosing the bodies, lenses, lighting and video…

5. We’re Back! Weddings, Broken Gear & What’s Next

   1 Sep 2026 · 38 min · S2 E44

   Message Nick and Steve here: The Photography Pod is back! After a busy summer break, Steve and Nick catch up on weddings, house moves, broken gear and the challenges of keeping photography fresh after years behind the…

6. The Photography World Cup 2026: Which Camera Wins?

   22 Jun 2026 · 45 min · S2 E43

   Message Nick and Steve here: In this mid summer check-in, Steve and Nick reunite after a hectic few weeks of weddings, travel, house moves and an ill-advised afternoon involving several IPAs and very little food. The…

7. Hannah Young: Travel and Street Photographer and YouTuber

   19 Apr 2026 · 57 min · S2 E42

   Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick are joined for this episode by photographer and YouTuber Hannah Young. Hannah talks about her journey into photography, from landscapes to travel and street photography. She…

8. Stop Chasing The Perfect Histogram

   30 Mar 2026 · 53 min · S2 E41

   Message Nick and Steve here: One 30-second Instagram Reel sparks a full-blown photography debate, and it starts with a phrase designed to annoy the internet: “Da Vinci Got It Wrong.” We break down why the “perfect…

9. 10 KILLER Photography questions!

   7 Mar 2026 · 56 min · S2 E40

   Message Nick and Steve here: We asked ChatGPT for 10 controversial photography questions - we got some suprising results! Nick and Steve debate some interesting and thought provoking topics around street photography,…

10. Will Content Creators replace Photographers?

    20 Feb 2026 · 55 min · S2 E39

    Message Nick and Steve here: Content creators are becoming more common at weddings, but will they replace photographers and videographers? And has camera technology plateaued - can they get any better? And, if you are…

11. What would be our DREAM photography gig?

    29 Jan 2026 · 52 min · S2 E38

    Message Nick and Steve here: If Nick and Steve could have any photography trip or job, paid or unpaid, what would we each choose? Nick is spying on people coming to buy his house, whilst Steve is packing his bags for…

12. Julian Elliott - Award winning freelance travel and landscape photographer

    19 Jan 2026 · 42 min · S2 E37

    Message Nick and Steve here: In this first show of 2026, Steve Vaughan and Nick Church discuss various aspects of photography and travel with guest Julian Elliott, a professional travel and landscape photographer.…

13. Looking back on 2025 and plans for the New Year

    21 Dec 2025 · 41 min · S2 E36

    Message Nick and Steve here: For this last show of 2025, Steve and Nick look back on 2025 and their respective year of professional photography. They also pay tribute to Martin Parr, who passed away recently, with…

14. Sony or Lumix for Gig Photography? Or Both!

    6 Dec 2025 · 52 min · S2 E35

    Message Nick and Steve here: With the Sony A75 now officially launched, Nick and Steve have a special guest in Luke Vaughan (no relation to Steve!), a professional rock and metal photographer who shoots Sony. The…

15. Why Sony MUST make the A75 a winner!

    21 Nov 2025 · 32 min · S2 E34

    Message Nick and Steve here: In this episode of The Photography Pod, wedding photographers Steve Vaughan and Nick Church discuss the upcoming new Sony Alpha 7M5, scheduled for launch in early December. They discuss…

16. How to Set your Pricing for your Photography Business

    2 Nov 2025 · 57 min · S2 E33 · Explicit

    Message Nick and Steve here: In this episode of the Photography Pod, hosts Steve Vaughan and Nick Church discuss various aspects of running a photography business, including pricing strategies, understanding costs,…

17. Karl Taylor - Advertising Photographer, Educator and Brand Ambassador

    19 Oct 2025 · 1 h 10 min · S2 E32

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick are joined by Karl Taylor, a renowned advertising, fashion and beauty photographer with over 25 years experience of working with some of the leading global brands. From his…

18. Michal Korta- Award Winning Portrait and Documentary Photographer

    12 Oct 2025 · 48 min · S2 E31

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick's guest for this week's show is Michał Korta, an award winning Polish portrait and documentary photographer, who shares his artistic approach, creative process, and unique…

19. Smartphone or "Real" Camera on Vacation?

    28 Sep 2025 · 1 h 03 min · S2 E30

    Message Nick and Steve here: Nick is back from his vacation in Croatia, and used his phone for his holiday photos! Is a smart phone all you need when on holiday? Steve is contemplating (another) new camera, but which…

20. Brand and Business Photography - Marcus Ahmad

    13 Sep 2025 · 52 min · S2 E29

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick's guest this episode is Marcus Ahmad. Marcus has had a long and varied career in photography, including fashion, advertising and now brand photography. He is also a…

21. All about lenses! Do you NEED that wide aperture glass?

    31 Aug 2025 · 51 min · S2 E28

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick are running on empty through a busy wedding season! In this show they look at their respective collection of Sony fit lenses. Do we really need that F1.4 aperture? And what…

22. IWPOTY- Wedding Photography Awards with Luke Simon

    17 Aug 2025 · 55 min · S2 E27 · Explicit

    Message Nick and Steve here: Nick and Steve put wedding photography awards under the microscope with Luke Simon, the curator and founder of the International Wedding Photographer of the Year awards. The International…

23. Our favourite Sony gear - and what isn't!

    3 Aug 2025 · 40 min · S2 E26

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick delve back into their bulging camera bags and discuss the favourite - and least favourite- Sony photography and video gear. Steve has been meeting podcast royalty at an…

24. JPG vs Raw vs DNG; what to use and when, plus film simulations on a Sony?

    21 Jul 2025 · 47 min · S2 E25

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick are both now fully into wedding season, but Nick manages to fit in a trip to Ireland before the season gets crazy! The guys discuss the pros and cons of shooting JPG's…

25. Stuff we take to weddings - and why!

    6 Jul 2025 · 1 h 01 min · S2 E24 · Explicit

    Message Nick and Steve here: For this episode Steve and Nick are joined by Jan Willem Van Konijnenburg, one half of Creative Depiction Studio, a Gloucestershire based wedding photographer and videographer, whom Nick…

26. Jay Farrell - Abandoned buildings photographer and author from Nashville, TN.

    22 Jun 2025 · 45 min · S2 E23

    Message Nick and Steve here: Nick and Steve's guest for this week's show is Jay Farrell, a Nashville, TN based photographer who specialises in photographing abandoned building throughout USA. He is also a successful…

27. What's in Sam and Steve's Bag? Photographing wedding with Sam and Steve Photography

    6 Jun 2025 · 1 h 08 min · S2 E22 · Explicit

    Message Nick and Steve here: For this week's show Steve becomes the guest and Nick the interviewer, as Steve, with his wife Samantha (Sam) tell Nick how they photograph weddings, and what gear they use on the day.…

28. Courtney Victoria - Outdoor and Landscape Photographer and YouTuber

    23 May 2025 · 40 min · S2 E21

    Message Nick and Steve here: Nick is flying solo on this latest episode of The Photography pod, as Steve is away. Nick's guest is Courtney Victoria, a British Landscape and Outdoor Photographer currently based in…

29. What's in Nick's Bag? How Nick Church photographs weddings

    9 May 2025 · 1 h 07 min · S2 E20

    Message Nick and Steve here: Nick becomes Steve's interview guest in this episode of The Photography Pod, as we delve into the deep and murky depth's of Nick's camera bag. The show features an in depth discussion on…

30. Francesco Gola - Long Exposure Seascape Photographer

    24 Apr 2025 · 1 h 09 min · S2 E19

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick's guest this week is Francesco Gola, a fine art landscape photographer, who shares his journey into photography, his love for long exposure seascapes, and the emotional…

31. Victoria Hillman - Macro and Wildlife Photographer

    13 Apr 2025 · 48 min · S2 E18

    Message Nick and Steve here: Nick and Steve's guest photographer for this episode is Victoria (Vic) Hillman, a macro and wildlife photographer. Vic shares how her Zoology and Biology academic background helps her in…

32. Celebrity Portrait Photographer- Andy Gotts MBE

    30 Mar 2025 · 1 h 07 min · S2 E17

    Message Nick and Steve here: Nick is back with Steve for this show, which features a guest interview with Andy Gotts, MBE. Andy is a renowned celebrity photographer based in London, England, and New York, USA. He is…

33. Martin Hajdukiewicz - Woodland landcape photographer and YouTube presenter

    14 Mar 2025 · 36 min · S2 E16

    Message Nick and Steve here: Nick is away for this episode, where Steve's guest is Martin Hajdukiewicz, a Warwickshire based woodland and landscape photographer. Self taught via YouTube channels, Martin has become an…

34. Emily Endean -Seascape Photographer, Female Photographer Educator and Van Dweller.

    2 Mar 2025 · 41 min · S1 E15

    Message Nick and Steve here: Nick and Steve's guest for this episode is Emily Endean. Emily is a freelancer photographer specialising in seascapes, ocean photography and lifestyle/brand photography. Emily is also a…

35. Sujata Setia - Multi award winning photographer and artist

    23 Feb 2025 · 26 min

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick's special guest for this episode is Sujata Setia. Sujata is a multi award winning photographer and artist. As well as her family and materity photography, Sujata also has…

36. The Photography and Video Show 2025 - Meet the team behind the show!

    9 Feb 2025 · 45 min · S2 E13

    Message Nick and Steve here: The Photography and Video Show is the UK's largest imaging exhibition and show. In this, the first of several episodes of The Photography Pod as part of the build up to the show, Steve and…

37. How to Photograph Gardens - Jason Ingram

    24 Jan 2025 · 55 min · S2 E12

    Message Nick and Steve here: In this episode of the Photography Pod, hosts Nick Church and Steve Vaughan chat with garden photographer Jason Ingram about his journey into photography, the challenges of capturing…

38. Photographing for M&S and Sainsbury's - Kris Kirkham, London based food photographer

    11 Jan 2025 · 53 min · S2 E11

    Message Nick and Steve here: For the first show of 2025, Steve and Nick are back with another guest from the world of food photography. Kris Kirkham is a London based food photographer, who has worked with many of the…

39. Steve and Nick's Christmas Special!

    20 Dec 2024 · 1 h 01 min · S2 E10

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick get in the Christmas spirit for this last show of 2024. Steve gets his own back on Nick for the teasing on the last show with a surprise Christmas quiz. Nick has been…

40. Cristian Barnett - Renowned food photographer

    19 Dec 2024 · 45 min · S2 E9

    Message Nick and Steve here: In this episode of the Photography Pod, Nick (on his own this week) speaks with renowned food photographer Cristian Barnett. They discuss Cristian's journey into photography, his…

41. Roo Stain - Award winning wedding videographer who started as a photographer

    8 Dec 2024 · 1 h 02 min · S2 E8

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick's guest for this episode is Roo Stain, a multi-award winning photographer based in the West Midlands of the UK. Although Roo studied film-making at University, he initial…

42. What camera system would we choose if we were starting out now? And why?

    24 Nov 2024 · 1 h 03 min · S2 E7

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick delve into the world of camera gear in this episode, and discuss the pros and cons of the main camera systems available in 2024. Which system would they choose if they were…

43. Neil Redfern and Helen Williams - Flash Masters and Wedding Photographers

    10 Nov 2024 · 1 h 02 min · S2 E6

    Message Nick and Steve here: Nick and Steve's guests for this episode are Neil Redfern and Helen Williams, successful wedding photographers, photography educators, and the driving force behind Flash Masters, a…

44. Tesni Ward - Wildlife Photographer, OM System Ambassador

    27 Oct 2024 · 55 min · S2 E5

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Nick's guest for this episode is the Peak District based wildlife and landscape photographer Tesni Ward. An OM System ambassador, she describes how redundancy from a role in…

45. Geraint Roberts - Shooting Analogue Film

    13 Oct 2024 · 1 h 03 min · S2 E4

    Message Nick and Steve here: in this episode Steve and Nick chat to Geraint Roberts, a South Wales based wedding photographer who loves to shoot film at weddings. Geraint discusses his journey in Photography, starting…

46. Steve Gerrard - Music and Wedding Photographer Based in Montreal

    28 Sep 2024 · 55 min · S2 E3

    Message Nick and Steve here: In this episode, Steve and Nick chat with acclaimed Music, Gig and Wedding Photographer Steve Gerrard. From spinning records for Oasis at Wembley Stadium to capturing the essence of live…

47. Guy Peterson - Dakar based Photojournalist

    14 Sep 2024 · 58 min · S2 E2

    Message Nick and Steve here: In this weeks episode, Steve and Nick's guest is Guy Peterson, a photojournalist based in Dakar. Guy shares his journey from university to becoming a freelance photojournalist,…

48. New Season, New Co-Presenter - Meet Nick Church!

    1 Sep 2024 · 45 min · S2 E1

    Message Nick and Steve here: In this episode of the Photography Pod, Steve Vaughan introduces his new co-host, Nick Church, and explains the departure of the previous co-host, Martin Chung. Steve and Nick discuss…

49. Steven Johnson - Shetland Wildlife Photographer

    15 May 2024 · 1 h 08 min · S1 E6

    Message Nick and Steve here: Steve and Martin's special guest for this episode is Steven Johnson. Steve is based in Shetland, far north of mainland UK. Steve caught up with Steven whilst on holiday in Orkney, for a…

50. Our Best and Worst Photography Purchases!

    16 Apr 2024 · 1 h 09 min · S1 E5 · Explicit

    Message Nick and Steve here: In this episode Martin and Steve reveal there 5 best AND worst purchases ever! We both have a bit of reputation for buying gear, so we have plenty to choose from. There are some surprises…