The imagejunkies Podcast

PTSD is a big issue for many journalists around the world. In this episode of the podcast I speak with cameraman Gavin Campbell who has temporarily put down the camera to study a Masters on War & Psy…

In today's episode news and documentary filmmaker Christian Parkinson(@imagejunkies) talks to the brilliant Pak Yiu - an AFP video journalist currently working in China. 

In this episode the guys dis…

In today's short episode I share an audio diary I kept from a recent trip to Sudan to cover the ongoing issues since the fall of President Bashir. 

It's mainly focused on kit and the issues around cu…

Hey guys,

apologies for the long break but the Imagejunkies Podcast is back and rolling again. In today's episode I talk with the brilliant Alex Braczkowski about his work as a wildlife researcher an…

In the latest episode of the Imagejunkies podcast I talk about covering war - how to prepare, what to take and the challenges you will face. 

This is taken from a chapter in my book Camera confidenti…

In today's episode Christian Parkinson interviews an underwater filmmaker from South Africa called Jason Boswell. Jason was a news cameraman but decided to specialise after falling in love with divin…

In today's episode I answer questions from social media. I talk about how I became a video journalist, what are the most dangerous assignments I have had and how bright the future is for camera peopl…

In this episode, I talk frankly about my recent experiences covering the election in Zimbabwe. On 1 August 2018, I found myself alone, in the thick of a dangerous riot. There was gunfire and I found …

In this episode, I chat with Zimbabwean cameraman and editor Tendai Musiya about covering Zimbabwe.

Tendai has been a cameraman for 20 years and he has seen Zimbabwe at it's worst. He was even badly …

In today's episode, I discuss travel tips from my book Camera confidential. Do you travel for work? Are you often filming in remote and exotic locations? If so this episode may be of interest. I am a…

In the latest edition of the Imagejunkies podcast I talk about my new kit, including the Sony PXW Z90, how I packed for my recent trip to South Sudan and what it was like filming in a country gripped…

In today's solo episode I talk about how all news camera people have bad days, the reason for them and why we shouldn't let them get us down. 

Often we look around us in the news pack and think that …

In today's episode I talk with a young video journalist on the rise in the industry. 

Federica De Caria is a 27-year-old staffer with British agency PA. She spent a long time cutting her teeth in the…

In today's episode, I am joined by BBC cameraman Stu McKenzie who was based in Moscow and has worked extensively in the north and south poles. 

We talk about life for British journalists in Russia an…

In this short solo episode, I discuss what kit I use to shoot news and documentary and why. I cover cameras, lenses, audio and editing software. 

The Imagejunkies podcast is for news and documentar…

Cameraman Richard Atkinson is an inspiration. He started as a cameraman in the 1970's, covered the end of the Rhodesian war, was in Beirut in '82 and has filmed the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afgha…

Today's chat is with the excellent Paul Byrne, a producer/cameraman/editor based in Buenos Aires for APTN. 

I'm always in awe of how hard the agency folk have to work and sometimes I wonder if they e…

In today's podcast interview I speak with Lee Durant a cameraman based in London. Lee is a former Royal Marines Commando and we speak in detail about his military career both as an infantryman and as…

In 2011 I and colleague Andrew Harding were in Benghazi, Libya waiting for a ride into the besieged city of Misrata - while kicking our heels we decided to record an audio interview about what makes …