John Harris

John R. Harris is a photographer, a writer, and the Senior Producer of the B&H Photography Podcast. His photography has been exhibited at the International Center of Photography, the Museum of Modern Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum. A book of his photographs, Garzon, was published in 2011, and his work has appeared in numerous publications. As an on-set still photographer, he has worked on such films as The Motorcycle Diaries, Everybody Has a Plan, and Sunlight, Jr. See his Instagram feed here: @jrockfoto

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Fly-Fishing and Outdoor Photography: The B&H Photography Podcast

5 years ago

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 forests, fields, and streams to photograph what they love. It is also an episode that hits all the marks, as we talk about the gear, technique, science, ethics, and passion of photography…

Outdoor Photography

Sports Photography

Mirrorless Photography

The Difference Makers: What You Can Do with a High-End Telephoto Lens

5 years ago

What can you do with a high-end telephoto lens? Be a boss, is what you can do. I mean, c’mon! Strutting around the sidelines or cuttin’ through the bush with one of these beasts resting on your shoulder―not only do you look tough, but you’re also carrying a lens that you need to get the best photos in sports and wildlife photography. When I say best, let’s not underestimate the greatness of…

Wildlife Photography

Sports Photography

Telephoto Lenses

It Starts with People – The Social Documentary Network: The B&H Photography…

5 years ago

On this week’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome the founder and Executive Director of the Social Documentary Network, Glenn Ruga, and photographer Sofia Aldinio, who is the recipient of the 2021 ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography, presented by the Social…

Documentary Photography

Mirrorless Photography

Editorial Photography

On-Set and Film Still Photography, with Barry Wetcher: The B&H Photography…

5 years ago

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 behind-the-scenes photography for these and about one hundred other feature films were made by photographer Barry Wetcher, and we welcome Wetcher to this week’s episode of the…

Still Photography

Documentary Photography

Mirrorless Photography

Preparation Meets Opportunity - Surf Photography, with Zak Noyle: The B&H…

5 years ago

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. Joining us is photographer Zak Noyle, who was born and raised in Hawaii and began publishing his surf photography while still in high school.…

Underwater Photography

Sports Photography

Documentary Photography

New Paths, New Projects, with Mark Mann: The B&H Photography Podcast

5 years ago

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 catalog of portrait work that includes celebrities, musicians, and politicians of the highest regard. In our…

Wide-Angle Lenses

Portrait Photography

Crime-Scene Unit Photography (Encore Presentation): The B&H Photography…

5 years ago

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 Grade Michael Cunningham, of the New York City Police Department, to talk about crime-scene unit photography.…

DSLR Cameras

Zoom Lenses

Mirrorless Photography

Flash & Accessories

Planes, Trains, and Perspective – The Photos of David Rothenberg: The B&H…

5 years ago

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 urban housing and portraits of travelers, through plane windows, or bathed in a holy light at a train station. His work is provocative, playful, and compassionate and asks us to look at compositions and…

Telephoto Lenses

Aerial Photography

Street Photography

Guide to Continuous Focus Tracking for Sports Photography

5 years ago

Great photos, in any discipline, can result from infinite techniques, but in sports photography—at least in sports photojournalism—there is little room for the aesthete who chooses a slow approach or the kind that eschews the available camera functions that will increase the proverbial “hit rate.” In other words, sports photographers need to use all measures to get that decisive, well-composed,…

Sports Photography

Mirrorless Cameras

DSLR Cameras

Five Easy Tips for Food Photography

5 years ago

Eat what you photograph. Take this tip with a grain of salt: Do not eat too much or what you cannot stomach, but to photograph your subject, you need to know it well. Go to markets, grow vegetables, handle your ingredients, try new dishes, and of course, learn how to cook. Use a Macro Lens Food can be photographed in many ways, from many perspectives, but close-ups and sharp details will…

Food Photography

Macro Photography

Studio Photography

Summer Food Photography: The B&H Photography Podcast

5 years ago

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 summer food photography shoot. In the first half of the show, we welcome photographer Meika Ejiasi, who is a food, lifestyle, and portrait…

Food Photography

Prime Lenses

Podcast: Black Women Photographers - Intentional with this Community

5 years ago

On this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we are thrilled to help celebrate the first anniversary of Black Women Photographers. Founded in July 2020 by Polly Irungu, the mission of Black Women Photographers is to “disrupt the notion that it is difficult to discover and…

Medium Format Photography

Documentary Photography

women photographers

What You Can (and Can't) Do with a Macro Lens

5 years ago

There are many articles discussing macro photography and what you can do with a macro lens; however, I’d like to also consider some of the things you cannot do with a macro lens. You cannot grind pepper for your meal, but you can spice up your food photography by incorporating macro close-up images. The unique depictions you can give food and recipe ingredients with a macro lens perspective are…

Macro Photography

Food Photography

Macro Lenses

Five Podcasts on Music Photography

5 years ago

On the B&H Photography Podcast, we’ve hosted several incredible music and concert photographers to talk about their craft and share stories of their iconic photos, of David Bowie, The Beatles, Lauryn Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, KISS, Johnny Cash, and many other influential musicians. Within these conversations are also insights to improve…

Photojournalism

Documentary Photography

Portrait Photography

How to Safely Photograph Live Music

5 years ago

As we slowly return to photographing live music events, it is an important moment to take into consideration aspects of that job that fall outside simple gear and technique concerns. I am talking about health and safety, and I doubt that there are any concert photographers who do not view that aspect of the work in a new light since 2020. We know how severe an impact the live music business has…

music photography

Photojournalism

Documentary Photography