30: This is Sam Docker - a podcast by Alan Law

So great to have the lovely Sam Docker on the Podcast for episode 30! Sam is a Rangefinder 30 Rising Star, winner of numerous TiR Awards, globe-trotting wedding photographer, and also just an all-round top guy - an honour to talk to him for the Podcast! Sam shares so much with us today, including:

• how his life's been impacted during corona and looking at the positives,
• his recent experience doing an Iron Man (and why...!)
• destination weddings (his thoughts on getting and shooting them, pricing and more)
• Instagram tips,
• how he went from a business selling second-hand clothes to wedding photographer,
• a recent favourite joke and album-choice,
• the effect becoming one of Rangefinder's 30 Rising Stars had on him and his career,
• his approach to workshops,
• the story behind one of his Reportage Awards,
• risk and trusting yourself,
• his thoughts on equipment and camera systems in general,
• his top tips for better documentary work,
• his thoughts on staying late,
• an embarrassing moment of his photography career,
• great advice about starting out,
• his first job at McDonald's and what he's learned from past jobs,
• his lenses of choice,
• advice on editing,
• Netflix suggestions and how they can affect your photography,
• and much more...

There's also a full transcript of our interview with Sam at https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-30-this-is-sam-docker/, as well as the specific Reportage Award he talks about in the episode, more examples of his work, and link to his website, too.

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