Portrait, celebrity, fashion and theatre photographer, Craig Fleming shares his story from being a roadworker, to photographing Hollywood's finest for the LA Times, though it seems everybody is a portrait opportunity, frequently visiting air and country shows to make personal project portraits of the strangers he meets. Also today, photographers who aren't able to recall faces or visualise objects in their imagination, tackling the why question and Jeffery Saddoris, podcaster, writer and artist starts the first of his monthly features called Personal Connections, where your thoughts will shape each month's discussion. This time, visiting art galleries and the limitations of ai.

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REFERENCES AND GALLERIES FROM TODAY’S SHOW

AFRICA ‘24 EXPEDITION AND PHOTOWALK RETREAT.
This month’s assignment, by Alys Tomlinson.
From the new Personal Connections conversation; The Station of the Cross by Barnett Newman, Rothko at The Tate London,
Tony Mott, music photographer from Sheffield, recognised as Australia's premier rock photographer and a leading worldwide exponent of the craft.
Martin Jenkinson, responsible for some of the most striking images of Britain's political and industrial struggles of the 70s and 80s.
Aphantasia, the inability to create mental imagery. Features mentioned within the Fup Duck website, Time Magazine’s Mind Blind piece and an FT feature on Derek Parfit the philosopher and later photographer.
Nanlite, from the conversation with Craig Fleming.
Daniel Meadows the documentarist who recorded British society, using photographs, audio recordings, and short movies.
Chris Killip is widely regarded as one of the most influential British photographers of his generation.
Tish Murtha, a British social documentary photographer best known for documenting marginalised communities.
Robin du Puy, a Dutch photographer known for her projects in America and engaging (celebrity) portraits.
SquintBox is a bespoke, online gallery, where you can view the work of the world’s finest photographers and directors.
Coffee cake and rock ‘n’ roll at Rufus in Newbury, mentioned within my interview when talking about contact sheets with Craig Fleming.