A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers

French photographer Clémentine Schneidermann on formative years with a camera in Paris, falling in love with Wales, collaboration, community, and the challenge of trying to create stable income.

Italian photographer and Magnum Photos member Lorenzo Meloni on his transition from professional hacker to photographer, borders, history, the Islamic State, how the power of photography is metaphorical not descriptive, why the cover of his book is orange, his ongoing project 'Revelation', instability, freedom and focussing on one thing at a time.

British photographer Sam Faulkner on looking for adventure, coming back from Afghanistan with the six rolls of film that won him the Ian Parry Award, his global 'war on drugs' story, changes in the industry, the threat of AI, eroded trust in news brands, his decision to step back from photojournalism and his new iOS app., Print Swap.

French/British photographer Henri Kisielewski on how this podcast has been part of his photographic education, lessons learned assisting Magnum photographer Olivia Arthur, including how to edit, how he ended up running a dilapidated hotel for three years, how a year in Valencia changed his life, photography and documentary media’s relationship to truth, his book Non Fiction, post-truth America and the amazing story behind his new book project, Agloe N.Y.

Dutch photographer Ilvy Njiokiktjien on how things have changed since she started, why it’s good to reinvent yourself, using a simple Google search to generate ideas, why she got kicked out of her internship on The Star newspaper, her interest in interactive long reads, and the importance of failure.

Croatian photographer and filmmaker Dragana Jurišić on trying to make sense of her formative experiences during the war in the Balkans, family history, imposter syndrome, being 'ergonomic' about making things, her debut documentary, The Last Balkan Cowboy (working title), and how she would measure its success.

American documentary filmmaker and photographer Zackary Canepari on the coming of age years, the experience of India, transitioning to filmmaking, learning from his collaborator Drea Cooper, being smiled on by the documentary gods, and his most recent co-directed film Thoughts & Prayers.

Australian photographer Philip Blenkinsop on his ‘cabinet of curiosities’ studio space, why he left Australia at 23, his recent powerful urge to return there to photograph, first impressions on arriving in Bangkok, anger at injustice, process, shooting film and working close up, a near death experience, and why he ultimately moved to rural France.

British artist and film director, Lee Shulman on Martin Parr and the documentary he made about him, his love of making photo books, The Anonymous Project and his recent book Golden Memories.

American filmmaker, Rachel Elizabeth Seed, on the feature documentary she made about her mum (and herself), A Photographic Memory.

Ed Kashi on, contributing to positive change, why he donated his archive to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, a lesson learned on assertiveness, journal entries, identity politics, advocacy journalism and his new retrospective book, A Period In Time.

A Special report from Bristol's annual BoP (Books On Photography) Festival, organised and hosted by the Martin Parr Foundation.

Netherlands-based British photographer Merlin Daleman on Brexit, his new book Mutiny, and how a serious motorcycle accident improved his photography.