EP120 with Nick Moir

Australian Design Radio

This episode we are teaming up with Andrew Johnstone from TAKE Magazine to interview the Chief Photographer of The Sydney Morning Herald, Nick Moir. Known as the ‘fire guy’, Nick has built a reputation on capturing award-winning imagery and being in the right place, at the right time. He passes it off as being lucky, but the passion of his descriptions and depth of his research suggests it's more about his genuine commitment and love of the profession. Beginning at SMH at the tender age of 17, Nick co-founded the Oculi collective with other well-known documentary photographers. We look at why a group like this was needed and how it has evolved through the evolution of the web and social media. We touch on storm chasing and end up discussing the fires that dominated headlines at the end of 2019. Hearing Nick relate the experience gives you an insight into an event we shouldn’t soon forget. If you haven’t seen his work we’d suggest you check it out while you are listening to get the full experience. Thank you to Streamtime for making ADR episodes happen, try it out and get a discount at streamtime.net/adr2020 Links: Nick’s website: http://www.nickmoirphoto.com/ Nick Insta: https://www.instagram.com/nampix/ Oculi website: https://www.oculi.com.au/ SMH stories and features: https://www.smh.com.au/by/nick-moir-h10ewz TAKE Magazine: https://www.instagram.com/take_magazine/ Great video of Nick talking through his shots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUFvFtNRMzY