214 - The 1 Million Downloads Episode

In episode 214:

An audio clip from each of the top 10 most downloaded episodes of all time (as of September 2023).

• 10 - Tom Craig (Episode 130)
• 09 - Martin Parr #2 (Episode 197)
• 08 - Tom Wood (Episode 160)
• 07 - Todd Hido (Episode 103)
• 06 - Chris Killip (Episode 094)05 - Paul Graham (Episode 149)
• 04 - Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb (Episode 105)
• 03 - Stephen Shore (Episode 192)
• 02 - Mark Steinmetz (Episode 112)
• 01 - Martin Parr (Episode 091)

And a swift tour of the Bonus Questions which all guests now answer for the member-only podcast:

• What has photography taught you about yourself or life in general?
• What is your greatest strength and your main weakness as a photographer?
• If you could meet your 20 year-old self now, what advice would you give to her/him?
• What’s the one most essential lesson you would pass on to someone considering a photography ‘career’ today?
• How has a failure, or what seemed like a failure at the time, set you up for later success? Do you have a “favourite failure” of yours?
• Can you think of any ideas or beliefs - whether about photography or anything else in life - that you have now reversed or totally changed your position on?
• Is there a photobook that has a special place in your heart or a particular significance, or that has been especially influential or inspiring to you?
• Do you have a favourite photographer, if you absolutely had to pick someone? Why them?
• Are there any notable photobooks or photographers that you have only just discovered for the first time in recent years?
• If and when you feel creatively exhausted, uninspired or blocked what do you do to get yourself moving forward again?
• How do you deal with self doubt if and when it arises? Do you have any strategies or habits that you come back to?
• What other artforms or cultural output, either highbrow or popular, do you consume, enjoy or take inspiration from?
• What is the thing you like most about photography or about being a photographer? What is the thing you like the least?
• How do you deal with juggling the need to make a living with finding time to pursue personal projects that don’t necessarily earn you any money?
• How do you manage a work/life balance and deal with juggling career with relationship/home/family life?
• What do you think you might have ended up doing if you hadn’t become a photographer and would you have been good at it?
• What are you hopes for the future?

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