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A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers

Ben Smith

Booking Overview

This is a fortnightly interview podcast focused on photographers’ and filmmakers’ lives, creative processes, careers, and major projects, featuring external guests ranging from internationally recognized figures to emerging practitioners. Suitable pitches include award-winning or published photographers, documentary and photojournalists, visual artists, filmmakers, and emerging talents with distinctive bodies of work, exhibitions, books, or socially engaged projects; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 53

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000

Listener location: United Kingdom

Instagram: 8.7k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

ben@bensmithphoto.com

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Host

Ben Smith - Photographer and interviewer whose work centers on in-depth conversations with established and emerging photographers and filmmakers about their lives, work, and creative processes.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Professional photographers, filmmakers, and visual artists with a distinctive body of work, published photobooks, significant exhibitions, editorial commissions, awards, institutional recognition, or a compelling long-term documentary project.
Required Achievements:  
Published photobooks, International or institutional exhibitions, Editorial commissions and major publication credits, Photography or arts awards, Documentary projects addressing significant social, political, or human-interest subjects

Recent Guest Discussions

Ian Berry - His Career In Documentary Photography, The Sharpeville Massacre, Joining Magnum, Long-term Photographic Projects, Contact Sheets, And His Book Water.

Richard Sharum - His American Homicide Project, Photographing Murder Detectives And Communities Affected By Violence, Ethical Representation, And The Photobook Industry.

Clémentine Schneidermann - Her Long-term Projects Involving Communities And Children, Collaborative Photography, Ffasiwn, Bleak Fabulous, And Socially Engaged Creative Practice.

Aria Shahrokhshahi - His Photographic Development, Collaborative Work In Ukraine, Wet Ground, Social Structures Surrounding Conflict, Documentary Filmmaking, And Maintaining A Commercial Practice.

Lorenzo Meloni - Conflict Photography, His Book We Don't Say Goodbye, The Islamic State, Borders And History, His Revelation Project, And Sustaining An Independent Freelance Career.

Recent Topics

Photography, Documentary Photography, Photojournalism, Photobooks, Portrait Photography

Episodes

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292 - Reuben wu

October 07, 2026

Reuben Wu is a multidisciplinary artist who explores new ways of telling compelling stories about the world we inhabit. His work with aerial lighting and long-exposure photography has defined a singular style in contemporary landscape photography and belongs in the Guggenheim Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the MoMA.His practice spans fine art and creative collaborations with brands.Reuben was born in Liverpool to parents who had immigrated from Hong Kong. Following their gui...

291 - Iva Sidash

September 23, 2026

Iva Sidash is an independent documentary photographer and visual storyteller from Ukraine. Born in 1995, she focuses on deeply personal narratives shaped by the realities of war. Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion, she has documented intimate stories of fragility, resistance, and memory that unfold behind the frontlines.Her work merges artistic sensibility with documentary practice, revealing the human experience through a lens of emotion, nuance, and resilience.A graduate of the...

213 - Ian Berry

September 15, 2026

Ian Berry was born in 1934 in Lancashire, England. He made his reputation in South Africa, where he worked for the Daily Mail and later for Drum magazine. He was the only photographer to document the massacre at Sharpeville in 1960, and his photographs were used in the trial to prove the victims' innocence.Henri Cartier-Bresson invited Ian to join Magnum in 1962, when he was based in Paris. He moved to London in 1964 to become the first contract photographer for the Observer Magazine. Since t...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers?

A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers is hosted by Ben Smith. Its publicly listed email is ben@bensmithphoto.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers?

The publicly listed email for A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers: ben@bensmithphoto.com.

How many listeners does A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers have?

Podseeker estimates A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers reaches 10,000 to 100,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers?

A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Professional photographers, filmmakers, and visual artists with a distinctive body of work, published photobooks, significant exhibitions, editorial commissions, awards, institutional recognition, or a compelling long-term documentary project. Common among recent guests: Published photobooks; International or institutional exhibitions; Editorial commissions and major publication credits. Recent guests include Ian Berry, Richard Sharum, and Clémentine Schneidermann.

How hard is it to get booked on A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does A Small Voice: Conversations with photographers and filmmakers cover?

Recent episodes cover Photography, Documentary Photography, Photojournalism, Photobooks, and Portrait Photography. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

ben@bensmithphoto.com

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