Considering Art Podcast – John Balsdon, photographing earth’s wonders from the air
May 25, 2026 · 31 min · 13 segments
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May 25, 2026 · 31 min · 13 segments
[upbeat music] Hello, Bob Chandy here with another Considering Art podcast, in which I talk to an artist about their work and something of their life.
[upbeat music] John Balston's aerial photographs capture some of the most remote and visually stunning terrain the world offers.
The extraordinary shapes and patterns of river deltas, salt flats, rocky outcrops, and all manner of natural topography is remarkable when you see it from the air.
The logistics and sheer physicality of aerial photography is quite a challenge, but challenge has become second nature to John.
Wearing his adventurer's hat, he and his team have just completed the 20,000-kilometer Cape to Cape Road Challenge from the north of Norway to the tip of South Africa in a record time of 28 days and 13 hours.
John was a partner in three leading law firms before changing career to satisfy his long-held passion for photography.
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[upbeat music] Hello, Bob Chandy here with another Considering Art podcast, in which I talk to an artist about their work and something of their life.
[upbeat music] John Balston's aerial photographs capture some of the most remote and visually stunning terrain the world offers.
The extraordinary shapes and patterns of river deltas, salt flats, rocky outcrops, and all manner of natural topography is remarkable when you see it from the air.
The logistics and sheer physicality of aerial photography is quite a challenge, but challenge has become second nature to John.
Wearing his adventurer's hat, he and his team have just completed the 20,000-kilometer Cape to Cape Road Challenge from the north of Norway to the tip of South Africa in a record time of 28 days and 13 hours.
John was a partner in three leading law firms before changing career to satisfy his long-held passion for photography.
