Industry Insights

Industry Insights: Carol Allen-Storey on building a career in NGO photography

The UNICEF Ambassador for Photography recounts how she got her start in documenting humanitarian and environmental issues for the likes of WWF, Save the Children and the Elton John AIDS Foundation

20 March 2021

Industry Insights with LE BOOK: How to secure a commission on an integrated brand campaign

Graeme Bulcraig, founder of Touch Digital, on how a new wave of photographers, ones adept and versatile across multiples styles and media, are now leading the way in commercial photography

18 March 2021

Industry Insights: Gem Fletcher on freelancing, creative dialogue, and life as practice

Describing herself as a “hybrid creative”, the art director, writer, curator, and more discusses how she built a successful career as a freelancer

18 March 2021

Industry Insights: Alexandra Leese on self-publishing

The author of Me + Mine discusses her origins in zines, graduating to photobooks and the importance of clinging onto print

16 March 2021

Industry Insights: Mother London’s Julie Cook on championing new talent and working as a team

Julie Cook, head of art at Mother London, gives an insight into working at a global creative agency, and advice for emerging photographers

11 March 2021

My Camera and Me: Alys Tomlinson

“With large format cameras, your equipment becomes your teacher”

8 March 2021

Industry Insights: David Brandon Geeting on balancing art and advertising

“Even though it’s extremely capitalist and you’re contributing to a lot of problems and helping corporations sell things, it gets weird imagery to the masses in a way that galleries and more niche circles do not”

7 March 2021

Industry Insights with LE BOOK: How do you get the attention of an agent

Most photographers dream of signing with an agent. But how do you get their attention? James Gerrard-Jones, managing director at Wyatt-Clarke & Jones, shares what he’s looking for.

5 March 2021

Industry Insights: Magda Keaney on rethinking the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize during a pandemic

When Covid-19 hit, the prestigious portrait prize decided to migrate online. Here, the National Portrait Gallery’s senior curator explains why, and how, they did it

4 March 2021

Behind the Cover: Quil Lemons on shooting Billie Eilish for Vanity Fair

Last month, 23-year-old photographer Quil Lemons became Vanity Fair’s youngest cover photographer. Here, we take a deep dive into the process behind the shoot

3 March 2021

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Take a deep dive into the intersections of art and commerce

From leading editorial photographers on the concept behind their latest cover shoot to global curators sharing their approach to collecting, major industry figures take us behind the curtain of their professional practices.

Highlights include David Brandon Geeting on commercial still life photography, Quil Lemons on shooting Billie Eilish for Vanity Fair, Azu Nwagbogu on resisting the authority of the archive and Alessia Glaviano on running a festival amid a global pandemic.

Industry Insights

Industry Insights: Carol Allen-Storey on building a career in NGO photography

Industry Insights with LE BOOK: How to secure a commission on an integrated brand campaign

Industry Insights: Gem Fletcher on freelancing, creative dialogue, and life as practice

Industry Insights: Alexandra Leese on self-publishing

Industry Insights: Mother London’s Julie Cook on championing new talent and working as a team

My Camera and Me: Alys Tomlinson

Industry Insights: David Brandon Geeting on balancing art and advertising

Industry Insights with LE BOOK: How do you get the attention of an agent

Industry Insights: Magda Keaney on rethinking the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize during a pandemic

Behind the Cover: Quil Lemons on shooting Billie Eilish for Vanity Fair

Take a deep dive into the intersections of art and commerce

Industry Insights: Kamila K Stanley on building networks and getting paid

Industry Insights: Gem Fletcher on freelancing, creative dialogue, and life as practice

Behind the Cover: Ed Templeton on shooting Jonah Hill for GQ Style

Industry Insights: Pooneh Ghana on making it as a music photographer

Industry Insights: Michelle Watt on personal and artistic integrity