83: This is Stephana Ferrell

The fab Stephana Ferrell is my guest for episode 83 of the Podcast, and I absolutely loved talking to her! Based in the USA, Stephana is a brilliant documentary family photographer; she was ranked 6th in the US on This is Reportage: Family for 2020 (and joint-47th in the World), and she's won 6 Reportage Family Awards from us. She talks about one of those specific images on the episode today, along with so much more, including: how and why she transitioned from weddings to families, vacation photography, what her 'last meal' would be, escape rooms, Disney, the business-side of what we do and being raised by a generation of entrepreneurs, our Netflix synopsis game, and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-83-this-is-stephana-ferrell/ for a link to her website, and to see the specific Reportage Family Award that she talks about on the episode too. Before we get on to Stephana, today is a bit of a milestone for us, as it's the 1st Birthday of This is Reportage: Family! I personally can't believe it's been a year already since we launched our sister-site for documentary family photography - it honestly feels just like a month for me. It's been amazing to see hundreds of family photographers from literally all over the world join us; the talent out there is absolutely incredible, and it's been an honour to help shine some more light on this important and incredibly talented genre. We're celebrating our birthday by giving away 5 This is Reportage: Family memberships, worth £100 each - visit https://thisisreportagefamily.com/were-celebrating-our-1st-birthday-by-giving-away-5-memberships/, or head to our Instagram account (we're at https://www.instagram.com/thisisreportagefamily/) to see how to enter. It's open for new members, and existing members too. Good luck if you enter! 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 open now for our next Award Collections; the deadline is the same for both our wedding site and our family site: Submit by 23:59 BST on 24th July 2021. 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/