The Land Behind

Peter speaks with the Australian philosopher Jeff Malpas, emeritus distinguished professor at the University of Tasmania, whose work explores the fundamental role the appearance of place plays in und…

Peter speaks to the philosopher Edward S. Casey about the philosophy of place and the ecology of emotion, drawing insights from Casey’s book Turning Emotion Inside Out: Affective Life Beyond the Subj…

Peter interviews the philosopher Erin Plunkett about the 20th-century Czech thinker Jan Patočka, exploring how his thought can help guide us through the problems of truth and beauty in the 21st centu…

Peter speaks to the author and researcher Kat Hill about bothies and what they can teach us about histories of dwelling and place. Kat is the author of Bothy: In Search of Simple Shelter, published i…

Peter speaks to the philosopher Ted Toadvine about a wide range of environmental themes and issues. Toadvine specialises in environmental ethics and contemporary European philosophy. His new book tit…

Peter speaks to the philosopher Al Lingis about what we can learn by looking and the ethics of seeing. Described as one of the most original voices alive today in American philosophy, Al is a keen ph…

Peter joins the Helsinki-based photographer and researcher Harri Pälviranta at his studio to discuss the various themes behind his artistic practice, much of which has been dedicated to making visibl…

Peter speaks to the American photographer and writer Tim Carpenter about the "existential conundrum" of being a photographer, as explored in Tim's new book-length essay titled ‘To Photograph is to Le…

Peter joins Juuso Noronkoski at his studio in Helsinki to discuss the Finnish artist's photographic-based sculptural practice. Recognised for his ability to challenge and transform our expectations o…

Peter speaks to the Brighton-based British photographer Simon Roberts about his experience photographing England’s social landscape in the decade preceding Brexit. Whilst Simon’s unique large format …

Peter speaks to the Danish photographer Joakim Eskildsen about his three-decade long career and the deep connections he has forged along the way. They touch on many topics, including Joakim’s current…

Peter speaks with the Dartmoor-based British photographer Nicholas J. R. White about the interests and concerns that motivate his long-form, research-based and environmentally-situated large format p…

Peter speaks to the Swedish Gothenburg-based photographer Emanuel Cederqvist about his book The Margin of Error. Born in Stockholm in 1863, Axel Hamberg is remembered today as a geographer, a scienti…

Peter speaks to the site-specific musicians and installation artists Leander Knust and A. P. Bergeron in conversation on the other side of the North Atlantic Ocean. For two weeks, Leander and A. P. h…

Peter speaks to Robert Darch about his new self-published photobook 'The Island'. As a self-described “artist-photographer”, Robert was born and raised in the Midlands. In the early 2000’s, he studie…

Peter speaks to Richard Beaven from his home in upstate New York about his experience being a British photographer living and working in the post-9/11 landscape of the United States. During their in-…

Peter speaks to Siân Davey to discuss how Siân's faith in humanity continues to shape her perception as a psychotherapist-turned-photographer. With reference to her photographs, Siân considers the re…

Peter speaks with the London-based documentary photographer Alys Tomlinson. Motivated by anthropological considerations such as the relationship between faith, identity and place, in 2018 Alys was th…

Peter speaks to the ecological anthropologist Tim Ingold. During their in-depth discussion, they consider the nature of human-animal relationships and ecologies of perception. Meanwhile, they break d…