Rodney Smith was a photographic visionary, with an allegiance to the image above all else. Long acclaimed for his iconic black-and-white pictures—not to forget his later jewel-like color scenes—Smith captured enchanted worlds full of subtle magic and lighthearted humor. Using only analog film and the aesthetics of natural light, his dream-like photographs are matched in quality by the craft and physical beauty of his prints. 

Smith died in 2016, yet the enduring precision, elegance, and whimsy of his world view is nowhere more evident than in our conversation with Leslie Smolan, his widow and executive director of his estate; and his long-time assistant, master printer Terence Falk.

Listen in as Smolan discusses key aspects of Smith’s career development and describes her recent collaboration with the J. Paul Getty Museum on the book, Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith. And Falk provides firsthand anecdotes about the unique experience of working on a Rodney Smith shoot—an experience that led one powerful New York executive to call his secretary from a midtown pay phone and exclaim, “I feel like I’m in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off!”

As New York Fashion Week ushers in the fall season, we’re looking back on the career of one of the most distinctive photographers to infuse business and fashion with a timeless sense of style and grace.

Guests: Leslie Smolan and Terence Falk 

For more information on our guests and their gear they use, see:
The Estate of Rodney Smith Website: https://rodneysmith.com/
The Estate of Rodney Smith Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rodneysmithphotography/
The Estate of Rodney Smith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_rodneysmith/ 
The Estate of Rodney Smith Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/rodneysmithpics/
Rodney Smith Lecture at the B&H Event Space: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/the-photographs-of-rodney-smith-1970-2016
Conversation about Rodney Smith at FIT Amphitheater: https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/events/index.php
Rodney Smith Exhibition at Staley Wise Gallery in New York: https://www.staleywise.com/exhibitions/rodney-smith2
Rodney Smith: A Remembrance with Dr Rebecca Senf: https://santafeworkshops.com/creativity-continues/rodney-smith-a-remembrance-with-rebecca-senf/
Rodney Smith: A Leap of Faith book: https://shop.getty.edu/products/rodney-smith-a-leap-of-faith-978-1606068465

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In today's episode the history of the Bronica Medium Format cameras.

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In today's episode, if you are planning to upgrade your system from say DSLR to Mirrorless, why not go larger than full frame?

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Episode 412: Why Not Go Larger Than Full Frame?

What is the role of landscape photography in a post-industrial world?

In today’s podcast, we consider some possibilities in a chat with Jade Doskow, current photographer in residence for Staten Island’s Freshkills Park, and Cal Flyn author of the book Islands of Abandonment.

Above image: © Jade Doskow

While our two guests work in different disciplines, which leads to divergent approaches to the pictures they make, their shared purpose tells similar stories.

Among the topics we discuss are a distinction between romantic landscapes of the past and a more ambivalent attitude to the subject today, and a photographer’s responsibility to make pictures that go beyond merely decorative intent. You’ll also discover how dedication to a fine art passion project can lead to career advancement through paid assignments.

Join us for this fascinating discussion about recording the gradual process between post-industrial decay and engineered regeneration, or other states of rewilding

Guests: Jade Doskow & Cal Flyn

For more information on our guests and the gear they use, see:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/podcasts/photography/reclaiming-a-natural-landscape-with-jade-doskow-cal-flyn

Stay Connected:

Jade Doskow Website: https://jadedoskowphotography.com/ 
Jade Doskow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j_doskow/
Jade Doskow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jade.doskow/
Jade Doskow at Freshkills Park: https://freshkillspark.org/os-art/jadedoskow
Jade Doskow Lost Utopias Documentary: https://www.philipshane.com/lost-utopias
Jade Doskow Urban Omnibus Project: https://urbanomnibus.net/2022/11/extra-terrestrial

Cal Flyn Website: https://www.calflyn.com/
Cal Flyn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calflyn/
Cal Flyn Linktree: https://linktr.ee/calflyn
Cal Flyn Islands of Abandonment: https://linktr.ee/IslandsofAbandonment

Reclaiming a Natural Landscape, with Jade Doskow & Cal Flyn

A chat with Mexican photographer Marcela Taboada about her documentary photo projects in Mexico, including Women of Clay, a series about the enterprising women of a Mixtec village in Southern Mexico, and Consecrated, about Mexican cloistered nuns, for Picturing World Cultures.

Picturing World Cultures: Marcela Taboada - Mexico

Allan Weitz had little idea of the grand photographic adventures in store when he signed on as host of the B&H Photography Podcast shortly before the show’s debut in October 2015. As a self-described big mouth, and with more than 40 years as a working pro fueling his curiosity about all things photographic, Allan quickly honed his chops to become the voice of the show.
Today’s episode marks a crossroads, as Allan passes his hosting mic to the show’s incoming host, Derek Fahsbender, producer and host of the B&H Event Space. During a lively chat, we celebrate Allan’s long and successful career, both on assignment and at the helm of the podcast, with some never before told stories and audio clips from memorable interactions with guests.
A few of the many topics we cover include, how a kid from Sheepshead Bay made a name for himself photographing classic yachts, the ways in which Allan’s time behind a New Jersey deli counter enhanced his ability to engage with people on a human level—among other benefits to career reinvention—and how his shift into podcasting taught him to use his voice as an instrument.
As Allan aptly summarized for attendees of the podcast team’s 2018 presentation of Podcasting 101: “It’s not always what you say, but how you say it.”

Guest: Allan Weitz

Guest Bio:

Allan Weitz started taking pictures when digital meant doing something with your fingers. A graduate of New York City’s High School of Art and Design and the School of Visual Arts, Allan is the founding host of the B&H Photography Podcast, one of the highest-rated photography podcasts in Apple's Creative Arts category. 

For more than 50 years, Allan’s photographs have graced the covers and inside pages of dozens of publications, including New York magazine, Esquire, GQ, Yachting, and Nautical Quarterly. Many of these images have won him awards from the New York, Philadelphia, and New Jersey Art Directors Clubs, the Graphic Artists Guild, Art Direction Magazine, Print, and Graphis, among others. 

More recently, Allan has had great success exhibiting—and winning awards for—his photos as fine art prints, as well as dabbling with artificial intelligence using the traditional photos from his vast image library as source material. 


Stay Connected:
Allan Weitz Website: https://www.allanweitz.com/
Allan Weitz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allanweitz/
Allan Weitz articles on the B&H Explora Blog: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/users/allan-weitz
Podcasting 101 with the B&H Photography Podcast Team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd2KDaNSjGI
Steve Sasson Podcast Episode: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/podcasts/photography/invention-of-digital-camera
Japan Camera Hunter Podcast Episode: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/podcasts/photography/podcast-the-japan-camera-hunter
Graham Nash Podcast Episode: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/podcasts/photography/graham-nash-ace-photographer-digital-printing-pioneer-music-legend-the-bh
Bruce Gilden Podcast Episode: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/podcasts/photography/closer-look-bruce-gilden

End Credits:
Founding Host: Allan Weitz

Incoming Host: Derek Fahsbender

Senior Creative Producer: Jill Waterman

Senior Technical Producer: Mike Weinstein

Executive Producer: Richard Stevens

Passing the Podcast Keys, with Derek Fahsbender & Allan Weitz

A chat with Brazilian photographer Claudio Edinger about his long-term, immersive photo essays featuring a wide range of dynamic communities—from the Hasidic Jews of Brooklyn to the denizens of Manhattan’s Chelsea Hotel to the inhabitants of Venice Beach, California. Also discussed are his more recent Machina Mundi aerial views of large cities, which use selective focus to convey a sense of the eternal.

Picturing-the-World-from-Immersive-to-Eternal-with-Claudio-Edinger

A chat with world renowned industrial landscape photographer Edward Burtynsky about his legendary industrial landscape imagery, as well as his business Toronto Image Works, which he started in 1985 to make fine art prints for other photographers

The Great Acceleration: Human-Altered Industrial Landscapes, with Edward Burtynsky

A chat with Mary Ellen Matthews, the official photographer for Saturday Night Live’s bumper portraits, about her new coffee table book featuring the portraits she’s made during her long run as the show’s photographer from 1999 to today.

The Art of the SNL Portrait, with Mary Ellen Matthews

August 8/17/2025

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