We go deeper on a creative problem that sits behind most ‘stuck’ portfolios: comfort zones. Using the comfort-stretch-panic model (borrowed from military training), we break down what each zone looks like for street photographers, why growth happens near the top of stretch, and why panic is not brave, it is counterproductive. If your work feels empty or predictable, the answer is not a reckless leap, it is a controlled push with repeatable challenges you can sustain.

I sit down with Neil Johansson, a street photographer I’ve watched grow for over a decade. Neil is a passionate amateur with a seriously distinctive eye: conceptual, often abstract, and strongly rooted in black and white. We talk about how his work took shape, from early photography at school through a key Royal Photographic Society competition result and the Goldsmiths International Urban Photography Summer School. We also get into influences done properly: taking inspiration from photographers like Saul Leiter and Daido Moriyama, plus cinema and art, while still making images that feel like yours rather than a tribute act. 

London can make you feel like you have lost your eye. You walk for days, you chase the same old 'street moments', and somehow the city gives you nothing back. We talk candidly about that exact feeling and why it is not just a bad patch, it can be a sign that your work needs a real change. The big question I keep returning to is simple: if you do what you have always done, will you get what you've always got?

The camera that improves your street photography might not be the newest, fastest, or most expensive, it is the one you cannot stop picking up. We dig into what makes certain cameras feel 'alive' in the hand, why that emotional pull leads to more shooting, and how early experiences with classics like the Zorki 4, Rolleiflex, and old-school rangefinders can shape the way we see. If you have ever wondered why a Leica or a Fujifilm X100 feels different, we get into the real reason without drowning in tech.

The Street Photography Podcast is here! Today’s episode is all about Street Photography Ethics - I give you a Commonsense Guide

The Street Photography Podcast is here! Street photography at the races, getting published in a magazine, Ricoh GR3 problems - and more!

The Street Photography Podcast is here! Where's your comfort zone? Also - monochrome cameras, street competitions, a hot book recommendation, street photography definitions - and a recipe!

The Street Photography Podcast is here! We talk about being comfortable on the street, zooms vs primes, Fujifilm medium format - and a William Eggleston book.

The Street Photography Podcast is here!

The Street Photography Podcast is here with talk about street photography books, your questions, some new year’s resolutions and news. We look at the question of shooting people’s backs and explore AF modes . . . and more!

The Street Photography Podcast is here with talk about street photography books, your questions, some new year’s resolutions and news. We look at the question of shooting people’s backs and explore AF modes . . . and more!

This is the first episode (effectively a trailer) for the Street Photography Podcast.