FEATURING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHER JASON EDWARDS

A special feature-length interview episode today featuring Jason Edwards. Having spent the last three decades travelling around over 70 countries being clawed, chased, shot at, diseased, lost, injured, incarcerated, and getting his finger stitched back on, twice, award-winning photographer, TV host, and conservationist Jason Edwards knows what it takes to get the perfect shot. And the photo editors at National Geographic agree, featuring his stunning photos time and time again. His imagery has also appeared in hundreds of other publications, including BBC Wildlife, Australian Geographic and The New Yorker. His new book, Icebergs to Iguanas features a collection of his National Geographic photographs and behind-the-scenes tales. Also on the show today, the winning images from the last two months of assignment pictures and a new challenge for September set by Gary Williams.

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MORE ABOUT names, words, THE MUSIC and places FROM TODAY’S SHOW

Jason Edwards’ Instagram account.

The inspiration for a photo book can come from anything. For photographer Joe Madsen, it was cholesterol. When his doctor told him his cholesterol was too high he decided to eat better and walk more. But he needed extra motivation, so Joe brought his camera with him. Bloodwork is the visual story of how an effort to make his body better led to a better body of work.

Sir David Frederick Attenborough is a British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and writer.

Hans Johnson’s episode titled ‘The Soundtrack for Hope and Peace’.

MUSIC LINKS: Hans Johnson sang and wrote the playout song today Nena’s Song. Music on the show is sourced primarily from Artlist.

JASON EDWARDS

Photographs used with permission by Jason Edwards. From his book Icebergs to Iguanas. Copyright, not be used with express permission from Jason Edwards.

SHUTTER SYNC

Jade Lee: This is the view from my study/studio window. I'd been working all day on an assignment (I'm studying my masters) and decided to take a break and listen to the podcast.

Martin Pendry: I took this photo in Brighton not too far from the Aquarium as I waited for my husband to get ready to go out to supper and heard the 321 challenge. I was listening to the pod cast in golden hour as I waited for him to be ready with my camera.

Paul Friday: Taking a walk on the wild side.

Christopher Parsons

Kelly Mitchell: Well, I am down 2 days before I leave for Scotland and I thought todays’ shutter sync would be my camera bag … thought it was quite appropriate! Hahah! I am trying desperately not to over pack and I don’t think I am being very successful!!

Heidi Walker: I was listening to your show while at work, gazing to the window day dreaming of future walks and admiring my plant, inherited from a retired co-worker who I’ve named Frankenstein - the plant, not the coworker.

Bill Frische: Recovering surgery. Walking 10k steps a day. Just my neighborhood.

Kelvin Brown: It made a pleasant change to listen to the show this Sunday morning while painting the shed instead of driving around East Anglia.

David Higton: After I sent my assignment image, I started the podcast from where I left off yesterday and was just about to put my shoes on when you called out for a shuttersync, what do I shoot? Opened a door onto the hallway and the light flooded in so here's my image of shoes on the left. It does look like the skirting board needs a lick of paint.

VIDEO LIBRARY

The following videos/subjects are referenced within today’s show.

#448 CLAWED, CHASED, BITTEN, LOST, INJURED AND INCARCARATED!