aul and Dan return after a one-year hiatus to launch Season 2 of the Idle Hands Society. The conversation explores the shifting perspective that comes with milestone birthdays, the challenges of maintaining health as a creative, and the monumental task of editing a twenty-year photographic archive. They delve into the philosophy of sequencing a long-term body of work, the blending of documentary and street photography styles, and the evolving landscape of photographic institutions. The episode concludes with a look forward at Paul’s upcoming documentary project in Greece involving religious rituals and local folklore.

Alys Tomlinson is a renowned British photographer celebrated for her documentary-style approach. Her work explores the interplay between identity, place, and ritual, often achieved through deep immersion within communities. This method allows her to authentically capture their unique relationships with their environments and traditions. With a background in anthropology, Tomlinson brings a distinct perspective to her projects.

Welcome to the Idle Hands Society Podcast - in this episode, Dan and Paul talk to the Documentary Photographer, Martin Salter. We discuss the release of Martins first book ‘Memory Lane’ which happened due to a chance interaction on social media, his career so far, and a lot of philosophy.

Dan and Paul talk to the Documentary Photographer, Ed Thompson. We talk about publishing photography books and crowd funding for his new book In-A-Gadda-Da-England, how the next big thing for Ed might be a trippy documentary film, living in the moment and visualisation, lucid dreaming, and cave paintings.

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Idle Hands Society Podcast - where we hope to discuss and learn more about the effective creative process.

In this episode, Dan and Paul talk with Director, Alfred George Bailey.