127: This is Jesse La Plante

A special day at Podcast HQ today, as I'm releasing two episodes on the same day! Earlier this morning you may have heard me interview the fab Moira La Plante for episode 126, and now it's her husband's turn, as I speak to the very talented Jesse La Plante for episode 127. Together, they are our current Photographers of the Year on TiR, with an amazing haul of 19 Awards (14 individuals and 5 stories) won in 2022 alone - absolutely amazing work. Jesse shares so much on the episode, including: *his background in photojournalism and transitioning to weddings, *the importance of 'finding the moonwalking bear', *the story behind one of his specific Reportage Awards, *why shooting for yourself and your clients is not mutually exclusive, *working alongside his wife Moira and how that works for them, *our Netflix synopsis game, *and so much more! Moira & Jesse are also doing a joint-workshop in Mexico on 20th – 22nd March 2023. Visit https://jlaplante.com/education/ (or see this episode's blog post on TiR for the link) for more details and to book. As I mentioned earlier, I've released two episodes of the Podcast today - so do also check out today's earlier episode, where I speak to Moira. Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-127-this-is-jesse-la-plante/ for a link to Jesse's website, to see the fab Reportage Award he spoke about, and for a link to their upcoming joint-workshop in Mexico later this month. If you're not yet a member of This is Reportage or This is Reportage: Family, check out all the benefits of joining us, including an unlimited number of images on your profile, 60 individual Award & 18 Story Award entries per year, invites to our physical meetups and parties, exclusive discounts, hours of educational videos featuring tips and advice from some of the world's best photographers and much more. Submissions are closing soon for our next Awards round; the deadline is the same for both sites: Submit by 23:59 GMT on 24th March 2023. See all the benefits of membership and join our wedding site at https://thisisreportage.com/register/, or join our family site at https://thisisreportagefamily.com/register/