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1. Bodega Cats of New York | Cats and their Bodegas

   29 oktober 2026 · 53 min

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   Everyone knows that a cat has nine lives. But this famous proverb has a second part: "…For three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays." It's a fitting story arc for this week's podcast with Dan Rimada and Gulce Kilkis of Bodega Cats of New York, whose local passion project has grown into something that stays: an archive, a photo book, and a push for legislation. Lees meer

   Dan and Gulce's chat with Derek tracks the Bodega Cats initiative from its start on Instagram through its growth into a definitive archive of cat photos and bodega stories—and even a publishing deal. Along the way, Dan also reveals the initial fallout he received from animal rescuers, which led him to start a funding petition for bodega cats. Even more notable is his heartfelt efforts to legalize bodega cats on both city and state levels. Once passed, this groundbreaking legislation will offer New York's "working cats" access to funding for veterinary care and other resources.

   And the episode wouldn't be complete without a discussion of the creative process, including Gulce's photo tips for being a cat whisperer. As Dan notes, "When we first started shooting, she said something along the lines of like, "Be furniture." In other words, just blend into the environment. Don't distract the cat. Don't pose it. Definitely don't pick it up and put it on something. She was always very strict about… 'we want to observe the cat in its natural environment, so that means don't stage anything.' We don't need to, right? These cats will pose when they want to."

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   Guests: Dan Rimada & Gulce Kilkis

   Episode Timeline:

   0:00: Dan Rimada & Gulce Kilkis

   2:16: Gulce's photography path before the cats.

   5:00: The backstory to Dan starting an Instagram project about bodega cats in New York.

   8:13: The Bodega Cats initiative as Dan's creative outlet during Covid.

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2. Dave Krugman | The Future is Now

   22 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 4 min

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   Dave Krugman grew up on the edge of the Internet. Emerging from college into the first wave of Instagram, he became an OG of that platform before going on to found ALLSHIPS, a culture company with a mission to prove that a creative life is possible. Lees meer

   In this week's podcast, Dave joins Derek for a wide-ranging chat that includes

   insights into how Instagram shattered the magazine paradigm, giving photographers greater sovereignty as artists. He also draws parallels between the public's current fear of AI and early skepticism toward platforms like Instagram.

   Looking beyond the debate of whether AI generated imagery will eat into the market for creative photography, Dave points to the many ways in which AI helps him to seamlessly communicate with his network and impress clients.

   However, this episode is ultimately about the creative process, and the connections Dave makes related to projects such as his viral "Windows" collection really packs a punch.

   "More people cared about this than anything else I've done so far," he notes. "…But there's nothing unique about me, I'm just another person trying things, and everyone out there, you are too … And as technology evolves, it recombines with every other technology, and new things become possible that have not been tried before. And so, I just encourage people, like, Go for it, just go for it."

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   Guest: Dave Krugman

   Episode Timeline:

   0:00: Dave Krugman at the forefront of technology.

   1:44: Emerging from college into the first wave of Instagram.

   3:17: From growing up on the edge of the Internet to becoming a retoucher for Annie Leibovitz.

   6:15: Dave discovers sponsored Instagram posts & the possibility of building your own distribution network.

   7:07: How Instagram shattered the magazine paradigm.

   8:54: Repeating the Instagram pathway in the current AI scenario.

   13:50: Where i…

3. Gabriela Gabrielaa | Creating for Yourself

   15 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 5 min

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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. Lees meer

   Highlights from Gabriela's candid conversation include her approach to blending into a scene, the portrait she created after days of connecting with a woman in Nepal, and her love for photographing ordinary routines that might otherwise pass undocumented.

   The conversation also takes an honest look at the realities behind a creative life. Gabriela explains how she moved from hiding behind the camera to sharing more of herself online, why creators need to develop their own voices across different platforms, and how organization, business knowledge, financial awareness, and firm boundaries have helped her build a lasting freelance career.

   Ultimately, Gabriella's story is a reminder that finding your voice requires knowing who you are, creating for yourself first, and surrounding yourself with people who genuinely want to see you succeed.

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   Guest: Gabriela Gabrielaa

   Episode Timeline

   0:00: Introducing Gabriela: Finding yourself as an artist and creative.

   2:21: The growing importance of behind-the-scenes storytelling.

   3:31: Moving from commercial photography to street portraiture.

   4:44: Building confidence and helping people feel comfortable in front of the camera.

   8:46: Slowing down, observing, and finding photographs within a single place.

   11:10: Building trust to create a memorable portrait in Nepal.

   12:25: Why meaningful photography takes time.

   15:19: Translating the sounds and sens…

4. Stephen Wilkes | America in Detail

   8 oktober 2026 · 55 min

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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. Lees meer

   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 groundbreaking printing technology. Twenty-five years later, he's revisiting this project to reveal the continuing advancements of photographic fine art printing while also paying homage to the 250th anniversary of the country's birth.

   Highlights from Stephen's spirited chat with Derek include his historical assessment of how descriptors such as "Color" and "Digital" have been met with a similar sense of incredulity as photographic technology has evolved and his belief in the power of the camera as a conversation starter, a connector, and a means to a magical exchange of energy.

   What's more, Stephen's dramatic imitation of a Pentecostal preacher wreathed by hissing snakes had us riveted to his every word, and the lessons he shared from his mentor, Jay Maisel left us inspired to work. Among his favorites was Jay's probing query, "Well, do you like pictures, or do you like the act of photographing? Choose one." As Stephen notes, "That was a great question, and he always posed that to me. But for me, I never had a doubt. I've always loved the act of photographing. I get lost. Whatever it is I'm doing."

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   Guest: Stephen Wilkes

   Episode Timeline:

   0:00: Stephen Wilkes: America in Detail, Revisited.

   0:45: Photography as a storytelling tool.

   1:33: Reflecting on the past 25 years and Stephen's America in Detail project with Epson in the yea…

5. Enrique Vega | Making it in New York as a Fashion Photographer

   24 september 2026 · 1 uur 12 min

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   For those who believe the world of elite fashion photography is not within reach—we've got a story for you! In this week's podcast, we explore the career trajectory and core values fueling the rise of fashion & beauty specialist Enrique Vega. Lees meer

   Hailing from a small town in Mexico, Enrique built essential skills by assisting a local wedding and event photographer, then set his sights on New York City. After knocking on the door of his sole professional contact, he worked his way from unpaid intern to first assistant—building the kind of confidence that only comes from proving yourself, one shoot at a time, in a setting he compares to "a military school of photography."

   Enrique's chat with Derek ranges from the realities of breaking into fashion photography as an outsider while combating the dreaded "imposter syndrome" to his belief that endurance and resilience, rather than talent and execution, are what separates photographers who make it in New York. From there, the discussion shifts to the collapse of print media and what comes after magazines, how Enrique is folding AI into his workflow without losing the human element that makes his portraits shine, and the inevitable tightrope between staying an artist and running a business.

   Ever passionate about his photographs, Enrique sums things up with this candid sentiment: "All the work that I did from the heart, whichever way I wanted to, not because I wanted to be trendy, not because I wanted validation—just what I love—is what has opened many doors for me. It's the work that still lives in my portfolio and people love. The images that actually got me work."

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   Guest: Enrique Vega

   Episode Timeline:

   0:00: Enrique Vega's Path to Shooting High End Fashion

   0:41: Podcasting can help you know yourself from the outside.

   3:35: The best part about interviewing people, plus Enrique's …

6. Ed Kashi | "We humans live for stories"

   17 september 2026 · 1 uur 12 min

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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. Lees meer

   "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 is your history. This is like the essence… Well, for me, this is like the essence of who I am."

   Derek's chat with Ed spans the full arc of his career of nearly 50 years—from his early in-depth stories for legendary magazines to his current work on ambitious creative projects through Talking Eyes Media, the non-profit he co-founded with his wife Julie Winokur.

   Their discussion also covers the many implications of the digital revolution, being accountable for the pictures you make, viewing social media as an opportunity to be your own publisher, Ed's natural reflex to anticipate and react to situations, plus his affinity for capturing "Abandoned Moments," where he's not fully in control of the action in front of his lens.

   Yet, while photos are vital building blocks, story reigns supreme. "Here's how I want to end," Ed concludes. "Joan Didion has a great quote, 'We humans live for stories.' Simply put, and so true and so wise. And I feel that I live for stories, whether I'm telling them or whether I'm absorbing them."

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   Guest: Ed Kashi

   Episode Timeline:

   0:00: Ed Kashi: Anticipate & React

   3:16: Ed's reflexes to anticipate and react and not be in control of situations he documents.

   5:45: Ed's approach to social media: He can be his own publisher.

   9:45: Your archive is the essence of who you are as a photographer.

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7. Nancy Borowick | Mentors & Career Pivots

   10 september 2026 · 1 uur 10 min

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   New York City is often considered the center of the universe, especially for photographers and other creative types. Leaving the Big Apple after you've established yourself there can mean "saying goodbye to these chapters of a previous life," according to today's guest. Lees meer

   Derek's chat with Sony Artisan Nancy Borowick on this week's podcast is all about looking beyond the environment that launched her professional life and making pivots to balance a successful career with the responsibilities of a growing family, amid other life changes.

   As Derek aptly notes, "Pivot means more adapt than it means change. And you can turn out a different end product and it's coming from a different place. But at the end of the day, you're still building the same connections."

   Nancy and Derek also discuss the value of mentorship, the essential role of human connections, challenges to building community as an outsider in a new setting, and Nancy's recent expansion into family & event photography.

   Reflecting on the jumble of life and career decisions she's made to this point, Nancy admits, "It calms me to be able to look at all the pivots and all the different chances that I've taken and seen that it's all kind of worked out in the end in some capacity. Like, when you're just starting out, and I was saying yes to everything that came my way because, one, I needed to make money, but also, someone wants to hire me to take photographs?!?"

   "I thought it was going to be a hobby," she adds. "I didn't realize I could make it into a career. And, little by little this door opened this thing, and this door opened this other thing, and I left New York, and I said goodbye to a lot, but then new doors opened."

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   Guest: Nancy Borowick

   Episode Timeline:

   0:00: Nancy Borowick: Photography Mentors & Career Pivots.

   1:36: Derek stalks Nancy enroute to the record…

8. Austin Bell | Photographing 6,800 Basketball Courts in 28 Countries

   3 september 2026 · 1 uur 10 min

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   Austin Bell shoots basketball courts—thousands of them—mostly from above. Using a drone and a flat-lay approach, he's documented more than 6,500 courts across 28 countries, including every single example to be found across Hong Kong's variegated landscape. In 2024, Bell's self-described "nonchalant obsession" became Shooting Hoops, an exhibition and monograph that maps the city through color, geometry, and concrete. Lees meer

   In today's show—our first full video release in our in-house studio—Austin describes the complex logistics involved in finding and photographing every last court, while also elaborating on his ingenious system for organizing all the data in a color-coded map that he can store on his phone.

   We also touch on AI, as Austin shares details about the machine-powered analytics that helped him assemble all his New York-area courts into a magnificent rainbow-colored grid. Austin's latest undertaking is to update his collection of "concrete crop circles" across the five boroughs, with a plan to feature the top 10 courts from each borough on a deck of cards.

   Austin's ultimate goal with this project is to "show people things that they're not going to get to see otherwise. "I think we all struggle with that need to make something uniquely ours as things get easier to produce," he notes. "But I think that drives us forward as artists. Part of creating is not mimicking. You want to go out there and actually create something that is yours."

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   Guest: Austin Bell

   Episode Timeline:

   1:02: Austin's Shooting Hoops t-shirt & being a basketball fan.

   3:32: The flat lay approach to shooting with drones … plus crash stories!

   9:06: Shoot logistics and collecting data in a spread sheet.

   15:40: Creative aspects to photographing basketball courts.

   20:55: Photo editing for Austin's Shooting Hoops book.

   24:16: A tour of Hong Kong through…

9. Welcome Back! | The B&H Photography Podcast

   1 september 2026 · 17 min

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   After an extended hiatus, we're stoked to announce that the B&H Photography Podcast is back online with an impressive visual identity and a vibrant new studio space for hosting in-person guests. Lees meer

   In this Welcome Back prequel, host Derek Fahsbender elaborates on some of the moving parts involved in our transition from audio-only to a fully-fledged video podcast. He also introduces the show's new technical producer Peter Maziarz, who adds his insights from behind the mixing board.

   As Derek notes, our recent process in rebooting the podcast is not so different than "a typical day in the life of a photographer—figuring things out."

   He also shares a deeply personal perspective on his evolution as a photographer by asking, "How has it made me a better person? How does life imitate art and art imitate life? And the two interconnect in a way that as I'm getting better as a photographer, I'm hopefully getting better as a person, and seeing the world in a different light."

   Take a tour of our new studio space in the photos posted here. And for regular updates and inspiring chats in our new format, follow us on social media @bhpodcastnetwork.

   Guest: Derek Fahsbender & Peter Maziarz

   Episode Timeline:

   0:19: Taking the leap from audio-only to a video podcast.

   1:40: Challenges to building a rapport with guests without visual cues.

   3:10: Updating the vision of the original B&H podcast pioneers.

   5:42: The ultimate vibe check with our upcoming line-up of guests

   9:13: Teasing our first podcast guest—Austin Bell and his Shooting Hoops project.

   10:44: How Derek got involved with the podcast & introducing Peter Maziarz.

   13:01: Derek's take on a new frontier and a collaborative vision.

   15:09: A show with the support of B&H as an industry leader.

   16:09: Derek's parting words: "Just go out there, do it, figure it out as you go."

   Guest Bios:

   Derek Fahsbender is a photographer based in New York City. As Senior Producer for the B&H Event Space team, Derek works with a wide rang…

10. Farewell Audio, Hello Video Podcasts, with Derek Fahsbender

    2 juli 2026 · 7 min

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    The B&H Photography Podcast is getting a facelift. After more than a decade of audio-driven chats featuring many of the photo world's most inspiring voices, we're transitioning to a video podcast—in our own dedicated studio! Lees meer

    In this short farewell to audio, podcast host Derek Fahsbender reflects on inheriting the mic, pays tribute to the show's founders and colleagues who've helped shape the show, and elaborates on all he's learned from guests who've dedicated their lives to the craft.

    Most important, we offer you, our listeners, heartfelt thanks for your collective role in making our show the success it is today, and we encourage you to follow along as we embark on our next chapter. Join us @bhpodcastnetwork for the same inspiring conversations in our new format.

    For more information on our guests and the gear they use, see:

    www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/podcasts

    Guest: Derek Fahsbender

    Episode Timeline:

    0:35: Derek's early hesitation to step up to the podcast mic.

    1:27: Paying tribute to the podcast's founders John, Allan & Jason.

    2:55: What Derek learned from a recent family trip to Japan.

    3:50: Inspiring thoughts from our episode with Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York.

    4:46: The podcast's here and now and looking ahead to the future.

    Guest Bio: Derek Fahsbender is a photographer based in New York City. As Senior Producer for the B&H Event Space team, Derek works with a wide range of tech brands, as well as freelance creatives, and brand ambassadors, to develop content for educational programming. He also serves as host/moderator for the B&H Event Space's live events. Derek is an official Fujifilm Creator, Logitech Ambassador, Oberwerth Ambassador, plus host of the B&H Photography Podcast, part of the B&H Podcast Network.

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    Derek Fahsbender Website: https://www.likeamacheen.com​

    Derek Fahsbender Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/likeamacheen

    B&H Podcast Network Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhpodcastnetwork/

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