Street Life
Street Life is a street photography podcast hosted by John St and Mark Davidson. Each fortnight, John and Mark speak to talented, world-class street photographers - from traditional and established doyens of the industry to innovative and emerging trailblazers - about their work and love for street photography.
Episodes
61 episodes
Sam Ferris
In this episode of Street Life, Mark and John welcome special guest Sam Ferris, an accomplished Australian street photographer based in Sydney.Sam recounts his move to Sydney in 2008, the challenges he faced in adapting to...
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Episode 61
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1:22:48
Ulysses Aoki
In this episode of Street Life, Mark Davidson and John St dive into a lively discussion about street photography, current events, and the evolving nature of photography itself. This episode features special guest Ulys...
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Episode 60
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1:08:52
Payman Hazheer
In this episode of Street Life, we dive deep into the world of project-based photography with our special guest, Payman Hazheer, a talented Swedish-based photographer known for his striking street portraits and documentary-style work.<...
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Episode 59
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1:05:42
Highlights of 2024, Goals for 2025 + Listener Q&A
In this episode, John and Mark wrap up the year that was 2024 and nominate their highlights of the year. Listeners also sent in questions for the duo, including 'what are the worst street photography trends' and 'what are our finals thoughts of...
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Episode 58
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37:42
Matt Black
In this episode of Street Life, co-hosts Mark Davidson and John St speak with acclaimed American documentary photographer Matt Black, known for his work on poverty, migration, and environmental issues. Matt shares his journey into phot...
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Episode 57
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1:02:19
Narelle Autio
In this episode, Mark Davidson and John St dive into the fascinating world of photography and the creative journey of Narelle Autio, an acclaimed Adelaide-based photographer.As we welcome Narelle to the podcast, we explore her impr...
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Episode 56
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1:06:27
Suzanne Stein
In this episode of Street Life, John and Mark dive deep into the world of street photography with our special guest, Suzanne Stein, a talented street and documentary photographer based in the east coast of the United States. Known for ...
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Episode 55
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1:14:56
Anna Lohmann
In this episode of Street Life, we had the pleasure of speaking with Anna Lohmann, a talented street photographer based in Hamburg, Germany. Anna shared her inspiring journey into street photography, which began in 2020 when she moved to London...
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Episode 54
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1:04:23
Argus Paul Estabrook
Argus Paul Estabrook is a Korean-American, lens-based photographer currently living in South Korea. He uses candid moments and chance encounters to share a personal journey that often explores the intersections of identity, race, and politics.&...
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Episode 53
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1:17:52
Round Table: Is Street Photography Becoming Soulless?
In a Street Life first, John and Mark host a round table discussion with Sydney-based street photographers Houman Katoozi, Steve Dimitriadis and Ben Greenslade-Stanton. In this episode, the panel discuss whether street photography is becoming s...
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Episode 52
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1:16:34
JC Kodaks
JC Kodaks is a New York City-based photographer, with roots in the Philippines.JC is known for capturing the vibrant street life of New York City and his work is heavily influenced by the film noir aesthetic.JC's work has been fe...
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Episode 51
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1:13:54
Alison McCauley
Alison McCauley is an English documentary and street photographer currently based in the South of France.Alison initially studied visual art and painting, before transitioning to photography around 2006.Her approach to street pho...
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Episode 50
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53:43
Francesca Chiacchio (aka Francesca Who)
Francesca Chiacchio is an award-winning Italian street photographer based in Naples, Italy.Her work has been exhibited in various photography exhibitions worldwide and has been featured in numerous international magazines.Francesc...
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Episode 49
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1:01:14
Is social media killing the art of photography? (Featuring Knox Bertie)
In this episode, John and Mark are joined by Sydney-based photographer Knox Bertie to discuss the question: are there too many photographs these days and is the volume of images stripping meaning from photography?
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Episode 48
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1:02:49
David Cossini
David Cossini is an award-winning photographer and film-maker based in Newcastle, Australia. David specialises in long-form documentary projects and portraiture, and has won numerous awards for his work including the HeadOn Portrait...
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Episode 47
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1:30:36
Paulie B
Paul Baldonado, more commonly known as Paulie B, is a New York-based artist and street photographer.He also runs a hugely successful You Tube channel, which not only highlights his own great work but the work of other photographers in th...
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Episode 46
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54:32
Robin Schimko (aka The Real Sir Robin)
The Real Sir Robin is a German-born street photographer who also runs a popular photography YouTube channel.He is known for shooting both film and digital and travels the world taking photos and teaching workshops.Follow Robin:
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Episode 45
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1:01:36
Shooting Solo vs Shooting with Mates (plus Jay Regular)
In this episode, John and Mark discuss whether photographing on your own versus shooting with a group of mates yields better results.Plus, Jay Regular chats about his latest project and photo zine, Commute.Follow Jay:
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Episode 44
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51:10
Reuben Radding
Reuben Radding is a New York City-based street photographer known for his work capturing the people and streets of NYC. His photography is characterised by a focus on human character and emotion, mostly in black and white. ...
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Episode 43
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1:17:37
Matt Hall (aka The 13th Second)
Matt Hall is a photographer originally from Cambridge in the UK, who currently resides in Margate. Matt is known for his minimalistic style of street photography and uses abstraction and single human figures to find magic in the mu...
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Episode 42
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1:04:24
Photo Talk: Protests, Photobooks and Posteriors
In this episode, John and Mark discuss photographing protests, the pitfalls and benefits of film photography, getting into fights with photojournalists and their favourite photobooks.Photobooks mentioned in this podcast:
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Episode 41
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51:00
Stephen Dupont
Stephen Dupont is an Australian photographer based in New South Wales.Stephen is one of Australia’s most acclaimed photojournalists, whose work focuses largely on the human condition, war and climate.In 2007, he was the recipient ...
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Episode 40
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1:22:22
Jonny Dub
Jonny Dub is an award-winning street photographer originally from Manchester in the UK, who is now based in Tokyo.He is a member of the Tokyo Street Photography Club and last year self-published his first zene, titled Kaiko.Jonny ...
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Episode 39
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1:02:30