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Matthew Maran Podcast
by Matthew Maran
These conversations give you an insight into the lives of creative professionals, from photographers and publishers, to editors, designers and conservationists. I have worked with many talented friends and colleagues and unsung heroes working in the visual arts so I decided to set about interviewing these individuals, to shed new light on what goes on behind the scenes and what it means to be a creative freelancer and make it work as a career. One thing for sure is that all of them have a unique story to tell and this is my chance to share these stories with you.
Episodes
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Talking With Margot Raggett – Remembering Giraffes
Margot Raggett is a British wildlife photographer, conservationist, and the founder of Remembering Wildlife. In 2014, while on safari in Northern Kenya, she witnessed a poached elephant — an experience that changed her life and set her on a mission to make a tangible difference for endangered...
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Talking with Angel Fitor
Angel Fitor is a photographer, photojournalist, writer, and marine biologist who has dedicated his career to revealing the hidden worlds beneath the water's surface.
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Talking with Melissa Groo
Melissa is a photographer, writer, and conservationist who uses her images and words to tell the stories of wild animals. She is a Sony Artisan of Imagery, an Associate Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers, and a photography ethics advisor to the National Audubon...
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Talking with Kev Morgans
Kev Morgans is a multi-award-winning wildlife photographer, guide, and conservation storyteller specialising in the seabirds and wild coastlines of the British Isles. Best known for his work with Atlantic puffins and his book Puffins: Life on the Atlantic Edge, Kev uses powerful imagery to…
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Talking With Randy Olson
Randy Olson is a social-documentary photographer whose work, often with his wife Melissa Farlow, has taken him to over 50 countries in 30+ years. Best known for his extensive work with National Geographic, he has also been published in LIFE, GEO and Smithsonian.
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Talking With Joan De La Malla
Joan is a freelance photographer and biologist specialising in nature, local communities, and environmental conservation. He collaborates with national and international organisations such as International Animal Rescue and UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere programme to raise awareness of endangered...
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Talking with Rachael Talibart
Rachael Talibart is a professional photographer with a particular interest in the sea and the coast it carves. Her critically acclaimed photographs have been featured in the press all over the world.
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Talking with Jaime Rojo
Jaime Rojo is a photographer and National Geographic Explorer who blends his love for wild nature, conservation, and storytelling to create impactful visual campaigns that raise public awareness about environmental issues.
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Talking with Aaron Gekoski
Aaron Gekoski is an internationally-acclaimed photojournalist and film-maker, specialising in human-animal conflict.
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Talking with Sarah Leen
Sarah Leen is a distinguished photographer, photo editor, and teacher who has made significant contributions to the field of visual storytelling. In 2013, she made history as the first female Director of Photography at National Geographic magazine.
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Talking with Alexa Keefe
Alexa Keefe is the senior photo editor for wildlife at National Geographic magazine, shaping the visual narrative for cross-platform stories related to conservation, natural history, and the intersection between humans and animals.
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Talking With Chantelle Lindsay
This week, I have the pleasure of hosting Chantelle Lindsay as my guest. Hailing from South London but with connections to Doncaster and Peterborough, Chantelle is a versatile wildlife conservationist and TV presenter.
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Podcast Interlude
No guest this week but I'm dialling in to let you all know I've set up a Patreon page for the podcast so if you'd like to support what I do please visit patreon.com/MatthewMaranPodcast and sign up as a paid member.
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Talking with Kabir Kaul
Kabir Kaul is a conservationist, writer and campaigner with a passion for London's biodiversity. Kabir has made it his mission to shed light on the often-overlooked green spaces and the remarkable wildlife that call London home. He has coined this ecosystem the 'Wild Side of London,' emphasising...
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Talking With Morgan Heim
Morgan Heim is a wildlife photojournalist and filmmaker who has dedicated her craft to capturing the intricate narratives of wildlife and human coexistence, both in her home country of the United States and abroad. Renowned for her profound storytelling abilities, Morgan combines captivating…
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Talking With Marcus Westberg
Marcus Westberg is a photographer and writer dedicated to sharing diverse conservation narratives across Africa, Asia, and his native Sweden in Europe. His work has featured in publications such as the New York Times, Guardian, Geo, and Africa Geographic.
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Talking With Peter Mather
Peter Mather is a renowned Canadian photographer who has spent the last two decades capturing the stunning landscapes and unique wildlife of Canada's Yukon region. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Canadian Geographic, and numerous other publications, earning him recognition as…
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Talking With Doug Gimesy
Doug is a professional conservation and wildlife photojournalist who focuses on Australian issues. He is a four-time finalist in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the year and the inaugural winner of the WildScreen Panda Photo Story Awards and a Senior Fellow of the International League of...
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Talking With Clay Bolt
Clay Bolt is a natural history and conservation photographer who specialises in photographing invertebrates. In his own words, Clay says, “my favourite subjects in the world are the little animals which most people ignore”. It was Clay’s obsession with bees that led him be a leading voice in the...
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Talking with Margot about Remembering Bears
Back on the podcast for second visit, Margot Raggett tells us about her latest book, Remembering Bears. Margot was a guest on this podcast four years ago so to find out more about her and the birth of this unique fundraising initiative head back to episode 12.
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Talking with Charlie Hamilton James
Charlie Hamilton James is a National Geographic Photographer who specialises in telling stories about conservation, natural history and anthropology. Charlie has been obsessed with wildlife ever since he was a kid and at the age of 7 he spent much of his childhood watching kingfishers. This...
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Talking with Will Burrard-Lucas
Will Burarrd-Lucas is a British wildlife photographer who specialises in capturing intimate portraits of some of Africa’s most charismatic and elusive species. His love for the natural world began at a young age after spending much of his childhood living in Tanzania in East Africa.
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Talking with Kathy Moran
Kathy Moran recently retired as deputy director of photography for National Geographic Magazine after an incredible 40-year career. She was the first senior photo editor for natural history at the magazine editing over 350 terrestrial and underwater stories.
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Talking with Suzi Eszterhas
Suzi Eszterhas is an award-winning wildlife photographer who specialises in photographing newborn animals including elephants, cheetahs and sloths .
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Talking with Georgina Steytler
Georgina Steytler is a multi award winning wildlife photographer with a passion for birds, ethics and Conservation. After quitting her corporate job over 10 years ago Georgina began volunteering for Birdlife WA. Her rapid rise to becoming one of the most recognised bird photographer is...
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Talking with Andy Rouse
For more than 25 years Andy has photographed wildlife all over the world, capturing stunning shots of iconic species such as polar bears, tigers and mountain gorillas.
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Talking with Hannah Stitfall
Hannah Stitfall is a wildlife producer, filmmaker and presenter. She has presented shows for BBC Earth, BBC Springwatch and BBC Radio Four.
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Talking with Britta Jaschinski
Britta Jaschinski is a German photojournalist living in south London, England. After studying her BA in photography in south England she quickly gained notoriety scoring her first publishing deal with Phaidon.
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Talking with Sandra Bartocha
Sandra Bartocha is a multi-award winning nature photographer living in Germany. She is a self-proclaimed lover of the seas and the trees, and of good coffee! Sandra gained notoriety for breaking the mould, using exquisite technique to capture trees, flowers and landscapes in beautiful colour and...
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Talking with Steve Backshall
Steve Backshall is a naturalist, author and presenter best know for BBC’s Deadly 60 – a programme aimed at young people that features Steve and his camera crew attempting to find the ‘most deadly’ animals in the world.
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Talking with Chris Packham
Chris Packham is a broadcaster, naturalist, writer, photographer, filmmaker, conservationist and campaigner. He presents BBC’s BAAFTA award winning Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch series and numerous other natural history documentaries for the BBC, National Geographic and The Discovery...
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Talking with Jo-Anne McArthur | Part Two
Jo-Anne McArthur is a multi award-winning photographer, author and speaker. She specialises in photographing the ‘invisible animals’ - the animals we eat, wear, test on and confine, yet rarely see. Over the past 20 years Jo has worked tirelessly to shine a light on the suffering of billions of...
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Talking with Jo-Anne McArthur | Part One
Jo-Anne McArthur is a multi award-winning photographer, author and speaker. She specialises in photographing the ‘invisible animals’ - the animals we eat, wear, test on and confine, yet rarely see. Over the past 20 years Jo has worked tirelessly to shine a light on the suffering of billions of...
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Talking with Karine Aigner
After nine years working as the Senior Picture Editor at National Geographic Kids magazine Karine Aigner ventured into the world of freelance photography. Drawing on her wealth of knowledge as an editor, Karine’s body of work is powerful, varied and tells creative stories with her images with a...
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Talking with Roxy Furman
Roxy - AKA ‘Roxy The Zoologist’ - is a wildlife biologist, photographer, activist, filmmaker, and presenter. After graduating with a first class honours in Zoology, Roxy landed a ‘dream’ job as a wildlife guide in the west of Scotland. Things didn’t turn out as planned but this didn’t stop her...
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Talking with Staffan Widstrand
Staffan is a founding member of the Wild Wonders of Europe – an initiative that celebrates Europe’s natural wonders through photographic exhibitions, books and printed media. It started 11 years ago and became one of the biggest conservation communication initiatives in the world. To date, the...
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Talking with Bertie Gregory
Bertie is a wildlife filmmaker, photographer and presenter who at the age of 25 already has three online series under his belt for National Geographic as well as presenting his work to huge audiences on the National Geographic Live tour across North America. He has filmed extensively for the BBC...
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Talking with Josh Kempinski
After graduating with a Masters in Environmental Technology from Imperial College, London, Josh Kempinski’s career in conservation has seen him work in countries including Liberia, Mozambique, Greece, Belize, Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam. He has worked on a number of projects fulfilling a...
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Talking with Margot Raggett
After running a successful PR agency in London, Margot Raggett’s career took a new direction as she followed her passion for wildlife photography. A regular visitor to Kenya, in east Africa, her interest in photography, which began as a hobby, quickly flourished into a full time career. Margot…
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Talking with Pete Cairns
My guest today is Pete Cairns. Pete is a professional photographer and the founding director of The Wild Media Foundation, a social enterprise, which includes initiatives such as SCOTLAND: the Big Picture – an organisation that informs, inspires and influences fresh thinking around the potential...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
These conversations give you an insight into the lives of creative professionals, from photographers and publishers, to editors, designers and conservationists. I have worked with many talented friends and colleagues and unsung heroes working in the visual arts so I decided to set about interviewing these individuals, to shed new light on what goes on behind the scenes and what it means to be a creative freelancer and make it work as a career. One thing for sure is that all of them have a unique story to tell and this is my chance to share these stories with you.
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Matthew Maran
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