EPISODE · Mar 20, 2026 · 59 MIN
S2 E1: The Return and the Ritual
from THE IDLE HANDS SOCIETY · host Dan Higginson
PEOPLE MENTIONED Mitch Epstein: mitchepstein.net Trent Parke: magnumphotos.com/photographer/trent-parke Matt Lawrence: matthewlawrencephotography.co.uk Hashem McAdam: pushingfilm.com Kai Wong: youtube.com/@kaimanwong Idle Hands Society Instagram: instagram.com/idlehands BOOKS & FILMS American Power by Mitch Epstein: steidl.de/Books/American-Power-0518214654.html Minutes to Midnight by Trent Parke: magnumphotos.com/shop/collections/books/minutes-to-midnight-trent-parke Reach out to us @idlehandssociety. Your hosts today are @danshigginson, @paulbenceuk on Instagram. You can support the Podcast by contributing to The Idle Hands Tip Jar. www.idlehandssociety.com
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Paul and Dan return after a one-year hiatus to launch Season 2 of the Idle Hands Society. The conversation explores the shifting perspective that comes with milestone birthdays, the challenges of maintaining health as a creative, and the monumental task of editing a twenty-year photographic archive. They delve into the philosophy of sequencing a long-term body of work, the blending of documentary and street photography styles, and the evolving landscape of photographic institutions. The episode concludes with a look forward at Paul’s upcoming documentary project in Greece involving religious rituals and local folklore.
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