"Learn Travel Photography, Best"
B&H Photography Podcast
Jill Waterman
4.8 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2017
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
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.
Taking up photography as a hobby in your thirties seems a commonplace occurrence, but deciding to change careers and become a working photographer is another story altogether. Join us as we speak with travel, editorial, and documentary photographer Eric Kruszewski about his journey from newbie to National Geographic. We talk about the value of workshops, mentors, cold calls and persistence, and trace Eric's career from its inauspicious beginnings through long-term personal projects, one-off jobs, artistic setbacks, new skillsets and, ultimately, a satisfying career—paying the bills doing what he loves.
Allan's "Gearhead Pick of the Week" is the TetherBLOCK QR Plus Quick Release Plate.
Guest: Eric Kruszewski
Photographs © Eric Kruszewski
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the B&H Photography Podcast. |
| 0:04.2 | For over 40 years, B&H has been the professional source for photography, video, audio, and more. |
| 0:09.8 | For your favorite gear, news, and reviews, visit us at bnh.com or download the B&H app to |
| 0:15.6 | your iPhone or Android device. |
| 0:17.8 | Now here's your host, Alan White's. |
| 0:20.8 | Welcome to the B&H Photography Podcast. |
| 0:23.1 | Remember, we love to hear from our listeners, so drop us a line, tweet to us with hashtag |
| 0:28.2 | bhphoto podcast and be sure to subscribe and leave us a review on your iTunes podcast |
| 0:34.0 | app. |
| 0:35.0 | It really does help. |
| 0:36.5 | On today's episode, we return to the optic conference for an inspiring conversation we |
| 0:40.6 | had with travel, editorial, and documentary photographer, Eric Kushchevsky. |
| 0:45.8 | Eric has a long list of credits that include national geographic traveler, CNN, New York |
| 0:50.8 | Times, and the World Wildlife Fund. |
| 0:53.3 | But it wasn't always that way. |
| 0:54.8 | We talked with Eric about how he made a mid-career switch to photography and the thoughts, planning, |
| 0:59.8 | and action that went into that successful transition. |
| 1:03.3 | Eric is not only a good storyteller, but a story is an inspiring one for the many of us who |
| 1:08.4 | would like to turn our photographic passion into our vocation. |
| 1:11.6 | But first, Al's gear head pick of the week. |
| 1:14.4 | If you should tell that we're hardwired to studio lights, you've undoubtedly had a cable |
| 1:18.4 | disconnect from your camera in the middle of a shoot or even worse yet. |
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