The Loud Lens – Podcast

• Nobody's Getting Married Anymore (Except That's Not What's Happening)
  Someone posted that they've had zero bookings for this time of year — first time in years — and blamed it on venues going bust. The comments agreed. Everyone was wrong.This week I'm unpicking the actual data behind falling UK marriage rates, why it's got nothing to do with venues closing, and the one detail […]
• Slate Me To My Face" — The Truth About Callout Culture in Photography
  A "professional" photographer publicly slated another photographer's work on TikTok. Thousands of views. No warning, no DM, just a public pile-on for a bit of reach. She called him out — and he deleted the comment within minutes.If you believed what you said, you don't delete it. You only run once the room turns round […]
• We Did This To Ourselves: The Truth About Unpaid Photography Work
  A bride posted in a TFP group asking if any photographer would shoot her whole wedding for free. People said yes.That's where this episode starts — but it's not really about her. It's about every photographer who said yes, every instant-edit reel that quietly tells the world our skill takes no time at all, and […]
• Money Talks: What Nobody's Teaching Photographers About Making It
  Everyone in this industry loves talking about passive income and posting more content. Almost nobody's talking about the actual, structural reasons money is hard to make right now — or what to do about it.In this episode I'm going deep on seven things that genuinely moved the needle for me: the rebooking window most photographers […]
• I Talk To Myself For A Living Now. Deal With It - Podcast Host.
  Over 130 episodes in, and it's time to say the quiet part out loud.Turns out having a free podcast makes some people weirdly angry. Turns out talking into a mic alone feels private even when it isn't. And turns out I've been lying to myself a little about why I do this — so this […]
• The Wedding Season Pressure Cooker: Why Everyone's Losing Their Minds This Summer
  Six people documenting one wedding. Photographers doing makeup, mediating in-laws, and turning around content edits by Sunday night: all for 2014 prices. Couples measuring their "real" wedding against a stranger's algorithm-approved villa. Khandie Rees breaks down what social media has actually done to weddings — for the couples getting married, and the photographers hired to […]
• The Photographer Who Said "F You" to Lenny Kravitz (And Why Nobody Else Does)
  A photographer flew from Brussels to Luxembourg to shoot a Lenny Kravitz show. Two hours before doors, their access got pulled. No explanation. So they posted "fk you" — tagged, named, no filter.Most photographers have that exact story. Almost none of them post it.This episode isn't about Lenny Kravitz. It's about the blacklist economy every […]
• Photography Is Becoming Performance Art: Are Social Media & Influencer Culture Changing The Photography Industry?
  Photography has changed.The camera is no longer the only thing photographers use to create. Today, photographers are expected to be creators, marketers, influencers, educators, and entertainers — but has the need to create content started changing the way we make photographs?In this episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie Khisses dives deep into the uncomfortable conversation […]
• You Can't Shoot Forever: Why Photographers Have No Retirement Plan (And What To Do About It)
  I was in a photographer Facebook group recently and someone asked what everyone was planning for retirement. The answers genuinely concerned me — and this episode is my response.Because "I'll keep going until my body gives out" is not a retirement plan. It's a crisis waiting to happen. And the photography industry — self-employed creatives […]
• Why Your Photography Brand Is Invisible (And How Your Personality Is the Fix)
  Most photographers have a distinctive visual voice — and a completely invisible personal one. In this episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie Rees gets personal about what it actually costs to hide your personality online, and what happens when you stop.We get into the psychology of conformity — including why Asch's famous experiments from the […]
• You DONT KNOW THEM! Your Client Needs More Than A Caption | The Loud Lens
  Photographers are obsessed with cameras, presets, lighting, Instagram grids and “perfect portfolios”… but most of them have absolutely no clue who they’re actually marketing to.In this brutally honest episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie breaks down exactly how photographers should be researching their ideal clients, properly. Not the fluffy “create a client avatar” nonsense you […]
• You're Undercharging. Here's Why — And What to Do About It
  Most photography business advice tells you to "know your worth." Nobody tells you why you don't charge it.In this episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie gets into the four real reasons photographers undercharge — and none of them are as simple as "just put your prices up."We're covering:— Not knowing your actual costs (and why […]
• Would You Call It Art If You Found It On His Phone?
  Over three thousand photographs of women. Taken without their knowledge. Without their consent. Some of them upskirt shots. Started, by his own admission, as a joke to share with mates on WhatsApp.Then a curator got involved. And a publisher. And Rolling Stone. And a prestigious Milan gallery. And suddenly it was art.This week, Italian photographer […]
• Photographers: GEO Explained – The AI Marketing Strategy Replacing Traditional SEO
  AI is changing how potential clients find photographers, and most photographers haven't realised what's happening.In this episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie Rees breaks down GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) and explains why photographers need to start thinking beyond traditional SEO if they want to remain visible online.As platforms like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Claude […]
• Women ARE Joining Photography… So Why Are They Leaving?
  Women are everywhere in photography courses, workshops, community groups and creative spaces… so why do so many disappear before long-term professional success, visibility or sustainability?In this episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie Rees explores the uncomfortable but important conversation around women in the photography industry: from burnout, motherhood and caregiving pressures to confidence, visibility, microaggressions […]
• You Don’t Own The Street: Photographers vs The Public
  Photographers are getting furious at members of the public “ruining” their shoots… but have parts of photography culture become completely entitled in public spaces?In this episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie dives into the growing tension between photographers, creators, influencers, and the general public — from viral rage-bait clips and public shaming videos to people […]
• You’re Not Burnt Out… You’re Probably Lonely
  Most photographers think burnout is the problem. It’s not.In this episode, we’re talking about something far more uncomfortable — loneliness in photography and creative careers.Because you can be fully booked, constantly busy, surrounded by clients and still feel completely disconnected.This isn’t just a mindset issue.It’s built into how this industry works.We break down:Why photographers and […]
• Point and Shoot: The Ethics Crisis Nobody Wants to Talk About
  From photographers on the London Underground to drone operators over nature reserves, public filming has become one of the most contested,and least honestly discussed, issues in creative culture right now.This episode gets into all of it: what UK law actually says (and where people get it wrong), the auditor industry built on manufactured confrontations, content […]
• Photographers Broke the Industry—Now They’re Playing Victim
  Have we as photographers, allowed social media to slowly destroy photography as we push for more validation. I am talking bad behaviour and conduct in the pursuit of THAT shot. Are we then crying wolf and playing the victim when that risk doesnt pay off and we are called out on it?With the increase in […]
• The ‘Lowest Form of Photography’? Let’s Talk About Wedding Snobbery
  A photographer once told me wedding photography was the lowest form of photography.Yeah… we need to talk about that.In this episode of The Loud Lens, we’re breaking down:Why wedding photography gets looked down onThe ego and hierarchy problem in the photography industryThe truth about skill, pressure, and responsibility in weddingsWhy poor-quality saturation is damaging perceptionAnd […]