Newton & Coe on Eye for the Light – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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 protection

Here she talks about her life, her work, her film making and her passion for the oceans with Chris

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 oceans

Mitty 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.