185: Juan Pablo de Miguel - Judging the Epson Pano Awards

Welcome to episode 185 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast. This week on the podcast, I had a wonderful time chatting with our first guest from Spain, Juan Pablo de Miguel.  Juan Pablo is a long-standing judge for the Epson Pano Awards, a photography educator, and fantastic landscape photographer located in Madrid Spain. Juan Pablo and I discuss some interesting topics this week, including: His journey from engineering into landscape photography. The role of world travel in his photography. His philosophy on post-processing. The new sky replacement tool in Photoshop. Various business models for landscape photography. The Epson Pano Awards, his role as a judge, what he looks for in good images, and more. ... and more! I hope you enjoy our conversation. Other items mentioned on the show: 1. 60-day Trial to Nature Photographer's Network. 2. Support the show on Patreon. Here are the photographers that Juan Pablo recommended on the podcast: 1. Paul Apal'kin. 2. Michael Sidofsky. 3. Joel Santos. 4. Enrico Fossati. 5. Merr Watson. 6. Pablo Ruiz Garcia. I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. Join the discussion over on Nature Photographer's Network! We have weekly discussions about each episode of the podcast. It's also free! We also have an Instagram page and a Facebook page for updates. Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week. As a reminder, you can also support the podcast by shopping at B+H for your photography gear using our Affiliate Link. 

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This photography podcast takes you well beyond camera gear each week with weekly interviews and panel discussions with professional photographers, industry insiders, enthusiasts, and hobbyists alike. Our candid but laid-back conversations deeply explore the craft of photography, and psychological drivers relating to creativity, motivation, inspiration, and workflow. We also discuss social media, photography business practices, marketing, sales, and hot topics impacting photographers from all genres, with a particular focus on landscape, nature, and wildlife photography. The show is hosted by Matt Payne, a professional full-time nature photographer and the co-founder of the internationally renowned photography competition, the Natural Landscape Photography Awards. Matt is also a mountaineer, climbing the highest 100 mountains in Colorado. Matt leverages skills he gained in pursuit of his Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology to dig deeply into the hearts and minds of his passionate guests, revealing secrets and inspiration in every episode.