What Makes a Photograph Good? | Josh Letchworth - Ep. 92

Josh Letchworth has worked with some of the biggest celebrities and brands out there, but before he broke into these other industries he was regarded as one of the best wakeboard photographers to pick up a camera. Josh got a later start than some other photographers, not really diving deep into photography until after college, where he began shooting live music. His journey progressed from live events into wakeboarding, where he built a career off of telling stories through his images. Gaining self confidence, negotiating retainers, having the lab mess up your photos on a shoot for Fox, working with Nike, breaking the rules, and what makes a photo “good”. Hear all that and much more in Episode 92 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Josh Letchworth! Follow Josh: https://www.instagram.com/joshletchworth/ Thank you to this shows sponsors! Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/ Slingshot: https://slingshotsports.com/ Chapters: 00:00 - 1:20 Intro 1:40 Summer 2025 6:00 Early Life and Photography 10:50 Post college life 15:00 Intro to wakeboarding 20:00 Getting paid to photograph 25:00 Guest Question: Rodrigo Donoso 32:10 Guest Question: Ben Greenwood 33:00 Negotiating a retainer with Quicksilver 41:40 LF’n Wheel of Questions 47:30 Branching out from wakeboarding 56:00 Working with Nike 1:02:20 Slingshot Silhouette Challenge 1:08:20 What makes a photo good? 1:14:00 Not getting the photo 1:18:00 Breaking the “rules” 1:25:45 Changing media landscape/AI 1:29:50 Guest Question: Chase Heavener 1:38:00 Working with celebrities 1:41:10 Mt. Rushmore of Wake photographers 1:45:20 Guest Question: Garrett Cortese 1:58:00 Camera Setup 2:06:10 Guest Question: Jeff McKee 2:12:30 Thank you’s Links: Detty: https://www.instagram.com/dettymarie/ Guest Questions: Rodrigo Donoso: https://www.instagram.com/rodrigosnaps/ Benny G: https://www.instagram.com/bennygrrr/ Chase Heavener: https://www.instagram.com/chaseheavener/ Garrett Cortese: https://www.instagram.com/garrettcortese/ Jeff McKee: https://www.instagram.com/jeffmckee/