39: This is Nikhol Esterás - a podcast by Alan Law

Excited to be talking to the fab Nikhol Esterás for episode 39 of the This is Reportage Podcast today! Based in Mexico, Nikhol has won a staggering 12 awards from us, including 5 Story Awards, and was ranked in our Top 50 photographers of 2019. In this episode Nikhol shares all about:

• how she got into wedding photography,
• working with her husband and the benefits of that,
• how their backgrounds in art and psychology have affected their photography,
• dealing with the effects of covid,
• travelling in their VW bug, and their photoseries during covid from within that,
• some TV series recommendations (Dark! Watch Dark, everyone!)
• what time she would travel to if she had a time machine,
• tips on submitting to the Story Awards,
• the pronunciation of reportage,
• the importance of observation and getting to know people,
• what success means to her,
• what's been good sources of bookings for her,
• how she does her video meetings with couples,
• the importance of practice,
• how she approaches family photography in the same way as weddings,
• advice for if you're feeling stagnant,
• why olives aren't her favourite thing,
• what happiness is to her,
• and much more...

There's a full transcript at https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-39-this-is-nikhol-esteras/, as well as examples of her work and link to her website.

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