Bradley Secker
@bradleysecker.bsky.social
Photojournalist & portrait photographer in Istanbul. Brit. Covering migration & LGBT rights, politics, culture, news & features. Nat Geo Explorer. Rep by Panos Pictures. bradleysecker.substack.com / bradleysecker.com
My latest musings, and latest Substack post. Happy birthday photography open.substack.com/pub/bradleys...
October 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
My latest musings, and latest Substack post. Happy birthday photography open.substack.com/pub/bradleys...
Belatedly sharing the lovely spread my leg lengthening photos got in last week’s Guardian Saturday Magazine, alongside a sensitive and insightful feature by @ruthmichaelson.com - available to read online now
August 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Belatedly sharing the lovely spread my leg lengthening photos got in last week’s Guardian Saturday Magazine, alongside a sensitive and insightful feature by @ruthmichaelson.com - available to read online now
Well if you want to feel like an old bastard, @bsky.app Bluesky now lets you 😂 - apparently I passed in fractions of a second. The days of getting ID-ed are long gone
July 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Well if you want to feel like an old bastard, @bsky.app Bluesky now lets you 😂 - apparently I passed in fractions of a second. The days of getting ID-ed are long gone
Content alert - my discontent with content bradleysecker.substack.com/p/discontent...
July 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Content alert - my discontent with content bradleysecker.substack.com/p/discontent...
Today is World Refugee Day, and we're also in the middle of Pride month, so I wrote about my work covering the people that navigate life under both of those umbrella terms. Enjoy bradleysecker.substack.com/p/world-refu... #worldrefugeeday #pride
June 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Today is World Refugee Day, and we're also in the middle of Pride month, so I wrote about my work covering the people that navigate life under both of those umbrella terms. Enjoy bradleysecker.substack.com/p/world-refu... #worldrefugeeday #pride
Pikachu, f*ck you - my latest substack post about the erosion of credibility in photojournalsim, caused by A.I.
bradleysecker.substack.com/p/pikachu-fc...
bradleysecker.substack.com/p/pikachu-fc...
April 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Pikachu, f*ck you - my latest substack post about the erosion of credibility in photojournalsim, caused by A.I.
bradleysecker.substack.com/p/pikachu-fc...
bradleysecker.substack.com/p/pikachu-fc...
A kind of concerning blow to individual privacy here. Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
www.thetimes.com/article/785d...
www.thetimes.com/article/785d...
February 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A kind of concerning blow to individual privacy here. Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
www.thetimes.com/article/785d...
www.thetimes.com/article/785d...
Oh wow, it really happened 😵💫🙄. Silly
February 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Oh wow, it really happened 😵💫🙄. Silly
How would you assess value when it comes to photography and photojournalism? My latest on Substack open.substack.com/pub/bradleys...
January 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
How would you assess value when it comes to photography and photojournalism? My latest on Substack open.substack.com/pub/bradleys...
First Substack post of the new year delves into mental health of freelancing in journalism bradleysecker.substack.com/p/fomo-and-f...
January 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
First Substack post of the new year delves into mental health of freelancing in journalism bradleysecker.substack.com/p/fomo-and-f...
Print Sale! 📷🖼️ continues
I'm selling a range of living room friendly images from my archives, 2007-2024, at good prices. Free domestic shipping within Turkey/Türkiye.
Maybe there's something that tickles your fancy, have a peek…👀👀👀
bradleysecker.myshopify.com
I'm selling a range of living room friendly images from my archives, 2007-2024, at good prices. Free domestic shipping within Turkey/Türkiye.
Maybe there's something that tickles your fancy, have a peek…👀👀👀
bradleysecker.myshopify.com
November 24, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Print Sale! 📷🖼️ continues
I'm selling a range of living room friendly images from my archives, 2007-2024, at good prices. Free domestic shipping within Turkey/Türkiye.
Maybe there's something that tickles your fancy, have a peek…👀👀👀
bradleysecker.myshopify.com
I'm selling a range of living room friendly images from my archives, 2007-2024, at good prices. Free domestic shipping within Turkey/Türkiye.
Maybe there's something that tickles your fancy, have a peek…👀👀👀
bradleysecker.myshopify.com
Not bad and pretty straight forward once you’ve received your data from Twitter
November 19, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Not bad and pretty straight forward once you’ve received your data from Twitter
Chaos or boredom - my latest musings on creativity and the benefits of downtime, even if its enforced. open.substack.com/pub/bradleys...
November 15, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Chaos or boredom - my latest musings on creativity and the benefits of downtime, even if its enforced. open.substack.com/pub/bradleys...
My latest Substack post on Clickety Click - some photo editing advice, and tips on the methodical, sometimes brutal process - bradleysecker.substack.com/p/killing-yo...
October 19, 2024 at 10:51 AM
My latest Substack post on Clickety Click - some photo editing advice, and tips on the methodical, sometimes brutal process - bradleysecker.substack.com/p/killing-yo...
Discussing some of the usually wonderful and lovely relationships between photographers and photo editors, but also some of the more unhinged and bizarre.
My latest 'Clickety Click' post - The good, the bad, and the ugly - editor/photographer relationships bradleysecker.substack.com/p/the-good-t...
My latest 'Clickety Click' post - The good, the bad, and the ugly - editor/photographer relationships bradleysecker.substack.com/p/the-good-t...
October 19, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Discussing some of the usually wonderful and lovely relationships between photographers and photo editors, but also some of the more unhinged and bizarre.
My latest 'Clickety Click' post - The good, the bad, and the ugly - editor/photographer relationships bradleysecker.substack.com/p/the-good-t...
My latest 'Clickety Click' post - The good, the bad, and the ugly - editor/photographer relationships bradleysecker.substack.com/p/the-good-t...
Do you trust us? Believability in photojournalism - my latest @SubstackInc post for 'Clickety Click' t.co/4GvOKlgDCI
October 19, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Do you trust us? Believability in photojournalism - my latest @SubstackInc post for 'Clickety Click' t.co/4GvOKlgDCI
Print Sale! 📷🖼️
(now the web page actually works 🙄)
I'm selling a range of living room friendly images from my archives, 2007-2024, at good prices. Free domestic shipping within Turkey/Türkiye.
Maybe there's something that tickles your fancy, have a peek:…
(now the web page actually works 🙄)
I'm selling a range of living room friendly images from my archives, 2007-2024, at good prices. Free domestic shipping within Turkey/Türkiye.
Maybe there's something that tickles your fancy, have a peek:…
November 19, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Print Sale! 📷🖼️
(now the web page actually works 🙄)
I'm selling a range of living room friendly images from my archives, 2007-2024, at good prices. Free domestic shipping within Turkey/Türkiye.
Maybe there's something that tickles your fancy, have a peek:…
(now the web page actually works 🙄)
I'm selling a range of living room friendly images from my archives, 2007-2024, at good prices. Free domestic shipping within Turkey/Türkiye.
Maybe there's something that tickles your fancy, have a peek:…
Do you trust us? Believability in photojournalism - my latest @SubstackInc post for 'Clickety Click'
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Do you trust us? Believability in photojournalism - my latest @SubstackInc post for 'Clickety Click'
Print Sale! 🖼️🖼️
I'm selling a range of living room friendly images from my archives, 2007-2024, at good prices. Free domestic shipping within Turkey/Türkiye.
Maybe there's something that tickles your fancy, have a peek:
Printed here in Istanbul,…
I'm selling a range of living room friendly images from my archives, 2007-2024, at good prices. Free domestic shipping within Turkey/Türkiye.
Maybe there's something that tickles your fancy, have a peek:
Printed here in Istanbul,…
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Print Sale! 🖼️🖼️
I'm selling a range of living room friendly images from my archives, 2007-2024, at good prices. Free domestic shipping within Turkey/Türkiye.
Maybe there's something that tickles your fancy, have a peek:
Printed here in Istanbul,…
I'm selling a range of living room friendly images from my archives, 2007-2024, at good prices. Free domestic shipping within Turkey/Türkiye.
Maybe there's something that tickles your fancy, have a peek:
Printed here in Istanbul,…
Spontaneous print sale - an assortment of 50 unrelated photographs, from 2007 until 2024 up for grabs, in a range of sizes.
First time using Format for this, so let me know if you have any problems using it.
Thanks and enjoy 🥰
First time using Format for this, so let me know if you have any problems using it.
Thanks and enjoy 🥰
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Spontaneous print sale - an assortment of 50 unrelated photographs, from 2007 until 2024 up for grabs, in a range of sizes.
First time using Format for this, so let me know if you have any problems using it.
Thanks and enjoy 🥰
First time using Format for this, so let me know if you have any problems using it.
Thanks and enjoy 🥰
How is it working with photographers? Photo editors tell me how we can all do better - Substack (in response to my previous post on the topic from the photographer's perspective).
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
How is it working with photographers? Photo editors tell me how we can all do better - Substack (in response to my previous post on the topic from the photographer's perspective).
Interesting evening at the British consulate in Istanbul last night, with speaker @bettanyhughes discussing the endlessly fascinating history of the city we all call home. Cheers to @KenanPoleo and @patyale for hosting and organising
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Interesting evening at the British consulate in Istanbul last night, with speaker @bettanyhughes discussing the endlessly fascinating history of the city we all call home. Cheers to @KenanPoleo and @patyale for hosting and organising
Discussing some of the usually wonderful and lovely relationships between photographers and photo editors, but also some of the more unhinged and bizarre.
My latest 'Clickety Click' post - The good, the bad, and the ugly - editor/photographer relationships.…
My latest 'Clickety Click' post - The good, the bad, and the ugly - editor/photographer relationships.…
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Discussing some of the usually wonderful and lovely relationships between photographers and photo editors, but also some of the more unhinged and bizarre.
My latest 'Clickety Click' post - The good, the bad, and the ugly - editor/photographer relationships.…
My latest 'Clickety Click' post - The good, the bad, and the ugly - editor/photographer relationships.…
My latest Substack post on Clickety Click - some photo editing advice, and tips on the methodical, sometimes brutal process -
November 19, 2024 at 5:03 PM
My latest Substack post on Clickety Click - some photo editing advice, and tips on the methodical, sometimes brutal process -
Diversity in photojournalism - should we only photograph 'our' community/communities?
November 19, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Diversity in photojournalism - should we only photograph 'our' community/communities?