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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Podcast: Adapt! Inauguration Coverage and Vintage Glass on Sony Mirrorless,…

5 years ago

When we started the B&H Photography Podcast more than six years ago, the concept was “watercooler conversations” with photographers, about gear. Well, honestly, it hasn’t always turned out that way, but this episode with famed photojournalist David Burnett comes as close to that idea as any…

Classic Cameras

Photojournalism

Mirrorless Cameras

Canon T-Series Cameras: The Bridge to Contemporary

5 years ago

I received my Canon T50 as a birthday present from a parent who knew little about photography. But what I surely didn’t know at sixteen was that this camera would mark the beginning of my photography career and also the beginning of the end for Canon’s FD mount. A sentence like that could only float by on a pillow of sentimental hindsight, but it is true that my first photo exhibit was…

Film Photography

Film Cameras

Podcast: Ralph Gibson – To See Beyond What I See

5 years ago

It’s 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 of the medium, a man of insights and tales, with a comprehensive understanding of photography from the nuts and bolts to the conceptual rigors. After training in the Navy, he assisted…

Documentary Photography

Fine Art Photography

Portrait Photography

Podcast: Staying Power—History and Photography, with Barbara Mensch

5 years ago

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 accurate to the historical record. If anything, artists challenge this idea of photography as fact. And for this reason, it is such a pleasure to welcome artist and photographer Barbara Mensch to the…

Documentary Photography

Medium Format Photography

Podcast: Malike Sidibe - Protest Photography and Zoom Portraits

5 years ago

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 accomplished a great deal in his relatively short time on planet Earth, and not just photographically. But 2020 has been quite a busy year, even for him.…

Podcast: Energy-Based! Skate Photography, with Matt Price

5 years ago

On this week’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, photographer Matt Price describes skate photography as the “perfect blend between studio and sports photography” and, from our engaging conversation, this idea will be made clear. Price knows of what he speaks—in addition to an…

Documentary Photography

Street Photography

Wide-Angle Lenses

Podcast: The Year in Review—Our Favorite Episodes of 2020

5 years ago

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 conversation styles, but the B&H Photography Podcast never missed a beat; we recorded an episode the very first week of quarantine and have continued recording throughout this unprecedented time.…

B&H Podcast

Mirrorless Camera

Mirrorless Lenses

Podcast: Accept the Weirdness—Quarantine Photography, with Neil Kramer

5 years ago

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 is riding out the pandemic in a two-bedroom apartment in Queens, New York, with his 86-year-old mother and his ex-wife. Did I mention that this is the apartment in which he grew up…and that he is…

Documentary Photography

Tethering

Street Photography

Podcast: Hunting, Fishing, and Finding Your Voice, with Matthew Franklin Carter

5 years ago

On this week’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome photographer Matthew Franklin Carter to the program. Like many photographers, Matt Carter wears a lot of hats. In his case, literally and figuratively, but his photography work blends documentary, editorial, and…

Medium Format Cameras

Documentary Photography

Portrait Photography

Getting Good Skin Tones in Camera, without Raw Editing

5 years ago

Achieving accurate skin tones in photography can be a life’s journey. Even the most dedicated and technically proficient portrait photographer spends significant time lighting for skin tone and then adjusting the raw images in post-production to get the look they are after. While there is no substitute for accurate lighting or digging into a raw file to make those adjustments, most photographers…

Point & Shoot Cameras

DSLR Cameras

Portrait Photography

Podcast: Cameras of the Year, 2020

5 years ago

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 trends in the photography industries. Our guest is Kevin Rickert, Senior Sales Trainer for B&H Photo. Rickert is often the first person at B&H to get new cameras in his hands and…

Telephoto Lenses for Unique Landscape Photography

5 years ago

Landscape photography is often considered the realm of the wide-angle lens, but as my editor made clear in the pitch for this article—“It isn’t all about wide-angle.” And she is right: As photographers, we tend to grab the 35mm (or wider) lens when we are inspired by our vistas. Could it be the sheer scale—the vastness of the oceans and mountains—that enchants us? And is it human folly to try to…

Landscape Photography

SLR Lenses

Mirrorless Lenses

Lenses & Lens Accessories

Podcast: Photographing the 2020 Presidential Campaign, with Salwan Georges

5 years ago

Today we welcome back to the B&H Photography Podcast Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and friend to the show, Salwan Georges. Georges joined us four years ago to talk about his…

Documentary Photography

Photojournalism

Mirrorless Cameras

Zoom Lenses

Podcast: Ami Vitale and the Prints for Nature Sale

5 years ago

What a treat to welcome photographer Ami Vitale to the B&H Photography Podcast. Vitale is mustering her high profile as a National Geographic photographer, as well as the talents of eighty-nine other incredible photographers, to raise funds for Conservation International. The…

Photojournalism

Wildlife Photography

Nature Photography

Podcast: Night Photography in the Rockies, with Rachel Jones Ross; OPTIC All…

5 years ago

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 online presentations and, on this week’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we are pleased to welcome one…

Documentary Photography

Landscape Photography