Photopocene with Marko Dutka - Episode 42

It's been over a year since my last Photopocene podcast, but what a fantatsic way to start back up again.

I had the pleasure of speaking with the very talented Marko Dutka. With an intriguing photography career and now conducting PhD research exploring, through photography, landscape as a dynamic space with a focus on part of the River Severn catchment that I am fascinated by. This one is a great listen and I learnt so much.

As always on the podcast, we also discuss photography and its role within eco-conscious practices and how it can influence viewers and action.

It would be wonderful if you can visit Marko's upcoming shows - he shares more on all of them towards the end of our chat. His work is not to be missed. 

And you can visit the Bridgwater Arts Centre during Somerset Art Weeks Open Studios to see Marko's photographs for Immersion from 13 - 29 September. Book a space for his talk there on 20 September too. Head to ⁠https://www.bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk/gallery/ ⁠for all the details and to reserve a free place. You can also book on Marko's workshop later that month.

Keep up-to-date via Marko's website at ⁠⁠https://www.markodutkaphotography.com/⁠⁠

You can follow him on Instagram - where you may see more of Lemmy too: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/markodutka/⁠⁠

I hope you enjoy the return of Photopocene. Listen along here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mOLngOhBgomlNc9nbBqMb?si=25eb67ebcce04cfe

Do contact me via ⁠instagram.com/josieshutterpod⁠ or my website ⁠contact page to take part whether you are just starting out on your eco-conscious photo journey or have a ton of photo tales to tell.

Happy eco-photography until next time!

Photopocene with Sammie Masters-Hopkins - Episode 41

I love it when we get to meet (in an audio way) a photographic artist whose passion for plants melds with their passion for photography.

In this episode with Sammie Masters-Hopkins, you will discover more about the Pictory Garden she is nurturing to help create a circular means of creating images.

Plus there's chat about how we use and discard botanical tokens as part of our calendar-based celebrations and Sammie's burgeoning long-term photographic project based on these traditions.

Listen along to discover much more at podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/photopocene (or other podcast spots).

Head over to Sammie's website at ⁠slmhopkins.com⁠ or find her on Instagram at ⁠@slmhopkins⁠

And as ever, I'd love to share your eco-conscious photographic story so don't be shy and get in touch via ⁠josiepurcellphotography.com/contact⁠

Photopocene with Rachel Wright - Episode 40

It's back! After a six-month sabbatical the #Photopocene podcast returns and what a corker to start 2024.

I chat with the delightful Rachel Wright about challenging habitual ways of seeing the world, the entanglements and multi-layers of nature, the power of play, plus experimenting and collaborating with diverse disciplines.

But that's not all - listen along to discover details about her upcoming collective show, books and the Barn Jam.

Go to podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/photopocene.

Our chat marks 40 episodes too! Catch up with all of the other talented photo-peeps taking part if you haven't already.

Feel free to message me if you'd like to share your eco-conscious photo practice - you'll be in great company.

Photopocene with Jamie House - Episode 39

This episode with award-winning photographer Jamie House is truly fascinating.

Jamie has an incredible practice which melds research, process and diverse disciplines to explore the intersections of art, science and nature through the lens of posthumanism (simply put, the decentralising of humans and accounting for nonhumans).

Our conversation goes from an 11-year-old Jamie discovering the joy of experimentation through pinhole photography to his recent creation, GHY-3 an immersive sound installation exploring insect communication and satellites at Goonhilly, Cornwall.

There's talk of what inspires Jamie from hidden histories to different realms and new ways of seeing and attentive listening to the world around us. Plus an upcoming book in progress.

Jamie is a British Photography Award recipient, and associate lecturer on MA Photography course University of Plymouth UK. He has presented his work at International and National symposia and has exhibited and published widely.

Head to ⁠centrespace.org.uk/whats-on/ghy-3⁠ for all the details about the upcoming show.

You can follow Jamie on Instagram at ⁠instagram.com/j_aime_h⁠

Message me via the contact page to share your eco-conscious photographic story

Photopocene with Tess Zahn - Episode 38

This podcast conversation has been one I'm so pleased to have had. Please, please do accept the tech glitches in this episode though - I don't know why the airwave Piskies were out and about but I'm sure they won't distract you too much for the wonderful conversation I had with photographer, Tess Zahn.

We go from art school to motherhood, from England to Greece, from juggling jobs to carving out time all in pursuit of photographic art. Tess shares some of the artists from myriad art disciplines who have inspired, and continue to inspire her and how life can impact on an artist's sense of being an...artist. Our conversation meanders in many ways, and comes back to how photography can help in relation to environmental matters.

You can find out more at ⁠tesszahn.com⁠ or on Insta at ⁠instagram.com/tesszahnphotography⁠

Visit the Artwave Festival here: ⁠artwavefestival.org⁠

And since recording, Tess has learnt that the Bloom Cafe & Hope Centre will close in July due to a lack of funding, so please go visit them in Brighton while you can.

As ever, if you would like to share your eco-conscious photography story, drop me an email via josiepurcellphotography.com/contact

Photopocene with Jo Bradford - Episode 37

It is a delight to speak with photographer Jo Bradford for this episode of Photopocene, especially as we have known each other for many years but lost touch in the ebb and flow of life.

She is super talented and her camera-less images sing with colour. But Jo is also an author, a university lecturer and workshop leader, and has a new collaborative photography book coming out later this year.

And, she has robots in her darkroom! Listen along to find out more.

Take a look at Jo's work via jobradford.com and greenislandstudios.co.uk or follow her on Insta at instagram.com/jo_bradford

If you would like to share your love for eco-conscious photography, simply visit head over to my Contact page.

Photopocene with Maria Primo - Episode 36

This time, I'm fortunate to chat with the photographer, Maria Primo on the Photopocene podcast. 

I have been blown away by her work for El Libro de Arena (The Book of Sand). A fascinating look at a story of a sand dune, intertwined with history and intrigue in a place I know little about other than its well-known name. 

The long-term project acts as a "metaphor of the absurd will of humanity to dominate nature while remaining separate from her", while it delves into the social, environmental, and political issues behind the formation of the dune.

It's such an honour to learn more about Maria's work, and about Maria herself. I do hope I get to visit her in Madrid one day.

Listen in to discover more and then head over to mariaprimo.com or find Maria on Instagram @mariaprimo

Photopocene with josie PURCELL - episode 35

I’m back with the Photopocene podcast after a three month break. And I thought it high time I shared my story.

It was certainly weird ‘interviewing’ myself, and being quite a private person made it a tad hard. I’m definitely someone who loves to share the success of other photo artists but feels less inclined to promote my own photography.

Hopefully, this episode provides a small window into my practice and passion.

Listen along via https://anchor.fm/photopocene or on Spotify and maybe some other podcast places too.

Photopocene with Sarah Connell - Episode 34

What a wonderful conversation with photographer, Sarah Connell.

It was a joy to discover more about this very creative "hopeful caterpillar" and how she uses analogue photography to explore the natural world and encourage contemplation.

She has recently been awarded an Arts Council England grant for a new research project on the Yorkshire Moors, where she'll be employing camera-less techniques and plant-based processes to delve deeper into the world of sustainable photography.

Listen along to discover more about our chat relating to photography as an extractive medium, but also how we manage our use of it to create art and encourage environmental thinking and action.

Find it at https://anchor.fm/photopocene

You can find Sarah on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/always.analogue/

Her website is https://www.sarahconnell.co.uk/

You can see her work on show until 18 September at the York Gallery as part of the Aesthetica Art Prize too.

Do get in touch if you'd like to share your eco-conscious photography in an audio way - https://www.josiepurcellphotography.com/contact

Photopocene with Oliveia Bartlett - Episode 33

Listen along to the latest Photopocene conversation sharing eco-conscious photography in an audio way.

Experimental film photographer Oliveia Bartlett shares how she is starting out in her photographic career.

She talks about the people who have sparked and influenced her passion for photography and her plans for the future.

We touch on the environmental issues underpinning her series Uninhabitable and discuss the cliche-verre process she has used in much of her work.

The results are captivating.

Head over to https://anchor.fm/photopocene

You can discover more about Oliveia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliveiabartlett/

Or visit her website: https://www.oliveiabartlett.com/

And here's a link to her current show space with Pineapple Black: https://www.instagram.com/pineappleblackarts/

And if you would like to take part in the Photopocene podcast, please send me a message: https://www.josiepurcellphotography.com/contact