PHOTOPOCENE WITH BRITTONIE FLETCHER - EPISODE 21

This podcast is a fantastic way to welcome 2022.

Join me as I chat with Brittonie Fletcher, an educator and artist based in Edinburgh, as we take a riveting and fun rollercoaster ride through her photographic and personal story.

It’s a joyous conversation about tenacity as Brittonie’s superpower, the colour purple, coping with distraction and life’s curveballs, and even making a darkroom in a pub cellar.

We discuss Brittonie’s eco-darkroom workshops with The Penumbra Foundation and Stills in Edinburgh and how terminology in the eco-sector is used to imply ‘green’ positivity and how we reconcile this in our photographic practice.

The importance of how photography melds art and science, how politics and punk influence Brittonie’s creative process, the use of materials in artistic creation, and how being experimental is an intrinsic element of how she creates photographic art are all touched on.

Visit https://anchor.fm/photopocene to discover more.

Head over to Brittonie’s website at www.brittoniefletcher.com

Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/etherwaves/

Other interesting links:

https://massart.edu/auction

https://www.riphotocenter.org/

photopocene with Nettie Edwards - Episode 20

This podcast truly warmed my eco-conscious photography heart.

Thank you to Nettie Edwards for sharing her photographic story from her early impression of the medium when a youngster as "boring" to her adoration of it and nature through her love of the anthotype and chlorophyll processes.

We touched on Nettie's personal mental health experience, discussing how it became a catalyst for her changed view of, and passion for, photography and a new conduit for sharing her creativity. We also talked about how working in her garden and allotment provides myriad sources of inspiration and material for her fascinating creations.

Describing herself as a "scavenger", Nettie's work merges, mixes and melds flora to found items to reflect on topics such as our relationship with light, family heritage and hidden history, social commentary and diverse communities, and so much more.

And thanks to the cat for making no demands. ;-)

Listen in at https://anchor.fm/photopocene

After listening to the podcast, see Nettie's exceptional work at https://www.lumilyon.co.uk/ or https://hortuslucis.wordpress.com/

You can also follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lumilyon/

Or get involved with her endangered tree project via https://www.instagram.com/silent_running_collective/

And if you would like to share your eco-conscious photo-art in an audio way, simply email me at: josie@josiepurcellphotography.com

Episode cover art © Nettie Edwards 2021

Photopocene with Will Templeton - Episode 19

It is great to speak with Will Templeton about his work relating to people and the world in which we live.

We met via my 'day job' with Westcountry Rivers Trust when we arranged for him to photograph some of the team for his upcoming exhibition, Ways and Means. Supported by The Rivers Trust too, this body of work will help showcase the importance of our rivers' health across England through the stories of those who live on, work along, and simply love them.

On his website, Will states that he is "using the medium of photography to drive curiosity, inspire minds, evoke action and create lasting development that restores the balance of humans in nature".

Listen in to discover more about his photographic ethos at https://anchor.fm/photopocene

Visit https://williamjoshuatempleton.com/home for more info.

Follow Will on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/williamtempleton/

If you want to find out more about the State of Our Rivers, visit https://www.theriverstrust.org/key-issues/state-of-our-rivers

And don't forget to get in touch to let me know if you would like to share your eco-conscious photography story at https://www.josiepurcellphotography.com/contact

Photopocene with Steffie de Gaetano - Episode 18

What an absolutely fascinating conversation I had with Steffie de Gaetano.

Steffie is a Dutch-Italian interdisciplinary researcher who works at the intersection of architecture, art, and anthropology.

Her current work Permeance investigates the River Dommel in relation to her heritage, colonialism, extractivism, and contamination as a means to approach the entanglements of earthly life.

Listen in at https://anchor.fm/photopocene and to learn even more, head over to her website at https://steffiedegaetano.net/index.html

You can also follow her at https://www.instagram.com/steffiedegaetano/

As always, if you would like to share your photographic story in relation to environmental matters, get in touch via the Contact page or find me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/josieshutterpod/

PHOTOPOCENE WITH ROBIN SHELTON - EPISODE 17

This episode is a delightful conversation with photographer Robin Shelton (do please excuse the little hiccup near the start where my question about how he started out in photography seems to have vanished - it's still great to learn about Robin's lifetime photo love inspired by his father).

We go on to discuss "making with meaning' and how this relates to his work, discover a mutual love of allotments (Robin has written a book all about life pottering around an allotment), how he partakes in "plant torture", plus his plans to highlight sewage pollution in our rivers and seas via a portrait series using the salt printing process.

But there's so much more to Robin's story, so listen along to find out: https://anchor.fm/photopocene

You can see Robin's work at https://robinsheltonphotography.com/horror-hortus/

And find him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/robinsheltonphotography/ and https://www.instagram.com/_yabbit_/

Don’t forget to get in touch if you would like to take part in Photopocene.

PHOTOPOCENE With Martha Gray - EPISODE 16

In this Photopocene episode, I get to share the intriguing work of Martha Gray.

Her most recent project creates sculptural photographic pieces using her 'biocyan' process - listen in to find out more.

Our chat also touches on a collaborative residency at the London Alternative Photography Collective, work relating to health and wellbeing and the growing interest in sustainable photography practices.

I'm sure you'll want to take a look at her creations too, so head over to https://marthagray.pb.photography/

You can find her on Instagram too at https://www.instagram.com/m.e.a.gray/

And as always, do get in touch with me, Josie, your Photopocene host, if you'd like to share your eco-conscious photographic art in an audio way.

Photopocene with Maica Gugolati - Episode 15

I am truly privileged to be speaking with so many talented artists with such an array of photographic ideas and interpretations.

And this Photopocene podcast is no exception as I am joined by the researcher, curator and photographer, Maica Gugolati.

Immerse yourself in her wonderful soundscape before listening along to our conversation about her work.

Maica talks about her project, Floating Tropics, which creates questions about the 'industrialscape' on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Through this, she plays with the suggestion that all is not what it seems, that what we see has already been shaped for us and we are shaping what will be seen in the future.

Her collage images create fantastical other worlds and a "puzzle of fictionalities" - and this is all in relation to the oft-hidden extractive industries which play a big role in the economy and livelihoods of people on these islands.

Listen in at https://anchor.fm/photopocene

To find out more about Maica, visit:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maicagugolati/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaicaGugolati

At the Extracting Us website: https://extractingus.org/contributors/maica-gugolati/

And on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z79h-qXxmaI

As always, if you would like to chat with me on the Photopocene podcast about how you employ photography to raise awareness and/or open discussion relating to environmental issues, do get in touch via https://www.josiepurcellphotography.com/contact

Photopocene with Ilya Fisher - Episode 14

Join in with my conversation with the very talented photographer, Ilya Fisher.

Learn more about her practice and how it relates to environmental issues and social injustice and how working collaboratively bolsters the ways she presents current world issues in creative and thought provoking ways.

We talk about the anxiety felt by many due to the climate crisis, and why Ilya's photographic offering provides a means to address the topic in a supportive and sometimes entertaining way.

Hear our conversation at https://anchor.fm/photopocene

You can see Ilya's work at ilyafisher.com/home

And follow her on Instagram at instagram.com/fisherilya/

In addition, watch a short film of her talking specifically about her Unravelling series at youtu.be/bR4cY2jvcAY or her Excuses book at youtu.be/bB6SR6cFQtA

If you would like to take part in Photopocene, do please get in touch with me your host Josie via josiepurcellphotography.com/contact

Photopocene with Susa Solero - Episode 13

I am delighted to be joined by Susa Solero for this episode of the Photopocene podcast.

Based in Germany, Susa has been detailing litter to help encourage people to think about the negative impact of littering.

We speak about how she makes use of time on train journeys to create painterly landscapes and her love for minimalism and abstract forms.

Although Susa doesn't class herself as a professional photographer, her strong style and interpretation across varied topics most certainly shows her eye for creating images to contemplate, both visually and through her creative use of words.

Find out how the word constipation makes us giggle. Visit https://anchor.fm/photopocene

To see more of Susa's work, visit https://www.susasolero.com/

To find out about her work on show, go to: https://www.susasolero.com/projects-awards-events-and-press/awards-and-events/

For her latest exhibition, see https://www.lostudiosabineuhdris.com/aktuell.html

You can find her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/susassight/

And on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/susassight

Don't forget, if you'd like to share your photo practice and how it relates to eco-conscious ideas or raises awareness of environmental matters, do get in touch via https://www.josiepurcellphotography.com/contact

Photopocene with Jonathan Straight - Episode 12

I'm joined on this episode by street and documentary photographer, Jonathan Straight.

Jonathan doesn't specifically use his photography to raise awareness of environmental issues (his day job is heavily related to things such as water resources and waste management) but his topics do reflect or connect to them.

We chat about his latest photo book Vegans in Iceland. It's a great insight into the country, its vegans, and discussions around the benefit of a plant-based diet.

We also chat about the ethics of street photography, how Jonathan gets so close to his subjects and how, on occasion, he has remained in touch with some of them like the woman from Russia who he still meets occasionally for a coffee since their random meeting on a London street some years ago.

Listen in at anchor.fm

To take a look at Jonathan's work, head over to his Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/straightpix/

You can also find out about his book at https://www.artbukz.com/product/vegans-in-iceland or for all books visit: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Jonathan-Straight

And you can find Jonathan's Eden images via https://opensea.io/collection/edenproject

If you would like to share your photographic story and how it relates to our environment or eco-conscious photo art, get in touch via https://www.josiepurcellphotography.com/photopocene