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Atkins Labcast
by Paul and Kate Atkins
Hosted by Kate and Paul Atkins, the third generation owners of the oldest photo lab in Australia. A podcast about living with and loving photography. From philosophy to technicalities, for amateurs, artists and professionals, we talk about it all.
Episodes
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Atkins Labcast Episode 68 - Bryce Kraehenbuehl
Paul sits down with artist, filmmaker, and photographer, Bryce Kraehenbuehl. Bryce is the 2026 recipient of the SALA SOLO art prize and snagged the judges with his RED EARTH series of landscapes filmed and photographed with vintage colour infrared film. This episode is a deep dive into a young...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 67 - Jane Skeer
Paul sits down with Jane Skeer to discuss her remarkable journey as an artist. Jane's appetite for creating is unique as she follows inspiring ideas that sometimes sit quietly in the corner and sometimes fill enormous spaces. Jane is the artist many of us aspire to. https://www.janeskeer.com/...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 66 - Mark Rosetto
Paul has just returned from a photographic conference ran by Mark Rosetto for his PPBN. 120+ attendees in one location for three days to discuss the business of photography is a pretty rare thing these days. It takes a special person to put this on and also bring all the warmth that can bond a...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 65 - Bianca Buliga
Paul sits down with Bianca Buliga at the lab here on the beautiful land of the Kaurna people. Bianca’s exhibition “Healing Out Loud” has now closed, but will be shown again as part of this year’s SALA Festival at the Goodwood Theatre and Studios. As a recent immigrant to Australia navigating...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 64 - Ennead
This week Paul interviews 7 members of a 9 member exhibition group, Ennead. Ennead is the result of Gavin Blake’s Centre for Creative Photography’s Exhibition Class. While it’s a juggle giving all seven mic time, the episode draws out some interesting stories. Ennead runs this April 11th to 26th,...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 63 - Robin Sellick
Paul sits down with Robin Sellick, an incredibly talented portrait photographer. Robin's photography of Australian celebrities through the 1990s and 2000s spread a cultural energy that hasn't been seen since. He has had time away from the kind of photography that defined his career and has…
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Atkins Labcast Episode 62 - Harriet Tarbuck
G’Day listeners! In this episode, Paul zooms over the interweb with Harriet Tarbuck, photographer, lecturer, community leader and podcaster with Sally Brownbill on When Harry Met Sally. Paul first met Harriet at Photo Collective, a marvellous community group assembled to celebrate photography....
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Atkins Labcast Episode 61 - Simon Casson
Paul interviews his friend Simon Casson. Once a much sought after wedding photographer who photographed Paul and Kate's wedding, is now predominantly working in aviation and defence photography. Beware, the interviewer and interviewee drank some fine whisky during this podcast. Simon's website:...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 60 - Sally Brownbill
Paul chats on zoom with Sally Brownbill, a photographer, photographer's agent, mentor, podcaster, and connector. Sally has helped launch many photographic careers with her impressive network and knowledge of the industry and how to survive as a sole trader. Sally's website:...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 59 - Hugh Freytag
Paul sits down with cinematographer and photographer Hugh Freytag to discuss Hugh's life making pictures. Instagram @hughfreytag Credits The Movie Database IMDb Mentioned in the podcast: Ribspreader (2022, Movie - Horror) The Still Point: Photography of Robert McFarlane (2017, Movie - Documentary)
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Atkins Labcast Episode 58 - Colleen Raven Strangways
Paul sits down with Colleen Raven Strangways and discusses her award winning photography that has been featured at the Ballarat International Foto Bienale as well as Tarnanthi at the Art Gallery of South Australia and much more. Colleen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Nharla_Photography/...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 57 - Emma Hack
Paul sits down with artist Emma Hack. Emma's work is loved and collected world wide. https://www.emmahackartist.com.au/ https://www.emmahackgallery.com Somebody I used to know music video by Gotye: https://youtu.be/8UVNT4wvIGY?si=YHiFeVmC5Yp_O67g Podcast by: atkins.com.au
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Atkins Labcast Episode 56 - David Haddy
Paul interviews David Haddy of Adelaide Portrait Studios. David has been running a studio for over 40 years focussing on repeat business. David has survived and thrived by combining excellent customer service with great photography and timeless products. https://www.adelaideportraitstudios.com.au
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Atkins Labcast Episode 55 - Ian Gibbins
Paul interviews video and electronic music artist, poet, and scientist Ian Gibbins. The conversation touches on environmentalism, memory, how our vision system works and all things art. Ian Gibbins; https://www.iangibbins.com.au The Taken Path:...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 54 - Sarah Black
Paul catches up with Sarah Black to talk about seeing beyond the binary, art, photography, and life and where joy fits into it all. Sarah's website: https://www.sarahblackphotography.com.au Courses: https://www.sarahblackphotography.com.au/learn Instagram:...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 53 - GAS
Paul and three friends, Simon Casson, Claudio Raschella, and David Seivers get together to discuss GAS. Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Scott Tin house studio The Camera Doesn’t Matter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROnOfx38jYc Simon Casson: https://www.casson.com.au...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 52 - Milton Wordley
Milton and I sit down together to discuss his long career as an editorial photographer, which has been interspersed with running a major studio, photographing streakers at Lords, starting a first class E6 lab and devoting more than most to our photographic community. Milton's website:...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 51 - Yana Klein
Yana is a Melbourne based portrait and family photographer, born in Siberia grew up in Moscow, educated in North America, Yana also works with Pic-Time here in Australia. A photographer of feelings, Yana brings her unique perspective to portrait photography and the Australian Photographic…
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Atkins Labcast Episode 50 - Yasemin Sabuncu
SALA SOLO Opportunity winner Yasemin Sabunco joins Paul for a chat about her award winning show, Axis Mundi. While this show is photographic, Yasemin also works in moving image and performance. This episode tackles issues of social media, self image, culture and life as an artist and online...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 49 - Bec Griffiths
Paul interviews Bec Griffiths from Melbourne. Bec is a photographic artist with a corporate marketing background. One of those rare people holding two quite different skills. Adding a third foundational skill, Bec is a great communicator. Combining all this, Bec mentors artists, aiming to assist...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 48 - Ervin Janek
SALA is here, the South Australian Living Artists' Festival runs through the month of August and features around 10,000 artists' work. A stellar effort by our little State. In this episode, I've travelled to Ervin and Belinda's cottage in the Adelaide Hills to record this episode. Ervin's SALA…
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Atkins Labcast Episode 47 - Craig Arnold interview
Paul sit's down with Craig to discuss his life as a photographer. This is particularly interesting for those who struggle to promote themselves, as Craig has wrestled with introversion his whole life. Craig's website: https://www.shecreative.com.au Craig's instagram:...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 46 - Chloe Ireland interview
Paul interviews Chloe Ireland of Catguts Universe. Chloe is a portrait and wedding photographer working from Brisbane, Australia. Chloe's style is truly unique and her work seems to stop the lab every time. With influences from Japanese culture, Ridley Scott, and her time in the Funeral industry,...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 45 - Mark Kimber interview
In episode 45, Paul interviews Mark Kimber, an Australian based photographic artist. Mark has been exhibiting his photographic art for over 40 years and is internationally collected. Mark has also been head of photography at the University of SA, and a teacher there for most of his working life.…
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Atkins Labcast Episode 44 - Morgane Cazaubon interview
This week Paul chats with Morgane of Petite Visuals. Morgane is a Fashion/Documentary/Wedding photographer who has a keen interest in art direction. Recently Morgane has been looking closely at her process in preparation for a series of presentations. At any one time she can be seen with four...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 43 - David Hume interview
David Hume is the inaugural winner of the SALA SOLO Photographic Opportunity. This art ‘prize’ was devised by Paul Atkins, Gavin Blake and Patty Chehade as a collaborative opportunity to develop and show a new body of work with the guidance of all three prize givers. The prize directly includes...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 42 - Rowena Meadows interview
This week Rowena joins Paul for a bunch of pointy questions aiming to find out how she has developed her family documentary photography work. Rowena works from Melbourne, but is regularly invited to shoot around Australia and overseas. Her unique style engages in the righteous struggle to bring a...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 41 - Rick Liston interview
Paul interviews Rick Liston, a wedding photographer who has made it his mission to not only give his clients the best experience, but to make the business of wedding photography run as smoothly as possible. Rick has spent years systematising every background process that can be, allowing him to...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 40 - Paul and Kate chat
Another stroll in the park with Frank draws out conversation about Succession the TV show and making art. Enjoy!
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Atkins Labcast Episode 39 - Kym from Refocus Retreat
In the first interview recorded in a year or more, Paul talks with Kym Vulling from the Refocus Retreat. Refocus Retreat was first run in 2014, it is a female focussed conference that has survived the ons and offs of COVID and the challenges that our representative industry bodies have been...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 38 - Paul and Kate chat
We’re back at it again, totally not recorded at the same time as the episode 36! Frank is again showing us the way. Meanwhile we discuss product cycles, new design templates, some staff updates, some frustrations. Enjoy! Refocus Retreat https://refocusretreat.com.au
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Atkins Labcast Episode 36 - Paul and Kate catch up chat
Ha ha! Finally we get our little podcast rolling again. We’ve tweaked the format to separate our chats with the interviews. This will give listeners some more choice and enable more episodes to hit the airwaves. Be patient with us as we’re both nervous in this fresh episode, and we are trying a...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 35 - Robert McGrath
The Adelaide Fringe Festival was in town and Paul sat down with Sydney based festival and event photographer Robert McGrath. Robert has been covering Fringe Festivals as both a photographerr for many years and has added writing to broaden his offerings. Robert’s approach is unique as he strives…
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Atkins Labcast Episode 34 - PRISM
In a first for the podcast, Paul interviews the six members of PRISM, a group exhibition formed as part of a biennial class the Centre for Creative Photography runs. Lead by Gavin Blake, it is a heroic undertaking to bring a group of students through the process of staging a truly cohesive show....
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Atkins Labcast Episode 33 - Martine Perret
In a Skype call with Martine Perret, the conversation follows Matrine’s career and then swings from humanitarianism to photojournalism to fine art and back. Martine and her camera have worked for the United Nations for over 10 years after working for a major Australian newspaper, she is now using...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 32 - Derek Clapham
In a long awaited sit down with one of Atkins’ web gallery partners, Paul catches up with Derek Clapham, Engineering Czar and Co-founder of Fotomerchant. Derek is a programmer who has some unique talents and has built one of the world’s best online sales tools for photographers. Derek is a force…
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Atkins Labcast Episode 31 - Leanne McPhee
Leanne McPhee is Paul’s guest for this episode. Leanne is a photographer who predominantly works in the field of alternative processes. She has recently written and had published a book on the Chrysotype process. Leanne’s website: http://leannemcphee.com Leanne on Instagram:...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 30 - Terry Hann
This week Paul catches up with long time friend Terry Hann, one of the more innovative photographers who both works full-time running a successful photographic business and puts a great deal of his personal time into chasing more artistic photographic pursuits. Terry has some great methods to hop...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 29 - Emily Black
This week Paul speaks with AIPP Victoria President Emily Black. Emily is a people photographer who began as a darkroom technician in photography department of News Limited press. Emily’s recent success in getting the Covid19 mask ban tweaked has given a livelihood back to many Victorian...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 28 - Tony Kearney
Following the Shimmer theme, Paul speaks with Tony Kearney, featured artist at the 2020 Shimmer Festival. Tony is best known for his grand black and white portraits. Working in a rapid minimalist style, the photographs are a sympathetic representation of the humanity in front of his camera. Paul...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 27 - Kelly Tunney
This week Paul speaks with one of Australia’s most awarded wedding photographers, Kelly Tunney. Kelly has been on the forefront of the change to a more connected, human approach to photographing weddings. Her relationship with her subjects is paramount, and the resulting work is stellar. Kelly…
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Atkins Labcast Episode 26 - David Hume
In an other fabulous face to face chat, Paul speaks with David Hume, a visual artist showing at the 2020 Shimmer Festival. David works in paint and photography working with a strong sense of place. David has a unique perspective on art, and is tireless in chasing his objective. David on the web:...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 25 - Gee Greenslade
Paul speaks with visual artist Gee Greenslade on perfection and failure and the cycle of self discovery we find ourselves in. Gee’s website: https://www.geegreenslade.com Gee at the Shimmer Festival: https://www.onkaparingacity.com/shimmer/Contributing-artists/Gee-Greenslade
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Atkins Labcast Episode 24 - David Williams
Reaching across the Pacific Ocean and half the continent of North America to Toronto, Paul Skypes with portrait photographer David Williams. With heroes such as Richard Avedon to discuss, the conversation wanders through Observation techniques, cultural interpretation, judging photographs and…
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Atkins Labcast Episode 23 - Jannah Dryden
Paul Skypes in with Jannah Dryden from Album Registry. Jannah is a creative juggernaut who made one of the best modern innovations for professional photographers. Jannah’s short films encouraging professional photography and printing are hilarious. She is a force of nature. Album Registry…
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Atkins Labcast Episode 22 - Gavin Blake
This week Paul chats with his art mentor Gavin Blake, owner and senior lecturer at the Centre For Creative Photography in South Australia. They jump into the big topics of what is art, and how to pursue a practise in art. Paul incorrectly got an F early in 2020 as a student in the “Art…
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Atkins Labcast Episode 21 - Judith Crispin
Artist, photographer, poet, curator, dead things wrangler Judith Nangala Crispin is Paul’s guest for this week’s podcast. Judith talks about life in art and connections with her country, from Turkey to the Tanami to her home in Canberra. Judith’s website: https://judithcrispin.com Judith’s work…
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Atkins Labcast Episode 20 - Sam Oster
This week Paul catches up with Sam Oster, a photographer who has made a career being fabulously distracted yet produces outstanding work. Sam has shown in the core program at the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, built a mobile darkroom to make and demonstrate early photographic techniques,...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 19 - David Dare Parker
This week Paul Skypes into Margaret River Western Australia to chat with Walkley Award winning photo journalist David Dare Parker. David’s website: http://www.daviddareparker.com David’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daviddareparker/ David and Martine at the Photo Live Expo:...
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Atkins Labcast Episode 18 - Lucia B
Join Paul and stylist/photographer Lucia Braham for a chat about her career and La Dolce Vita. Lucia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucia.b.creative/?hl=en Lucia featured on The Home: https://thehome.com.au/insider/lucia-braham/ Lucia featured on The Interiors Addict:...
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Hosted by Kate and Paul Atkins, the third generation owners of the oldest photo lab in Australia. A podcast about living with and loving photography. From philosophy to technicalities, for amateurs, artists and professionals, we talk about it all.
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