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S2 E7: Ed Thompson: The Magician08 May 202601:16:37

PEOPLE Mentioned

Ed Thompson

William Eggleston

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Ansel Adams

Diane Arbus

Dina Litovsky

Tim Hetherington

Peter Knapp

Sergei Chilikov

Gueorgui Pinkhassov

Chuck Close

Austin Osman Spare

Daido Moriyama

Sam Battle (Look Mum No Computer)

Lewis Hine

Esther Teichmann

Mr. Motivator

Tom Anderson (Tom from Myspace)

Idle Hands Society

Books & Films Discussed

The Genius of Photography — BBC television series referenced in relation to William Eggleston shooting in France.

In the Garden of England by Ed Thompson — Ed's published photobook (Note: The book was actually published under the title In-A-Gadda-Da-England!), referenced when discussing images that recur across projects.

The Photographer's Playbook — An example of an unlikely photography book that found its audience.

Anarcho-Dandies — Ed's forthcoming photobook drawn from his 2009 medium-format project. (Since the book is forthcoming, I linked to the 2009 slide-show video of the project!)

Ed Thompson's unpublished occult photography manuscript — Seven years in the making, 50,000 words, untitled. (As it is unpublished, I linked back to Ed's official website).

Louis Theroux: The Misogyny Disruptors — Cited as an analogy for the online course-selling culture in photography communities. (Note: The actual title of this 2026 Netflix documentary is Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere).

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S2 E6: Mark Sugden: The White Mercedes24 Apr 202601:24:06

Artists & People Mentioned

Tom Collins

Daniel Arnold

John Putney

Barry Lewis

Tess Morris

Matt Lawrence

The Idle Hands Society Instagram

Books & Films Discussed

The Islanders by Dan Wood

The Valley by John Putney

Daniel Arnold by Loose Joints

Pickpocket by Daniel Arnold

Man Up Directed by Ben Palmer and Written by Tess Morris

Only Murders in the Building

Timestamps & Key Moments

[03:00] Paul shares a harrowing and humorous account of falling ill while travelling through Tanzania, serving as an unconventional "icebreaker" that sets the authentic and grounded tone for the new season.

[08:33] The group reflects on the practicalities of maintaining a creative community, discussing how a dedicated studio space removes the barriers to production that previously hindered their momentum.

[13:58] A discussion on the influence of personal history in photography, focusing on how a photographer's background and unique upbringing prevent their work from becoming a mere imitation of their peers.

[42:58] Mark provides a detailed look at the construction of his Slate Islands mquette, explaining the process of using accordion folds and binding tape to transform digital files into a physical film strip of memories.

[01:05:01] The conversation turns to the aesthetic choices in landscape photography, debating whether the inclusion of a human figure adds a necessary narrative scale or if it functions as an overused visual cliché.

[01:12:44] The trio performs a critical reading of Doug Dubois’s work, questioning the integrity of documentary practice when the photographer chooses to style, dress, and pose their subjects to fit a specific vision.

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S2 E5: Tom Collins: There’s an app for that16 Apr 202601:29:22
S2 E4: Barry Lewis: From Bunsen Burners to the Berlin Wall09 Apr 202602:12:35
S2 E3: Old Photos02 Apr 202601:43:59
S2 E2: Stop Posing, Start Breathing27 Mar 202601:45:51
S2 E1: The Return and the Ritual20 Mar 202600:59:29

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Mitch Epstein: mitchepstein.net

Trent Parke: magnumphotos.com/photographer/trent-parke

Matt Lawrence: matthewlawrencephotography.co.uk

Hashem McAdam: pushingfilm.com

Kai Wong: youtube.com/@kaimanwong

Idle Hands Society Instagram: instagram.com/idlehands

BOOKS & FILMS

American Power by Mitch Epstein: steidl.de/Books/American-Power-0518214654.html

Minutes to Midnight by Trent Parke: magnumphotos.com/shop/collections/books/minutes-to-midnight-trent-parke

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056: Alys Tomlinson07 Nov 202401:07:27

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055: Where TF have you guys been?17 Sep 202401:06:22

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Tom Collins - Last Stop Barry Island

054: Brian Carroll07 May 202402:02:38

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053: Ryan McDonagh23 Feb 202401:09:27

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SHOUT OUTS:

Fractions by Luke Saxon on Another Place Press - Paul

Sofia Coppola Archive: 1999-2023 on Mack Books - Dan

Daniel Dodson - Ryan

MENTIONS:

Clem Ono

Joy Division

Pleasure Pool

Paul Room

Hawaii Kerby

The XX

Slowdive

New Order

Alex Lewis

Smallprint Studio

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052: Roo Lewis09 Feb 202401:20:33
051: Kate Burden26 Jan 202401:06:59
050: 2023 in review29 Dec 202301:32:29
049: Mimi Mollica15 Dec 202301:25:58
048: Sìle Walsh01 Dec 202301:31:17

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Shoutouts:

Sile - The Blindboy podcast

Dan - Bees, by Tom Collins

Paul - Sebastien Bruno - Ta-ra

Mentions:

@theprintspace - The Print space

Sell Out - The art of selling art - Facebook group with advice for artists on selling work.

Rupert Von Kaufman

Romain Kedochim

David O’Mara

David Hepher

Zsolt Basti

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047: Roland Ramanan10 Nov 202301:04:16
046: Stephen Leslie03 Nov 202301:30:44

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Shoutouts:

Stephen’s gave us an avalanche of shoutouts.

TV - The Sopranos

Books - George Saunders - Liberation Day

Movie - Mandibles Dir. Quentin Dupieux

Photography - That London by Paul Russell

Music - John Holt 'Ali Baba'

Paul picked Witchy Feel by Maps

Dan’s choice is Hundreds - Wilderness

Mentions:

Stephen Leslie’s YouTube channel

Paulie B

Andre D. Wagner

Niall McDiarmid

Alec Soth

Dan Milnor

Ruben Radding

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045: Catch up with Ed Thompson13 Oct 202300:56:02

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Shoutouts:

Ed’s shout-out is Wrestlers, a documentary on Netflix

Dan’s choice is Seb Wildblood - Separation Anxiety

Paul’s pick for this episode is The Bear on Disney+

Mentions:

Pictures on my mind on Youtube

The Homeless World Cup

Pick up a copy of Paul’s masterpiece, Not So Far

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044: Return of the prat’s05 Jul 202300:55:29

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Shoutouts:

Dan’s choice is Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine

Paul’s pick for this episode is The Big Moon - Here is Everything

Mentions:

The Homeless World Cup

Pick up a copy of Paul’s masterpiece, Not So Far

The pre-order of Josh (The Goose) Edgoose’s new book, 10 Miles West.

Dan’s half of “Adult Youth Club”

Dan’s wedding photography

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043: Not So Far Is Closer Than You Think03 Mar 202301:04:04

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Shoutouts:

Paul picked Infidel by Tim Hetherington

Dan’s choice is Shame, Food For Worms

Mentions:

Dan Higginson’s Website

@photobookjunkies

The Copeland Gallery | UAL exhibition 19th March 2023 @ 4-8pm | 133 Copeland Road, Peckham, SE15 3SN

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042: David O’Mara10 Feb 202301:18:57

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Shoutouts:

David O’mara’s three shout outs

1. Corrosion #2 by Hiroko Komatsu, Man Cave

2. Unreliable Narrator by Phil Hill

3. I Just Want To Stay Home by Robbie Spotswood

Paul picked Vortex by Kikuji Kawada

Dan’s choice is American Mirror by Philip Montgomery

Mentions:

Tono Monotagari by Masatoshi Naito, Shunju-sha 1983

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041: It’s F’in Xmas24 Dec 202200:56:33
040: Mostly Chatting09 Dec 202200:45:40

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Shoutouts:

Dan - The unbearable weight of massive talent - Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten

Paul - Geoff Dyre - The Ongoing Moment

Mentions:

Alex Prior

Paul Bence

Tom Collins

Magnum Photos

Bieke Depoorter

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039: Tom Collins31 Oct 202201:16:50

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Shoutouts:

Tom Collins’ shout out is the incredible movie Everything Everywhere All at Once

Paul picked Nick Mulvey’s album, New Mythology

Dan’s choice is Heart Tax by Jenny Lee

Mentions:

Tom Collins Website

Hatchie

Alex Cameron

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038: Al Brydon30 Jun 202201:11:28

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Shoutouts:

Paul’s shout out this week is a song by Gwenno - An Stevel Nowydh

Dan picked a mixtape by the fantastic Joy Orbison - Still Slipping. Vol 1

Al’s choice is a book by Joanne Coats - Daughters Of The Soil

Mentions:

Dan Wood

A Photographic Life Podcast (What Does Photography Mean to You? Episode feat. Al Brydon)

Inside The Outside Collective

Joseph Wright

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037: Becoming A Student09 Jun 202201:00:24
036: Why Do We Create?26 May 202200:59:52

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Shoutouts:

Dan’s Shout Out is Warpaint’s magical new album ‘Radiate Like This’

Paul pick this episode is Devils Promenade by Antone Dolezal and Lara Shipley

Mentions:

Nikki Brown - Why Do We Create Art? Consider the Bengalese finch.

Photo London

Josh Edgoose (The Goose)

Danny Jack

I’ve been writing blogs about Documentary Wedding Photography

Ralph Steadman

Jaime Gili

The Idle Hands Society YouTube channel

Overlapse

Lewis Quail

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035: We’re back!11 May 202200:56:42

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Shoutouts:

Even The Birds Were Afraid To Fly by Al Brydon is Paul’s shout out

Artist Alain Laboile is Dan’s pick

Mentions:

Peter Clarkson designing Paul’s forthcoming project, ‘Not So Far’.

The Homeless World Cup

Bruce Gilden

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034: Danny Jack30 Jan 202201:13:24

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Shoutouts:

Manchester Orchestra - The Silence from A Black Mile To The Surface is Paul’s shout out

Khruangbin - Mordechai is Dan’s pick

The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday is Danny’s choice this episode

Mentions:

Danny’s website

Shot Takers Podcast

Khruangbin - Texas Sun

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033: A Short New Year Chat02 Jan 202200:26:55
032: Karl Bailey17 Dec 202101:09:17
031: Kevin Mark Trail03 Dec 202101:13:49
030: Jaime Gili19 Nov 202101:02:21

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Shoutouts:

Cat Power’s cover of Bad Religion is Paul’s shout out

Hamac - Suzy is Jaime’s shout out

Dan’s shout out is Lightbath

Mentions:

Jaime’s website

Karl Cooper

Alejandro Otero

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029: Not So Far Update05 Nov 202100:59:31

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Shoutouts:

You can call me Nana by Will Harris is Paul’s shout out. With an honourable mention for Luke Saxon’s book ‘True North’

The French Dispatch directed by Wes Anderson is Dan’s shout out for this episode.

Mentions:Pauls not so far project

Paul Bence website

Josh Edgoose

Peter Clarkson

Bernadett Timko

Alfred George Bailey

Huw Talfryn Walters

Alex Wilby

Luke Saxon

Dik-Dik’s

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028: Martin Salter21 Oct 202101:27:28
027: Sarah-Jane Field07 Oct 202101:02:52

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Shoutouts:

Artist Mandy Williams (@mandywilliamsphotography on Instagram) is Sarah-Jane’s shout out

Is It Light Where You Are by Art School Girlfriend is Dan's Shout Out.

Mentions:

Win a copy of Ed Thompson’s ‘The Unseen’ and a print from the book by backing sending us proof that you’ve backed his upcoming book ‘In-A-Gadda-Da-England’ on Kickstarter. You can send us the proof in a DM on Instagram (@idlehandssociety). We’ll pick a winner at random and contact them for delivery details when Ed hits his funding goal by the 14th of October 2021.

Sarah-Jane's website

Sarah-Jane Field on Instagram

Bertolt Brecht

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026: Ed Thompson23 Sep 202101:12:47

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Shoutouts:

Photojournalist Mark Makela (@markmakela on instagram) is Ed's Shout Out

Song Go by Public Service Broadcasting is Paul's Shout Out

Photographer Susana Barbera (@susanabarbera on Instagram) is Dan's Shout Out.

Mentions:

Find Ed Thompson's website here

The Unseen by Ed Thompson (NOTE: add a comment saying you heard about The Unseen from the Idle Hands Podcast and Ed will throw in a free print with the book.)

Heijdenskarwei

Stanley Greene: Black Passport

Schilt Publishing

William Eggleston's Guide

Alec Soth Songbook

Ed Thompson's crowd funding for his new book In-A-Gadda-Da-England

Sony World Photo Awards

David Campany

A Small Voice Podcast with Ben Smith

Jason Lee

Paul Jackson - @pauljacksonlivestor

Bryan Formhals

Magic Mushroom Map

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025: Dan Baker09 Sep 202101:12:39

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Shoutouts:

Jacopo Papucci (@jacopopapucci on Instagram) and Funland by Rob Ball is Dan Baker’s shout out this week

Georgia Flowers (@georgia_foxglove on Instagram) is Dan Higginson’s shout out

Depreston by Courtney Barnett and Works by Mona Kuhn are Paul’s choices this week

Mentions:

Visit Dan's website or reach out on Instagram @danbaker88

The Goose

Paul’s new project, ‘Not So Far’

Dan Wood

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024: Seppe De Meyere26 Aug 202101:08:43

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Shoutouts:

Hillary Butterworth @butterhi on Instagram (Seppe’s shout out)

Presence (feat. Little Dragon) - (Paul’s shout out)

Gustavo Minas (Dan’s shout out)

Mentions:

Visit Seppe's website or reach out on Instagram @seppedemeyere

Alex Wilby

Bernadett Timko

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023: Sean Tucker12 Aug 202100:58:13

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Shoutouts:

Irina Rozovsky - In Plain Air sold by Photobook Junkies, if it’s unavailable there you may find it here on Amazon (Paul’s choice)

Ramon Masats & Tiffany Roubert (Sean’s choices)

The Verve - A Storm in Heaven (Dan’s choice)

Mentions:

Find Sean on YouTube or reach out on Instagram @seantuck

Buy your copy of Sean’s new book, The Meaning in the Making

Meditation (this is the app Dan uses)

Jason Little (@halide.hustle on Instagram) You can hear Jason’s episode here.

Squid - Pamphlets (ignore Paul’s description, this song is like The Pixies meets Radiohead)

King Krule

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022: Jason Devaun Little29 Jul 202101:06:00

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Shoutouts:

Ed Verosky (@edverosky on Instagram) is Jason’s shout out this week

Chaise Longue by Wet Leg (Paul’s choice)

Death Magick Abundance by Akasha Rabut (Dan’s choice)

Mentions:

@halide.hustle (Jason’s film IG account)

Elliott Erwitt

Found, Not Lost by Elliot Erwitt

Gordon Parks

@seantuck (our next guest)

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021: What we learned by talking for 24 hours15 Jul 202101:01:33
020: Sefi Carmel08 Jul 202101:04:07
019: Josh Edgoose01 Jul 202101:32:58
018: Alex Wilby24 Jun 202101:08:41
017: Expectation Vs. Reality 17 Jun 202101:46:51

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More detail on the show page.

Mentions:

Hedon helmets 2021 collection shoot with Soda Visual. We’ve been talking about this since the first Idle Hands Society podcast! Go look for the photos with the flowers.

Proposify

Dan L

Carne Griffiths

Shout outs:

Rachel Walker (Dan’s choice)

Danny Ladwa’s School of beatbox  (Romain’s choice)

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016: Chloe Juno10 Jun 202101:33:28
015: Brunel Johnson03 Jun 202101:04:33
014: Bernadett Timko27 May 202101:11:30

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See Berni’s work on the show page.

Mentions:

Berni's website

Cane-yo, a creative collective

Hunter S Thompson

Ernest Hemingway

Shout outs:

Fellow members of Cane-yo Alex Wilby & Milo Hartnoll (Bernie’s choice)

Being Inbetween by Carolyn Mendelsohn (Paul’s choice)

Difford’s Guide to Cocktails Fifteenth Edition (Dan’s choice)

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