B&H Photography Podcast

Lumix Day Sweepstakes at the B&H SuperStore

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We tried something new for this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast—we ventured into the B&H SuperStore to interview camera shoppers, fans of th...

Jay Maisel, Stephen Wilkes and the Documentary, "Jay Myself"

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When we finished recording this episode, Jay Maisel asked us which podcast episode was our favorite. It didn't take Allan a second to answer, "This on...

"Still" Photography for Film and Television

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When you think of an image from your favorite movie, what comes to mind? Is it a well-edited sequence, a dramatic crescendo, or perhaps simply a stati...

Landscape Photography Takes Flight with Drones

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Can you imagine a better perspective? On today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome two shooting buddies who, perhaps not so coincide...

Night Photography - Exploring the Creative Possibilities

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's B&H Photography Podcast we dig deep into the vault for one of our most successful early episodes.  In less than an hour, this podcast...

New Gear from photokina 2018

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we get the old band back together for one more gig. Joining us are Explora writers and podcas...

Photoville 2018

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Under starry skies, we took our recorders and headphones to a collection of shipping containers in Brooklyn, known as Photoville 2018 and Photoville ...

Whoever Saves One Life, Saves the Entire World—A Secret History of Leica

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The oft-quoted line paraphrased for our headline, and notably used in reference to Oskar Schindler and Chiune Sugihara, can also be applied to industr...

Hip-Hop Fellini – Anniversary of "The Greatest Day in Hip-Hop" by Gordon Parks

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This year marks the anniversary of the shooting date of two iconic photographs, taken at the same location, forty years apart. In 1958, Art Kane creat...

Fujifilm and Canon Sweepstakes Winners, Past and Present

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we speak with the winners of our two 2018 sweepstakes. During the first part of our show, we meet ...

Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras from Nikon and Canon and Fujifilm Winners

06 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We had planned a different podcast for this week, but when news broke that Nikon and Canon had announced new full-frame mirrorless camera systems, we ...

Tennis Photography and the U.S. Open, 2018

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we discuss tennis photography from two distinct points of view. Our first guest is an independent photographer with twenty years of tennis phot...

The Many Lives of Color

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Edvard Munch noted that "colors live a remarkable life of their own after they have been applied to the canvas" and, on today's episode of the B&H Ph...

Deadline: The State of Newspaper Photojournalism

16 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's no news that the print newspaper business is going through tough times and that newsroom staffs, particularly photographers, often bear the brunt...

The Analog Renaissance and Brooklyn Film Camera

09 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There is no doubt that a film photography renaissance is in full swing… just ask anyone under the age of 25. And to be fair, there are many wonderfu...

Why Do You Love Photography?

02 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our B&H Photography Podcast FUJIFILM X-H1 Sweepstakes is still going strong and, in a nod to FUJIFILM, we speak with a few X-Photographers during ou...

Dance Photography Encore Presentation and FUJIFILM X-H1 Sweepstakes

27 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In recognition of our B&H Photography Podcast FUJIFILM X-H1 Sweepstakes (and because we were at Podcast Movement 2018 this week) we are presenting an...

FUJIFILM X-H1 Sweepstakes

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are excited to announce the B&H Photography Podcast FUJIFILM X-H1 Sweepstakes! The B&H Photography Podcast continues to be one of the most popular...

Rabbits, Hats, and Other Stories from OPTIC 2018

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Anecdotes with insight are an important part of any good conversation, and we certainly heard some wonderful anecdotes from our guests at the OPTIC 20...

Legends – Keith Carter, Douglas Kirkland, and Joyce Tenneson

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

 Sometimes you just have to shake your head and say, "Wow, it was a good day."  When you have the opportunity to sit and chat about photography with...

GIF Magicians - Sam Cannon and Matthias Brown

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The spot where still photography, video, animation, and drawing on your shoes meet is where you can find Sam Cannon and Matthias Brown. They may not a...

That Human Dance—Collaboration between Fashion Model and Photographer

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Model Jayne Moore and photographer Michael Sanders join us on this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast to discuss the creative and collabo...

Kamoinge Collective and "The Black Woman: Power and Grace"

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome three members of the Kamoinge photography workshop and, through their collective eyes, we discuss ...

Street Photography—Two Eyes Are Better Than One

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we return to our conversations from the 2018 OPTIC Conference, hosted by B&H Photo. We spoke ...

Wildfire Photography, with Mark Thiessen and Wine Country Camera

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hosted by B&H Photo, the 2018 OPTIC Conference for Outdoor and Travel Photography was a wonderful opportunity to speak with a range of great photogra...

Art Streiber--The Answer is Yes

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

From huge ensemble photographs to celebrity portraiture, advertising high-rollers, and about every movie and television poster you've ever seen, Art S...

Greg Constantine—The Story Demands More

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a photographer follow their moral compass and photograph the stories they feel need to be told, no matter what the personal costs? Furtherm...

Beef, Chicken, or Fish—A Wedding Photography Smorgasbord

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The two-day Depth of Field Conference, hosted by B&H, was an impressive gathering of wedding and portrait photographers, each sharing their unique ta...

Elinor Carucci—A Hurricane in Its Perfect Power

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Appropriately, this is our Mother's Day episode, and our title borrows Maya Angelou's description of her mother from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings....

Deep in Gear at Depth of Field

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

B&H Photo recently hosted the two-day Depth of Field Portrait, Wedding, and Event Photography Conference, in New York City, and invited many talented...

Street Portraiture -- Intention and Interaction with Ruddy Roye and Amy Touchette

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The simple theme for today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast was to be "how to speak to people in the street when you'd like to take their pho...

Frankencameras

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We took our mics to a basement laboratory on East 30 Street, in Manhattan, where legend tells of a scientist and his cohort who perform ungodly experi...

Time Vector--Day to Night with Stephen and Bette Wilkes

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The "Day to Night" series that Stephen Wilkes has been working on for several years has received much deserved attention and has grown from its New Yo...

GI Diary and The Vietnam Slide Project

29 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

March 29 is now the official National Vietnam War Veterans Day, set aside to "observe with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities" the comme...

KODAKOne and Blockchain for Photographers

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you follow photography industry news, two words that may have caught your attention recently are "Kodak" and "cryptocurrency," and the fact that th...

Aerial Photography with Jeffrey Milstein

15 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As Allan Weitz says in the introduction, when you see a Jeffrey Milstein photo, you know it. He has a distinctive style, which is not an easy accompli...

Grunge! British Fashion Photography of the 1990s

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are the 1990s history? Well, for today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we look back to that decade when a new aesthetic in fashion photogra...

News and Gear from CES and WPPI 2018

28 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we're talking gear—specifically, the latest gear announced at the two most recent trade shows...

Get Serious with Chris Buck

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are delighted, at the B&H Photography Podcast, to present our chat with acclaimed portrait photographer Chris Buck. Buck is an in-demand celebrity...

3D Virtual Reality and the Vuze Camera

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For the average photographer, many aspects of the technical side of virtual reality imaging are confusing, and when you add 360° and 3D to the equati...

Murray Fredericks--Reflect the Divine

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Murray Fredericks considers his landscape photography series, "Vanity," as just one aspect of a larger body of work, a project for which he has spent ...

Embracing Technology in the "New" Landscape Photography

02 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast posits the notion that we are in a "Golden Age" of landscape photography, and a fundamental attrib...

The Joys and Challenges of Super-Telephoto Lenses

25 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We welcome back Chris Williams, of Lens Therapy Live, and photographer David Speiser, of lilibirds.com, to the B&H Photography Podcast for a discussi...

Reminder - B&H Photography Podcast Canon 5D Mark IV Sweepstakes

23 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Just a reminder that the B&H Photography Podcast Canon 5D Mark IV Sweepstakes is open for entry until January 28, 2018! Share the news with your phot...

Norman Reedus--Art Is as Art Does

19 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For some photographers, the phrase "run and gun" has a negative connotation, but when you're Norman Reedus, that description takes on a much cooler me...

Latest from Canon and the 5D Mark IV Sweepstakes

11 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you are a regular listener to the B&H Photography Podcast, you've probably heard us talk a lot recently about our milestone 100th episode and a ca...

Cig Harvey — Think, See, Make, Listen

04 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What a start to the New Year for the B&H Photography Podcast. We are incredibly fortunate to kick off our year with photographer Cig Harvey and galle...

The Year-End Schmooze: Favorite B&H Podcast Episodes from 2017

28 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

For the B&H Photography Podcast, 2017 has been a wonderful year. We published our 100th episode, surpassed one million downloads, and reached #1 on t...

Food Photography and "Eating Delancey"

21 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Photographing food is far from being a new facet of photography. Whether for commercial or artistic purposes—think William Henry Fox Talbot, Edward ...

Celebrity News Photography

14 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

From where do all the celebrity photos in People, Us Weekly, Vanity Fair, and other magazines come? They come from hard-working professional photograp...

Are Point-and-Shoot Cameras Still a Thing?

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With the proliferation and improvement of cellphone cameras, even the idea of a stand-alone point-and-shoot camera is becoming obsolete. Or is it? Des...

Industry Trends for 2018 and Episode 6 of "Dispatch"

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In the previous episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we talked about the best-selling, the most important, and our favorite new cameras from 2017...

The 2017 Cameras of the Year and Best Sellers

16 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We're offering our annual end-of-year listicle of a podcast a bit early, but it comes with a good deal more information than usual. We polled the writ...

A History of Hip-Hop Photography

09 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With great thanks to Vikki Tobak and the Contact High Project, we welcome three photographers to our studio who are responsible for some of the most i...

A Walk through PhotoPlus Expo 2017

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

New York City affords a photographer many opportunities, including the annual gathering of photo professionals at the PDN PhotoPlus International Conf...

Bird Photography

26 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Bird photography is a big deal around B&H, and we're not just talking about the lenses needed to get those wonderful close-ups of warblers, herons, g...

The Markers of Our Bliss—Lynn Goldsmith, KISS, and Rock 'n' Roll Photography

19 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With her latest book, KISS: 1977-1980, just released, legendary rock 'n' roll photographer Lynn Goldsmith joins us to talk about her time with this ex...

The Passionate Photographer and Episode 5 of "Dispatch"

04 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Simon is The Passionate Photographer, and in the short conversation we had with him at the 2017 OPTIC Conference, it became clear why. Not only ...

"Learn Travel Photography, Best"

28 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If inspiration is what you are looking for, the story of how Eric Kruszewski became a photographer should supply you with plenty of it. Of course, it ...

Photoville 2017

20 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we took our mics and questions to Photoville, the free nine-day photography festival held in in the shadow of the beautiful Brooklyn Bridge....

Tilt-Shift Lenses

14 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Canon has recently announced the addition of three new tilt-shift lenses to its lineup, a relatively big deal for a type of lens often considered mer...

BONUS CONTENT - Richard Drew

12 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast we spoke with AP photojournalist Richard Drew about his powerful and haunting photograph, "The F...

Accept the Witness—Richard Drew and "The Falling Man"

07 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"The Falling Man" is the name that has been given to the photograph of a man falling from the north tower of the World Trade Center during the attacks...

Conflict and Compromise - Ben Lowy and Marvi Lacar

31 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we continue our exploration of photographic collaboration with photojournalists Ben Lowy and Marvi...

The Japan Camera Hunter

24 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I don't think I've ever seen Allan as happy as he was during our recording of this episode and, if you are into vintage cameras, lenses, and all thing...

Photographing and Viewing the 2017 Solar Eclipse *ENCORE PRESENTATION*

17 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On August 21, 2017 there will be a total solar eclipse passing across the United States from the northwest to the southeast.  While the path of total...

Seeing in Sixes with Brooks Jensen and Episode 4 of "Dispatch"

11 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Structure and limitation is a key to the artistic process. This is the idea that opens our conversation with photographer and publisher Brooks Jensen....

Irving Penn - Many Versions of Perfect

03 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We tried something a little different with this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast. We took three writers from our Explora blog along with us as...

Fast, Wide-angle Lenses

27 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast we take a look at wide-aperture, wide-angle lenses. With our guest, Neil Gershman, a lens expe...

Night Photography—From Film into Digital

20 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

When you get a chance to speak with an expert, you take advantage. At this year's OPTIC 2017 Conference, when Lance Keimig and Chris Nicholson passed ...

Why Do It Twice? - Visual Engineering with Steve Giralt

13 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Giralt is an accomplished still life, food, and product photographer and director with a list of advertising clients that includes Harman Kardon...

Road-trippin' for Fun and Profit and Episode 3 of "Dispatch"

07 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We return to OPTIC 2017 this week for two wonderful conversations with photographers who ply their trade on the road. First, we speak with Jonathan I...

Can A Photograph(er) Make a Difference?

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Many photographers begin their careers wanting to "make a difference" with their photography, to bring some good to the world, or at least to the peop...

The State of the Industry and New Gear at OPTIC 2017

15 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

At this year's OPTIC Photography Conference, we sat down with representatives from camera and gear manufacturers to talk about their latest products,...

Take the Plunge—Underwater Wedding, Portrait and Art Photography

08 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Underwater photography does not have to include sharks, whales, or seals and, for that matter, does not even have to utilize scuba equipment or be nea...

Spring Cleaning and Episode 2 of "Dispatch," with Adriane Ohanesian

02 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's a short week here at the B&H Photography Podcast, so we thought we'd take care of some cleaning that we have put off all winter. Unless one is a...

Black and White and Blue—Underwater Fine Art Photography

25 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome two photographers from two distant parts of the globe, but both share a sense of a serene underwater world that they envision mostly ...

Macro Lenses and Advancing Your Photography with Marc Silber

18 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It has been "Macro Week" at B&H Explora, and this week's episode will put a nice bow on all the articles and photos we have published on the subject, ...

Multicultural and Destination Wedding Photography

11 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A simple twist of fate (OK, I clicked a link) introduced me to the wedding photography of Jide Alakija and I immediately knew he should be a guest on ...

Talking Dollars and Sense with The PhotoCloser and Episode 1 of "Dispatch", with Adriane Ohanesian

27 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We start this week's episode on a congenial and practical note with Frank Meo, aka "The PhotoCloser," talking about what can be a very difficult aspec...

Conservation Photography with Art Wolfe and OPTIC 2017 Preview

06 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Conservation photography can take many forms and we will offer our definition, but more importantly, we will speak with noted outdoor photographer Art...

When Was the Last Time You Touched a Photograph?

30 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This is one of our most informative and, dare I say, best episodes yet. We talk about emulsion-based and inkjet photographic paper, with an emphasis o...

New Gear from CP+ and WPPI and a Chat with Pepe Castro

23 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What are the latest camera and lens offerings announced at recent trade shows? We'll let you know, and throw in our two cents regarding their purpose ...

In-game Photography

16 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We replace a camera with a controller for this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, but if artistic interpretation of your surroundings is t...

The Eyes Have it—Ophthalmic Photography, with Mark Maio

10 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode broadens our normal photographic sphere as we discuss ophthalmic photography and how the eye's own optical system is used in conjuncti...

The DJI Phantom 4 Pro and the Latest on Drone Technology

02 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The B&H Photography Podcast team was invited to a special event hosted by DJI and the B&H Marketing team to introduce filmmakers and photographers to ...

LED Lighting for Photography

16 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast we talk LED lighting for photography. We start with an introduction to the basics of LEDs, discussing t...

Taking the Long View — Social Documentary Projects

09 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we discuss long-term documentary projects, particularly those that deal with immigration and social...

Canon, Epson and Digital Printing Options for Photographers

02 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As we asked in an earlier episode, "When was the last time you touched a photograph?" It's an interesting question and some of us are still enjoying t...

Around the World with Daniel Kordan

26 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On today's show, we continue our conversations on landscape photography with Daniel Kordan, one of the most interesting nature and landscape photograp...

Ethics of Landscape Photography, with Ryan Dyar and Adam Burton

19 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We are in a Golden Age of landscape photography. Digital cameras and improved software enable the kind of imaging that until recently was only possibl...

Third-Party Lenses

12 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is on third-party lenses and the alternatives to the "glass" produced by the major camera manufact...

Post-Processing & Digital Asset Management with Katrin Eismann and Peter Krogh

05 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we welcome Katrin Eismann and Peter Krogh to our studio and, with a chance to speak to the "Photoshop Diva" and the man who wrote ...

Cameras of the Year, 2016

22 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we talk with two of our most regular and insightful guests about new cameras that were announced in 2016. We hesitate to use the phrase "be...

Never Say Die – Film Rescue and Re-Spool

15 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

You need film stock for your 1947 Brownie Target Six-20 camera? Film for Classics has it. Found an undeveloped roll of film while cleaning out your gr...

The First Frame is Mine – Big Cat Photography, with Steve Winter

07 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing with our series of conversations from the Eddie Adams Workshop, we sit with National Geographic photographer Steve Winter to talk about his...

Crime-Scene Unit Photography

17 Nov 2016

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...

To Make Other People's Work Great – An Editor's Roundtable

10 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The B&H Photography Podcast was very fortunate to be invited to the 29th Eddie Adams Workshop this year. The annual workshop, officially sponsored by ...

Conversations from the Eddie Adams Workshop: The Thread with Tim Rasmussen

03 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The B&H Photography Podcast was very fortunate to be invited to the 29th Eddie Adams Workshop this year. The annual workshop, officially sponsored by ...

Conversations from the Eddie Adams Workshop: To Serve and to Soar with John H. White and Endia Beal

28 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The B&H Photography Podcast was very fortunate to be invited to the 29th Eddie Adams Workshop this year. The annual workshop, officially sponsored by ...