New Photopod Website (Same Show, Though!)

Hi everyone, thanks for your interest in my photo biz podcast, Photopod! The latest episode, an interview with Amy Feitelberg (Square’s Photo Creative Lead) , is out now! Since Photopod is now part of my new labor of love, The Personal Photography Project, I’ve moved the URL over there to reflect that. The show remains the same, however!

Note: all new episodes and their show notes will be on the new site only.

You can check it out at https://www.tppp.photo/podcast. It’s a great episode, especially since Amy worked in the magazine world (Outside and Los Angeles magazines) before being cherry-picked by the Square brand. Enjoy!

A PODCAST ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHY INDUSTRY

Photopod is an interview podcast about the photography industry, hosted by Neil Binkley — Founder of The Personal Photography Project. You’ll learn from the people who hire photographers – from ad agencies, magazines, brands, plus the fine art world. We'll discuss marketing, budgets, motion work, and many other topics that help define what it means to be a photographer in this ever-changing business landscape.

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New Episode Coming Soon!

After a pandemic-fueled hiatus, Photopod is back, and recording new interviews as I type! Look at this space soon for our next interview, and thank you for your patience and kind words (they mean a lot to me)!

Also: since our last episode, I’ve launched The Personal Photography Project, an archive of photographers’ personal projects intended for advertising and magazine art buyers to peruse.

Photopod’s mission remains the same: to speak with creatives who hire and guide photographers in the advertising, magazine, and fine art worlds.

Can’t wait to share the next episode!

4: Mark Winer, Photographer’s Agent at The Gren Group (clients: Apple, Pepsi, Crispin Porter Bogusky, Wieden + Kennedy, etc.)





Mark Winer, Photographer’s Agent at The Gren Group, works with premier brands and ad agencies. You can view all of their photographers and directors at The Gren Group’s website.

Here’s a sampling of their clients:

  • Apple
  • Budweiser
  • Pepsi
  • State Farm
  • Volkswagen
  • BBDO
  • Crispin Porter Bogusky
  • Wieden + Kennedy

In our discussion today, Mark and I (your host, Neil Binkley) talk about:

  • What do photography agents do for their photographers, and vice versa?
  • How does the Gren Group stay in touch with ad agencies?
  • How art producers reacted to the Gren Group’s change in focus
  • What happens when things don’t work out between a rep and a photographer on their roster
  • How can you build relationships with clients, instead of blindly marketing to them?
  • How should you negotiate licensing and budgets?
  • How important is motion work to ad agencies and reps these days?
  • Is “authenticity” a fleeting trend in Lifestyle photography?
  • How should you approach an agent? (Mark also wrote a blog post about it)
  • Where he invests his efforts in social media
  • This and much, much more.

Links to What We Discuss:

See all Photopod episodes by subscribing on your podcast player of choice (Apple, Google, my favorite: Overcast, Spotify, etc.), or at www.photopodpod.com. Also feel free to drop me a line with questions and ideas for future interviews!

3: Jamie Leary, Design Director at Philadelphia Magazine





Jamie Leary, Design Director, Philadelphia Magazine (formerly of Magnet, Decibel and Grid magazines) designs for a magazine that is more popular in my city than National Geographic, Vanity Fair, Men’s Health and Forbes, according to their circulation #’s.

In our discussion today, Jamie and I (your host, Neil Binkley) talk about:

  • Magazine Art budgets
  • My incredibly brief tenure as Director of Photography at my guest’s magazine
  • How he hired someone to shoot a cover story, inspired by that photographer’s Instagram photos
  • Hiring locals vs. hiring around the country
  • Illustration vs. photography
  • Photojournalism vs. Conceptual photography
  • Photographers’ websites, and what he likes to see
  • And we even investigate a mysterious heart attack…
  • This and much, much more.

Links to What We Discuss:

Magazines & Related:

Photographers, Photo Editors & A Stylist:

See all Photopod episodes by subscribing on your podcast player of choice (Apple, Google, my favorite: Overcast, Spotify, etc.), or at www.photopodpod.com. Also feel free to drop me a line with questions and ideas for future interviews!

2: Wylie Moran, Senior Art Producer and Freelance Producer (BBDO, JWT, The Martin Agency)



Wylie Moran, Senior Art Producer and Freelance Producer (formerly of BBDO, JWT, and The Martin Agency) comes on the first full episode of Photopod! She sits down with me (your host, Neil Binkley) to discuss how advertising agency Art Producers find photographers, why they hire them, whether photographers need to have motion work in their portfolio, and much, much more.

See all Photopod episodes by subscribing on your podcast player of choice (Apple, Google, my favorite: Overcast, Spotify, etc.), or at www.photopodpod.com. Also feel free to drop me a line with questions and ideas for future interviews!

Show Notes/Links:

A few places that Wylie worked:

Creative industry podcast that I mentioned, plus a few more that I didn't but you might find relevant:

  • Don't Get Me Started (interviews with ad agency founders, Creative Directors, etc.)

  • NION Radio (photographer Nick Onken's interviews with great photographers and others about their paths to success)

  • The Observatory (Michael Bierut – of Pentagram fame – and Jessica Helfand thoughtfully discuss design in all its manifestations)

Episode 1: Photopod Debuts with its Preview Episode!


I’m so excited! I’ve been dying to get this released, and now it’s here!

Welcome to the preview episode of Photopod, hosted by Neil Binkley. Photopod is a new interview podcast about the photography industry. In this trailer, hear snippets of interviews with Nike's former Photography Director, a Senior Art Producer, plus a magazine's Design Director.