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#350 Photowalk: Inspirational life journeys Nov 11, 2022

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A childhood journey across America inspires guest Anne-Marie Michel to make Sisters of the Road, a book about forty female American truckers, an adventure that doesn't come without risks. We walk together with a mailbag making pictures and sharing ideas with letters today about 'that first photo,' the tonic of photography, old cars and haunting melodies, fierce skies, being immersed in nature and befriending those you make portraits of. See the SHOW PAGE and our thanks to the Extra Milers and mpb.com.

#349 The Assignment: Marissa Roth #1 Nov 07, 2022

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Former Pulitzer prize winner with the LA Times Marissa Roth sets the first of three in a series of photographic challenges that will have you today reaching for a camera and a pen! The assignment is a challenge set for the next seven days; a way to think differently about how you approach making your pictures. We'll be fascinated to see what you come up with, so email what you make to the show via the contact page. Supported by our Patron Extra Milers and MPB.com

#348 Photowalk: Finding your faith? Nov 04, 2022

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"Finding Faith" is a photographic journey through central Alabama's smallest towns. Over four years Jerimiah Smith photographed and interviewed countless men and women living above and below the poverty line for whom faith is the cornerstone of their day-to-day. Also today, recording nature in a unique way, a Jack of all trades, street exhibitions, walking in Berlin, the enduring importance of the still image, news of the next Photowalk retreat and other stories. See the SHOW PAGE and our thanks to the Extra Milers and mpb.com.

#347 The Assignment: Karah Mew #3 Oct 31, 2022

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Documenter of life, Karah Mew sets the third and final assignment in her first series for us and asks you to break the popular photographic rules - in fact, break them all! The assignment is a challenge set for the next seven days; a way to think differently about how you approach making your pictures. I'll be fascinated to see what you come up with, so email what you make to the show via the contact page. Supported by our Patron Extra Milers and MPB.com

#346 Photowalk: Photographing our 'Blue Planet' Oct 28, 2022

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Award-winning wildlife and travel photographer, filmmaker and author Sue Flood talks of her sincere love for the Arctic and photographing in the World's harshest yet most beautiful places. Also today in the mailbag, a love for graffiti part 2, British pleasure piers, photographing with your 'wrong' hand and navigating through and out of a world pandemic. The show is recorded this week walking and photographing on the Isle of Wight. We're helped by inspirational special guests who have appeared on our shows. See the SHOW PAGE and our thanks to the Extra Milers and mpb.com.

#345 The Assignment: Nick Turpin Oct 24, 2022

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Street and London-based commercial photographer Nick Turpin joins me today with thoughts about story-telling before setting an assignment that will have you observing the world in which you live for the next seven days. We'll both be fascinated to see what you come up with, so email what you make to the show via the contact page. Supported by our Patron Extra Milers and MPB.com

#344 Photowalk: A beautiful land frozen in time Oct 21, 2022

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Investigative journalist and photographer Lynzy Billing talks about her work in Afghanistan; the people, the stories, the difficulty and the beauty of this much-misunderstood land. Also, be a potentialite, what's important in life, faith in the deep south, bitten by the bug, swimming into portraits, looking v seeing, castles in Sweden and is there hope for our Earth?

We're helped by inspirational special guests who have appeared on our shows. See the SHOW PAGE and our thanks to the Extra Milers and mpb.com.

#343 The Assignment: Chris Orange #2 Oct 17, 2022

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A little courage is required for this challenge perhaps as food, interiors, commercial and landscape photographer Chris Orange sets his second assignment for the show. It's a challenge set for the next seven days; a way to think differently about how you approach making your pictures. We'll both be fascinated to see what you come up with, so email what you make to the show via the contact page. Supported by our Patron Extra Milers and MPB.com

#342 Photowalk: 1000 strangers gave me this advice Oct 14, 2022

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In 84 days, across 48 states, photographer Imran Nuri made portraits of 1000 strangers on his 50-year-old camera and asked them for one piece of life advice. He tells his story alongside Extra Miler Jon Buscall who shares why the still image is still so important. We discuss being a Jack-of-all-trades, how we fell in love with making pictures, the most unlikely imposter syndrome, not playing by the rules, ancient 'urban art' and rugged landscapes.

We're helped by inspirational special guests who have appeared on our shows. See the SHOW PAGE and our thanks to the Extra Milers and mpb.com.

#341 The Assignment: Karah Mew #2 Oct 10, 2022

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Documenter of life, Karah Mew sets her second assignment for us and asks you to consider a photograph so precious, you may not have a second chance tomorrow to capture it. The assignment is a challenge set for the next seven days; a way to think differently about how you approach making your pictures. I'll be fascinated to see what you come up with, so email what you make to the show via the contact page. Supported by our Patron Extra Milers and MPB.com

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