Rankin (Photographer, Director and Humanitarian), on being so much more than your labels

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Business, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Personal Journals

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to be a cultural provocateur? When your mission is to awaken, to communicate, to reveal truth and even to provoke action — all through the art of photography?

In this exclusive interview, Holly speaks to Rankin, one of the most influential photographers of our time, renowned for his ability to capture the essence and truth of his subjects rather than simply taking their pictures. And that’s not all…

Having worked with everyone from the Queen of England to the Queen of Pop, Rankin is often seen as being a ‘celebrity photographer’. However it’s his ability to seek to leave the world better than he found it — and to to push boundaries as well as conversations — that sets him apart.

Rankin speaks to Holly about his rise to fame, why he believes that sometimes, “The best way to be creative, is to be bored” and how he has used his art to help himself and others cope with grief.

This episode reveals an intimate portrait of the man behind the lens, and is one that you definitely won’t want to miss.

If you enjoyed this episode, we think you’ll love Holly’s Conversation of Inspiration on the nature of creative storytelling with Greg Hoffman, Nike’s former CMO and author of Emotion By Design.

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0:00.0	I have one of my all-time heroes, icons,
0:04.8	incredibleness. It is the renowned photographer, Rankin. And he has been on my podcast wall.
0:11.7	I have this podcast pot and his face has been on there for years and I never plucked up the courage
0:18.3	to ask him. And when I did, the nicest man said yes. Now this is the second time I've met him.
0:25.7	You'll have to hear the story on the podcast. The first time was rather an awkward time.
0:30.4	Let's just put it that way. But this time was just glorious. We were able to talk about his career,
0:38.7	his highs, his lows, the incredible experiences he's had from. Photographing our late queen
0:47.1	to go into the Congo with Oxfam. And I soaked up every single word of Rankin's wisdom and honesty
0:54.5	because, as he said, he's changed as a person and the light that shone from this gentleman
1:01.7	was quite incredible. And he actually talks about the light that he photographs when he
1:08.0	has moments with souls that he's capturing. And it really is an amazing moment to listen to
1:14.9	somebody about a craft that they love so much that they put their entire self into every single
1:22.5	photograph that he takes. It's a really beautiful moment that we're all going to have with Rankin
1:29.2	himself. Enjoy. I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to Conversations of Inspiration. Back in 2006,
1:44.7	I founded Not on the High Street for my kitchen table. And since then, I've gone on to launch
1:50.4	Holly and Co. I'm the UK ambassador of creative small businesses. And I believe that having a
1:56.0	business doing what you love is the key to a happy fulfilled life. My dream is to help everybody
2:02.5	start theirs. I'm here to offer advice, inspiration, wisdom and encouragement. And in my view,
2:10.0	the best way to do this is by sharing stories. So I've reached out to my favorite small businesses,
2:17.0	entrepreneurs and those who simply inspire me and ask them to share theirs. Here are my conversations
2:24.6	of inspiration. So hello and it is Rankin here. And I can't believe that I can say hello and
2:33.3	lovely to see you again because we met and you would definitely not remember, but we met many many
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