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
Picturing World Cultures: Rita Leistner - Canada [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:35
Professional tree planting is back breaking piecework—a combination of high intensity sport and industrial labor that requires both technical finesse and remarkable physical and mental endurance. Using techniques more of…
Still Photography & the WWE, with Brad Smith & Rich Freeda [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:55
Cozy up to a ringside seat for a behind-the-scenes tour of the wildest shows in sports entertainment, during our insightful chat about the still photos produced for World Wrestling Entertainment, (otherwise known as WWE)…
Picturing World Cultures: Daniel Rosca - Romania [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:04
There are many different ways to look at culture, and today we take a geographic approach, to distinguish people who live in rural mountain and hilly settings from those of the wider plains and urban areas. Our focus is…
Photography in the Age of AI, with Stephen Shankland [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:53
How much can you edit a photo before it stops becoming true? That's the question CNET tech reporter Stephen Shankland recently asked in the opening lines of his story, How Close is that Photo to the Truth: What to Know i…
B&H Podcast: Chat with Inventor of the CMOS Chip, Professor Eric Fossum [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:24
How did a space-age invention become ubiquitous in today's digital imaging landscape? Learn all about it here in our latest podcast, featuring pioneers of photography and digital imaging. In 1993, noted physicist and eng…
Picturing World Cultures: Joshua Irwandi - Indonesia [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:02
While Joshua Irwandi was born and raised in Indonesia, the early pictures he made during his first visit to the region of Asmat, in the province of West Papua, were less than satisfying to him. Yet his fascination with t…
Picturing World Cultures: Kiana Hayeri: Iran / Afghanistan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:12
Kiana Hayeri was born in Iran, and this was where she launched her career as a photojournalist and visual storyteller. Yet after traveling to Afghanistan for a 2014 assignment, she decided to relocate, spending the next…
2023 Photo Gear of the Year with Kevin Rickert [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:28:29
2023 has certainly come and gone in a flash, meaning it's time once again for us to reflect on new photo offerings in our ninth annual Cameras of the Year episode, now renamed Photo Gear of the Year. We'll be talking wit…