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For Gabriela, photography is about more than capturing a polished final image. It’s about becoming part of a place, building trust with the people around her, and recognizing the everyday moments that quietly connect our lives. In this week’s podcast, she discusses moving from commercial photography into street portraiture, learning to approach people with confidence and respect, and allowing time and genuine connection to shape her work.
Above Photograph © Gabriela Gabrielaa
Highlights from Gabriela’s candid conversation include her
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Stephen Wilkes is an undisputed master at telling stories with images. In this week’s podcast, he pinpoints the exact moment he was given free rein to dream up an epic photo project for a major exhibition that would come to redefine photographic printing technology.
Above Photograph © Stephen Wilkes
In the year 2000, he was commissioned to capture the beauty and complexity of America at the turn of the Millennium on large format film, then transform his highly detailed film captures into immersive fine art prints using Epson’s
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The time-honored saying “A picture is worth a thousand words” can quickly lose meaning in the intricate tangle of a photographer’s lifetime archive. That is unless you take a disciplined approach to organizing your photographs from the start. This essential message is woven throughout this week’s podcast with the esteemed photojournalist and filmmaker Ed Kashi.
Above Photograph © Ed Kashi
“You need to look at your archive from early on, even before you think you have any critical mass of material,” Ed instructs. “This is your memory, this
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In a world where mirrorless cameras seem to keep getting bigger, Canon chooses to remember why the tech was so popular in the first place. Geared toward aspiring photographers and those looking to shoot with a smaller footprint, the EOS R8 Mark II stands out among the crowd, delivering full-frame results in a compact, lightweight body. Though this time, it’s received a bit of a facelift.
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When creating images for a film, you try to balance your shots so that you draw the audience into the movie, while at the same time they forget that they are watching a movie. Usually, the last thing you want is to break the illusion and have the audience snap out of their reverie.
As you read this article, you may want to pause and rewatch some classic films, or films that had a powerful effect on you. Examining the new and different techniques, lighting, and compositions used to create impact, mood, and feeling will help you grow as a
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Through the cacophony of forest sounds, your ears home in on a buzzy, almost garbled ascending song. Perhaps you recognize it immediately, or maybe you need to confer with one of the trusty internet databases or apps. You train your eyes on the canopy, scanning for movement of any kind, when you see it: the cerulean warbler, a small rowdy songbird with wings slightly splayed from the body. Quickly, you lower your binoculars and train your camera on the little blue passerine before snapping a few frames.
The resulting photos clearly show the
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Picking up a camera is often the start of a life-changing journey. And when it’s combined with a focus on community building, the determination to lead by example, and shrewd entrepreneurial skills—this basic action can have a ripple effect with the potential to change countless lives.
Above photo © Monet McGorda, Immortal Vision Agency Director
In today’s show, we speak with creative community trailblazer CJ Wolfe, who has built a passion for pictures and infectious team spirit into a multifaceted brand that encompasses rental studios, a
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News reporting has got to be one of the toughest markets for a visual journalist to crack. But the whirlwind of 24/7 news cycles and the pressures of telling human stories in rural news deserts have not deterred today’s guest, Keren Carrión, a photojournalist and short form video producer currently working on the NPR visuals team.
Above Photograph © Keren Carrión
Follow along as we chart Keren’s evolution from stills to documentary video stories to vertical social media clips that can be absorbed in two minutes or less. We also learn about the
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David shares how he got started in content creation, tips for building an audience, the importance of believing in yourself, photographing strangers, and advice for going viral.
Whether you’re a photographer, filmmaker, TikTok star, podcaster, or just starting out, this conversation is full of motivation, insight, and practical advice you can use right now. Hit Subscribe and join the B&H Creators community for more unfiltered conversations with the creators shaping today’s culture.
Guest Bio: David Guerrero
Title: Street Photographer &
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As any established photographer will tell you, forging a career can be a long and arduous journey, with no instruction manual to guide you through the process. The lofty world of top-notch pros is often shrouded in mystery and full of things they don’t teach in photo school. In today’s show, we get to peek behind the scenes of this complex, and often chaotic environment in a chat with two colleagues who’ve found a way to balance their freelance careers as independent creators with lucrative work assisting in a high-profile photo studio.
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Nikon Ambassador Jerry Ghionis thinks photographers should take the plunge and start shooting video (and vice versa). Ghionis shares a short film he created using the Nikon Z8, analyzing the creative decisions that went into capturing each scene.
0:00 - Short Film
4:38 - Falling-in-Love Scene
5:51 - Proposal Scene
6:58 - Wedding Scene
8:31 - Autofocus in Lowlight
9:31 - Puppy and Dog Scenes
12:46 - Pregnancy and Baby Scenes
15:40 - More on Autofocus
16:25 - Growing Up Scenes
19:15 - Storytelling without People
21:00 - Storytelling through
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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.
In 2023 alone, the WWE photo team traveled the globe, covering close to 170 live events, and producing 2.6 million stills to serve the organization’s various platforms.
You might—incorrectly—assume that WWE’s still images are generated from video screengrabs. Well, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
In this week’s podcast,
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Nikon Ambassador Kristi Odom is in La Senda Verde, Bolivia, to photograph the native bee population. In this video, Odom explains how she utilizes photography to tell their story. She also walks through working with experts to learn the best way to photograph the bees.
0:00 - Why Macro?
0:52 - In This Video
1:54 - The Story
3:14 - Flash and Continuous Light
4:28 - Consulting Animal Experts
5:04 - Today's Gear and Set Up
6:41 - Creativity
8:46 - Photojournalism and Conservation
10:42 - What's Next
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In this video, Frans Lanting explains how using photography to tell stories makes an impact on us as individuals, as well as the world.
0:00 - Introduction
1:03 - Storytelling, Early Days
7:09 - Monterey Bay
15:32 - Lanting's Influences
20:24 - The Collaborative Nature of Photography
24:03 - Photography for Change
How do you use photography to tell stories? Let us know in the Comments section, below.