25 Aug 2018

Everyone Else: capturing chance encounters in a podcast

From The Podcast Hour, 12:50 pm on 25 August 2018
Eva Krysiak, creator of the photographic podcast Everyone Else

Eva Krysiak, creator of the photographic podcast Everyone Else Photo: Eva Krysiak / Facebook

Most of us let random, interesting-looking strangers walk on by - but not so Eva Krysiak.

The English audio producer and self-confessed 'nosey parker' stops people on the street to ask if they have a story to share and are willing to have their photo taken. 

What started as a photography project has now become the award-winning 'photographic podcast' Everyone Else.

John, the star of 'Pandora' - an episode of  the podcast Everyone Else

John, the star of 'Pandora' - an episode of the podcast Everyone Else Photo: Tori Ferenc / www.toriferenc.com

Like a game of story roulette, Eva's chance encounters sometimes yield narrative gold - such as with the episode Pandora in which a man called John recounts his meeting with Hollywood star Louise Brooks.

Although Eva edits her own voice out of the interviews, if you listen to a few you can tell she enjoys the sound design part of the process - creating pace and mood with audio effects, quick cuts, music and woozy distortions.