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Episode 38 - Krystle Wright Krystle is one of Australia's most well known Adventure and Extreme Sports photographers and was one of the main inspirations for me to start this podcast. So I was super excited to sit down to chat with Krystle about her career!  Krystle has worked with National Geograpghic, Canon, Outside Magazine, GQ, The Huffington Post and the list goes on. She's shot just about any adventure/extreme sport you can think of and she's chased storms through the American Mid West! Needless to say she has done some amazing things! You can find Krystle on instagram @krystlejwright or on facebook by searching Krystle Wright Photographer.  There will also be a new website being launched soon so make sure you check that out too! www.krystlewright.com

Steve Scalone is a Melbourne based photographer who was done it all. Steve has worked in the print labs, run a hugely successful wedding photography business, he now runs a commercial business, he's been an Adobe Certified Expert, he's an ILFORD Master, he's part of the AIPP, he's won travel photographer of the year twice, printed books and won photo book of they year as well! I had a great time talking with Steve, he is an amazing person, make sure you check out his work at; www.stevescalone.com @scalone_photo on instagram or search Steve Scalone Photography on Facebook. 

Cam Blake is a Wilderness photographer from Tasmania! Check out his work at www.camblakephotography.com.au - @camblakephotography on Instagram and Cam Blake Photography on Facebook.  I hjaad a great talk with Cam about why he moved his family to Tasmania, whats the difference between Landscape and Wilderness photography is and how to prepare for it.  If you love photography, landscapes and wilderness, you need to spend some time in Tasmania because that place sounds amazing!  

We are back for 2020!  Episode 35 is here with Dan Wilson. Dans Instagram is @s_h_u_t_t_e_r_t_u_r_e (but you dont have to type the underscores to find him!) Dan is a Melbourne based portrait and art nude photographer and all round good dude! We have a laid back and fun chat about how he got into shooting his style, Dan offers some great advice to aspiring photographers and models alike about how to go about shooting an art nude style.  Dan also talks about his friendship with episode 10 guest Chris Smith and how that has grown into running workshops together and starting an online magazing. So dont forget to check out Dans instagram for details of any workshops that are coming up and to see the beautiful work he creates! Also episode 1 of Bare Mag just went live and is now available on https://www.patreon.com/Baremag and @bare.mag_ on Instagram so give it some love! Hope you all enjoy the chat with Dan!

Mark Watson is an Expedition/Adventure and sports photographer and all round ripping bloke who I have been trying to get on the show for a long time! Mark has worked with brands like Red Bull, The North Face and Nitro Circus, so needless to say he is an amazing photographer and has done some crazy stuff in his time! His brand is Incite Images so check him out; @inciteimages on instagram or his website http://www.inciteimages.com/ I hope you love thjis podcast as much as I did.

Brett Ferguson is an internationally awarded portrait photographer who was Australian Photograpy Magazines Portrait Photographer of the year in 2018. You can find his work on Instagram @brettfergusonphotography or on how website www.brettferguson.com.au Brett is a super nice human who I had a great time talking about how his passion for photography began back as a kid, how he has developed and hones his skill and personal style and how important persaonal projects are as an artist!  Brett has been running workshops as well so keep an eye on his instagram and website for details of up coming workshops!

My guest on this episode is a specialist mountain bike photographer! Amelia mountain bikes herself and talks about how her passion for photography and mountain biking came out as well as how she has developed her own style over the years.  Her work looks amazing so make sure you check out her Instagram @ameliahowler and her website howler-photographic.com because it sounds like she has some pretty cool and awesome projects and adventures coming up! If you are into sports photography and mountain bikes go check her out!

We're back after a few weeks off and my guest on Episode 31 is Keren Dobia.  Keren is a Melbourne based portrait photographer with a very unique style! Keren is a part of the AIPP and also teches photography at tafe. With a back ground in visual arts and fashion design Keren was always going to end up doing something creative and when you check out her work you'll see that she has found what she was meant to do! Check out her Instagram @kerendobiaphotography and follow along as we talk about a few of her shots so it will be cool to be looking at them as we talk about them. Don't worry, as you scroll through you'll know exactly which ones we are talking about! Keren also offers workshops so don't be afraid to follow her and shoot her a message on instagram! Hope you all enjoy episode 31!

Our 2 extreme sports extraordinaires sat down for a chat and despite some "technical difficulties" and a back ground heckler, we got through it with some semi quality content.  If you were lucky enough to get on a workshop with Mark and Charlie you'll know they have an interesting working relationship, but this is for sure, they both create insanely good action sports work and have done some super crazy stuff in their lives! You can find Mark Watson by searching @InciteImages and Charlie can be tracked down on instagram as @mountainside_cb

Cam has flown in from Tassie for his first BFOP experience and he has been a busy man, running sunrise, landscape and astro workshops Cam has definitely missed out on some sleep. But he has had a ball and we had a quick chat about how he has found the festival, giving people a different perspective shooting landscapes in black and white and that he is keen to come back next year!  Check out his crazy good work by searching Cam Blake Photography and tasphoto.com.au  

Keren Dobia is another newcomer to the Festival who has had an absolute ball! Keren has been opening people eyes to the almost forgotten art of printing! In the digital age we seem to be forgetting to print our images!  Keren has done an amazing job showing her workshop attendees what to look for when printing and how to go about getting the perfect print!  Keren also takes pretty amazing photos, search for Keren Dobia Photography to see what I'm talking about. 

Here he is, the Godfather of BFOP Nick Fletcher.  Nick has been out playing in the mud all day with the Dirt Bike workshops and it sounds like they were amazing! What's not to like about mud, dirt bikes, photography and a dude called Magoo???? Nick gives us an insight as to what it's been like putting this event together and both he and Matt need to be thanked for putting this weekend together because it just keeps getting better and better every year!

Mr Olympus Karl Ludik gave me some time to chat about his Macro and Food workshops at the Festival and how much fun they have been, especially with all the ooooo and ahhhhh moments in the Macro workshops abd Karl really is one of the most passionate guys I've met! Obviously we also talk about what Olympus have on offer and it sounds like a fun month ahead so check out what Olympus have on offer and get into a Camera House in October for Olympus Month!

Adam Dyson is one of the awesome newcomers to the instructor list for this years festival and hes taking Astro and Waterfall workshops all weekend. We sit down for a chat about how conditions have been and how to handle challenging conditions especially when you are out shooting Astro.  Adam runs workshops all over Victoria so keep an eye on Adam Dyson Photography and check out his podcast What The Focus? cause its an awesome listen as well!

JP is one of our food enthusiasts this year and is a local French resident of Bright. JP has been running some food photography workshops which sound absolutely delicious. He has been a part of the festival for the last 2 years but is now running his own so we find out about how that transition has gone and how he has seen the festival grow.  Check out his work by searching for Image Writer Photography!!

James Alexander from Zephyr Productions is the video man this year and he's been showing people how to produce Hollywood quality video production on their phones!!!  James is a ripping bloke who's been on the podcast before and it was great to catch up again at BFOP to hear how he went holding his first festival workshops with video production!  Check out his work by searching Zephyr Productions!

The amazing Mieke Boynton came by to tell us how the sunrise and sunset workshops have been going in the variety of weather and what else she has been fitting in to her super busy schedule.  Mieke also teased something exciting coming up that she's working on so make sure you keep an eye on her work. Don't forget to check out Mieke's exhibition 1 Year at the Feathertop Winery on the way out of town on Sunday afternoon as you head home and you'll see some amazing shots of the local area and around the world.  Don't forget to follow her work if you don't already, search Mieke Boynton on Facebook, Instagram and Google. 

What a privilege it was to have 2 of Australia's best wedding photographers here for a chat together! It's Nicks first time at the Festival and I caught up with him and the Veteran Anne Scott-Virtue!  Nick has been running Making Something From Nothing workshops and Anne ran her highly demanded Wedding Workshop. We talk about the vibe of the festival and Nicks expectations coming in and how Anne has seen the event evolve! Follow Nick by searching Nick Ghionis on Facebook, Instagram and on Google and you can see Anne's work at White Shutter Photography!!

The master of Environmental Portraits and the world famous Breaking the Brumbies workshops took some time out of his crazy busy schedule to talk about how his workshops have been going and how he has seen the festival evolve over the last couple of years.  Check out his work, Search for Craig Wetjen Photography and he will show up on Facebook, insta and his website and don't forget to check out his Men and Their Sheds book!!

The always entertaining and fan favourite Tom Putt has been out shooting sunrise with all the super keen festival attendees. It was intense and a bit windy! Tom gives us an insight as to what it was like on top of the mountain!  Check out TomPutt.com for all his amazing work and if you are ever down on the Mornington Peninsula of Victoria, head in to the Tom Putt Gallery on Main Street!