DiscoverWildlife PhotographyEpisode 37 - How Important is the Backstory to an Image?
Episode 37 - How Important is the Backstory to an Image?

Episode 37 - How Important is the Backstory to an Image?

Update: 2025-09-18
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With the internet awash with amazing wildlife photography, in this episode Rob and Josh discuss the importance of a backstory to an image. Join the two as they chat candidly about the relevance of adding additional written context to photographic work.

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About the Hosts:

Rob Read has spent many years as a photography competition organiser; firstly as a founding director of, and primary organiser of Bird Photographer of the Year for the first five years of the competition, and more recently as founder, owner, and organiser of WildArt Photographer of the Year. Josh Galicki has been entering competitions for many years and has had significant success in many, including Bird Photographer of the Year. He is now part of the judging team for WildArt Photographer of the Year.

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Find out more about your host’s and view their work on their Instagram profiles:

Rob - https://www.instagram.com/robreadphotos/

Josh - https://www.instagram.com/galicki_photography/

The WildArt Photographer of the Year competition website can be found here - https://www.wildartpoty.com/

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Episode 37 - How Important is the Backstory to an Image?

Episode 37 - How Important is the Backstory to an Image?

Rob Read & Josh Galicki