Clients don’t just ask for photos — sometimes they ask for tax fraud, fake invoices, unpaid labour, and “just one more thing” until the job triples.\n\nIn this episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie reads real, anonymised submissions from photographers who’ve been put in wildly uncomfortable positions by clients — from being asked to take work off the books, to cash “discounts”, to turning up for one shoot and being expected to deliver sixty different images. This isn’t about bashing clients. It’s about why these requests happen, why saying yes is dangerous, and how photographers can set boundaries without tanking their reputation. If you’ve ever agreed to something that made your stomach drop, stayed quiet to avoid conflict or wondered if you were the problem. This episode is for you.🎙️ Expect blunt truth, real examples, and practical scripts you can actually use.

Are you tired of shelling out cash for “business events” that feel more like cult meetings than actual marketing?
In this brutally honest episode of The Loud Lens, Khandie tears into the world of networking breakfasts, empowerment brunches, “boss babe summits,” and overpriced marketing retreats — exposing exactly why so many photographers walk away inspired… but still broke.

You’ll learn:

• How to spot a scammy marketing event before you waste your money
• The psychological tricks organisers use to pressure you into buying
• Red flags that scream “this room is not for you”
• What REAL business events look like (the ones where actual clients hang out)
• How to choose events that actually lead to bookings, partnerships, and growth
• Why so many people running marketing events aren’t running real businesses
• And how photographers keep getting sucked into the hype

This is NOT another fluffy “networking is important” episode.
This is a deep dive into the marketing industry’s weirdest psychology, fakest gurus, and biggest money pits — and a practical guide to choosing events that actually move your photography business forward.

Perfect for:
Photographers who are sick of wasting time, sick of being sold to, and ready to market smarter rather than louder.

Listen now, take notes, and stop funding other people’s delusions of grandeur.

A recent Vanity Fair photoshoot of the Trump administration sparked backlash — not for policy, but for appearance. In this episode of The Loud Lens, photographer and author Khandie Rees digs into the ethics of realism in photography, misogyny disguised as critique, and why audiences are deeply uncomfortable with unfiltered imagery. Is it wrong to show people as they actually appear? Or are we so conditioned by filters, PR imagery, and political branding that reality now feels like an attack? This episode explores portrait ethics, power, consent, editorial intent, and the responsibility of photographers working in political and documentary spaces.