04 - Stuart Freedman - Documentary photographer Documentary Storytellers

This week I’m speaking with documentary photographer Stuart Freedman. We discuss power dynamics within photography, the need to lead with empathy and curiosity when exploring human stories, the benefits of getting support from others – be it a mentor or an photography agency, the need to be relentless in our pursuit to get the important stories we document in front of audiences…and so much more…I really enjoyed our chat, and there’s so much to learn from the wealth of experience Stuart so generously shares.

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Books mentioned: ⁠The Englishman and the eel⁠ | ⁠The Palaces of Memory⁠

Podcast hosted and produced by Chris King

References

Don McCullinPicture PostCraig EastonThatcher’s Children by Craig EastonOpen Eye GalleryJack ShenkerMark FisherTerence DonavanSebastião SalgadoJames NachtweyWilliam Albert AllardMark PowerNetwork PhotographersPanos PicturesMagnumIan BerryTom StoddartSalvador (film)Ryszard Kapuściński Martha GellhornGideon MendelMike AbrahamsMike GoldwaterHomer SykesFormat (photo agency)Adrian EvansVIINoni StaceyNikos EconomopoulosMartin ParrJosef KoudelkaAntonio Gramsci Robert CapaJohn LydonJean-François LeroyDewi LewisStewart Smith (book designer)Sony World Photography AwardsWorld Press Photo