Congratulations! You’ve been selected as one of the Top 50 Visionary Creative Innovators of 2025!
…Just send us £250 and we’ll email your certificate.

Yeah. We’re going there. In this episode of The Loud Lens, I’m calling out the bullshit behind pay-to-play photography awards, the fake prestige machine, and the obsession with being “award-winning.” Let’s talk about the money, the ego, and the marketing spin — and whether buying your own applause is ever worth it.

It’s been one year since I wrote Take The F*cking Lens Cap Off* . The book that pissed some people off, empowered others, and reminded me exactly who the hell I am.

In this honest anniversary episode, I’m unpacking why I wrote it, what it cost me, and why I’m still not going anywhere. This is my love letter to the loud, the defiant, and every creative who’s ever been told to stay small.

We’re talking naysayers, growth, authenticity, and taking up space in an industry that still pretends to be polite. Consider this your wake-up call — and your reminder that no one’s coming to save your dream.

If you needed a sign to stand up, speak out, and take the damn lens cap off… this is it.

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Specially requested episode from The Loud Lens facebook group. How do you market your photography business when you have no money and very few clients. So after some thought and planning, here is a 7 day plan that might help. I hope it does. I dont have all the answers but this HAS worked for me before.

Feel free to request any episodes yourself and let me see if you impliment any of the tips!

#photography #marketing #free