The Photowalk
Episodes
#524 The Bangladesh Photowalk Special
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the show travels to Bangladesh. It's the first of two specials, as we visit India too in the coming weeks. Bangladesh is roughly the size of En...
#523 Long live your photo blog!
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David duChemin is back for his third visit, and this time we're tackling a surprising topic: the enduring power of photography blogs. In an age of alg...
#522 Seeing slowly at the end of The Earth
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David Wright returns from Antarctica with the story he promised to share with us at the start of the year. He talks of the deep stillness he encounter...
#521 Just one shot, part 2
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part, former professional documentary photographer Giles Penfound and I are back at Penwood in Berkshire, England, to make one special ...
#520 Just one shot, part 1
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes the most profound photographs aren't made in an instant, they're cultivated over days, even weeks. In this special two-part episode, I walk ...
#519 Milestones in your life
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I speak with Gary Williams, a professional singer who's performed at Buckingham Palace and Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, where the late Martin ...
#518 What is a photograph?
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Steven Seidenberg is my guest, a photographer, philosopher, and writer whose work focuses on empty spaces, ordinary places, and the things ...
#517 Dreaming in Photos
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I speak with Cathal McNaughton, a well-respected international photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize winner. We discuss his biographical film ...
#516 Standing where Orwell stood
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I talk with Craig Easton, and the conversation embraces AI, trust in photojournalism, and how a still photograph can still hold its own. Bu...
#515 Strangers when we meet
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Strangers When We Meet is a street portrait project built as much on conversation as photography. In it, Tim Allen approaches people he has never met,...
#514 THE ONE, big pictures from 2025 Part 2
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Late last Autumn, I asked you to send me one photograph you made in 2025. Not a greatest hit and not something that had done well online, just the one...
#513 THE ONE, big pictures from 2025 Part 1
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Before Christmas, I asked you to send me one photograph from 2025. Not necessarily what you consider to be your best, not your most liked, and not som...
#512 The time it takes to be truly seen
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Phil Sharp, a portrait photographer whose work has been on my radar for a while, and who was brought back into focus for me through a...
Reflections: Should I know you?
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#511 Stories hidden behind locked doors
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Gumpert joins me on the show from San Francisco, where he's spent decades photographing the parts of life most of us never see unless we work t...
Reflections: Farewell Martin Parr
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#510 The Beautiful Game
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In between the letters and features, my guest today is Laura Gates, a fast-rising documentary sports photographer. We talk about the pitches where sto...
Reflections: Marsha
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#509 The world went completely dark
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's edition is guest-focused. Paul Berriff OBE, has lived a life few could imagine. A filmmaker and photographer whose work spans more than 18...
Reflections: Who needs a professional anyway?
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#508 Silence, solitude and sanctuary
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artist, writer and thinker Gael Hillyard joins me to talk about her creative life, from painting, writing and photography, to the deep-winter months s...
Reflections: Toxic Voyeurism
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#507 What we hear, what we see, what we keep
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Photowalk features Bil Repenning, a musician who's shifting his creative energy into photography. Music has shaped the way he sees the wor...
Reflections: Delayed gratification
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#506 If you fall, get back on that horse!
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former champion jockey Richard Dunwoody joins me to talk about how photography has become a part of his life after racing, and there are questions abo...
Reflections: Unaccustomed as I am...
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#505 Our great American road trip and voyage
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's show follows a journey that stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic, five days, 2,845 miles by road, from LA, through Vegas, Denver, St...
Reflections: The long way home
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
Reflections: The nature of fragility
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#504 What makes a good photograph?
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, step into an imaginary theatre of the mind with us for a special Photowalk edition. In this "Audience With" format, I invite David duChemin, wo...
Reflections: Caravans and cameras
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#503 The Scotland Retreat Special 2025
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded on the 2025 Scotland Photowalk Retreat, this episode takes you to the Highlands' finest locations, including Black Water, Glen Affric and the...
Reflections: I wish to complain
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#502 Unlock the way you see
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I walk in London with the philosophical YouTuber Sean Tucker, who shares his thoughts on what makes great street photography and the deeper phi...
Reflections: Street photography with eyes only
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#501 A borrowed camera brings a new life
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the show today: Brad Carr's photography isn't just about making beautiful landscape pictures and being out in nature, it's about a sense of cathars...
Reflections: Tricked by the senses
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#500 THE FIVE HUNDREDTH SHOW SPECIAL!
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 500th episode! I'm joined by our community, walkers from across the UK, to walk across an open common that used to be one of the most feared nucle...
Reflections: Shoulda Woulda Coulda
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#499 The courage to start
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a street-focused week in terms of our guests, as Street Photography Magazine's creator Bob Patterson, and candid street photographer Valérie Jar...
Reflections: Here comes the rain again
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#498 Celebrate what's right with the world
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Dewitt Jones, one of America's most respected photographers and storytellers. A former National Geographic shooter an...
Reflections: Expertise
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we often dis...
#497 Eagles and Witchcraft
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former guest, photojournalist Claire Thomas, joins me to talk about her first monograph, Altai: Hunters and Herders of Mongolia. Her book captures lif...
Reflections: The art of travel photography
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we so often ...
#496 Photographers with open hearts
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I revisit conversations with two remarkable photographers whose work and generosity have left lasting impressions. Steve Shipman, who...
Reflections: Chernobyl isn't an amusement park
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we so often ...
#495 Treedom
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I walk with woodland and street photographer Mali Davies through the winding paths of Savernake Forest, a place steeped in centuries ...
Reflections: Look Up!
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REFLECTIONS is a short-form feature within The Photowalk podcast, offering thoughtful observations on a creative life and the themes that we so often ...
#494 The walk that saved my life!
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I was walking along a stretch of my favourite canal path about a month ago with the barking machine and my good friend, documentary photographer Giles...
#493 A candid life in sound and light
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Photowalk show guest is Ibarionex Perello, a photographer, writer, educator, and the long-standing host of The Candid Frame podcast, one of th...
#492 Vulnerability
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, recorded in London, I meet up with friend and photojournalist Marissa Roth, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer whose career spans ...
#491 The Paris Street Photography Special
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition of The Photowalk, we're in Paris, exploring the city through the eyes of celebrated street photographer and regular contributo...
#490 Walking the perimeter of the UK!
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Quintin Lake is my guest today, sharing stories from the literal edges. From 2015 to 2021, he walked the entire coastline of mainland Britain, coverin...
#489 Become wild with wonder
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I'm walking with Thomas Nicolon, a National Geographic Explorer whose camera has led him through the dense rainforests of Central Africa an...
#488 The lens cap that almost cost me my life!
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined by a former frontline military photographer whose camera has been trained on the complexities of human nature through the ...
#487 This wondrous world of light
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, philosophical YouTuber Sean Tucker is back to talk with me about the parts of creative life we don't often say out loud, anxiety, sel...
#486 To SEE and be SEEN
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I'm joined by world-renowned portrait photographer Platon. Known for capturing some of the most iconic faces in modern history, from world lead...
#485 Travel isn't a picture, it's a pulse
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David duChemin is a photographer, author, and adventurer whose work and words have helped countless creatives reconnect with the why behind their work...
#484 Time to talk?
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I have a trio of guests on the show this week. Photographer, author and adventurer David duChemin joins me ahead of his full appearance next week for ...
#483 Just say YES!
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest on the Photowalk show today, Liza Gershman, is a travel and food photographer who's just as interested in the people and places behind the me...
#482 The 1,100km Photowalk!
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, an episode where I walk with my guest along the paths of Greenham Common in Berkshire, England. We explore how photography, adventure, and purp...
#481 An ever changing canvas
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The mailbag returns today alongside my guest Mark Fearnley, a London-based street photographer known for his minimalist, fine art approach to urban st...
#480 A GRAND INDIA ADVENTURE SPECIAL
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, The Photowalk steps into another world. I've swapped the familiar footpaths of my English home for the rich tapestry of India, a country th...
#479 The passage of time: A love letter to photography
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special extended episode, I spend the day with my good friend, documentary photographer Giles Penfound, once the head of photography for the B...
#478 What is your TRUE measure of success?
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this holiday archive special, I'm joined by two remarkable photographers whose work has shaped how we see the world: Joel Meyerowitz and Ed Kashi. ...
#477 Finding Mountain Therapy
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian landscape photographer Lee Nordbye hikes climbs, and skates with a camera in hand, embracing what he calls mountain therapy to navigate life ...
#476 The weight of seeing
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Bleasdale has spent his life in places most of us would struggle to imagine, photographically documenting conflict zones and communities caught...
#475 Where the smoke used to rise
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined by Ian Beesley, the acclaimed social documentary photographer whose work has captured the changing face of the North of En...
#474 An art of seeing beyond the surface
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today I visit and walk with British photographer Mark Seymour, who made his name as an award-winning wedding photographer. However, his passion for ph...
#473 Today, we are climbing Mount Everest!
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What kind of person looks at the world's tallest mountain, a frozen, oxygen-starved, avalanche-prone giant and thinks, "Yeah, I'll have a go at that?"...
#472 Unearthed negatives, unforgettable narratives
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A magazine feel to the show today as I talk with three guests. The discovery of Ernest Stone's archive reveals a once-hidden visual chronicle of New Y...
#471 How to photograph A GHOST
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Shannon Taggart, a photographer and author renowned for her exploration of modern Spiritualism, a belief system centred on communica...
#470 A polar bear ate my meatballs!
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do if a black bear wants a word with you, and all you've got for protection is a jacket? No handbook for that. The same goes for being mil...
#469 The ART of disappearing and getting published!
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson has shot over fifty stories for National Geographic and Traveler and today shares the art of becoming ...
#468 Wandering the Earth with eyes wide open
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After enduring four years of dialysis and declining health, my guest, photographer Tracey Halladay had come to terms with the possibility of not exper...
#467 Documenting the LA fires
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I'm joined on the show by the photojournalist Ted Soqui, regarded by his peers as a visual historian of modern American life. His career spans four de...
#466 Human connection: How photography changed my life
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's conversation with photojournalist Claire Thomas takes a remarkable turn within just 20 minutes, shifting from casual beginnings to the profoun...
#465 I was terrified, but I'm a SURVIVOR!
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Lowe's Lifeboat Station Project is a profound photographic tribute to the courageous British lifeboat crews who risk everything to save lives at ...
#464 Unlocking the language of photography
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ted Forbes is a photographer, educator, and creator of The Art of Photography YouTube channel. His new book, Visually Speaking, explores photography a...
#463 The WHY before Christmas
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In photography, knowing your WHY can guide each choice you make, from composition and lighting to the themes you explore, ensuring your work feels aut...
#462 Photography is my ANCHOR
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
PHOTOGRAPHY IS MY ANCHOR is something that's said by one of my three guests today. A friend of the show, Andrew Gifford, through his Glass profile, de...
#461 Everything is a photograph: ONE LOVE
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, we recognise love as "Universal, regardless of identity and sexuality." Valérie Jardin's ONE LOVE is a new black-and-white photogr...
#460 The English and alcohol!
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest Peter Dench is a celebrated writer and photojournalist known for his wit and intimate storytelling. His expertise spans editorial, reportage...
#459 Bloodwork, NYC dive bars and shot down!
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Madsen's visit to a doctor results in a street photography photo book project that could be described as lifesaving. Husband and wife team James a...
#458 Imposter Syndrome: Let's solve this
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode where I try to unpick those inner battles that so many of us quietly fight. Imposter syndrome, confidence, perfectionism, se...
#457 Meeting SUPERMAN and why YES is your Superpower
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For three decades, British photographer and filmmaker Chris Floyd has "Been privileged to photograph people who are the best in the World at what they...
#456: Pictures that share our deepest feelings
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Canon Canada Ambassador Jacquie Matechuk is my special guest as we chat about her extraordinary photographic transition from being at the top o...
#455: "Miracles are happening all around us"
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alongside the letters I'm walking with today, my studio guest is Howard Barlow, a photojournalist who, for 50 years, has worked regularly for The Guar...
#454: Last meal requests: NO SECONDS!
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I'm joined by Henry Hargreaves, a visual artist and food photographer known for his boundary-pushing photography projects that are often and so...
#453: There's more to a portrait than a face
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guests and friends, Mali Davies, Wolfgang Strassl and Valérie Jardin each have stories about shooting on the street. Mali talks of embracing ...
#452: The SECRETS of Vogue House
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, beyond the grand entry hall guarded by the infamous 'two Peters', Vogue House London was a creative hub where magazine layouts were craft...
#451: The BIG Scottish Retreat show
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is our annual Scottish retreat edition, featuring the voices and thoughts of those who joined me across two weeks in the glorious Highlands. The...
#450: Our greatest teachers
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of those who inspire us, those who become either knowingly or unwittingly our mentors and greatest teachers, today's episode revisits t...
#449: Extraordinary Women Best Of
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the next two weeks whilst I am on location with the 2024 Scottish Photowalk Retreat, a brace of special editions, where I revisit the archive to f...
#448: Clawed, chased, shot at, bitten, lost, injured and incarcerated!
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A special feature-length interview episode today featuring Jason Edwards. Having spent the last three decades travelling around over 70 countries bein...
#447: How to publish your first book
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During the pandemic, international vocalist Gary Williams decided to retrain himself to become a professional photographer, building on existing stree...
#446 Vulnerability is your SUPERPOWER
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest, Toby Binder is a German photographer renowned for his socially engaged documentary work. He focuses on marginalized communities and global s...
#445 The FINAL photos we make...
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, two photographers, Patrick Stubbs and Sean Gallagher recount stories about the father-figure mentors in their lives and the picture...
#444 Printing for Erwitt, Parr and Griffin!
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I spend time with Mike Crawford, a dynamic London photographer and master printer. For four decades he has worked with the world's most highly ...