David Hume is the inaugural winner of the SALA SOLO Photographic Opportunity. This art ‘prize’ was devised by Paul Atkins, Gavin Blake and Patty Chehade as a collaborative opportunity to develop and show a new body of work with the guidance of all three prize givers. The prize directly includes mentoring from Gavin Blake of the Centre for Creative Photography (CCP) the printing and framing of the artwork buy Atkins Lab, and the staging of the exhibition at Praxis Art Space. David lept on the opportunity, and we are only days away from the exhibition opening as part of the 2023 South Australian ..read more

Rowena Meadows interview This week Rowena joins Paul for a bunch of pointy questions aiming to find out how she has developed her family documentary photography work. Rowena works from Melbourne, but is regularly invited to shoot around Australia and overseas. Her unique style engages in the righteous struggle to bring a warm reality to the photography of family life. You are going to love listening to this, make sure visit Rowena’s website, those pictures will stay in your mind forever. https://www.rowenameadows.com.au ..read more

Rick Liston interview Paul interviews Rick Liston, a wedding photographer who has made it his mission to not only give his clients the best experience, but to make the business of wedding photography run as smoothly as possible. Rick has spent years systematising every background process that can be, allowing him to focus on his clients and have a full life outside the demanding world of a wedding photographer. Rick’s Wedding Workflow business is the culmination of his efforts, where he helps others set up their systems and optimise their web store. Like we all should, Rick is keenly aware of ..read more

Another stroll in the park with Frank draws out conversation about Succession the TV show and making art on this our 40th episode. “PDA: Persistent Demand Avoidance ..read more

Paul & Kym from Refocus Retreat In the first interview recorded in a year or more, Paul talks with Kym Vulling from the Refocus Retreat. Kym’s event was first run in 2014, it is a female focussed conference that has survived the ons and offs of COVID and the challenges that our representative industry bodies have been through. Paul attended the event in April 2022 and had a blast, and he cannot recommend it enough. With speakers presenting their work, discussing business, and sharing techniques, and a small trade show (where Atkins will have a table!) it is a feast of information on photog ..read more

We’re back at it again, totally not recorded at the same time as the episode 36! Frank is again showing us the way. Meanwhile we discuss product cycles, new design templates, some staff updates, some frustrations. Enjoy! Don’t forget, you need to come to the Refocus Retreat! https://refocusretreat.com.au ..read more

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Paul & Kate catch up chat Ha ha! Finally we get our little podcast rolling again. We’ve tweaked the format to separate our chats with the interviews. This will give listeners some more choice and enable more episodes to hit the airwaves. Be patient with us as we’re both nervous in this fresh episode, and we are trying a new, more informal recording format, this time out walking the company CEO, Frank the dog. Enjoy! Refocus Retreat https://refocusretreat.com.au ..read more

The Adelaide Fringe Festival was in town and Paul sat down with Sydney based festival and event photographer Robert McGrath. Robert has been covering Fringe Festivals as both a photographerr for many years and has added writing to broaden his offerings. Robert’s approach is unique as he strives to get behind the canned PR that is typical in theatre, and delve deeper into the performances. This is a pivotal time for festivals and events, and Robert sees it burgeoning with opportunity. Robert’s Website: https://itsoutnow.co On Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/itsoutnow Robert’s page on his Photomotions ..read more

In a first for the podcast, Paul interviews the six members of PRISM, a group exhibition formed as part of a biennial class the Centre for Creative Photography runs. Lead by Gavin Blake, it is a heroic undertaking to bring a group of students through the process of staging a truly cohesive show. The members of PRISM are John King, Paul Watson, Alifiya Haidermota, Thomas Gloyn, Jiri Bruderhans and Geoff Borg. Paul and Kate also discuss Non Fungible Tokens (NFT), just for fun. The PRISM website: https://prismexhibition.com/home-1 Bookings for the launch event: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e ..read more