Humble Togs Podcast
The Humble Togs Podcast is a conversation-driven show about the humans behind the cameras. Each episode sits down with a member of Humble Togs Club for an honest 30–45 minute conversation about their life, their path into photography, and the experiences that shaped them as creatives and as humans. This isn’t a technical photography podcast. You won’t hear deep dives into camera settings, gear reviews, or complicated lighting diagrams. Instead, this show focuses on the real stories photographers carry with them. Photography attracts people from every background imaginable. Teachers, parents, engineers, nurses, artists, people rebuilding their confidence, people chasing a long-delayed creative dream, and people who simply want to make something meaningful in the middle of busy lives. The Humble Togs Podcast gives those people a voice. Each episode is an interview with a member of the club that explores the journey behind the images — the wins, the doubts, the pivots, the unexpected turns, and the moments that made someone fall in love with photography in the first place. Many photographers quietly struggle with comparison, imposter syndrome, and the feeling that everyone else has things figured out. Hearing someone else say, “I’ve felt that too,” can be deeply powerful. These conversations are meant to remind listeners that uncertainty, self-doubt, and creative frustration are normal, even necessary, parts of the process. Alongside member stories, host Kurt Sneddon also shares openly about his own journey as a photographer and business owner — including the parts people usually leave out. The successes, the failures, the setbacks, the grind of building a creative business, and the reality that even experienced professionals are constantly figuring things out as they go. Success in photography — and in any creative field — isn’t a straight line. It’s messy, unpredictable, and often harder than it looks from the outside. The goal of this podcast is to make that reality visible, and to show that progress is possible when people support each other instead of competing against each other. At its core, The Humble Togs Podcast is about community. It’s about hearing real stories from real photographers who care about creativity, growth, and helping each other get a little better over time. It’s about creating a space where photographers feel encouraged rather than judged, supported rather than compared, and connected rather than isolated. If you’ve ever felt like you’re the only one struggling to figure things out, this podcast is for you. And if you believe photography communities should lift people up instead of tearing them down, you’ll feel right at home here. Welcome to The Humble Togs Podcast - where photographers share the journey, not just the highlight reel.
Episodes
What if the goal of your photography business wasn't to get busier?
Hannah Paterson is a professional pet photographer based in Scotland who has built the kind of business I think more photographers need to hear about.
In this episode we talk about how Hannah went from charging £50 and giving away all the digitals to confidently selling £750 wall pieces and £1,000+ orders — and why photographers need to stop deciding what their...
Bar Mitzvahs & Bat Mitzvah Celebrations. How do you photograph them?
In Episode 13 of The Humble Togs Podcast, Kurt speaks with UK-based photographer and videographer Julian Coleman.
Julian first picked up a camera more than 45 years ago, later building a career in videography before finally confronting his fear of photographing professionally.
Over the past four years, he has developed a varied stills photography business co...
Are you waiting to buy a better camera before you start taking better photos?
In this episode of The Humble Togs Podcast, I’m joined by Humble Togs Club member Edmundo Oliver for a conversation about improving your photography without falling into the endless gear trap.
Edmundo is primarily a street photographer, and this episode is a great reminder that photography is not really about having the newest camera, the shar...
A lot of photographers dream of selling their work as artwork.
Not client galleries.
Not weddings.
Not headshots.
Actual prints.
Landscapes, wildlife, travel images, fine art photography, and the kind of work someone might want to hang on their wall.
But how do you actually sell photos online?
Do you need a platform like Art Storefronts? Is Art Storefronts worth it? Should you use Zenfolio, SmugMug, Shopify, Etsy, or something els...
Sydney headshot photographers Sally Flegg, Luke Stambouliah, Kate Williams and Kurt Sneddon discuss photography, actors headshots, creativity, business and community.
Most photographers are taught to see other photographers as competition.
Protect your secrets. Don't share too much.
But what if that's completely backwards?
Between them, these photographers have spent decades photographing actors, creatives and professi...
Most photographers don’t think about dating apps when they think about photography.
Headshots? Sure. Weddings? Definitely. Families, branding, portraits? Yep.
But dating photography?
That’s where Georgie Greene saw a gap.
In this episode, I sit down with Georgie to talk about how she built a photography business around helping people get better photos for dating apps, especially men who don’t have good photos of thems...
Turning Neurodiversity Into A Photography Superpower | With Elle Paradisis
What happens when the thing that once made you feel different… becomes your greatest strength?
In this episode of The Humble Togs Podcast, Kurt sits down with photographer Elle Paradisis to talk about late-diagnosed autism and ADHD, creativity, rejection sensitivity, confidence, and building a photography business around genuine understanding i...
Katelynn didn’t start with a thoroughly laid out business plan.
She started with a camera, an online class, and a bit of curiosity.
While living in Japan as a "military wife", she began learning photography by practicing on friends and their kids. From there, she built a real client base shooting family sessions and military graduations… eventually growing a thriving business in Joshua Tree — a place sh...
Most people don’t talk about this part of the creative process.
The moment where you seriously consider quitting.
Not because you don’t love photography…
But because of how people treat you when you put your work out there.
In this episode, I sit down with Jessa Scott — a photographer who went through exactly that.
After being torn apart online when she was just starting out, Jessa hit a point where walking ...
Nobody likes talking about their mistakes.
Most people hide from them. Or feel shame about the idea of failing.
But if you’ve been doing photography (or living as a human lol) for any amount of time… you’ve made them.
Bad shoots. Missed moments. Edits that didn’t land.
Situations where you walked away thinking, “That could’ve gone a lot better.”
In this episode, I sit down with Erin Brooks ...
You don’t need to have it all figured out to start getting paid as a photographer.
In this episode, I sit down with Sam Hamilton—someone who’s right in the beginning of building her photography journey. No polished brand. No perfect niche. No “I’ve got it all dialled in” story.
Just real progress and an idea to approach some hotel chains she wanted to vacation at, with the offer of creating brandin...
In this episode of The Humble Togs Podcast, Kurt sits down with Humble Togs Club member Kate Mitchell — a headshot and branding photographer who’s built her business through persistence, honesty, and pushing through self-doubt.
Kate shares her journey from picking up a camera as a kid, to running a successful legal business, to eventually stepping into photography full-time after a major life reset.
But this episode isn&r...
Imposter Syndrome: Friend or Foe? (And When Do You Get to Feel Like A “Professional Photographer"?)
At what point do you actually become a “real” photographer?
Because for a lot of creatives… that moment never comes.
There’s always another level.
Another photographer you come across that makes you feel like you’re not quite there yet.
Even at the top.
Think about names like Annie Leibovitz or...
Most “constructive criticism” in photography… isn’t constructive at all.
Welcome to the very first episode of The Humble Togs Podcast — where photographers of all experience levels share the journey, not just the highlight reel.
This podcast exists for a reason.
Because a lot of photographers (especially beginner photographers) have had the same experience…
You post your work, a...
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