Awesome to be kicking off 2024 with the one and only Jay Doherty! If you’ve never met or heard from Jay before, you’re in for a treat, as not only is he a fantastic photographer, but he’s also one of the world’s loveliest humans – I don’t think it’s possible to listen to Jay without a huge smile on your face. Jay shares *so* much on the episode today, including: *how skateboarding influenced his wedding photography career, *a certain song he listens to before every wedding, *his personal project called 'Wedding Grannies', *the time he got stuck in the toilet at a bride's house, *creating 'Learning to Fly' the wedding photography retreat, *the story behind his motorbike Reportage Award, *why he backs up his images as soon as he can, *becoming a Yoga teacher and the many benefits it can bring, *why he was late to his own wedding, *the importance of work-life balance, *and so much more... Head to https://thisisreportage.com/podcast-episode-137-this-is-jay-doherty/ for a link through to his website, to see the fab Reportage Award he spoke about, a link through to Learning To Fly (https://www.learningtofly.ie/) - where you can grab a ticket for 2024 - and to hear the song he always listens to before weddings as well. As mentioned on the intro, Jay is now also speaking at Doc Day on February 20th 2024 - head to https://docday.international/ to grab a ticket and see him in the flesh - always an experience! TiR members get an exclusive discount as well; check the members area for the discount code. 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. It's a whole new awards year on both This is Reportage and This is Reportage: Family; you have the best chance to make our Top 100 Photographers in the World and Top Storytellers Lists if you enter the first Collection - the deadline is 23:59 GMT on 24th January 2024. All the best if you're submitting. 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/ This episode of the This is Reportage Podcast is sponsored by Pic-Time - https://www.pic-time.com/ - New users can get 1 bonus month when upgrading to any paid plan with the code THISISREPORTAGE. Try Pic-Time Free for 30-Days!