B&H Photography Podcast
Episodes
Graham Nash: Ace Photographer, Digital Printing Pioneer, Music Legend
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Graham Nash is a true visionary. Whether in the lyrics he writes, the music he plays, the songs he sings, or the photographs he captures, he sees thi...
Abelardo Morell, Alchemist of Photography
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The art of photography offers boundless potential for altering and enhancing human perception—this is the focus of our conversation on this week's p...
On Location and Studio Portraits with Monica Sigmon & Michael Taylor
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A well-crafted portrait is a beautiful thing, and this week's podcast takes a deep dive into creating individual, group, and family portraits, both on...
Conservation Storytelling with Jaymi Heimbuch & Anne Readel
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nature and wildlife photographers seeking to put their images to work for the good of the planet will love this week's podcast. Our first guest, Jaymi...
Grassroots Baseball - America's Favorite Pastime: The B&H Photography Podcast
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's a special feeling to photographing sports action that hooks you from day one. Listen in as we talk sports with Sony Artisan of Imagery Jean Fr...
Harvey Stein Shares His Passion for the Street: The B&H Photography Podcast
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With a camera in his hand, Harvey Stein owns the streets, having spent the past 50 years capturing quintessential moments and making sensitive portrai...
Sapna Reddy and Matt Kloskowski: Creative Vision and Technical Mastery
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sapna Reddy and Matt Kloskowski have more in common than just colorful photos of birds in nature and soothing landscapes. In this week's episode of th...
Sally Davies Encore Episode: We Are Our Stuff
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the B&H Photography Podcast was originally published on July 29, 2021. We revisit it today to mark the passing of the podcast torch ...
Night Photography That Lets Magic Ensue
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we continue our coverage of the 2022 OPTIC Conference with two highly invigorating segments ...
Macro Photography in Your Backyard and Garden
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast we return to the 2022 OPTIC Conference for two enjoyable and pragmatic segments about macro phot...
Cinemagraph Portraits and the "Facing Life" Project
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we are pleased to welcome photographer and director Brandon Tauszik and journalist Pendarvis Ha...
You Can't Fake Time – Camille Seaman at OPTIC 2022
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we are pleased to present a conversation with photographer Camille Seaman, and pleased to do so...
2022 OPTIC Conference Preview and Michael Kenna Encore Interview
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 2022 OPTIC Outdoor, Photo/Video, Travel Imaging Conference or just "OPTIC 2022" is live and in-person again and we are excited to welcome the even...
Drone Photography 2022, with Randy Scott Slavin
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a minute since we spoke about drones on the B&H Photography Podcast. The last time we did, it was about drones in news photography and befo...
Timeless: The Photography of Moshe and Eddie Brakha
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is artistic creativity passed down through generations of a family? How is style and wisdom garnered? How can a father and son collaborate to grow the...
Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1966, a twenty-one-year-old French woman bought a one-way ticket to Vietnam, where the American military involvement was becoming a full-scale war....
Polaroid History and Techniques for Creative Instant Film Photography
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a fun conversation, very informative, and gets the creative chemistries gellin'. Our guest on today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast i...
"The Drowning" by Cornell Watson
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In September 2017, we dedicated an episode to a conversation about one photograph—an image made by photographer Richard Drew, on September 11, 2001,...
Shifting Expectations -- Photojournalism after 2020
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation on this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is about the challenges that the practice of photojournalism faced during, and ...
Earth Day Encore Episode: The Ethics of Landscape Photography
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
(This episode of the B&H Photography Podcast was originally published on January 20, 2017.) We are living in a Golden Age of landscape photograp...
Somewhere Between Love and Obsession - The Photography of Stanley Greenberg
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It has been a hope of ours for some time to speak with photographer Stanley Greenberg and, considering he's made three books in the past three years, ...
Photography and Loss of Sight, with Pete Eckert
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Artist Pete Eckert began to lose his sight at age twenty-seven. That's the time he began to study photography. In a few years, Eckert would be complet...
Photography Accessories 101: The Basics
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Except for the new flagship Olympus OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mirrorless Camera, there haven't been a lot of big camera announcements thus far in 2022, so we th...
Memory Cards and Storage for Digital Photography
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With much thanks for a listener's suggestion, we invited Pete Isgrigg back to the B&H Photography Podcast for an incredibly informative conversation ...
Conversation with Jay Maisel and Stephen Wilkes (Encore Episode)
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
(This is an encore presentation of an episode first published in November, 2018.) When we finished recording this episode, Jay Maisel asked us whic...
Macro Food Photography, with Christina Peters
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is food photographer Christina Peters, and we start with a discussion of Peters' macro...
"Generosity of Persistence", with Amy Touchette and Larry Fink
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast we talk to an old friend about a new book; two-time past guest Amy Touchette joins us to discuss...
ASMP-NY and the Future of Photo Trade Organizations
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast we welcome two members of the New York chapter of the American Society of Media Photographs, otherwi...
In the Soup - Photographing Marine Plastic, with Mandy Barker
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's worth the time to see the work of photographer Mandy Barker before listening to this episode. Take a glance at the B&H Photography Podcast homepa...
Football Photography, with Al Bello and Callena Williams
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This weekend's football game is bigger and better than most games―you might even say that it's a super game. It certainly is one of the most photogr...
Legacy and Long Term Projects - B&H Photography Stories
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are many talented people who work at B&H Photo, and the connections to photography and photo history run deep. We have welcomed many "staffers" ...
Brooklyn, Back in the Day, with Anders Goldfarb and Larry Racioppo
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We try to maintain a global perspective at the B&H Photography Podcast and speak with photographers from around the world, but we are New Yorkers at...
Fallout - The War Photography of Peter van Agtmael
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Conflict photography of the past twenty years is a subject we have discussed in previous episodes with photographers, psychologists, and scholars, but...
The Eye is a Hunter -The Photography of Joe McNally
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The B&H Photography Podcast is kicking off the new year hot. For our first episode of 2022, we welcome photographer Joe McNally to discuss his career,...
The 2021 Year in Review and Mick Rock Encore
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The B&H Photography Podcast team sends a huge end-of-the-year thank you to our listeners around the world and to the many guests who joined us for our...
"The United States of Young Photographers" and Photo Books of 2021
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We split our time on this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast between one book and many books. In the first half of the show we learn about an in...
Photographing the James Webb Space Telescope, with Chris Gunn (Encore)
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the launch of the incredible James Webb Space Telescope just hours away, we thought it a good time to republish our conversation with Chris Gunn,...
Cameras of the Year, 2021
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We return to our annual Cameras of the Year conversation for today's installment of the B&H Photography Podcast and, as usual, we welcome a member of ...
The Secret Industry - Shipping and Maritime Photography: The B&H Photography Podcast
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To take photographs on ships or to work in ports and cover maritime transportation requires a full range of photographic know-how, including portraitu...
"I Knew This Was Powerful" – Building Community Through Photography
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The title for this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is taken from a comment made by guest Tonika Johnson, describing the moment she recognized t...
Astrophotography, with Dr. Robert Gendler
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is physician and astrophotographer, Robert Gendler. The distinguished assignments, num...
"Making My Own Candy" - Lensbaby Co-Founder Craig Strong
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast we welcome the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Lensbaby, the special effects lens manuf...
The Long View of Humanity: Vernacular Photography, with Peter J. Cohen and Bill Shapiro (New Episode)
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we are pleased to welcome Peter Cohen and Bill Shapiro to discuss "vernacular" photography and the ...
Dynamic Portrait Lighting, with Alexis Cuarezma (Encore)
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We want to celebrate our guest Alexis Cuarezma in this encore presentation and also note what great info this episode offers for those interested in p...
'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky - Rock Photography of the 1960's (Encore)
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is an encore presentation of the show originally published on March 19, 2020. If you were otherwise preoccupied that week, we recommen...
Riff on the Caption– A Conversation with Photographer Lester Sloan and Aisha Sabatini Sloan
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We were expecting this episode to be a great one and it did not disappoint. The B&H Photography Podcast team welcomes photographer Lester Sloan and ...
New Gear Podsticle, October 2021
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A listicle is an article comprising a list. A listicle is any piece of digital content that's formatted as a list. A listicle is an article comprising...
Muses: A 'Collective Portrait' of Trailblazing Women Artists
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To create a "collective portrait" of any set of people is difficult, but to do so with twenty-five world-renown women artists is a monumental challeng...
The Business of Freelance Photography, with Todd Bigelow
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast provides a lesson we all can use: how to be better businesspeople while we are being better photogr...
Fly Fishing and Outdoor Photography
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is a wonderful way to usher in autumn and we hope it inspires our listeners to get out into the for...
It Starts with People – The Social Documentary Network
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome the founder and Executive Director of the Social Documentary Network, Glen Ruga, and...
On-Set and Film Still Photography, with Barry Wetcher
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do the films Goodfellas, The Devil Wears Prada, Creed, Ocean's 8, and Die Hard with a Vengeance have in common? The poster art, publicity, and be...
Sometimes, It Takes Time -- The Photography of Meryl Meisler
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is a vibrance, a joy, and a love for photography that one feels when speaking with Meryl Meisler. It's also very cool that by day she was a hi...
Preparation Meets Opportunity -- Surf Photography, with Zak Noyle
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Even if you are not currently on your beach vacation, let's take a little trip to Hawaii's shores for today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast. ...
Crime-Scene Unit Photography (Encore Presentation)
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We have been looking forward to this conversation for weeks. On today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we sit down with retired Detective 1st...
New Paths, New Projects, with Mark Mann
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome back an old friend of the show, photographer Mark Mann. Mann is known for a catalogu...
B&H Photography Podcast Listener Survey
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We at the B&H Photography Podcast love to get feedback from our listeners and encourage you to click the below link to complete a short survey. It's j...
Planes, Trains, and Perspective – The Photos of David Rothenberg
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The photos of David Rothenberg are some of the most exciting that we have seen in a while. Condensed and entangled compositions of airplanes over urba...
We Are Our Stuff – Sally Davies' Portraits of New Yorkers
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Photographer Sally Davies embodies a beautiful creative spirit, and I think that spirit also resides in the homes of the 72 New Yorkers she photograph...
Summer Food Photography
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we discuss food photography and ask our two guests to create their vision of the ideal spread for a su...
Black Women Photographers - "Intentional with this Community"
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we are thrilled to help celebrate the first anniversary of Black Women Photographers. Founded in Jul...
The B&H Photography Podcast/OPTIC Conference Photo Walk
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In support of the 2021 OPTIC Outdoor, Photo/Video, Travel Imaging Conference, to be held online July 11-12, 2021, the B&H Photography Podcast team con...
My Client Was Democracy – Photographing City Halls, with Arthur Drooker
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beginning with an iPhone and an "a-ha moment" in the beautiful San Francisco City Hall, photographer Arthur Drooker began a project that would last fi...
Connection and Purpose – The Photography of Cheriss May
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is produced in collaboration with Leica Camera, and we are pleased to welcome photographer and jour...
Connection and Purpose – The Photography of Cheriss May
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is produced in collaboration with Leica Camera and we are pleased to welcome photographer and jour...
Light Hunters – Art About the Street with Clarissa Bonet and Nina Welch Kling
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is the light in Chicago different than the light in New York? Can "street photography" set the subjects and control the scene? And just how long s...
NFTs and Photography
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast we take a deep dive into the technical, legal, and even theoretical topics surrounding Non-Fungi...
Beautiful Exemptions - The Work of Mona Kuhn
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every now and again there are conversations that flow and sparkle; they seem laden with professional insights and creative gems. Our chat with photogr...
Discussing the L-Mount Alliance with Sigma, Leica, and Panasonic
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Not quite three-years old and the L-mount Alliance has already proven successful for its signatory companies --Leica, Sigma, and Panasonic. Built u...
Photography at the Border, with Greg Constantine and Monica Lozano
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Making photographs regarding the important social issues of our day should not only be in the hands of photojournalists working for large news organiz...
A Well-Conceived Design: Hands-On with the Leica Q2 and Q2 Monochrom
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is an old-fashioned hands-on review, but in this case, made with six hands. Allan, Jason and I we...
Speaking in Dialect: How-to Books and the History of Popular Photography, with Kim Beil
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is one of the most enjoyable chats on photography we've had in a while, and our subject is the history of amateur and popular photography as un...
Photomicrography of Gems, with Nathan Renfro
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's macro week at the Explora blog and you'll find many helpful articles and videos about the tools, techniques, and practitioners of macro photograp...
Todd Webb in Africa—Rediscovered Color Photographs
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we focus on the work of photographer Todd Webb and, specifically, the series of images he creat...
Waltz with Fate—Photographer Misan Harriman
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When you have had as momentous a year as our guest, photographer Misan Harriman, had in 2020, you should shout it from the rooftops. However, on this ...
New Gear Roundup, Spring 2021
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome back to the program B&H Senior Sales Trainer Kevin Rickert to discuss the latest cameras...
Norman Reedus—Art Is as Art Does (Encore Presentation)
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was first published in January 2018. The Canon sweepstakes mentioned in the episode has long since ended and is no longer valid. For some...
Silent Collaboration—Gulnara Samoilova and "Women Street Photographers"
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is street photography? Is it an urban exercise? Is it black-and-white or color? Is it collaborative or solitary? Can it be an intimate portrait o...
Food Photography and Still Life, with Emma Ressel
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eye-catching and grotesque are words not often placed together, but those descriptors are part of the charm and beauty in the still life and food phot...
What Life Is Like – Documentary Photography, with Stella Johnson
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second episode of the B&H Photography Podcast produced with the collaboration of Leica Camera, and we are pleased to welcome photographer...
The Secret Ingredient in Wedding Photography, with Kesha Lambert
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome wedding and portrait photographer Kesha Lambert. We are excited to speak with Lambert ab...
The Ninja—Concert Photography, with Christie Goodwin
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Live event and concert photography have obviously been drastically impacted by the global pandemic and related shutdowns. Let's give a shout-out to al...
Mirrorless System Advantages for Bird Photography
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Has the Canon EOS R5 changed the conversation about using mirrorless cameras for bird and wildlife photography? This is the position of our guest, Da...
Adapt! Inauguration Coverage and Vintage Glass on Sony Mirrorless, with David Burnett
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When we started the B&H Photography Podcast more than six years ago, the concept was "watercooler conversations" with photographers, about gear. Well,...
Ralph Gibson—To See Beyond What I See
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Its hard to imagine a more ideal guest for a photography podcast than the wonderful Ralph Gibson. Gibson checks all the boxes—a straight-up master...
Staying Power - History and Photography, with Barbara Mensch
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Photography has long been used as a tool to explore and analyze history, but in the hands of an artist, that same tool is not asked to be exacting or ...
Malike Sidibe: Protest Photography and Zoom Portraiture
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome Malike Sidibe to the show. With just 23 years under his belt, Sidibe has accomplishe...
Energy-based! : Skate Photography, with Matt Price
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, photographer Matt Price describes skate photography as the "perfect blend between studio and sp...
The Japan Camera Hunter (Encore)
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I don't think I've ever seen Allan Weitz as happy as he was during our recording of this episode and, if you are into vintage cameras, lenses, and all...
Year in Review—Our Favorite Episodes of 2020
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For our final episode of 2020, we look back at the year that was—and what a year it was. We learned new remote recording skills and virtual conversa...
Accept the Weirdness — Quarantine Photography, with Neil Kramer
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I think most photographers have tried to document their experience during the COVID-19 shutdown, but none have done it quite like Neil Kramer. Kramer ...
Hunting, Fishing, and Finding Your Voice, with Matthew Franklin Carter
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome photographer Matthew Franklin Carter to the program. Like many photographers, Matt...
Cameras of the Year, 2020
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we offer an insightful overview of the best cameras released in 2020 and discuss significant tr...
Photographing the 2020 Presidential Campaign, with Salwan Georges
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome back to the B&H Photography Podcast, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and friend to the show, Salwan Georges. Georges joined us...
Ami Vitale and the Prints for Nature Sale
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What a treat to welcome photographer Ami Vitale to the B&H Photography Podcast. Vitale is mustering her high profile as a National Geographic photogra...
Night Photography in the Rockies, with Rachel Jones Ross; OPTIC All-Stars Preview
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On November 22 and 23, B&H will host the 2020 OPTIC All-Stars Conference, with a stellar list of outdoor, travel, and adventure photographers giving o...
Covering COVID-19: A Follow-up Conversation with Desiree Rios and Sarah Blesener
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eight months ago, on the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcomed four photojournalists who were covering the beginning stages of the COVID-19 crisis in ...
Podcast: Side Hustle - Additional Revenue from Your Photography, with Sam Hurd
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is Sam Hurd. While he is primarily a wedding photographer, I have no doubt that he cou...
Earlie Hudnall, Jr. -- Life as I See It
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970s, under the aegis of the Great Society's Model Cities Program, photographer Earlie Hudnall, Jr. began to document the predominantly Africa...
Peter Hurley – U.S. Sailing Team and 10,000 Headshots
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recognized as a premier headshot and portrait photographer, Peter Hurley has quite the tale to tell. His work is known for the genuine expressions he ...