Voice Notes From The Lab

Ep.9: Jon Tonks on documentary photography and pub snacks On this episode we've been joined by Bath-based photographer, and a real favourite photographer of ours, Jon Tonks. We speak to Jon about his introduction to working in photography, which started in the lesser-seen-these-days world of press photography; his almost seamless transition into the longer form bodies of work and documentary photography and trying to find that constant balance between personal projects and commercial work. We speak to Jon about his current project; a year long documentation of sustainable fishing, commissioned by Martin Parr Foundation for We Feed The UK by The Gaia Foundation. A body of work focused on bringing attention to the positive stories of people nourishing the country in a sustainable way. This work will then go on exhibition at the Martin Parr Foundation in 2025. You can pledge to support the project here, and by donating £100 you'll receive a signed limited edition print from the project. You can check out some of Jon's work, such as his project 'For Men Who Would Be King' over on his website, and you can follow some of his latest updates over on his Instagram. As always, we're keen to hear your thoughts, and if you've got any questions for us that we can answer on a future episode, send them in to us at voicenotespodcast@jackslab.co. This episode was hosted by Jack Ford, Rosie Warwick and Jack Tolhurst, and featured our guest Jon Tonks. Don't forget to head over to www.jackslab.co for all your film processing needs.

Ep.8: Photography as an artistic tool, and are photos made to be seen? With guest Alice Farrington This week we've been joined by lab favourite, good friend and co-founder of Girls Camera Club, Alice Farrington. With Alice's largely art-based background, we discuss how she uses photography as a tool to express herself within her art, and whether photography should be made to be seen. You can check out Alice on Instagram, and Girls' Camera Club on Instagram also. Girls Camera Club is a collective for women and non-binary photographers. They have their second exhibition launching at the end of July, a collection of some ongoing work, at Kitform @ Jamaica St. Studios in Stokes Croft, Bristol. Jamaica St. Studios are also currently fundraising in order to be able to bring the ownership of the studios back to the community, you can check out the crowdfunder here. As always, we're keen to hear your thoughts, and if you've got any questions for us that we can answer on a future episode, send them in to us at voicenotespodcast@jackslab.co. This episode was hosted by Jack Ford, Rosie Warwick and Jack Tolhurst, and featured our guest Alice Farrington. Don't forget to head over to www.jackslab.co for all your film processing needs.

Ep.7: Chatting all things photography with FotL and photographer Konstantin Wittwer FotL obviously means 'friend of the lab', which all of you are...obviously. We're incredibly excited to welcome our first guest on to the podcast; joined this week by our good friend and Bristol-based photographer, Konstantin Wittwer. Konstantin has a background in journalism and has been using the lab for all his film development since we opened back in 2021, so we wanted to find out a bit about Konstantin's introduction to photography, why he shoots on film and more. You can follow Konstantin on Instagram @kowigraphy and the visual comms studio he runs with his partner, Sophia - @stereoscope_studio. As always, we're keen to hear your thoughts, and if you've got any questions for us that we can answer on a future episode, send them in to us at voicenotespodcast@jackslab.co. This episode was hosted by Jack Ford, Rosie Warwick and Jack Tolhurst, and featured our guest Konstantin Wittwer. Don't forget to head over to www.jackslab.co for all your film processing needs.

Ep.6: We Answer Your Questions - What is our favourite photo of all time? On this week's episode we answer some of your questions sent in to us over the last couple of weeks. Some photography related, some...more about sandwich fillings. Is it OK to combine pickled gherkins and peanut butter? What are some of our best photo book recommendations? As always, we're keen to hear your thoughts, and if you've got any questions for us that we can answer on a future episode, send them in to us at voicenotespodcast@jackslab.co. This episode was hosted by Jack Ford, Rosie Warwick and Jack Tolhurst. Don't forget to head over to www.jackslab.co for all your film processing needs. ------------------------------- Some of our favourite photo book recommendations are linked below: Jack recommended: 'Sleeping by the Mississippi' by Alec Soth and 'The Minds-Eye - Henri Cartier Bresson Rosie recommended: Books by Luke Stephenson Jack T recommended: 'The Circuit' by Bruce Gilden and 'An American Mile' by Kyle McDougall.

Ep.5: We're not worthy! Dealing with Imposter Syndrome and how to get over yourself! We are 5 episodes in and we're discussing how we deal with Imposter Syndrome. All three of us share our different experiences with it, how we deal with it and the most important things to remember. Am I a real photographer? Can I even call myself a photographer? Is Imposter Syndrome linked with your self worth or how whether you make money from your craft? We discuss it all in this episode. As always, we're keen to hear your thoughts, and if you've got any questions for us that we can answer on a future episode, send them in to us at voicenotespodcast@jackslab.co. This episode was hosted by Jack Ford, Rosie Warwick and Jack Tolhurst. Don't forget to head over to www.jackslab.co for all your film processing needs.

Ep.4: The One Where We Talk About Our Cameras and G.A.S Issues In our FOURTH episode, we get stuck in to a juicy one, discussing all things cameras, our G.A.S (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) issues and why we can't help but pickup and collect new cameras. Do the best cameras make the best photographers? Is it important to try different cameras to find the one(s) you love? And will Jack (JT) ever tell us about his 4x5 camera?! As always, we're keen to hear your thoughts, and if you've got any questions for us that we can answer on a future episode, send them in to us at voicenotespodcast@jackslab.co. This episode was hosted by Jack Ford, Rosie Warwick and Jack Tolhurst. Don't forget to head over to www.jackslab.co for all your film processing needs.

Ep.3: Our hopes and goals for 2024, pushing it reel good and my snoring dog In episode three, we chat about our own individual goals and things we'd like to achieve or just try our hand at this year. We discuss shooting during the spring/summer months and how our approach changes according to season and the time of year. We do our first draw for our collective lab challenge PUSH IT REEL GOOD, where our goal is to dispel some myths around pushing and pulling film and to create a bit of a catalogue of pushed film. As always, we're keen to hear your thoughts. What are YOUR goals or challenges for 2024? Drop us an email and let us know, or if you've got any questions for us that we can answer on a future episode, send them in to us at voicenotespodcast@jackslab.co. This episode was hosted by Jack Ford, Rosie Warwick and Jack Tolhurst. Don't forget to head over to www.jackslab.co for all your film processing needs. In this episode, we also chatted about the Wet Plate Collodion workshop we attended at Negative Thinking, a Bristol-based alternative darkroom and photography studio, offering workshops in traditional black and white hand printing, as well as many more alternative printing processes. Tim is truly one of a kind and we're honoured to call both Tim and Emily good friends of ours. You can check out everything them, right here, or give them a follow over on their Instagram.

Ep.2: Film vs. Digital - Our thoughts on one of the biggest questions in photography In this episode we dive deep into one of the biggest questions in photography, "film vs. digital". We ask ourselves why we shoot on both formats, the practical and creative applications of both and our recommendations to photographers old and new. We also cover some recent news from the industry, focused largely on some information surrounding new cameras to be produced by some of analogue photography's most popular and historic names. As always, we're keen to hear your thoughts, and if you've got any questions for us that we can answer on a future episode, send them in to us at voicenotespodcast@jackslab.co. This episode was hosted by Jack Ford, Rosie Warwick and Jack Tolhurst. Don't forget to head over to www.jackslab.co for all your film processing needs.