B&H Photography Podcast

B&H Photography Podcast

Author: B&H Photo & Video Language: English Episodes: 455
There's a conversation happening about photography that goes far beyond the latest camera review, and you can find it on the B&H Photography Podcast. Hosted by the team at B&H Photo & Video, this series sits down with a wide range of insightful and genuinely entertaining guests from across the photographic world. Every other week, these discussions delve into the practical realities of gear and technique, but they also wander into the richer territory of visual history, the surprising science behind an image, and the personal philosophies that drive artistic expression. What you'll hear feels less like a formal interview and more like eavesdropping on a passionate chat between experts, unpacking the ideas that actually matter to anyone making pictures today. Whether you're a seasoned professional curious about a colleague's process or an enthusiastic amateur looking to deepen your understanding, this podcast provides a thoughtful, accessible space to explore the entire ecosystem of photography. The result is a consistently engaging listen that reminds you why you picked up a camera in the first place, while giving you the concrete knowledge to use it better tomorrow. Tune in for a fresh perspective that connects the technical dots with the creative spark.
Episodes
Redefine the Medium – A Conversation with Duane Michals [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:39
Our conversation on this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is with the fabulous and innovative Duane Michals. Of the many comments he made about his photography practice, a practice that has been commercially…
OPTIC 2020 Roundup: New Gear from Canon and Sigma [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:05
This week on the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome two old friends of the podcast to talk about the latest gear from their respective companies. First up is Rudy Winston, Technical Advisor at Canon USA, and then we wel…
Saul Leiter and the Saul Leiter Foundation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:33
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome Margit Erb and Michael Parillo, of the Saul Leiter Foundation, to discuss Saul Leiter's career and their work preserving the art and the legacy of this pi…
Leica Ambassadors Ashly Stohl and Craig Semetko [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:03
Today on the B&H Photography Podcast we are joined by Craig Semetko, a documentary and street photographer who is much more than those two descriptors. He came to photography from a career in performance and comedy and t…
2020 OPTIC Conference Preview, with Lisa Langell and Pete McBride [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:00
We encourage all of our listeners to register for the free digital online edition of the Outdoor Photo/Video Travel Imaging Conference (OPTIC) 2020 hosted by B&H and sponsored by Panasonic, Sony, Nikon, Canon, FUJIFILM,…
Comedian Jeff Garlin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:47
Today we welcome a special guest to the B&H Photography Podcast: actor and comedian Jeff Garlin. Jeff Garlin is well-known as a stand-up comedian and, of course, as a star of the hit television shows, The Goldbergs and C…
Fear of Flying? Pfft! – Women Drone Photographers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:30
As an industry and as a hobby, the numbers indicate that drone flying and drone photography are still primarily the domain of men, but sustaining this disparity is ridiculous and it should and will change. Our two guests…
Food Photography and Food Styling [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:06
On this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we talk about food photography with photographer Chelsea Kyle and food stylist Drew Aichele. There are few photography disciplines that are as complicated as food ph…
Ray Collins - The Two Ingredients are Water and Light [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:23
Ray Collins's portraits of waves are hard to describe because you don't want to describe them. Like the wave itself, the photographic abstraction refuses words; indescribable and amorphous become unique and powerful in h…
Contemporary Photography from Africa, with Ekow Eshun [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:50
This week on the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome journalist, curator, and author Ekow Eshun to discuss his incredible new book, Africa State of Mind. With more than 250 photographs by fifty photographers, the book is…