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The Loud Lens: Photography's Middle Finger
Welcome to The Loud Lens, the podcast where creativity meets audacity! Hosted by Khandie Rees—a bold photographer, unapologetic content creator, and business rebel—this show dives into the art of standing out in a world that loves to blend in. Whether you're a photographer, entrepreneur, or creative looking for no-BS advice on thriving in the business and breaking the rules, this is your space to get inspired, laugh, and maybe even rethink your game plan. BTW want discount codes? Here is a link…
Episodes
- The Loud Lens: Photography's Middle Finger
Stop Switching Your Phone Off (Do This Instead)
Everyone tells you to "switch your phone off after 6pm." Cool advice — if you don't have a day job, a toddler, or a client base that expects a reply at 11pm on…
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£30 for a School Photo? Why We're a Nation Obsessed With Cheap
Parents are running school photo proofs through AI to strip the watermarks, and there are people locally who'll do it for a fiver. Is it theft, or a symptom of…
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Why Won't We Call It Out? Photographers Who Steal, Copy, and Lie About Their Work
A local photographer tagged one of her own clients under my own advertising post. Another copied my entire website, word for word, then called it "an…
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Can You Sell Prints of Graffiti? The Legal & Ethical Truth (Banksy, H&M + UK Cases)
Is it legal — or even ethical — to photograph someone else's street art and sell it as a print? This episode breaks down the real copyright law behind graffiti…
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Stop Networking Like a Salesperson | Authentic Networking for Photographers
Forget the paid networking groups and the sixty-second pitch. In this episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie Rees breaks down how to actually build authentic…
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Attention Isn't Strategy: How to Turn Any Moment Into Marketing
Everyone's watched a moment blow up online and thought "should I say something?" Most photographers either freeze, overreact, or post something generic that…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Engagement Pods are SNAKE OIL IMO. Lets sort that issue.
If you’re a photographer struggling with Instagram engagement, low reach, or posting consistently without getting bookings—this episode is going to hit.We’re…
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No One Knows What Photography Is Anymore (And That’s The Problem)
Photography isn’t dying, but it is confused. Between trends, social media, client expectations, and shifting ethics, no one seems to agree on what photography…
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The ‘Free Trip’ That Would’ve Cost Me Two Weeks of Work
Photographers hear this all the time: "It’s unpaid… but you’ll get an amazing experience."In this episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie breaks down a real…
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You Can Be Nice and Still Get Talked About - It's Utter BS
You can be supportive, generous, and do everything “right”… and still end up as the villain in someone else’s story.In this episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie…
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You’re Training Your Clients to Walk All Over You (And It Starts With One Word)
Photographers are tired. Burnt out. Fed up of being asked for “just a few more images” or working around tiny budgets for massive expectations.But here’s the…
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Stop Blaming Cheap Clients. It's You.
If you’re constantly attracting low-budget enquiries, there’s something deeper happening than “people don’t value photography.”In this episode, I break down:–…
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You Don’t Get a Medal for Staying.
Let’s kill the martyr narrative in photography.You don’t get a badge for burnout.You don’t get a trophy for sticking it out.And “never quit” is not always good…
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Jealousy Is Information, So Why Do Photographers Weaponise It?!
Jealousy isn’t rare in photography. It’s constant.What’s rare? Emotional maturity.In this episode of The Loud Lens, I unpack the real psychology behind…
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Just Because It’s Legal Doesn’t Mean It’s Right? : The Street Photography Ethics Debate
You can photograph people in public. That’s the law.But should you?In this episode of The Loud Lens, we dive headfirst into one of the most heated debates in…
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Why So Many Photographers Are Quitting (And What To Do If You’re Next)
More photographers than ever are walking away from the industry — not because they’re untalented, but because they’re broke, burnt out, and stuck in…
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You’re Not Just a Photographer Anymore (And That’s the Problem)
At some point, being “just a photographer” stopped being enough.Now you’re expected to show up online, share constantly, build a following, stay relevant, and…
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Doors Closed. Louder Ones Opened.
They called me brave — but courage isn’t free.In this episode, Khandie talks openly about what it really costs to speak out in the photography industry. From…
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Art Was Never Neutral — You’ve Just Been Comfortable
Photography has always been political — from war images and censored exhibitions to street photography, protest culture, and pop stars like Bad Bunny shaking…
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Stop Moaning, Start Turning Up: The Truth About Photography Events
I recently spoke at a major photography event in London.Capital city. Big name. And yet… the room was quieter than I expected.This episode isn’t a rant, a…
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Why I Turned Down a Paid Brand Deal — And What That Says About Trust
I was offered a paid brand deal — and I said no.Not because I hate working with brands.Not because I’m trying to look virtuous.But because I was asked to say I…
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Photographing Protests: Power, Risk & Censorship
* I say pepper spray. I mean the gas used. Most people assume its pepper. Thats illegal in the UK. Photographing protests is one of the most powerful things a…
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You Probably Shouldn’t Have Admitted That: Photographer Confessions
What happens when photographers get too comfortable online?In this episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie dives into the most unhinged, out-of-pocket, and…
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Facebook Isn’t Dead — Photographers Just Don’t Know How to Use It Subtitle:
Photographers love to say Facebook is dead.It isn’t.They’re just using it like Instagram — and that’s the problem.In this episode of The Loud Lens…
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When Trust Breaks: Evoto, AI Headshots & the Photography Backlash
Evoto’s AI headshot feature sparked intense backlash — not just because of AI, but because of how trust, transparency, and communication were handled.In this…
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Instagram Isn’t Broken — Photographers Just Don’t Understand It
Why Instagram Isn’t Working for Your Photography Business (And It’s Not the Algorithm)Instagram isn’t dead — but the way most photographers use it absolutely…
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Photography Courses & Mentors: How to Spot the Value Before You Spend the Money
Photography courses and mentors are everywhere right now from Instagram ads and free webinars to high-ticket masterminds and group coaching programmes.In this…
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Who Owns a Photo vs Who Owns an Image? GDPR, Rights & the Amyl & The Sniffers Lawsuit Explained
This is allegedly as the issue is ongoing and is my opinions. A US photographer as been issued a cease and desist by Amy Louise Taylor of Amyl and the Sniffers…
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New Year, Same Sh*t: Why Most Photographers Won’t Change in 2026
Every January, photographers swear this will be the year everything changes: more bookings, better clients, more money, less burnout. And every year… most of…
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The Unhinged Sh*t Clients Ask Photographers to Do (And Why It Has to Stop)
Clients don’t just ask for photos — sometimes they ask for tax fraud, fake invoices, unpaid labour, and “just one more thing” until the job triples.\n\nIn this…
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Marketing Events Are a Scam (Mostly): How Photographers Can Spot the Bullshit and Find the Good Ones
Are you tired of shelling out cash for “business events” that feel more like cult meetings than actual marketing?In this brutally honest episode of The Loud…
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Is Real Imagery Offensive? Vanity Fair, Power Portraits & Why We Hate Unfiltered Faces
A recent Vanity Fair photoshoot of the Trump administration sparked backlash — not for policy, but for appearance. In this episode of The Loud Lens…
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12 Months, One Mic, Zero Bullshit: The Loud Lens Anniversary Special
One year.Dozens of rants.Millions of opinions.And somehow The Loud Lens became one of Spotify’s top-shared and most-talked-about shows of 2025.In this…
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The 2025 Budget Will Hurt Your Profits — Here’s How to Protect Your Photography Business
Photographers! the 2025 UK Budget is about to f*ck with your profits. Hard. If you drive to shoots, run a studio, rely on freelance income or price your work…
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GAS: The Gear Acquisition Syndrome That’s Bankrupting Your Common Sense
Gear Acquisition Syndrome — GAS — is ruining photographers.Not because gear is bad, but because we’re being sold the lie that the next camera, lens, or shiny…
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December Is Quiet — Good. Build Your Bloody Business.
Struggling with bookings? This episode dives into how photographers can use December to boost visibility, prep their marketing, refresh their portfolio, and…
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Stop Pretending You ‘Elevate’ Your Client Experience — You Probably Don’t.
Everyone’s banging on about “elevating the client experience,” but let’s be honest — most of you don’t actually know what that means. It’s not props, coffee…
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Sick Days and Shutter Clicks: The Photographer’s Survival Plan
What happens when you get sick and you’re self-employed?In this brutally honest episode, Khandie Rees breaks down how photographers can protect themselves from…
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Pretty Doesn’t Pay Rent: Why Most Photographers Don’t Actually Shoot Strategically
Most clients don’t know the bloody difference between a good photo and a strategic photo.And honestly? A lot of photographers don’t either.In this brutally…
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Pitch It or Quit It: The Real Reason You’re Not Getting Photography Clients
Everyone’s crying that bookings are slow, but few are actually doing the one thing that gets clients — pitching.In this episode, Khandie dives into the real…