When Harri Met Sally - A Photography Podcast

We had the absolute honour of speaking with Campbell Addy, headliner of this year's Ballarat International Foto Biennale and collaborator and set designer Ibby Njoya.
It was pure joy sitting down with these two remarkable artists, each with their own powerful sense of self and overflowing creativity. What Campbell and Ibby bring to a shoot goes far beyond the camera; it’s about life, love, laughter, and ooooodles of talent. 
I ❤ Campbell
is on at the Ballarat Mining Exchange until October 19th. While you are there in Ballarat, make sure you check out their Niijournal exhibition at the RACV Goldfields Resort in Creswick as well. 

In this episode, the first of five pop-up episodes from the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Harri and Sally talk to the winner of this year Martin Kantor Prize, Bronwyn Kidd.
Straight after the announcement was made, Bronwyn was live on the podcast to talk all about the excitement of winning with her strikingly bold and beautiful portrait of Polly Borland, and the beautiful story behind the image. 
Two incredible women who have carved out an extraordinary path in photography. Clever, inspiring and absolutely brilliant.
Thank you Bronwyn, for joining us in our pop-up podcast studio, it made the festival even more special. Once again a huge congratulations!
 
 

We were so thrilled to get back into the pod suits to have a wonderful chat with Teresa Marino, Professional and Retail Sales Consultant at Teds Cameras. 
Teds Cameras is a sponsor of When Harri met Sally this season, and it was just wonderful to get to hear the other fantastic work Teds does in the community. 
Teresa and Teds have an incredible offer for the When Harri met Sally audience. 
“Thanks for tuning in to When Harri Met Sally. If today’s episode sparked your creative side, we’ve got something special for you. Listeners get an exclusive offer from Ted’s Camera Store. Just mention the episode when you get in touch.
Contact Teresa at teresam@teds.com.au or call Teresa directly on 0433 116 472
Don’t forget to mention: When Harri Met Sally, Ted’s Camera Store Episode, to unlock the offer!”
We can’t thank Teds enough for the support they have shown us, and Teresa for her time on the podcast.

In our final episode of Season 2 we have an incredibly interesting conversation with Nic Kocher about photography, its past and its future. Nic has worked in news photography, is at the forefront of new technologies merging with an artistic practice and is an educator. 
 
“I have a practice in teaching where I like to see how the students see the world.”
 
Nic is the Convenor of Screen Media at Photography Studies College, where he develops and leads innovative courses that prepare students for the evolving media landscape. With a career spanning over two decades, Nic began as a staff photographer at The Age, capturing compelling images for feature stories and magazine spreads. Since transitioning to freelance work, he has collaborated with major clients, including government departments and corporate entities, while also specialising in time-lapse photography and projection-based media art.
His creative projects, such as The Absurdity of Infinity, showcased at Melbourne’s White Night Festival, highlight his ability to merge artistic vision with technical expertise. A passionate educator, Nic explores the intersection of AI and image-making, researching how emerging technologies are reshaping visual storytelling. 
As a writer, he contributes thought-provoking insights on photography and technology through Medium, Substack, and The Age, engaging a global audience in discussions about the future of media. Holding a Master’s in Visual Art from Monash University, Nic's work critically examines how AI is transforming creative practice, making art more accessible while challenging traditional boundaries.
 
“Trusted institutions will play a bigger role in the future, they curate photography and that’s where we should be looking for real photography.”
 
Tune into the final episode of Season 2 where we have been asking all our guests what the future of photography looks like to them, and boy does Nic have some fascinating information on that!
 
Insta - @nic_kocher/
Medium - https://medium.com/@wayweroll
 
Thanks as always to our amazing sponsors Nikon Australia, Ted’s Cameras, Collarts and A&L Artistic Framers. We couldn't do this without your support so thank you so much once again.
 
 

In our penultimate episode we speak to Jon Webb, a commercial and art based photographer, a filmmaker and a long time friend of Harri & Sally’s. 
 
“I was born in Britain’s oldest town Camulodunum (now known as Colchester). After leaving High School I studied Photography at Berkshire College of Art & Design. In 1986 I moved to London and started assisting at Holborn Studios where I was lucky enough to work with some of my photographic heroes; Terence Donovan, David Bailey and Herb Ritts. In 1988 I spent a year backpacking around Australia and ended up in Melbourne. After assisting around the traps for a couple of years, I ended up at Decent Exposure Studios, where I would base myself for the next 25 years.
I have shot stills campaigns nationally & internationally. In 2001 I tried my hand at film making; I shot my first feature length documentary in Australia and India. Since then, I have shot films and commercials in Australia, US, Lebanon and Europe.
Today I still have that same passion for image making and storytelling I had when I started shooting. I consider myself one of the lucky ones that gets to do what one loves for a living.”
 
Tune in to listen to this real origin story of how Jon’s career started and all the twists and turns it has taken between then and now. 
 
I’ve never said this is the direction I'm going in, it’s always been a little bit of falling into place. The trick is the right place with the right fit and relationships.
 
www.jonwebb.com.au
@jonwebbphotography/
 
Thanks as always to our amazing sponsors Nikon Australia, Ted’s Cameras, Collarts and A&L Artistic Framers. We couldn't do this without your support so thank you so much once again.

Tune in this week to this wonderful conversation with Michael Jalaru Torres.
Michael is an Indigenous fine art photographer and poet, as well as being a media professional from Broome, Western Australia.
As a Djugun-Yawuru/ man with tribal connections to the Gooniyandi/Jabbir Jabbir/Ngarluma peoples, Michael is inspired by the unique landscapes and people of the Kimberley region, which feature prominently in his work.
His photography draws on his own stories and personal history and explores contemporary social and political issues facing Indigenous people. Much of his work involves conceptual and innovative portraiture and abstract landscape photography.
He is a self-taught photographer and was drawn to photography as a visual medium because of its accessibility and the challenge of capturing stories in single images. However, he is regularly experiment with different mediums. Michael is interested in expanding his photography into installations and motion work and pushing the boundaries of conceptual photography.
Michael’s photography has appeared in exhibitions in China, Germany, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and regional Western Australia.
 
“You’ve got to follow your dreams, if you don’t follow them it’s just an idea.” 
 
This is a heartfelt conversation full of warmth, that starts in Broome and travels right around Australia. 
www.jalaru.com
https://www.instagram.com/jalaruphotography/
Thanks as always to our amazing sponsors Nikon Australia, Ted’s Cameras, Collarts and A&L Artistic Framers. We couldn't do this without your support so thank you so much once again.

This week on the podcast we have two fabulous students from Collarts in Melbourne, Tom Golsworthy and our first returning guest, Matilda Baumann!
 
“I have more of a direction now. I really feel like I am going somewhere.” - Matilda
 
Tom is working primarily in the music industry and is just about to complete a Diploma in Photography at Collarts, after pursuing degrees in Law, Psychology and Journalism. 
Matilda is a student photographer specialising in fashion and editorial photography. With a focus on vibrant, high-fashion aesthetics and experimental styling and visuals, she is always striving to push creative boundaries. For Matilda, the most rewarding part of her practice is witnessing the joy and confidence that shines through when her subjects see themselves reflected in her images.
 
“Capturing something that might only happen once or never happens again is really important” - Tom 
 
@technicoloursuper888
@tomgolsworthy.jpeg/ 
http://tomgolsworthyphotography.myportfolio.com 
 
This is such an engaging and inspirational conversation. We learnt so much from these intelligent and creative emerging artists. 
Thanks as always to our amazing sponsors Nikon Australia, Ted’s Cameras, Collarts and A&L Artistic Framers. We couldn't do this without your support so thank you so much once again.
 
 
 

This weeks guest on the podcast is Tajette O’Halloran and we couldn’t be more delighted!
Tajette is an Australian photographic artist known for her evocative explorations of human connection within the suburban and rural landscapes of Australia. Blending conceptual and documentary practices, her work draws heavily on personal memory to construct cinematic, emotionally resonant scenes that reflect the universal complexities of adolescence, family, and place.
Her long-term series In Australia is a deeply personal reflection on growing up in small-town Australia. Through a lens shaped by her own experiences, Tajette captures the nuance of unconventional family dynamics, peer structures, friendship, and hardship—building a body of work that feels both intimately local and globally relatable.
The Quarry centers on an abandoned brickworks quarry in rural New South Wales that has transformed into a community swimming hole. Through traditional documentary photography, the series examines the shifting relationship between people, environment, and time, revealing the site as a living, evolving microcosm.
Tajette is currently undertaking a 12-month commission with the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, where she is documenting nightlife in the Northern Rivers, NSW. In July, she will present her first solo exhibition at Hillvale Gallery in Melbourne. Her work also features in In Suburbia – Recent Detours at the S.H. Ervin Gallery in Sydney and Agenda: The Lipstick Effect at the Sydney Opera House for International Women’s Day.
She is a finalist in the 2025 Galah Prize and has previously exhibited and curated as part of ACTS I–VII at Benalla Art Gallery for PHOTO 2022. Tajette is also a member of the Oculi Collective.
“If you can conjure some kind of community with what you are doing, it’s so important.”   
Web: www.tajetteohalloran.com/
Instagram: @tajette.ohalloran/
Thanks as always to our amazing sponsors Nikon Australia, Ted’s Cameras, Collarts and A&L Artistic Framers. We couldn't do this without your support so thank you so much once again.

On the podcast this week we have Erhan Tirli. An emerging photographer who shares his story of how he found his way into photography, and how he balances his personal photographic practice with starting a commercial one. 
Erhan centres his practice around long-term ethnography of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Melbourne, Australia. Utilising a background in social work and psychology Erhan employs a collaborative approach to creating culturally intimate images of CALD people and communities. Erhan’s work can be characterised as expanded documentary that delves into the themes of cross-cultural identity and belonging.
“What she taught me, knowing how to carry myself through this world, means inherently all of my images have an element of her in them, because I’m in them.”
Tune in to hear how important Erhan’s family and community are to him, and the ideas he’s exploring around being a part of multiple cultures simultaneously.  
@erhn.trlwww.erhntrl.com
Thanks as always to our amazing sponsors Nikon Australia, Ted’s Cameras, Collarts and A&L Artistic Framers. We couldn't do this without your support so thank you so much once again.
 

Today we have the captivating documentary photographer and educator, Christina Simons on the show. 
Icelandic-American Christina, is an acclaimed international documentary photographer with over 25 years of experience in the visual arts. Her work has been showcased in various countries, including the US, UK, UAE, Europe, Russia, and Mexico. Based in Australia, Christina's photography has been featured in prominent publications like The New York Times, BBC Online, Newsweek, and The Guardian UK. She has collaborated with humanitarian organisations such as Medicines Sans Frontiers, the UN, Marie Stopes, and UNICEF. Simons’ passion for social justice and compulsion to observe has resulted in striking bodies of work that offer unique visual commentary upon important social, environmental and cultural issues.
Recently Christina has started teaching at Collarts in Melbourne. She shares with us her stories of her travels through work and life, and also about her role in education and mentoring. 
“I feel like I needed to do something and I didn’t know what that looked like. And then eventually I started being a photographer, and all of those things came together, things that I cared about and have passion for.”
Christina has a way of absorbing us into her stories and transporting us into that experience. Tune in to hear this fabulous conversation. 
Website - christinasimons.com
Instagram - @christinasimons
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinasimons
Thanks as always to our amazing sponsors Nikon Australia, Ted’s Cameras, Collarts and A&L Artistic Framers. We couldn't do this without your support so thank you so much once again.