The Decisive Moment podcast

We're back! Charles Moriarty and Carrie Kania kick off season two of The Decisive Moment in conversation with curator extraordinaire Ghislain Pascal, co-founder of The Little Black Gallery and the collective BOYS BOYS BOYS. 

In this week’s episode of The Decisive Moment, Charles Moriarty and Carrie Kania talk with curator (among many other things) Brandei Estes about photography in 2025 and what lies ahead in 2026. We also pay tribute to the late, great Martin Parr; not only a great photographer but one of the most generous and encouraging people in the world of photography. He will be very missed. 

In this week’s episode of The Decisive Moment, Charles Moriarty and Carrie Kania get into a conversation about books. Carrie flips the script and interviews Charles about his most recent publication 'Brock' and then they both interview photojournalist JuanCarlos Gonzalez about his first book 'Vermont Female Farmers' and the challenges and rewards that come with self-publishing.

In this week’s episode of The Decisive Moment, Charles Moriarty and Carrie Kania talk all-things-Lee Miller with Ami Bouhassane, co-director of the Lee Miller Archive and her granddaughter! Tate Britain recently opened Lee Miller’s largest retrospective to date, showcasing decades of her work from model and muse to artist and journalist. Listen in to a fascinating conversation about discovery, publishing and what it’s like to work with such a legendary archive. 

In this week’s episode of The Decisive Moment, Carrie Kania and Charles Moriarty celebrate Marianne Faithfull with an insightful conversation with one of Marianne’s favourite photographers, Gered Mankowitz and Grammy nominated complier, producer, art director and key Marianne archivist and knower of all things photography,Andrew Batt. Marianne Faithfulhttps://www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk/home/Competitionshttps://naturephotographeroftheyear.com/Exhibitionshttps://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2025/taylor-wessing-photo-portrait-prize/https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/women-photographers-1900-1975/Insta Accounts@kingsqueensofcool

Welcome to The Decisive Moment podcast, in this weeks episode Carrie Kania and Charles Moriarty sit down to talk with curator, writer, collector and all round photography advocate Peter Fetterman about the power of photography and his own journey with the medium over the last forty years. We also talk about the most recent show Nouvelle vague opening at The Peter Fetterman gallery in Santa Monica, and running until January 3rd. #peterfetterman #thepowerofphotographyLinks related to the epsiodeCompetitionshttps://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awardsExhibitionshttps://www.davidzwirner.com/exhibitions/2025/diane-arbus-sanctum-sanctorumTalkshttps://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/event-root/december/gupta-pascal-portraits-protest-prideInstagram accounts@sistersofthelens@dtnyarchive