#113 | Jason Edwards | A Million Images

Photographer Jason Edwards on three decades with a camera, bearing witness to nature and the human condition, and an archive of a million images. For more than three decades Jason Edwards has roamed the world with a camera in hand, bearing witness to the raw beauty of nature and the complexities of the human condition. Jason's images all come from stories larger than the individual frame. One consistent element in Jason's photography is diversity. Jason has built up a photographic archive of over 1,000,000 award winning images. Tune in for a wide-ranging conversation. To learn more about Jason: https://www.jasonedwards.co Chapters 0:00 Welcome Jason Edwards 2:35 What would you do with Bond money? 5:05 Snakes and dragons in the backyard 7:34 Seeing the world a little differently 10:04 A two-hour walk to school and an epiphany 12:31 Teaching himself exposure on film 15:01 How things fit together in nature 17:34 One entrance exam and 200 places 20:05 On time once and hired as a zookeeper 22:34 A hard and violent sport 25:02 Self-awareness in a solitary craft 27:30 Holding on to the job 30:02 No photo books for years to find his own style 32:35 Twelve years honing his craft 35:07 The photographer you are on film 40:01 A very good side hustle 42:37 Newsweek covers around the world 45:03 Coming home to an empty flat 47:33 Pentax lenses 50:01 The cost of underwater housings 52:33 Photography is work 55:06 Single-minded at the expense of everything 1:00:01 People pictures at World Heritage sites 1:02:37 A new species of sea snake for Australian Geographic 1:05:03 Relationships and life on the road 1:07:32 Friends who said do it better next time 1:10:07 Workplaces where everyone knew everyone 1:12:31 Buying back his contract 1:15:04 Owning his work and taking the risk 1:17:30 A body that has been rebuilt 1:20:06 Smashing a lens on a rock 1:22:35 Moisture in the world's oldest desert 1:25:04 Journals as a detox 1:27:30 Australia's state by state lockdowns 1:30:03 Melbourne's long lockdowns 1:32:32 Working in Antarctica with family 1:35:01 Working for the right people 1:37:30 150 frames shown 44 times in 10 days 1:40:01 A record first-round edit at National Geographic 1:42:35 Owning everything through a stock agency 1:45:00 Photography banned during Covid in Victoria 1:47:37 A call from National Geographic Channel 1:52:30 Icebergs to Iguanas 1:55:07 Picking 16 stories from 40 1:57:37 Images from 1992 to 2020 2:00:06 Planning volume three 2:05:00 Shutter speed, aperture and ISO 2:07:32 Hanging a frame in a cafe 2:10:06 Bureaucracy and money for local people 2:12:31 Where to find Jason 2:15:03 Describe the scene with adjectives 2:17:35 Rebooting his photography scholarship 2:20:01 A picture does not have to be exotic The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com