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.

On The Idle Hands Society’s latest episode, Paul and Dan speak with Brian Carroll, founder and editor of Offline Journal, a photo-forward publication championing Welsh photographic artists.

Merry Christmas and welcome to the Idle Hands Society Podcast - in this episode, Dan and Paul talk to photographer and artist, Karl Bailey.

We discuss Karl’s early start in professional photography and it’s effect on his personal work, coming back to old work, Karl’s work in progress photo book exploring his relationship with his father through his family’s photo albums, Karl’s time living in China and planning to move back to Asia, going back and doing a photography degree, why Dan’s wrong about the way he thinks about photography, one of the problems with modern life, and whether or not we have free will.

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 Photographer, Nico Froehlich