Newton & Coe on Eye for the Light

Krystal Chryssomallis is one of the world's most positive people and she fines the pluses in everything.She uses her camera as a passport into the hidden and untold lives of people and cultures around the world. Beginning her photojournalistic career through her work as a global music executive, Krystal has worked in over 60 countries, capturing the spirit, emotion, and human stories behind each moment. Her passion for photography as a form of storytelling drives her to create images that remind us of our interconnectivity and the common threads that unite us all, transcending language, culture, and geography.Krystal's images shine a light on the joy and positivity that can be found around the world. Her work been featured in galleries, hotels, palaces, and private collections worldwide, reflecting her commitment to using her lens as a tool to inspire positive change and foster global connectivity.Krystal also works with several charities and Krystal also works with several charities and volunteers regularly for UNICEF, donating the proceeds from image sales to charity.Here she talks to &Coe about her life, her photography and much more.

Pippa Ehrlich is passionate about our oceans and their conservation. She is the multi award-winning director of My Octopus Teacher and story-teller.She is very active in conservation, especially in the oceans, and has a particular passion for protecting the Kelp Forests and the wildlife which inhabits it. She works for Sea Change, documenting and exploring the underwater forests of Cape Town to capture stories that will assist in its long term protectionHere she talks about her life, her work, her film making and her passion for the oceans with Chris

With vast experience, Mark Edward Harris has photographed all around the world, including countries which are hard to access, such as North Korea and Iran. He's a travel and documentary photographer with an impressive list of publications and clients, from Conde Nast and the New York Times to Coca Cola and The Gap.Here Mark chats about his life, his photography career including photographing the Olympics, his awards and books, and his love of photography.

The world needs people like Ana Maria Arevalo Gosen. She's a visual story teller who tells the stories which no one wants told to bring them to wider attention and affect social change.

Alex Outhwaite is a travel presenter, travel show host and adventurer. She's visited, lived & worked in nearly 90 countries and the list is ever growing. But there's much more to Alex than this. She has an adventurous heart and spirit for sure, but she's also highly intelligent and engaging.

"Have camera, will travel" - pretty much says it all! Tyson's early childhood was spent growing up in jungles and on the coast of Papua New Guinea, before moving back to Australia where I trained and launched a successful photographic career. His story is fascinating, taking him around the world and working with the world’s best photographers, directors, editors and publishers. He primarily shoots lifestyle stills and video imagery for advertising campaigns with many leading hotels as his clients.For Tyson life is truly what you make of it, and his passion for travel, hospitality and the corporate world have taken him across the globe to shoot for a wide variety of clients and meet so many interesting people. He loves to create powerful and emotive images and this podcast is littered with gems to help any photographer to realise their potential.

Charlie Hamilton James is a world renowned photographer and wildlife filmmaker. His work fuses emotion with technical complexity, as a tool for evocative storytelling.Here he talks to Chris and David about how it all began with kingfishers and otter, working with National Geographic, his conservation work and how this fits with the lives of indigenous peoples.

As photographers go, Ellie Rothnie is one of the more creative ones. She's a wildlife photographer who uses her camera skills to create beautiful images in-camera, rather than relying on the computer afterwards. She explains these techniques during the podcast.Find out how she started, her career in marketing and how that has has proved useful in her photography career in this wonderfully enthusiastic chat with Newton & Coe

Karim Iliya is a photographer, filmmaker, whale swimming guide, and soon to be space explorer based in Iceland and Hawaii. His journeys have taken him into the depths of the oceans. Next destination – the moon! Karim will be on the up-and-comng Space X ‘Dear Moon’ rocket, adding to the list of only 24 people have flown to the moon.He has a passion for the natural world from the smallest creatures to the biggest mammals. His photography and film making have taken him on some amazing adventures, but here, in his conversation with Newton & Coe you find out all about even more amazing ones still to come.

At only 30, Jack Lodge is relatively new to photography but he's already carving himself a career in one of the toughest genres - landscape. In a very interesting chat with Newton and Coe, we discover how a young photographer have worked his way from architect to a new career which is flourishing through his contemporary approach to building his brand.

Angie Nicholson is a champion of women's photography. In a photography world which is too often dominated by male photographers, she is a force for encouraging women to pick up their cameras and show the world their talents.For women photographers, Angie Nicholson is an inspiration. She’s a journalist, camera gear reviewer, competition judge and the driving force behind both Camera Jabber and the SheClicks community.All this makes for a fascinating conversation.

Marek Biegalski is a Polish nomad turned photographer who discovered photography after a decade travelling around the world. He shoots many different genres of photography but landscapes and the natural world are his passion. Marek now lives in Ireland but it was on a visit to Iceland that he ventured into the realm of aerial photography, both from a plane and with drones. Contrasting ground level and the different perspective from above have opened up a career in photography for Marek.Here he talks to Newton & Coe about his life, travels and photography.

Cristina ‘Mitty’ Mittermeier is a force of nature, a champion of the oceans and the indigenous cultures which surround them. A Mexican photographer, marine biologist, conservationist and activist she I a leading light in conservation photography with a particular passions for our oceansMitty came to photography in her twenties and has since become one of the most influential conservation photographers of our time. She has dedicated her entire life to protecting the World’s oceans – inspiring millions of people to do the same.

Tiffany Coates is a remarkable and inspiring woman. She has explored six continents by motorcycle, riding over 300,000 miles, mostly solo, on her motorbike - an 800cc BMW called Thelma. She's travelled through countless countries during more than twenty years of adventurous journeys.Always a wandering spirit, she began her very first motorcycle trip with her best friend. Having recently passed their tests they had just two months of riding experience between them when they set off. Here Tiffany talks to Newton & Coe about her life, her first journey and how the adventure bug grabbed her.Twenty years and many, many miles later, Tiffany continues to push back the boundaries of motorcycle travel with her own journeys. Her adventures have included all the great journeys. As she freely admits, she's not a great planner, but this has lead to some amazing experiences that more structured travel probably wouldn't open up. She grasps the positives and handles the difficulties thrown at her with a smile and joy for life.Intrigued? Listen to our conversation with Tiffany. She's a fascinating woman who will spark your wanderlust and desire to explore.

Well known for their photography and film making, Jonathan and Angie Scott have made Kenya’s Masai Mara their home and the focus of their creative efforts and conservation initiatives. Here they talk to Newton & Coe about their many projects and approaches to the natural world.Jonathan and Angie Scott’s life is a love story with nature, conservation and photography. Based in Kenya, much of their work is focused around the Masai Mara, where they married in 1992, and over the years they have seen this great wilderness change with impacted of rising visitor numbers and the hunger to photograph it.Jonathan and Angela are award-winning wildlife photographers and authors who have made their name documenting the lives of lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, recording every aspect of their existence in their drawings, photographs and wildlife television programs.

Rachel Bigsby is a name you’ll hear more of in the future, especially if you’re in to wildlife photography and especially photographing birds. Still only young and not yet fully turned pro, she’s passionate about her photography and is developing an interesting style. We discover more as we talk to her about wildlife and her career.Rachel has had a passion for wildlife, and especially for birds, since a very young age. Photography has enabled her to capture what she sees and share that passion. She's a good example of how drive is enabling a set-taught photographer to find a career pursuing what she loves most.In conversation with Newton & Coe, she talks about her evolving career, her ambitions, her photography and the developing style which is leading her towards fine art imagery rather than simply documenting.It's a tough and competitive world for young and up-and-coming photographers, but already Rachel has done some work for television, including the BBC, and strong and growing social media following is giving visibility to her photography. 

Barbera Dall’Angelo embodies Italian passion and the sensitive insight of a female photographer. In this podcast we explore her photography and her creative approach to seeing the world in her own unique way.For Italian nature and landscape photographer Barbara Dall’Angelo, photography is a feeling. She uses her creativity to do much more than simply document what she sees.Barbara is a communicator and she does it through her images and films. In this podcast we talk to her about how she got into photography and the role it has played in her life.She is passionate about photography. It defines her – what she does and who she is. It’s a way to see the world and to make something new and creative from whatever catches her eye.She looks for the synergy of lines within the spatial dimension, the light that designs the nuances of a landscape, the perception of time arising from the movement as much as the stillness.In her photographs, she tries to crystallize extremely delicate moments in Nature’s harmony and balance which unveil the fragility and mutability of our world. Her objective, in a gentle way, is to try to awaken the moral responsibility we all have to protect our planet.It’s a fascinating listen as we explore her approach to image creating. Join us.

There’s no money in photography. Wrong! In this fascinating podcast with New York photographers’ agent, Frank Meo gives us a different take on working as a photographer. His advice is pure gold.Frank Meo is a New York photographer’s agent with a genuine interest in photography. If you’re one of those people who thinks there’s no money in photography, then think again! Frank’s advice is pure gold.Born in Brooklyn of Italian decent, he is open, engaging and down to earth. In this podcast, Frank talks about how he got into photographer and the world of representing photographers to get the best for them.He has represented photographers for thirty years as business partner, advocate, curator, and manager. This collaboration has produced hundreds of award-winning ad campaigns, art shows, provocative editorial content and successful books.Through his online initiative – PROJECTIONS, a moderated social media event that showcases the talent of visionary photographers from around the world to an eclectic audience of creatives – he is giving visibility to photographers who might otherwise struggle to achieve the profile which will help their work. He has judged numerous photo competitions, including: Lucie Awards, PDN Photo Contest, Sienna Photo Awards, Moscow Photography Award. This year he has joined the TPOTY judging panel and will be reviewing the work of some of the winners.You certainly won’t regret listening to him chat with Newton & Coe. We talked for 55 minutes and could easily have done so for twice as long.

As Deputy Director of Photography at National Geographic, Kathy Moran worked with some of the very best photographers, especially in wildlife and conservation. Here she shares her insight into photography and picture editing.Kathy Moran is a softly-spoken bundle of knowledge and experience which any photographer who wants to get their work published should listen to. Her advice is pricelessShe has worked on over 300 stories for National Geographic and with some of the best photographers, especially in the field of wildlife and conservation.As a founder member of the International League of Conservation Photographers and at the forefront of many of National Geographic’s wildlife and conservation stories, Kathy is still heavily involved in wildlife photography since leaving the magazine.She has just taken over as chair of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year and begins her three year tenure this year. You certainly won’t regret it if you listen to her chat with Newton & Coe.

A quiet persona disguises a dry sense of humour and a fierce passion within Danish photographer Carsten Egevang. Here he gives Newton and Coe a different perspective on the power of photography to drive change.Photographer Carsten Egevang spends a lot of time in Greenland, so we caught up with him in Copenhagen between expeditions. A scientist by training, his first interest in photography was in photographing birds until he was seduced by the wildlife and landscape in Greenland.Now he visits regularly, is still involved in science as well as photography, and sees the impacts of climate change on both nature and people first-hand.Carsten has an interesting take on climate change and its impact on communities. That has led to him using his photography to give a more rounded perspective of our changing planet and influence those in power – the decision-makers who can choose to make a difference but often don’t. Take a look at his amazing images (below and on his website) and listen to his chat with Newton & Coe. You can find out more about Carsten and his photography at: carstenegevang.com.