{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Compelling with Katy Wellesley Wesley","title":"Geoff and Rebecca Letchford: Capturing Moments that Last a Lifetime","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/466bdcf5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3935,"description":"What makes a family photograph worth returning to decades later?\nIn this episode of Compelling, Katy Wellesley-Wesley speaks with Geoff and Rebecca Letchford about a family photography practice built through personal referrals and relationships that can last for decades. Their work takes them into families’ private lives, where familiarity helps people feel comfortable enough to be themselves. Geoff describes finding photography through a university job in a darkroom. Rebecca explains how competitive swimming shaped her approach to practice and criticism, and how she now selects images for their emotional meaning rather than technical perfection alone.\nThey discuss the cost of bespoke work, the demands of photographic curation and why they have chosen closer client relationships over expansion. Their finished books and artworks depend on knowing the people behind the photographs. This conversation considers images made for a private audience: the families whose histories they preserve. For creative professionals, it offers a detailed account of earning trust without using clients’ names as publicity.\nGeoff Letchford: Geoff Letchford is an Australian-born photographer whose practice includes long-term work with families around the world. After discovering photography through a job in a photographic lab, he worked in commercial and fashion settings before developing the private family commissions discussed in this episode. His approach combines technical experience with direction that gives people room to behave naturally.\nRebecca Letchford: Rebecca Letchford works alongside Geoff on the art direction, image selection and design of their family commissions. A former competitive swimmer who represented Australia, she moved towards graphic design and developed a practice centred on understanding people and translating their experiences into books and bespoke artworks.\nKaty Wellesley Wesley: With over 18 years of leadership across galleries, foundations, and startups,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2JTE_96t8Hbe5R3xzuClzLrfaoeuMMr-F1NVjEB9yC8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMjI5/ZGE0Y2Y0MDc4MDRm/MzRlNDVkMzVlZGJh/ZTRlYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}