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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Father’s Day Gifts for Photographer Dads

3 months ago

The easiest dads to find Father’s Day presents for might just be photographers. For starters, there’s almost no end to the well-built and practical accessories they need or want for their cameras. Additionally, new lenses and cameras are always available, so a quick check of the Photography section on the B&H…

Photography Accessories

Mother’s Day Gift Roundup

4 months ago

I did a quick survey of the women in my life. As it turns out, most of them are somebody’s mother, and one of them is even my mother. I asked what gift they would like for Mother’s Day—items that B&H sells, anyway. Two of them mentioned items they didn’t realize B&H sold, like…

Wearable Tech

Sunglasses

Headphones & Accessories

Dash Cameras

Mobile Accessories

Macro Photography in Your Backyard and Garden: The B&H Photography Podcast

1 year ago

On this week’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we return to the 2022 OPTIC Conference for two enjoyable and pragmatic segments about macro photography. While both…

Macro Photography

Wildlife Photography

Nature Photography

Cinemagraph Portraits and the “Facing Life” Project: The B&H Photography…

1 year ago

On this week’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we are pleased to welcome photographer and director Brandon Tauszik and journalist Pendarvis…

Portrait Photography

Documentary Photography

You Can't Fake Time – Camille Seaman at OPTIC 2022: The B&H…

1 year ago

On this week’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we are pleased to present a conversation with photographer Camille Seaman, and pleased to do so from the halls of the OPTIC 2022 Photo Conference, which we have…

Nature Photography

Wildlife Photography

2022 OPTIC Conference Preview and Michael Kenna Encore Interview

1 year ago

The 2022 OPTIC Outdoor, Photo/Video, Travel Imaging Conference or just “OPTIC 2022” is live and in-person again and we are excited to welcome the event’s director, David Brommer, to the program. Brommer will give us a sense of the updated conference, which after two years online is now a…

Landscape Photography

Wildlife Photography

DSLR Photography

Telephoto Lenses

Drone Photography, 2022: The B&H Photography Podcast

1 year ago

It’s been a minute since we spoke about drones on the B&H Photography Podcast. The last time we did, it was about drones in news photography and…

Aerial Photography

Timeless - The Photography of Moshe and Eddie Brakha: The B&H Photography…

1 year ago

Is artistic creativity passed down through generations of a family? How is style and wisdom garnered? How can a father and son collaborate to expand their work individually and as a team? These are just a few of the questions we posed to Moshe and Eddie Brakha, otherwise known as Brakha x2, during this week’s…

Portrait Photography

Fine Art Photography

Editorial Photography

Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy: The B&H Photography Podcast

1 year ago

In 1966, a twenty-one-year-old French woman bought a one-way ticket to Vietnam, where the American military involvement was becoming a full-scale war. The young Catherine Leroy was an admirer of photographer Robert Capa and the “reportage” she grew up seeing in Paris MATCH magazine, but she had little…

Photojournalism

Documentary Photography

Film Photography

Polaroid History and Creative Instant Film Photography: The B&H Photography…

1 year ago

This is a fun conversation—very informative, and gets the creative chemistries gellin’. Our guest on today’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is Rhiannon Adam and, if there is anyone who knows more about instant film…

"The Drowning," by Cornell Watson: The B&H Photography Podcast

1 year ago

In September 2017, we dedicated an episode to a conversation about one photograph—an image made by photographer Richard Drew, on September 11, 2001, in New York, which has come to be called “The Falling Man.” It…

Documentary Photography

Fine Art Photography

Mirrorless Photography

Shifting Expectations - Photojournalism after 2020: The B&H Photography…

1 year ago

Our conversation on this week’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast is about the challenges that the practice of photojournalism faced during, and in the wake of, the monumental year 2020. With the coronavirus pandemic, the protests following the murder of George Floyd, and the presidential…

Photojournalism

Documentary Photography

Earth Day Encore Episode - The Ethics of Landscape Photography: The B&H…

1 year ago

(This episode of the B&H Photography Podcast was originally published on January 20, 2017.) We are living in a Golden Age of landscape photography. Digital cameras and improved software enable the kind of imaging that, until recently, was only possible via the budgets of large publications and the…

Landscape Photography

DSLR

Filters & Accessories

Somewhere Between Love and Obsession - The Photography of Stanley Greenberg:…

1 year ago

It has been a hope of ours for some time to speak with photographer Stanley Greenberg and, considering he’s made three books in the past three years, there is a lot to talk about. Greenberg is known for his large-scale series on subjects like the New York City reservoir and water systems, on giant particle…

Medium Format Photography

Documentary Photography

Landscape Photography

Photography and Loss of Sight, with Pete Eckert: The B&H Photography Podcast

1 year ago

Artist Pete Eckert began to lose his sight at age twenty-seven. That’s 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 images―and we are…

commercial photography

Photography Business