The Messy Truth - Conversations on Photography

Photo Director Gem Fletcher hosts The Messy Truth, a podcast dedicated to the world of contemporary photography featuring exclusive interviews with emerging and leading artists, curators and critics. Listen in to these candid conversations that unpack photography and why it connects us all in such transformational ways. Follow Gem’s Instagram @gemfletcher for images of photographs discussed in each episode.

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Jack Davison & Agnes Lloyd-Platt - On Feedback

Jack Davison studied English Literature at Warwick University but spent most of the time experimenting with cameras. Since the age of 14 he has continuously photographed those around him. He lives in London and works for numerous publications including New York Times Magazine, M Le Monde, Luncheon, Double & British Vogue, but spends most of his time shooting for his on-going personal work. He had his first solo exhibition, Revisiting Pictures, at the Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam in 2016. ...

Jun 13, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Campbell Addy - On Vision

Campbell Addy is a London based photographer & filmmaker. His work is narrative and emotional in nature, with a focus on a unique casting and under-represented faces. In addition to his photographic and directorial career Campbell has launched Nii Journal, a biannual arts and culture publication as well as Nii Agency, a modelling agency dedicated to representing interesting faces and celebrating diversity. "I think my generation struggles because no one posts their fails. It’s vital to keep ...

May 30, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Alexander Coggin - On Authorship

American Photographer Alexander Coggin has an extraordinary eye for the unusual, the unexpected and the unlikely. A trained actor, his theatrical education influences his image-making – championing character and blurring the space between perception and reality. “We all have within us the capability to make work that is very specific to our value systems, our upbringing, our visual references, our interests and desires, and if you really pay attention to yourself, you will make work that looks l...

May 15, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Alice Mann - On Gaze

Born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1991, Alice Mann is a South African photographic artist based in London who’s intimate portraiture essays explore notions of picture making as an act of collaboration. She aims to create images that empower her subjects and creates projects over extended periods, which enables her to create images that allow for engaged and nuanced representations. “I’m interested in working more to collaborate with my subjects than narrate their stories.” Alice Mann talks to G...

May 01, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Catherine Hyland - On Assisting

Catherine Hyland is a photographer living and working in London. Her photography centres around people and their connection to the land they inhabit. Primarily landscape based, her work is rooted in notions of fabricated memory, grids, enclosures and national identity. Her work highlights humanity’s attempts to tame and transform nature, both past and present. “Even now I much prefer to be the student than the teacher. I have such a thirst to learn” Cat talks to Gem Fletcher about her developmen...

Apr 08, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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