015: Brunel Johnson

Welcome to the Idle Hands Society Podcast - A community for creatives.

In this episode, Dan and Paul talk with the photographer, Brunel Johnson. We discuss Brunel’s thoughts on personal projects, how he got started in photography and why he continues, his thoughts on the links between math and photography, the origin of The Idle Hands Society, Brunel’s trophy socks, why you can’t use the word “nice”, Brunel’s advice for people just starting, his enlightening and joy-filled trip to Africa, his thoughts on charity and supporting others, the importance of having tough critics, showing who you are in your work, importance verses perfection, and Dan’s funny five minutes talking about alien cameras.

Reach out to us @idlehandssociety. Your hosts today are @dan_s_higginson, @paulbenceuk and @bruneljohnson on Instagram.

Mentions

• Brunel's website

• Berni Timko and cane.yo collective

• Dawoud Bey on Photographing People and Communities: The Photography Workshop Series

• Craig Whitehead

• Jason D Little

  Shout outs

• Goodnight Wuhan by Matt J. Neale (Paul’s choice)

• John Behets - London based Photographer (Brunel’s choice)

• Karl Cooper - Tattoo Artist (Dan’s choice)

By Brunel Johnson

By Brunel Johnson

By Brunel Johnson

Brunel Johnson by Alessio