I was recently invited onto the ‘Biblioscapes’ podcast (above) to discuss my Mesozoic photo book. The podcast is run by a fellow photographer called Euan Ross who discusses photo books and all things photographic with his guests on the show. He’s also got a great website showing video walkthroughs of a wide range of photographic books that he has collected over the years.

We discussed how I got into photography, the Mesozoic project in more detail, self-publishing books, what I’m working on these days and much more. As part of the show he also asks his guests to briefly discuss 3 photo books by other photographers that have influenced them or that they particularly admire. I’ve listed my 3 below with a few notes on why I choose them:

‘Analogies’ by Stuart Franklin: This is a very interesting book by the Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin. It explores visual cues and metaphors in the landscape (man made and natural) and how we respond to them.
‘Another Life’ by Nick Danziger: Over a period of 15 years Nick Danziger visited 8 different countries to explore the success (or not) of the millenium goals set-out by the UN.
‘Arc & Line’ by Charlie Waite: In my view this is a great example of the work of Charlie Waite over a number of years. Exceptional compositions exploring the aesthetic side of photography’s possibilities.

I hope you get chance to check out the podcast and subscribe to hear from other photographers in the future.