Artist Pete Eckert began to lose his sight at age twenty-seven. Thatโs also the time he began to study photography. In a few years, Eckert would be completely blind, but his photography practice continued, and numerous exhibitions and high-profile assignments later, he is still creating unique and personal imagesโand we are fortunate to welcome him to the B&H Photography Podcast.
We start our conversation learning a bit about how Eckert lost
Our guest on this weekโs episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is Sam Hurd. While he is primarily a wedding photographer, I have no doubt that he could photograph anything and make it look interesting. Hurd is also a portrait photographer,ย he dabbles in landscape work,ย and is a passionate photo educator. A few minutes listening to this episode and it becomes clear that he can articulate his process as well as he can execute it. He
On this weekโs episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome intellectual property attorney David Deal back to the program to discuss issues regarding copyright infringement, particularly as they involve three high-profile cases in which he is involved.
Deal spoke with us last year about a case he had just litigated,
On todayโs episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome California-based advertising, sports, dance, and fashion photographer (and director), Alexis Cuarezma, who packs a considerable amount of practical and creative insight into our hour-long conversation. Ostensibly, Cuarezma was joining us to talk about his lighting techniques and, while he does dive deep into lighting schemes, we discuss so much more. Cuarezma is
On this weekโs episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we welcome photographer Ashok Sinha, who talks about his forthcoming book, Driver-full City: The Unique Architecture of Car Culture in Greater Los Angeles, andย discusses the Cartwheel Initiative, a nonprofit that he founded, which works with displaced and refugee youth, using photography and multimedia tools to inspire these youth to find
This is a conversation we wanted to last another hour. Talking with intellectual property attorney (and accomplished photographer) David Deal about copyright protection and โfair useโ in the Instagram era was such an easy education and pleasant conversation. We already ran long on this weekโs episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, just scratching the surface of these topics, and we had to edit out a side conversation we had with Deal about
Todayโs conversations address the challenges photographers encounter when โreal lifeโโchildren, family, economic changes, even personal tragedyโinterrupt the work we would like to be doing, namely taking pictures, and how we find our way back to the form of creative expression we all desire.
Above Photograph ยฉ @afueravida
We welcome four photographers who have overcome challenges or who have found ways to incorporate their own life and lifestyle into their professional work. First, we speak with photographer
Adriane Ohanesian has been on the B&H Photography Podcast in the past and we are very excited to welcome her back to discuss her photojournalistic work in Africa. As many of our listeners will recall, Ohanesian contributed to our podcast throughout 2017 in a serial segment we called โ
Is it necessary to be funny to create work with humor, what is the line between humor and discomfort, can art that is funny have a serious message? How does Instagram success translate to the real world? These are some of the questions we address in this weekโs episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, and while โhumor in artโ is our starting point, the conversation takes its own life and we touch on a range of subjects, including the role of Instagram for artists, how to sustain a
As a companion to last weekโs end-of-year review episode, and as a way of kicking off the new year, we will discuss our own photographic new yearโs resolutions and gear wish lists on todayโs episode of the B&H Photography Podcast.
As our most ardent listeners know, Allan, Jason, and I have wildly different
In 1958, Art Kane, already a successful art director looking to jump-start his photography career, pitched the idea of a โclass photoโ for Vogue magazineโs annual jazz edition. In addition to individual photographs of jazz legends, he proposed a group portrait of musicians gathered on a stoop, in Harlem. For music and photography aficionados, the photo, now commonly referred to as โA Great Day in Harlem,โ is an iconic image and, on todayโs episode of the
From massive ensemble photographs to celebrity portraiture, advertising high-rollers, and about every movie and television poster youโve ever seen, Art Streiber anchors the spot where Hollywood and the magazine industry meet. His versatility and production acumen are well recognized, and our conversation ambles easily through a wide range of subjects, but what remains evidentโin addition to his quick witโis that Streiber is a problem solver. Big concept, small budget? No problem. Giant set piece with
What makes a photographer follow their moral compass and photograph the stories they feel need to be told, no matter what the personal costs? Furthermore, how do they do so without the support of a news outlet or even an agency to distribute that work? And then, what if they decide to shoot primarily with black-and-white film?!
On todayโs episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we speak with Greg Constantine, who made and continues to
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 gallerist Caroline Wall, director of the Robert Mann Gallery. In conjunction with her new book, You an Orchestra, You a Bomb, Harvey is currently exhibiting at the Robert Mann Gallery, and we were able to speak with artist and gallerist to discuss the making of her latest portfolio and the collaborative process of exhibition.
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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 all starts with a personal desire but, planning, networking, hard work, and even a simple Google search like the eponymic one above, all go into the recipe for success.
Photographs ยฉ Eric Kruszewski
Taking up photography as a hobby in your thirties seems a commonplace occurrence, but deciding to change careers and become a working photographer is