The Richard Flint Photography Podcast

In this episode..... With the release of the Territorial Army Zine, the benefits of a change over to the zine format is discussed, along with the future of the hardback books projects. The photography links look at great photography from two recent big sporting events Tom Jenkins top 20 ’ best Commonwealth Games photographs brings together images from swimming, boxing and other events. Motorbikes and mountains: photographing the 2026 Tour de France with some great insight from a photographer Pete Goding on what it is like to photograph the epic cycling event. Richard Flint photography Website ⁠ https://www.richardflintphoto.com ⁠ Richard Flint Photography Redbubble Store for a wide range of photography prints and more - ⁠ http://richflintphoto.redbubble.com ⁠ The Photography Podcast Page - ⁠ https://www.richardflintphoto.com/photography-podcast ⁠ Podcast Links Top 20: Tom Jenkins’ best Commonwealth Games photographs https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2026/aug/03/top-20-tom-jenkins-best-commonwealth-games-photographs Motorbikes and mountains: photographing the 2026 Tour de France https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/28/motorbikes-and-mountains-photographing-the-2026-tour-de-france-photo-essay

In the podcast... The Territorial Army photo zine is released along with a few changes to future planned books. In the links we have stunning images of jazz greats in New York by Steve Schapiro, incredible images from World Cup 2026, Marilyn Monroe by Magnum photographers and the excellent new high definition digitised images by Frank Hurley of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance Expedition of 1915. Richard Flint photography Website https://www.richardflintphoto.com Richard Flint Photography Redbubble Store for a wide range of photography prints and more - http://richflintphoto.redbubble.com The Photography Podcast Page - https://www.richardflintphoto.com/photography-podcast Podcast Links The new photo zine to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Territorial Army project https://www.richardflintphoto.com/photography-books/photobook-territorial-army/ ‘He’d lie down in front of the moving ship’: a fresh look at Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jul/23/hed-lie-down-in-front-of-the-moving-ship-a-fresh-look-at-ernest-shackletons-endurance-expedition Marilyn Monroe and Magnum https://store.magnumphotos.com/pages/marilyn-monroe-and-magnum Incredible images from World Cup 2026 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-59f97f17-4336-44e6-9cd5-b320e12c3d97 Steve Schapiro’s stunning images of jazz greats in New York – from Dizzy Gillespie to Elvin Jones. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jun/04/itll-never-be-like-that-again-sonny-rollins-and-steve-schapiro-on-jazzs-golden-age-in-pictures BONUS LINKS Hermann Leonard Jazz Images at ICP https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/herman-leonard Shooting the Darkness. The photographs that defined the Troubles and what it cost the men who captured them to become photojournalists in their own home towns. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000pv77/shooting-the-darkness

In the Podcast: A couple of links to two blog posts i made about real photographs that were thought to be AI generated. Also in the main podcast links we have great images by Magnum's Raghu Rai, who died at the end of April, NASA images from moon flyby by Artemis II, Spheres of influence: the Bauhaus’s radical female photographers and a brilliantly presented photo essay by Thomas Dworzak looking at the new iron curtain along the border with Russia.For more details about the podcast and to view some of my photography go to richardflintphoto.com Podcast Links Spheres of influence: the Bauhaus’s radical female photographers Border Link War - Photographs by Thomas Dworzak Remembering Raghu Rai Photos: NASA releases first images from moon flyby Blog Posts https://richflintphoto.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-authenticity-war.html https://richflintphoto.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-dogs-tale.html

In the podcast links for this belated February podgram, we have just links, but some great articles including Gordon Parks’ era-defining shots of segregation, Was it real, or AI? the tidal wave of AI photo slop engulfing coverage of the Iran war and Brad Rimmer photographs the faded glory of Western Australia’s wheatbelt halls... plus a few more links as a bonus. Podcast Links ‘The camera is my weapon of choice’: Gordon Parks’ era-defining shots of segregation https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/04/camera-weapon-gordon-parks-shots-segregation-martin-luther-king A photo of Iran’s bombed schoolgirl graveyard went around the world. Was it real, or AI? https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/17/atrocity-ai-slop-verify-facts-iran-minab-graves Brad Rimmer photographs the faded glory of Western Australia’s wheatbelt halls https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/gallery/2026/mar/09/brad-rimmer-photography-australia-wheatbelt Who really took one of history’s most famous pictures? – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/mar/09/who-really-took-one-of-historys-most-famous-pictures-vietnam-war-podcast BONUS Horizons and highways: Franco Fontana’s stunning photographic experiments Furious row erupts over Madrid site of one of Robert Capa’s most important pictures

In the podcast,.. A small change of format for the pod, a Martin Parr exhibition starts on 6th February at the Photographer's Gallery in London and in the links we have some photography theory with John Berger, the winners of the World Sport photography awards and fantastic images by photographer Ed Kashi. Podcast Links Martin Parr exhibition - A Fair Day: Photographs from the West of Ireland https://website-tpgallery.artlogic.net/exhibitions/59-martin-parr-a-fair-day/overview/ ‘A front row seat to witness history’: Ed Kashi’s astonishing global images https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jan/06/ed-kashi-astonishing-global-images-in-pictures World Sports Photography Awards 2026 winners revealed https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2026/jan/17/world-sports-photography-awards-2026-winners-revealed-in-pictures Tearing down our icons | Thoughts of a Bohemian blog https://blog.melchersystem.com/tearing-down-our-icons/ Ways of Seeing TV series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgZCWewreKo&list=PL3WD7al24ZH6Z9ekfpE3q4n5TURYvYz3T https://www.ways-of-seeing.com/

Just a few thoughts about the recent death of the highly influential, and controversial to some, photographer Martin Parr. Martin Parr, 1952 – 2025 https://www.1854.photography/2025/12/martin-parr-passing/ British photographer Martin Parr dies aged 73 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5m0mnvnvmo The 1980s seaside snaps that sparked a controversy https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gdx7r4w02o

In the podcast.... Some changes to the website store after a few months of database issues, some memories of The Two Towns project ten years after and discussing the upcoming book, and in the links there are two great articles from the Magnum website celebrating the life and photography of Chris Steele-Perkins who died in September of this year. Podcast Links Remembering Chris Steele-Perkins (1947–2025) https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/remembering-chris-steele-perkins-1947-2025/ A Tribute to Chris https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/a-tribute-to-chris/

So the scotland trip hits a snag... a dose of covid, flu or cold spoils the second week. The first week did have a trip to Culloden Moor Battlefield, though, and the slightly strange photo interactions by visitors.

In the podcast, the recently released photo zine 'Southerly Point' gets its own page on the website plus some hints for a photo book project in 2026. In the links, there is excellent Vietnam war photography from the legendary Catherine Leroy, newspaper picture editors’ picks for Visa pour l’Image, northern lights over Scotland and a great collection of photography from Australia and New Zealand. Links mentioned in the Podcast The Southerly Point photo zine website page https://www.richardflintphoto.com/photobooks/photobook-southerly-point-the-mull-of-galloway/ One-way ticket to Vietnam: Catherine Leroy’s fearless war photography https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/aug/23/one-way-ticket-to-vietnam-catherine-leroys-fearless-war-photography-in-pictures A deeper story: photography from Australia and New Zealand https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/sep/02/a-deeper-story-photography-from-australia-and-new-zealand-in-pictures Newspaper picture editors’ picks for Visa pour l’Image https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/sep/08/newspaper-picture-editors-picks-visa-pour-limage-in-pictures In Pictures: The Northern Lights over Scotland https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxwll89e79o

In the podcast: Southerly Point, a 44 page photozine featuring 40 images(photographer Richard Flint) of the Mull of Galloway is now available via Blurb. The new website store is opened and in the links we have Chris Killip's excellent website and the painting like photography by Joann Randles. Podcast Links Photographer showcases her work at French Celtic Festival https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2p6qp1e4go Chris Killip's excellent website https://www.chriskillip.com/ Southerly Point photo zine on Blurb https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/12497265-southerly-point-the-mull-of-galloway New fine art print web store https://www.richardflintphoto.com/shop/ BONUS LINKS The Cloudflare blog posts Content Independence Day: no AI crawl without compensation! Control content use for AI training with Cloudflare’s managed robots.txt and blocking for monetized content

In the podcast: Links to the photography of two great documentary photographers who died recently - Sebastião Salgado and Nick Hedges. Also the webstore is due for changes, website speed woes solved and the text is complete for the Southerly Point Photozine. Podcast Links Sebastião Salgado, photographer known for Amazon rainforest images, dies aged 81 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/23/brazil-sebastiao-salgado-death ‘I photographed the world’: the career of Sebastião Salgado – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2024/feb/08/i-photographed-the-world-the-art-of-sebastiao-salgado-in-pictures Amazon in pictures: Sebastião Salgado's last frontier https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-57162597 Sebastião Salgado Gallery at ICP https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/sebasti%C3%A3o-salgado Nick Hedges Website http://www.nickhedgesphotography.co.uk/ Nick Hedges obituary https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jun/20/nick-hedges-obituary

If you are a Formula One fan then the BBC and Getty Images have put together a great collection of Formula One photography going through 75 years of the sport. F1 at 75 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/extra/v7yykmbyey/f1-at-75-by-bbc-sport-and-getty-images

In the podcast: Changes to the website store, a post about a found WW2 family photo and more. In the links, the winners from the 2025 World Press Photo awards and a camera lost in Loch Ness for 55 years is found! The Podcast Links Portrait of injured Gazan boy named World Press Photo of the year https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm347kpljko Camera set up to catch Loch Ness Monster discovered https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx20g82y1k8o

It's an iconic image from the Vietnam War... but who took the Pulitzer Prize-winning picture? The strange story of a new documentary castings doubt over whether Nick Ut took that remarkable image after a napalm attack on the village of Trang Bang and the six month investigation by Associated Press. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Ut AP Report: Investigating claims around ‘The Terror of War’ photograph https://www.ap.org/about/ap-report-terror-of-war/ He is credited with one of history’s most indelible photos. A new documentary questions who took it https://www.ap.org/media-center/ap-in-the-news/2025/he-is-credited-with-one-of-historys-most-indelible-photos-a-new-documentary-questions-who-took-it/ Nick Ut Photography Gallery https://leicagalleryla.com/gallery-view/nick-ut-from-hell-to-hollywood/

In the podcast: Richard talks about The Bang Bang Club Book he recently found in a second hand bookshop as well as the Northumberland images shot just before Christmas in the fantastic locations of Bamburgh, Seahouses and Lindisfarne. Podcast links include recent photography from the L.A fires Links Photos: The Palisades Fire Scorches Parts of Los Angeles https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2025/01/photos-palisades-fire-los-angeles-california/681241/ THE BANG BANG CLUB The Bang Bang Club Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang-Bang_Club Capturing Humanity Through the Lens: Kevin Carter https://fstoppers.com/historical/capturing-humanity-through-lens-kevin-carter-662720 The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War by Greg Marinovich (Author), Joao Silva (Author) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bang-Bang-Club-Snapshots-Hidden-War/dp/009928149X

In the Podcast. remembering the photojournalist Paul Lowe who died in October and who was a big influence during my photography students days. In the links, a look at Paul Lowe's work, Ian Macdonald’s magnificent north-east and Is the era of the pro photographer over? An interesting article about the future of professional photography. The Podcast Links Bruce Gilden says "I'll be broke in a year". Is the era of the pro photographer over? https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/features/bruce-gilden-says-ill-be-broke-in-a-year-is-the-era-of-the-pro-photographer-over Son charged with murdering war photographer father https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj4e9p1nw3o A kid playing with a ball next to a tank trap: Paul Lowe’s best photograph https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/aug/03/a-girl-plays-in-the-street-during-siege-sarajevo-paul-lowe-best-photograph Photographer Paul Lowe’s life in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/oct/24/photographer-paul-lowes-life-in-pictures From steel works and eerie houseboat communities to local kids in detention Ian Macdonald’s magnificent north-east https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/sep/10/ian-macdonald-north-east-in-pictures

In the podcast... A WordPress website optimization recommendation plus links to great photography from the Paris Olympics, images of the beach defences of WW2, remembering the Magnum photographer Thomas Hoepker and Paul Fusco is captured in a photograph as he photographed America from Robert F Kennedy's funeral train in 1968. PODCAST LINKS Remarkable images from the Paris Olympics f https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-c9425ca9-5c30-4ae0-b059-3eae6abcc18f Remembering Thomas Hoepker (1936–2024) https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/remembering-thomas-hoepker-1936-2024/ The Nazis’ Atlantic wall that failed to prevent D-day https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/03/the-nazis-atlantic-wall-that-failed-to-prevent-d-day RFK Funeral Train: The Reversed Perspective https://www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture/rfk-funeral-train-the-reversed-perspective/ Robert Capa Podcast Episode https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-flint-photography/episodes/The-Ageless--Changeless-Robert-Capa-e2k8d2c John Steinbeck's excellent book with images (and a chapter) from Robert Capa https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russian-Journal-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/014118633X

A new post on the Magnum website looks at the life and legacy of Robert Capa, along with a superb letter from John Steinbeck written shortly after Capa died in 1954. The Ageless, Changeless Robert Capa https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/the-ageless-changeless-robert-capa/ John Steinbeck - A Russian Journal book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russian-Journal-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/014118633X Robert Capa - the rare 1947 radio interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYe4ynXnqug

In the podcast... the main website gets a BIG, and rather unexpected, spring clean to give it a bit of a refresh. A quick discussion about the recent royal photo manipulation story. In the podcast's recommended photography links we have four great photographers covering the last five decades including Chris Killip, Akihiko Okamura and Tim Hetherington. Podcast Links The extraordinary life and photography of Tim Hetherington The work and legacy of photographer Anja Niedringhaus endure 10 years after her death A new exhibition brings together Chris Killip and Graham Smith’s seminal shots of England’s north-east from 1975-87, when heavy industry and working-class life were transformed ‘The surreal dislocation of the everyday’: how Japanese photographer Akihiko Okamura captured the Troubles as never before Bonus Podcast Links BBC Media Show - Is seeing still believing? Photo journalists on how the Princess of Wales story unfolded. 2024 World Press Photo Contest: Winners revealed

In this podcast: Richard heads back to the RSS feeds as a way of getting new sources of photography news and content after stepping away from social media. Dusting off those old blog feeds and seeing what works. The main website gets a new portfolio gallery with Northumberland: Castles and Coast added to the site. The podcast links look at the legendary photojournalist Bert Hardy who has a retrospective exhibition on at The Photographers' Gallery in London until June 2nd. Podcast Links The Gorbals of the 1940s - through Bert Hardy's eyes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crg9kp599kwo Bert Hardy: Photojournalism in War and Peace Fri 23 Feb 2024 - Sun 02 Jun 2024 - The Photographers' Gallery https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/bert-hardy-photojournalism-war-and-peace Bert Hardy | Getty Images Gallery https://gettyimagesgallery.com/collection/bert-hardy/