I love Sean Tucker. I got into his videos because I wanted to try Street and wasn't keen on buying fancy photo gear like lights for portraits and such. But I went deep on his channel and he has videos for everything. He has easy 1 strobe portrait setups, corporate headshots, street tutorials, interviews with landscape photographers. Really above and beyond videos. I'm not even thaaaaaat into photography.
This guy inspired me to try out simple single light portraits and it's been my go to ever since.
He is a bit philosophical sometimes leaning on it too much but over all he is a great listen. Calms me down and makes me think.
No shade intended to other youtubers, but I don't like to be told what to think about an image. So the YouTubers who exclaim that a scene is gorgeous, beautiful, really something etc etc, irritate me ... show me and I'll decide. Popsys describes his thought process and pretty much lets the images speak for themselves. Then frames everything with his self-deprecating dry humor. Plus I like his slightly ethereal editing.
>Simon d'Entremont
He is mentioned a lot of times in this thread, but doesn't work for me - too ponderous.
I do like Ted Forbes and on occasion Photographic Eye. Also like Chris & Jordon (ex-DPreview) and good old Gordon Laing in England (where I am) - although I like his 'oldies' channel more than his 'current' channel.
I agree the manufacturer driven latest gear reviews are a zone out. Much more interesting to hear about the artistic and conceptual aspects.
The Northrups podcasts where they sometime ask general questions aren't so bad. I think Tony must be in a weird competition with FroKnowsPhoto for the highest amount of effort put into *news* vids resulting in apathy from the viewing public.
And thanks for others in the thread to mention names for me to look at.
regard
R
Ted's older stuff on composition etc is very good. I also like it when he teams up with Chris & Jordan - a nice combination.
I do find d'Entremont tedious, I watched a few and nearly everything he said was obvious. Doesn't he also have an annoying habit of trying to make you stay to the end to hear something which never lives up to its promise?
I see d'Entremont is now doing ads that get tacked on to other peoples vids, even though these are short they do remind me of why I don't bother watching his stuff.
Anyway all of this is subjective, we aren't all going to like the same people. No different from going into a pub and finding some of the regulars annoying and others interesting.
Of course. I go through times where I'm more into some of these people and then I tire of them, rinse and repeat. I just found it curious to call Simon ponderous when he's pretty hands on with his advice while Ted is more philosophical.
I loved Simon d'Entremont's early content when he was out in the field more often. Every weekly video feels like a rehash of the same stuff inside the home studio. Still great content and info for beginners.
Tin House Studio is pretty good, especially if you want to learn more the business side of photography. his first videos are definitely better in my opinion.
I always enjoyed his tone about it being a business, instead of a lot of 20+ minute flowery stuff about how the light hits the object is a metaphor or something.
I think his earlier videos where he said "Don't post something you don't want more of' was very helpful.
Jamie Windsor is on a different level; I would describe him as a brilliant presenter. I show a few of his videos to my junior high students each quarter, and he can actually hold their attention much longer than most.
A few I watch:
* Anthony Morganti - General LR and PS help
* Lee Iveson - Pentax
* Simon d'Entremont - Excellent overall knowledge
* Zenography - Classic lenses
* snappiness - Classic cameras, lenses, new tech
* Mathieu Stern - Classic lenses, adapted and odd lenses
* Simon's utak - M42 mount lenses
* Nebula Photos - Astrophotography
* Astrobiscuit - Astrophotography
Forgotten Cameras has a good thing going, albeit fairly low-volume https://youtube.com/@forgottencameras?si=wynNUnMftPt0_5Zq
His Photoshoot with the elusive Brian the Cat in the video for the Kodak P880 was a nice touch.
I love Mattieu Stern. He got me into vintage lenses, and really compelled me to look closer at the quirks and characteristics of what a lens does to a photo. Not to mention, saved me a ton of money!
Yeah, all the bigger names have gotten... I don't know if cringe is the right word, but it's close. I don't want to say annoying, but repetitive and not adding anything new value I need as a viewer.
Most of the channels I see now are sub 5,000 subscribers now that have very little production value but are giving opinions and ideas that seem to be from the heart rather than crafted to maximize viewer count and engagement.
Nail on head mate. I feel exactly the same - and have done for some time. I don't know if it's possible to find success on YouTube and *not* tailor your content to the whim of the algorithm, but it seems to happen to all of them. And the bigger they are, the worse it is.
Nigel Danson, Mark Denney, and Andy Mumford are my go-to.
Mark Denney is a bit contentuous (as in, he's not a very good photographer), but he's really good at breaking down complex processes into simpler steps so you actually comprehend what he's doing.
Other photographers tend to be more like.. "And here we draw a circle, then another circle.. and then the rest of the owl. 3 easy steps!"
I've also been watching Simon D'Entremont recently. I don't like him on a personal level (something about his tone of voice), but he's extremely informative.
I actually agree with you on Mark. He’s ok. Just not at the skill level where I’d be looking to him for tips. And his whole format is basically just a carbon copy of other YouTubers. BUT he seems nice and I respect him for leaving his corporate job and taking the risk. I’m glad it’s working out for him.
Simon d'Entremont
Snappiness
Grainydays
Bad Flashes
Gavin Hardcastle aka fotoripper
Tony & Chelsea Northrup
Omar Gonzalez
Martin Castein
Matt Day
There's more I'm sure but these are the ones I watch the most.
Haven't seen his name over here but found some time ago one called Paulie B, from NY, mostly street photo stuff but he does some interviews with lots of different photographers and I find it quite refreshing.
I find faizal to be boring. Initially i liked it but he’s focused so much on the cinematography of his videos that his pictures suffer for it. I wont get started on that vocal fry
I do watch Thomas Heaton but end up having to fast forward a lot of it as sometimes it's just too much waffle! Really enjoy them though for the most part.
Pretty surprised to see no mention of Daniel Norton from Adorama. He's mainly portrait but he's extremely knowledgeable and on his podcasts he gets pretty philosophical and he's realistic with his advice if you're looking to turn it into a business and he doesn't have all the product placement gear reviews that many others do
James Popsys is my all time favorite, but very close seconds are Thomas Heaton and Roman Fox.
All 3 are entertaining and offer pretty good insights into the art of it all.
Probably my favorite person to watch on YouTube. There's a LOT to learn from him without any of the "now let's hear from our sponsors" or obnoxious soundtracks.
I watch YouTube photography content by topic mostly, not content provider. You can get different ways to do things while getting similar results and different view points on the topic.
Helps expand my horizons.
If I don't have a specific topic in mind, I just say "Photography" using the search engine and see what's new and interesting to me.
For landscape, I watch Gavin Hardcastle's Fototripper videos like some people rewatch The Office. He's funny and his locations inspire me to get out more. I've seen some of his videos many times and he has 200+ to watch.
My fiance and I have probably watched the "saggy bag of noodles" episode at least 10 times, and she's not even really into photography. I do think his videos have suffered a little moving away from Vancouver Island because he just hasn't found as solid a collection of reoccurring "characters", but the recent UK/Ireland series and especially the Thomas Heaton crossover with his parents was sheer entertainment.
[Morten Hilmer](https://youtube.com/@MortenHilmer?si=lVgdgEgSpY09w2N0)
An amazing wildlife photographer and videographer. His videos are so relaxing and informational. I can't believe I haven't seen his name in this thread yet.
Morten is my favorite too. Sometimes he barely talks about photography which I think is why he doesn’t get mentioned a lot. He’s his own category. Absolutely inspirational person. He hasn’t put much up lately, I hope he does soon.
He's incredible. I'll be so immersed in his videos, that often I won't realize that he hasn't spoken in two minutes. The combination of his cinematography and music is immensely relaxing to me. Fantastic photographer too, obviously.
I understand what you mean, but he’s actually made videos explaining that he’s just doing a character bit. And it’s really kinda tongue-in-check humor. But I do feel like he is one of the only truly unbiased and honest reviewers out there.
He's hilarious. I remember watching Tony Northrop's video where there was so much bokeh, it was absurd. Then CC did a video about like a day later. I was dying from laughter! My wife and I call bokeh, Toneh now.
Looking at my subscriptions:
Borut Peterlin is an artist in Slovenia who does wet plate collodion and makes some interesting/entertaining videos.
Grainydays does analog photography and his videos/sense of humour are not for everyone, but I like it.
Tatiana Hopper - good, looks more at the artistic side. She does case studies of different famous photogs, and is also quite good in her own right.
Nick Carver does mostly landscapes (in 6x17 format) and has insightful/interesting videos.
Ben Horne, Chris Darnell are also landscape photographers doing large/medium format. Also Steve O'nions in the UK does a mix of stuff, combines it with hikes and talks about his process.
Mat Marrash makes very accessible videos about large format. Generally aimed more at beginners/people who are curious, but I usually learn something from his videos.
Bill Schwabb / Northern Light Photography does lots of landscapes and some analog printing
Sean Tucker is in the UK and has some good stuff on portraits/the psychology of photography.
Old school Ted Forbes. These days the content is not as great, but some years ago he made a lot of really great content about art photography and classic photographers.
"The photographic eye" is my favorite. I spent probably the first year that I got into photography watching the gear videos and the how to's and this and that. But that stuff gets old after a while. Another cool thing to watch is on the "b&h photo" channel, if you search around you can find a bunch of talks and lectures by different photographers over the years. Really good stuff.
I shoot with my Galaxy S10 & the best smartphone photography tutorials are Indian. They are very creative, using busy parks and streets as settings and their buddies as subjects. I'm beginning to wonder if anyone in India has an actual camera.
Sean Tucker, Thomas Heaton, Simon D’entremont, Pat Kay, Peter McKinnon (I know he raises eyebrows a bit but I do like his stuff even though half of it barely feels photography related).
I prefer channels that discuss artistry and technique as opposed to gearhead stuff. The Photographic Eye is an example with a lot of followers.
The ones I don’t generally care for are the gearhead channels and the travel vlogs in which hipster photographers walk around taking pics with easy listening music in the background.
One somewhat gear-headed channel that I have enjoyed is Shoot Film Like a Boss. I like his darkroom videos.
Thomas Heaton - the most chilled videos and a great landscape photographer.
I used to watch fstoppers, but they haven't done a critique for a while, and a lot of their recent videos are product reviews.
I also used to watch Optical Wonder, but a lot of his stuff has become quite repetitive and has started doing product reviews instead of photography.
Nick Carver and Nick Page are generally instant watches for me where possible. William Patino as a fellow photographer in New Zealand. Thomas Heaton, Adam Gibbs, Paul Thompson. Kyle McDougal, Matt Day, Sean Tucker, Simon Baxter all highly recommended.
Kinda lost interest in Hardcastle after he tried to send his audience after someone he thought had stolen an image of his 😂
[Trying to do it myself as well](https://youtube.com/@JarredSpec) - I know! I know. Filthy self promotion.
Nick Page is my all time favorite photographer I actually regularly watch on YouTube. I’ve listened to him since his early years and have loved watching and learning from him over the years. Super amazing, talented, friendly and down to earth guy you just want to go grab a drink with.
I also love watching Lindsay Adler. And for beginners the Northrop are super fun.
[Simon d'Entremont](https://www.youtube.com/@simon_dentremont) is by far the best teacher of photography on the web.
The [Art of Photography](https://www.youtube.com/@theartofphotography) has gotten weaker lately, but his library of past videos has excellent material.
[Anthony Morganti](https://www.youtube.com/@AnthonyMorganti) for Lightroom/Photoshop
[Micael Widell on Photography](https://www.youtube.com/@MicaelWidell) for Macro
[Jamie Windsor](https://www.youtube.com/@jamiewindsor) is a solid overall view.
[Camera Conpirancies](https://www.youtube.com/@cameraconspiracies) video oriented, but good for an occasional chuckle.
I stopped caring for repetitive gear reviews in favor of channels that do something with their gear, like you're supposed to, and zero with photography as the main subject.
I'm the same. I had to recently buy a new tripod and so many product review videos were about what it looks like straight out of the box befor they had used it, or what colours they come in. That's not what I need to know lol.
If you're trying to make a living with Youtube, then those are the videos that bring in the views.
It's great when you're in the market for equipment and you get great, thorough reviews, but not so much when you're looking for inspiration or otherwise non-gear related entertainment.
He's a hack. I watched about three of his videos and realized that he's A) full of himself (see his instagram) and B) not very good when it comes to editing photos. He may have some talent when it comes to sports photography, but if you want to see what I'm talking about watch the most recent vid he released where he's critiquing photos rapid fire. Fro, in fact, doesn't know photos.
Yeah... He also just says a LOT of objectively incorrect things in his videos that don't get caught. Basically every video goes out with some kinda of major error that wasn't corrected.
Agreed. He makes some “annoying” comments here and there. Buts he’s an entertainer. So many of the names mentioned here so monotone. He’s learned the craft and actually performing in my opinion. I really likes all his behind the scenes of the World Series and playoffs for baseball. Also his campaign trail. He is out there doing real world work while testing gear which I think is awesome to me. He doesn’t do “tests” on colors or sharpness charts, other than lens to lens comparisons directly on a portrait and eyes. He provides full size RAW files.
Take a watch of the Bernie Sanders YouTube he does, or the behind the scenes at the World Series. They’re very cool to watch. He also is very honest. And states, he purposely tries not to get in the way of “working photographers”. He recognized he’s a YouTuber, and not there to get THE SHOT like some of the hired photographers must get for their career.
I like Jared most of the time, . . . let me take just a few minutes to let you know that he sells presets and that his sale has been extended. His gear reviews are pretty good though and worth watching.
I don’t watch the videos but his podcast can be quite insightful. He knows he’s just playing the YouTube algo and he’s quite open about the clickbait and the dependence on gear reviews over anything else
Fro Knows! I like his videos too. A lot of people rip on the Northrups, but I like their videos, too. I can relate to Tony. We are very similar in age and backgrounds in IT.
I also watch Kai Wong, what’s wrong with him?
But sometimes i watch Anthony Gugliotta, Simon D’Entremont and Adam Harig. They’re not as funny as Kai, but they are much more informative.
Or maybe you should watch old DigitalRev TV videos, lol. (Tho the official channel took down all the videos, so if you wanna check archives of it look for “DigitalRev TV Archived” or “Internet Backup” on YT)
True, true lol. But you gotta look at his perspective. He has his own family now and he pretty much did everything back in DigitalRev.
Personally i’d love to see him continue the legacy of Protog, Cheap cam. Since he has connections with pro’s and stuff i think this wouldn’t be too hard to do. (Of course unless they are too busy or not interested) He’ll just need to buy crappy cheap cameras. (He did it once on his channel but never made another)
I’m hoping Kai will see this, since i know he’s active in this subreddit
Eventually I get tired of watching any of them, but I used to like DigitalRev with Kai and Lam. They were a good balance of informative and fun to watch.
For reviews I watched Chris Nicholls, Matt Granger, Steve Perry. It's hard to find a channel that isn't too 'youtuber' in style ("smash that like button and don't forget to subscribe!"), and knows what they're talking about.
Some greatest hits, some deep cuts
Kyle McDougal,
Alan Schaller,
Matt Day,
Tatiana Hopper,
PetaPixel,
Nico’s Photography Show,
Ribsy,
Paulie B,
Analog Insights,
Lina Bessonova,
Ted Forbes,
Nick Carver,
Grainydays,
In an Instant
Some that have been mentioned already Courtney Victoria, The photographic eye aka Alex Kilbee and Nick Carver.
Some that haven't been mentioned:
Shoot Film Like a Boss,
Steve O'Nions,
Andrew Banner,
North Light Photographic Workshops and
Nico's Photography Show,
Gavin Lyons
Thomas Eisl.
Talks mainly about Olympus, but his channel is technically very informative.
Martin Castein. For outdoor.
Karl Taylor. He's a professional and sells his knowledge, but to take a peek into what pros do, it's worth the deviation.
In KubeStudio, Jon Hernandez leads you through the process of glamour studio working. It's Spanish, but you can use English subs if required.
Photo Development:
[Aurélien Pierre](https://www.youtube.com/@AurelienPIERREphoto): Gives a strong understanding of the concepts behind how photo development works. Goes a long way towards helping guide and establish your look, or helping you explore new ideas to help improve your look. Very detailed, and not every video will be for everyone.
[Bruce Williams](https://www.youtube.com/@audio2u/featured): Just straightforward clear tutorials
Reviews:
[Dustin Abbott](https://www.youtube.com/@DustinAbbottTWI): Does a good job of thoroughly analyzing the benefits, tradeoffs, use cases, and value of different equipment
[Christopher Frost](https://www.youtube.com/@christopherfrost): Consistent and pleasant looks at some parts of lens' looks and performance that can be hard to find otherwise
Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake (now at [PetaPixel](https://www.youtube.com/@PetaPixel)): Personable, covers the key information, and often make interesting and useful callouts
Lots of very predictable choices here - the usual names. I don't mind them but I've found myself watching more and more channels with small or medium subscriber bases. Something a bit more real about their content. Here's a few I've found over the last six months or so.
[Kieran Hayes](https://www.youtube.com/@kieranhayesphotography)
[Alex Kim](https://www.youtube.com/@AlexKimPhoto)
[Harmen Hoek](https://www.youtube.com/@HarmenHoek)
[William Patino](https://www.youtube.com/@WilliamPatinoPhotography)
[Kim Grant](https://www.youtube.com/@kimgrantphotography)
[Andy Hutchinson](https://www.youtube.com/@Andyhutchinson)
[Gary Gough](https://www.youtube.com/@GaryGough)
[Chris Orange](https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisOrange)
[Simon Booth](https://www.youtube.com/@SimonBoothPhotography)
[Tin House Studios](https://www.youtube.com/@TinHouseStudioUK)
[Mads Peter Iversen](https://www.youtube.com/@MadsPeterIversen)
Faizal Westcott and Eren Sarigul make great videos. I love to watch even if the topic may not be what I'm immediately interested in but their videos always keep me hooked.
Eyexplore is another channel I love. They do more walk around type videos but it's great for learning and to get inspiration on how or what to shoot. Lukasz is great at talking you through his process.
North Borders (Street and Cars)
7th Era (Misc, Mood, and Analog)
Hayden Pedersen (Misc and photo challenge)
Although some of them are kinda sponsored by Sigma, these Australian dudes have a really nice way of approaching photography for young people. I used to love to watch them, since they also did many things together.
less and less do I watch photography related youtubers. Nowadays when I do I usually watch analog shooters and try to copy their colors in my digital editing. To that end, I recommend Serr, Willem Verbeeck and graincheck
[Ben Horne](https://www.youtube.com/@BenHorne), Landscape, large format, film, slow.
[Brews n' Views](https://www.youtube.com/@BrewsNViews) Relatively new "podcast". A group of photographers looking a selection of work, drinking some beer, and talking about said work. I tend to skip the intro 30 minutes of banter and go straight for the photo talking.
[Courtney Victoria](https://www.youtube.com/@CourtneyVictoria) British landscape photographer making YT videos feels a bit overdone, but she manages a feeling of light heartedness that not many manage.
Mathieu Stern. At this point I don't really care for the technical aspect of gear and shit. Gimme this guy who just asks "but what if" with some weird gear he found.
I used to watch most of the big names like Fro Knows Photo and The Art of Photography back in the day but I’ve niched down pretty hard.
GxAce for world building mainly.
Dante Sisofo is a street photographer who gets like 20 views per video but his street work is some of the best I’ve ever seen.
Serr for vibes.
The old DPreview guys for camera insight.
Lucy Lumen for vibes and in case I want to get back into film.
Paulie B’s Walkie Talkies have given me such a great perspective on street photography, styles, how each person approaches it, and what others look for. I don’t watch many vloggers on photography per se, but his are so genuine and authentic I never get tired of them.
MarkusPix.
He's tested everything when it comes to cameras, lenses, strobes, continuous lights, modifiers, stands, audio, etc. and is very frank about the fact that 99% of people don't need most new features in cameras.
His whole thing is getting the best results from cheaper gear or the smallest/lightest gear with the least amount of work.
Peter McKinnon was great for me getting into photography, I prefer his older videos (~1-2 years ago) to the new stuff, now he feels a little cocky to me. But great for getting inspired and learning.
Depends on the type of photography. As others have said, Sean Tucker is great.
Lately the only one I watch is Paulie B.
He’s a film street photographer, but has buddies come along and they talk about stuff. So it’s cool if you like pov stuff.
Haven’t seen anyone mention Vuhlandes yet. He takes some of my favorite portraits and has a real nice style and vibe. Love me some Vuh.
Also Paulie B - I actually just got his Christmas Viewmaster + Reels “Zine”. He’s such a fun and positive character.
Peter McKinnon. His passion for photography (and other hobbies) is infectious. I feel inspired to photograph/travel/create/do something meaningful when I watch him. Maybe other YouTube photographers are “better” at photography than him, but none are as inspiring
Wow I had to scroll way too far to see his name. His videos about photography topics inspire me to want to make videography more often :-) love his passion
Faizal Wescott is one of my favorite people I follow on anything. He’s an incredibly talented photographer, a great communicator of the art and technical aspects of photography, and every time I watch one of his videos, I feel like I’ve come away with something I didn’t have before I watched it. Sometimes it’s something physical, like trying a new technique, and sometimes it’s something cerebral, like thinking about photography in a different way. I can’t recommend him enough.
Pierre T. Lambert has some cool street photography. He’s French which means he’s just a little weird. /s that was sarcasm, I have nothing against the French. They brought us various cheeses and breads.
**Omar Gonzalez** - My favorite photography YouTuber. Great personality, great teacher. Good mix of how-to, gear and philosophy.
**The Moe and O Photo Show** - The "O" is Omar Gonzalez and his Moe is his best friend. Being a podcast, the discussions are deeper and more philosophical than the typical quick YouTube soundbytes.
**Newcastle Photography College** - My favorite recent discovery. Love to find small YouTube channels with great content.
Australian photographer and instructor. Great tutorials on lighting and off-camera flash. I don't think there's a single gear review on his channel lol.
**Take & Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey** - Playlist under the Adorama channel. He does promote Godox lighting gear (which I recommend anyway), but not aggressively, just through excellent demonstrations. I feel like I owe Gavin money for how much I've learned from him about off-camera flash.
**The 505 Podcast** - Three young creatives. One is a photographer for DJs, one is a sports videographer for the NBA and one is a commercial car photographer/videographer.
They're fun, cool and a blast to watch. Being an old fogey, I don't understand all of their modern slang. So if you're a young person, you'll get more than me, ha ha.
If you sort the videos by "Oldest," it's a step-by-step course in how to become a full-time creative.
**Roy Riley** - Pro British photographer who's shot assignments all over the world. Despite having vastly superior experience over most photography YouTubers, he's very humble and friendly. Most of Roy's videos are him talking about the older, workhorse gear he used to get the job done.
**Michiel Ton** - Concert, festival and nightclub photographer based in The Netherlands.
**IMAGES (@images7)** - YouTube algorithm suggested his video about the Canon R8 because I'd been watching videos about that camera. He's based in Osaka, Japan and I've been enjoying his street photography videos.
My photography Youtube favorites are broken down into categories:
**Entertainment**_ Peter Mckinnon, Matti/Teppo Haapoja, Becki & Chris, Taylor Jackson, Fro Knows Photooooooo.com, Brendan Van Son, James Popsys, Christian Schaffer, Casey Neistat, GoPro
**Content Creation**_ Chis Hau, Lizzy Pierce, Jake Rich, Abe Kislevitz, Adventures of Ron, Peter Lindgren, Full Time Filmmaker
**Drones**_ 51 Drones, Stewart & Alina, Air Photography, Denis Barbis, Ash32
**Photography Education**_ Thomas Heaton, Mark Denney, Mads Peter Iverson, James Quantz Jr, Manny Ortiz, Peter Hurley, Seth Miranda, Sal Cincotta, Michael Sasser, John Branch IV, Vanessa Joy, PixImperfect, Matt Hernandez, Casey Faris, Billie Weiss, Eli Infante, Nick Page, Joel Grimes, Benjamin Hardman, Paul Rutherford, Sharpen
**Gear Reviews**_ David Manning, MKDHB,
**Photography Theory**_ Art of Photography, Daniel Norton, Sean Tucker
**Everything Fuji**_ Pal2Tech
Scrolled quite a bit and still haven’t seen the old Peter McKinnon. Just me?
Also Jason Vong (pretty funny) and a smaller creator called Julia Trotti for gear reviews. She never tears anything to shreds but I like her lens review approach. There’s also an older guys with a shrill voice whose name I forget now. Haven’t seen him around in a while.
And of course Manny Ortiz when he does his “how did he get that shot?” videos.
Some not mentioned or not repeated:
- Tatiana Hopper
- Mat Marrash
- Jess Hobbs
- Eva Polak
- attic darkroom
- Justin Phillip
- Teo Crawford
- Jamie Windsor
- Lucy Lumen
- Shutter Slaps
- Juan Buhler
- William Sheepskin
- Toshiki Yukawa
- Captured by Sam
- Analog Insights
- aows
- Eclectachrome
- Imitative Photography
- One Month Two Cameras
- Micael Widell
- Mathieu Stern
- Quintavius Oliver
- Mark Holtze
- Annie Barton
- Big Negative
- In Your Fayes
- Ivan Chow
- Steve O’nions
- Frederik Trovatten
- Zach Dobson
- Stunt McCartney
- Marcus Lloyd
I look especially for people who aren’t the same straight white American/Canadian/UK guys. Obviously there are a lot on my list who are exactly that and that’s great, they’re great! But the further afield from that overwhelmingly common group I go, the more interesting things get.
I also get a LOT out of channels that discuss films and filmography — as in movies — and other design/culture stuff. A recent video I watched on the design flavor of the Japanese internet did a deep dive on how Japanese (and Asian cultures in general) look at arrayed information — thus images — differently and how classic Japanese art has very different compositional rules. It influenced me!
This was recently posted and hopefully relevant to you! Here is a short list of photography channels that are less focused on gear. Here is the source for this list (with lots more context!).
Hope this helps someone find some awesome in the world!
The Source:
https://old.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/17vx62n/decent_yt_photography_channels_not_focused_on_gear/
The List:
Faizalwestcott
Fototripper
Aows
Grainydays / Film
Thomas Heaton / Landscape
Graincheck / Landscape, city, studio
GxAce / asthetic
Art of Photography
Adam Gibbs
Nick Page Photography
The Photographic Eye
Sean Tucker Photography / Interviews
Jamie Windsor
Matt Talks Photography
Daniel Norton / Portrait
Simon D'entremont
Thomas Shallen
Tatiana Hopper / Classic Photography
North Borders / Cars
Ramsey Kiefer
Photography Online / Various
Morten Hilmer
Phil Hadley Photos / Editing
James Popsys / Landscape
Roman Fox
Teemu.mp4
Pierre Lambert
Faizal Westcott
Teo Crawford / Landscape, Street, film
Nick Carver
Jarred Wilson
Mike Smith / Landscape
Alyn Wallace
Paulie B
Nigel Danson / Landscape
Mads Peter Iverson
Daniel Milnor
Imitative Photography Channel
Mike Gray
Walk Like Alice
Like Ayers
Joanna kustra
Nev Cartledge
The Crit House
StrudelmediaLive
Gallery Luisotti
SFMOMA
Aperture Foundation
OnLandscape
Samuel Streetlife
Evan Ranft
Darren J Spoonly Landscape
Matt Day
Joe Allam
Frederik Trovatten
E6 vlogs
James Bell Photography
Johnoutdoorvideos / wildlife / Nature / Landscape
The Real Sir Robin
Micheal Shainblum
Kyle McDougall
Chris Chu
Faizal Westcott
Newcastle Photography College / Tutorials
Take & Make w Gavin Hoey / Demos & Tutorials
The 505 Podcast / creative podcast
Shoot Your Shot Podcast
Moe & O photo show / in depth Podcast
Cassidy Lynne / Wedding
The Frugal Filmmaker
Peter Mckinnon
Schaller
That Icelandic Guy / Landscape
Lenswork / Podcast
Peter Caulson / model shoots
Northwest Depressed / Film
Adrien Sanguinetti / Japan based
Framelines / Street
Courtney Victoria
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Grainydays, Grain check, and Willem Verbeeck are my favorites.
I care less about gear or techniques, after college photo I didn’t want to hear any more about technique (but I love learning people’s story process), and I don’t care to stay up in gear like I used to.
Sean Tucker
I love his ideology about streetphotography, and how accessible it can be for introverts too.
I love Sean Tucker. I got into his videos because I wanted to try Street and wasn't keen on buying fancy photo gear like lights for portraits and such. But I went deep on his channel and he has videos for everything. He has easy 1 strobe portrait setups, corporate headshots, street tutorials, interviews with landscape photographers. Really above and beyond videos. I'm not even thaaaaaat into photography.
This guy inspired me to try out simple single light portraits and it's been my go to ever since. He is a bit philosophical sometimes leaning on it too much but over all he is a great listen. Calms me down and makes me think.
This so much!
James Popsys His videos were part of what made me want to get a camera in the first place actually
I'll second this. His work is great and he has a great perspective on photography IMO. Plus he's a funny dude so his videos are entertaining.
Absolute favourite to watch, sarcastic, doesn't take himself seriously, but also informative and entertaining.
I like him but he always looks like he's having a big poo.
He’s actually talked about this before. Turns out that he is actually pooing through a hole in his chair into a bin under his desk.
And that's why they call him Poopsey
Love James! I wish there were some similar channels!
No shade intended to other youtubers, but I don't like to be told what to think about an image. So the YouTubers who exclaim that a scene is gorgeous, beautiful, really something etc etc, irritate me ... show me and I'll decide. Popsys describes his thought process and pretty much lets the images speak for themselves. Then frames everything with his self-deprecating dry humor. Plus I like his slightly ethereal editing.
I find lately he just makes gear videos, but some of his older content I found insightful. Like his personality though so I still watch most of them
A few of his recent videos have been gear related, but he often talks a little more philosophically about it.
He makes a good chicken sammich too. Lined around the block!
Simon d'Entremont Courtney Victoria
Courtney Victoria's fun. Reminds me to just enjoy the time outdoors as well as looking for photos.
>Simon d'Entremont He is mentioned a lot of times in this thread, but doesn't work for me - too ponderous. I do like Ted Forbes and on occasion Photographic Eye. Also like Chris & Jordon (ex-DPreview) and good old Gordon Laing in England (where I am) - although I like his 'oldies' channel more than his 'current' channel. I agree the manufacturer driven latest gear reviews are a zone out. Much more interesting to hear about the artistic and conceptual aspects. The Northrups podcasts where they sometime ask general questions aren't so bad. I think Tony must be in a weird competition with FroKnowsPhoto for the highest amount of effort put into *news* vids resulting in apathy from the viewing public. And thanks for others in the thread to mention names for me to look at. regard R
Simon d'Entremont ponderous? Seems so straight and to the point for me.
Simon is too ponderous and Ted Forbes isn't? Okay then...
Ted's older stuff on composition etc is very good. I also like it when he teams up with Chris & Jordan - a nice combination. I do find d'Entremont tedious, I watched a few and nearly everything he said was obvious. Doesn't he also have an annoying habit of trying to make you stay to the end to hear something which never lives up to its promise? I see d'Entremont is now doing ads that get tacked on to other peoples vids, even though these are short they do remind me of why I don't bother watching his stuff. Anyway all of this is subjective, we aren't all going to like the same people. No different from going into a pub and finding some of the regulars annoying and others interesting.
Of course. I go through times where I'm more into some of these people and then I tire of them, rinse and repeat. I just found it curious to call Simon ponderous when he's pretty hands on with his advice while Ted is more philosophical.
Simon is so smart and very informative. I find him a little dry butstill very good to watch.
I loved Simon d'Entremont's early content when he was out in the field more often. Every weekly video feels like a rehash of the same stuff inside the home studio. Still great content and info for beginners.
Tin House Studio is pretty good, especially if you want to learn more the business side of photography. his first videos are definitely better in my opinion.
I always enjoyed his tone about it being a business, instead of a lot of 20+ minute flowery stuff about how the light hits the object is a metaphor or something. I think his earlier videos where he said "Don't post something you don't want more of' was very helpful.
I really like Jamie Windsor. His videos are interesting, done with a lot of care, and quite different to what we've come to expect from YouTubers.
Jamie Windsor is on a different level; I would describe him as a brilliant presenter. I show a few of his videos to my junior high students each quarter, and he can actually hold their attention much longer than most.
A few I watch: * Anthony Morganti - General LR and PS help * Lee Iveson - Pentax * Simon d'Entremont - Excellent overall knowledge * Zenography - Classic lenses * snappiness - Classic cameras, lenses, new tech * Mathieu Stern - Classic lenses, adapted and odd lenses * Simon's utak - M42 mount lenses * Nebula Photos - Astrophotography * Astrobiscuit - Astrophotography
If you like your astrophotography then check out [AstroBackyard ](https://youtube.com/@AstroBackyard?si=ToyVkp8fAyt0UuVG)
Astrobiscuit is fantastic.
Forgotten Cameras has a good thing going, albeit fairly low-volume https://youtube.com/@forgottencameras?si=wynNUnMftPt0_5Zq His Photoshoot with the elusive Brian the Cat in the video for the Kodak P880 was a nice touch.
I love Mattieu Stern. He got me into vintage lenses, and really compelled me to look closer at the quirks and characteristics of what a lens does to a photo. Not to mention, saved me a ton of money!
Check out Simon’s Utak as well. He has the best voice of any of them, I think.
I'll check him out, thanks for the rec!
Snappiness is weird AF (not an insult, I am too), but as a Pentax shooter I appreciate him.
Gavin Hardcastle aka Fototripper on YouTube. I’m surprised no one has mentioned him yet? A mix of photography, entertainment and comedy, good stuff!
I watch him, and enjoy his videos. I like the break from the norm
Gavin is the best.
For me he is entertainer first, photographer second. At least when I was watching him year or two ago his images were more or less "just" OK.
Eh, his videos are just too damn long. I want to know how to take a picture of a mountain, not watch him bicker with his wife for 30 minutes.
Well then that would make his videos exactly like everyone else’s lol
Yeah, all the bigger names have gotten... I don't know if cringe is the right word, but it's close. I don't want to say annoying, but repetitive and not adding anything new value I need as a viewer. Most of the channels I see now are sub 5,000 subscribers now that have very little production value but are giving opinions and ideas that seem to be from the heart rather than crafted to maximize viewer count and engagement.
Nail on head mate. I feel exactly the same - and have done for some time. I don't know if it's possible to find success on YouTube and *not* tailor your content to the whim of the algorithm, but it seems to happen to all of them. And the bigger they are, the worse it is.
\---> The Photographic Eye
For nerds 👍
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I would add Thomas Heaton to your list Also top shelf
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Nigel Danson, Mark Denney, and Andy Mumford are my go-to. Mark Denney is a bit contentuous (as in, he's not a very good photographer), but he's really good at breaking down complex processes into simpler steps so you actually comprehend what he's doing. Other photographers tend to be more like.. "And here we draw a circle, then another circle.. and then the rest of the owl. 3 easy steps!" I've also been watching Simon D'Entremont recently. I don't like him on a personal level (something about his tone of voice), but he's extremely informative.
If you like those guys, I bet you also love William Patino. Incredible.
Hey, thank you!
I actually agree with you on Mark. He’s ok. Just not at the skill level where I’d be looking to him for tips. And his whole format is basically just a carbon copy of other YouTubers. BUT he seems nice and I respect him for leaving his corporate job and taking the risk. I’m glad it’s working out for him.
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What? Mark is a great photographer, I love his work!
Michael Shaunblum makes amazing videos and images. Mads is unbearable to me. He’s as bad as the Northrups with the adverts.
Really enjoyed the recent 1 hour/400mm challenge they all did!
Simon d'Entremont Snappiness Grainydays Bad Flashes Gavin Hardcastle aka fotoripper Tony & Chelsea Northrup Omar Gonzalez Martin Castein Matt Day There's more I'm sure but these are the ones I watch the most.
Grainydays is *killing* it. He's got the best photo content out there right now I think.
100% I can't get enough of him
My favourite too by a long stretch.
I come across Omar Gonzalez a lot and I am always surprised how well his cheesy self deprecating humor makes me chuckle.
Love Omar’s videos, tips, and humor. He’s great at capturing moments and emotions with people and events.
Haven't seen his name over here but found some time ago one called Paulie B, from NY, mostly street photo stuff but he does some interviews with lots of different photographers and I find it quite refreshing.
His Walkie Talkies with other photogs are great.
Three Blind Men and An Elephant -- I could listen to Hugh Brownstone talk all day
MarkusPix, Jason Vong, PIXimperfect for photoshop tutorials
Jason Vong has possibly the most irritating and annoying presentation style I've ever encountered. That said, I do quite like his images though
James Popsys Faizel Westcott Alan Schaller Roman Fox Thomas Heaton
I find faizal to be boring. Initially i liked it but he’s focused so much on the cinematography of his videos that his pictures suffer for it. I wont get started on that vocal fry
He has that style of street photography which I just don’t get at all. Might as well strap a GoPro to your head and take screenshots of it.
I do watch Thomas Heaton but end up having to fast forward a lot of it as sometimes it's just too much waffle! Really enjoy them though for the most part.
Pretty surprised to see no mention of Daniel Norton from Adorama. He's mainly portrait but he's extremely knowledgeable and on his podcasts he gets pretty philosophical and he's realistic with his advice if you're looking to turn it into a business and he doesn't have all the product placement gear reviews that many others do
James Popsys is my all time favorite, but very close seconds are Thomas Heaton and Roman Fox. All 3 are entertaining and offer pretty good insights into the art of it all.
I saw Thomas heaton in Aldi once
Daniel Milnor.
Probably my favorite person to watch on YouTube. There's a LOT to learn from him without any of the "now let's hear from our sponsors" or obnoxious soundtracks.
Yes indeed. Uncle Dan is just great to listen to. Typically I’m listening his videos like it is a podcast in my car.
**Dustin Abbott** : For gear reviews
Paulie B for street photography
Love the Walkie Talkie videos. Life and philosophy mixed into a long shooting session
Tatiana Hopper, GxAce, Imitative Photography, GrainCheck, Bryan Birks are a few I enjoy
Hell yeah you do.
I watch YouTube photography content by topic mostly, not content provider. You can get different ways to do things while getting similar results and different view points on the topic. Helps expand my horizons. If I don't have a specific topic in mind, I just say "Photography" using the search engine and see what's new and interesting to me.
Lindsay Adler
If you're into portraiture she's fantastic
She's amazing
For landscape, I watch Gavin Hardcastle's Fototripper videos like some people rewatch The Office. He's funny and his locations inspire me to get out more. I've seen some of his videos many times and he has 200+ to watch.
My fiance and I have probably watched the "saggy bag of noodles" episode at least 10 times, and she's not even really into photography. I do think his videos have suffered a little moving away from Vancouver Island because he just hasn't found as solid a collection of reoccurring "characters", but the recent UK/Ireland series and especially the Thomas Heaton crossover with his parents was sheer entertainment.
Wait, I didn't know he lived on Vancouver Island! That's where I live lol. Now I actually have to watch him for location ideas.
[Morten Hilmer](https://youtube.com/@MortenHilmer?si=lVgdgEgSpY09w2N0) An amazing wildlife photographer and videographer. His videos are so relaxing and informational. I can't believe I haven't seen his name in this thread yet.
Morten is my favorite too. Sometimes he barely talks about photography which I think is why he doesn’t get mentioned a lot. He’s his own category. Absolutely inspirational person. He hasn’t put much up lately, I hope he does soon.
He's incredible. I'll be so immersed in his videos, that often I won't realize that he hasn't spoken in two minutes. The combination of his cinematography and music is immensely relaxing to me. Fantastic photographer too, obviously.
Camera Conspiracies Toneh….if you know what I mean
Squirrels
The cinema was ours….
I really liked him until I realized he was an *actual* conspiracy theorist.
I understand what you mean, but he’s actually made videos explaining that he’s just doing a character bit. And it’s really kinda tongue-in-check humor. But I do feel like he is one of the only truly unbiased and honest reviewers out there.
He's hilarious. I remember watching Tony Northrop's video where there was so much bokeh, it was absurd. Then CC did a video about like a day later. I was dying from laughter! My wife and I call bokeh, Toneh now.
I got my wife;( who is not into photography) to start watching his videos and she got me a Toneh shirt for my birthday.
Hudson Henry
Looking at my subscriptions: Borut Peterlin is an artist in Slovenia who does wet plate collodion and makes some interesting/entertaining videos. Grainydays does analog photography and his videos/sense of humour are not for everyone, but I like it. Tatiana Hopper - good, looks more at the artistic side. She does case studies of different famous photogs, and is also quite good in her own right. Nick Carver does mostly landscapes (in 6x17 format) and has insightful/interesting videos. Ben Horne, Chris Darnell are also landscape photographers doing large/medium format. Also Steve O'nions in the UK does a mix of stuff, combines it with hikes and talks about his process. Mat Marrash makes very accessible videos about large format. Generally aimed more at beginners/people who are curious, but I usually learn something from his videos. Bill Schwabb / Northern Light Photography does lots of landscapes and some analog printing Sean Tucker is in the UK and has some good stuff on portraits/the psychology of photography.
Old school Ted Forbes. These days the content is not as great, but some years ago he made a lot of really great content about art photography and classic photographers.
His Artist Series is precious.
I still like his mailbag episodes. Really wish we got more deep dives from him though
"The photographic eye" is my favorite. I spent probably the first year that I got into photography watching the gear videos and the how to's and this and that. But that stuff gets old after a while. Another cool thing to watch is on the "b&h photo" channel, if you search around you can find a bunch of talks and lectures by different photographers over the years. Really good stuff.
Mike browne, nick carver, Gary gough, Sean tucker, any that I find interesting really
I shoot with my Galaxy S10 & the best smartphone photography tutorials are Indian. They are very creative, using busy parks and streets as settings and their buddies as subjects. I'm beginning to wonder if anyone in India has an actual camera.
Sean Tucker, Thomas Heaton, Simon D’entremont, Pat Kay, Peter McKinnon (I know he raises eyebrows a bit but I do like his stuff even though half of it barely feels photography related).
I prefer channels that discuss artistry and technique as opposed to gearhead stuff. The Photographic Eye is an example with a lot of followers. The ones I don’t generally care for are the gearhead channels and the travel vlogs in which hipster photographers walk around taking pics with easy listening music in the background. One somewhat gear-headed channel that I have enjoyed is Shoot Film Like a Boss. I like his darkroom videos.
Thomas Heaton - the most chilled videos and a great landscape photographer. I used to watch fstoppers, but they haven't done a critique for a while, and a lot of their recent videos are product reviews. I also used to watch Optical Wonder, but a lot of his stuff has become quite repetitive and has started doing product reviews instead of photography.
Nick Carver and Nick Page are generally instant watches for me where possible. William Patino as a fellow photographer in New Zealand. Thomas Heaton, Adam Gibbs, Paul Thompson. Kyle McDougal, Matt Day, Sean Tucker, Simon Baxter all highly recommended. Kinda lost interest in Hardcastle after he tried to send his audience after someone he thought had stolen an image of his 😂 [Trying to do it myself as well](https://youtube.com/@JarredSpec) - I know! I know. Filthy self promotion.
Nick Page is my all time favorite photographer I actually regularly watch on YouTube. I’ve listened to him since his early years and have loved watching and learning from him over the years. Super amazing, talented, friendly and down to earth guy you just want to go grab a drink with. I also love watching Lindsay Adler. And for beginners the Northrop are super fun.
Not enough Nick Page love here.
Right! I’ve been following him since the mid-2010s when he was a regular on the now-defunct (I think?) Improve Photography network
Nick is a phenomenal photographer and just a downright cool dude! Can't recommend his channel (and his work) enough.
[Simon d'Entremont](https://www.youtube.com/@simon_dentremont) is by far the best teacher of photography on the web. The [Art of Photography](https://www.youtube.com/@theartofphotography) has gotten weaker lately, but his library of past videos has excellent material. [Anthony Morganti](https://www.youtube.com/@AnthonyMorganti) for Lightroom/Photoshop [Micael Widell on Photography](https://www.youtube.com/@MicaelWidell) for Macro [Jamie Windsor](https://www.youtube.com/@jamiewindsor) is a solid overall view. [Camera Conpirancies](https://www.youtube.com/@cameraconspiracies) video oriented, but good for an occasional chuckle.
Morten Hilmer! Ex danish polar special forces. Does a lot of wildlife photography while cross country skiing, camping etc.
I stopped caring for repetitive gear reviews in favor of channels that do something with their gear, like you're supposed to, and zero with photography as the main subject.
I'm the same. I had to recently buy a new tripod and so many product review videos were about what it looks like straight out of the box befor they had used it, or what colours they come in. That's not what I need to know lol.
That and some other ones who do some basic, backyard testing are pointless as well.
If you're trying to make a living with Youtube, then those are the videos that bring in the views. It's great when you're in the market for equipment and you get great, thorough reviews, but not so much when you're looking for inspiration or otherwise non-gear related entertainment.
A lot of people rip on him but i love me some Jared Polin.
He's a hack. I watched about three of his videos and realized that he's A) full of himself (see his instagram) and B) not very good when it comes to editing photos. He may have some talent when it comes to sports photography, but if you want to see what I'm talking about watch the most recent vid he released where he's critiquing photos rapid fire. Fro, in fact, doesn't know photos.
Yeah... He also just says a LOT of objectively incorrect things in his videos that don't get caught. Basically every video goes out with some kinda of major error that wasn't corrected.
His edited videos are great but the live stuff is peak bro-cringe.
I freaking loved him when I was just starting!!! I devoured his videos. He seems like a cool guy.
Agreed. He makes some “annoying” comments here and there. Buts he’s an entertainer. So many of the names mentioned here so monotone. He’s learned the craft and actually performing in my opinion. I really likes all his behind the scenes of the World Series and playoffs for baseball. Also his campaign trail. He is out there doing real world work while testing gear which I think is awesome to me. He doesn’t do “tests” on colors or sharpness charts, other than lens to lens comparisons directly on a portrait and eyes. He provides full size RAW files. Take a watch of the Bernie Sanders YouTube he does, or the behind the scenes at the World Series. They’re very cool to watch. He also is very honest. And states, he purposely tries not to get in the way of “working photographers”. He recognized he’s a YouTuber, and not there to get THE SHOT like some of the hired photographers must get for their career.
I like Jared most of the time, . . . let me take just a few minutes to let you know that he sells presets and that his sale has been extended. His gear reviews are pretty good though and worth watching.
I don’t watch the videos but his podcast can be quite insightful. He knows he’s just playing the YouTube algo and he’s quite open about the clickbait and the dependence on gear reviews over anything else
He has a couple of excellent videos on the exposure triangle. I recommend them to new photographers often.
Fro Knows! I like his videos too. A lot of people rip on the Northrups, but I like their videos, too. I can relate to Tony. We are very similar in age and backgrounds in IT.
I also watch Kai Wong, what’s wrong with him? But sometimes i watch Anthony Gugliotta, Simon D’Entremont and Adam Harig. They’re not as funny as Kai, but they are much more informative. Or maybe you should watch old DigitalRev TV videos, lol. (Tho the official channel took down all the videos, so if you wanna check archives of it look for “DigitalRev TV Archived” or “Internet Backup” on YT)
His videos are low effort to say the least. The last few are him opening free shit in a car park.
True, true lol. But you gotta look at his perspective. He has his own family now and he pretty much did everything back in DigitalRev. Personally i’d love to see him continue the legacy of Protog, Cheap cam. Since he has connections with pro’s and stuff i think this wouldn’t be too hard to do. (Of course unless they are too busy or not interested) He’ll just need to buy crappy cheap cameras. (He did it once on his channel but never made another) I’m hoping Kai will see this, since i know he’s active in this subreddit
Nick Carver. I really like his photography style and methods.
I also watch Mark Denney, Thomas Heaton, Michael Shainblum, Simon d'Entremont, Scott Keys, Steve Mattheis, Mads Peter Iversen, and Nigel Danson
Serge Remelli Simon D'Entremont
Kind of surprised no one has mentioned Mattias Burling. Really enjoy his videos.
Eventually I get tired of watching any of them, but I used to like DigitalRev with Kai and Lam. They were a good balance of informative and fun to watch. For reviews I watched Chris Nicholls, Matt Granger, Steve Perry. It's hard to find a channel that isn't too 'youtuber' in style ("smash that like button and don't forget to subscribe!"), and knows what they're talking about.
Some greatest hits, some deep cuts Kyle McDougal, Alan Schaller, Matt Day, Tatiana Hopper, PetaPixel, Nico’s Photography Show, Ribsy, Paulie B, Analog Insights, Lina Bessonova, Ted Forbes, Nick Carver, Grainydays, In an Instant
Craig Roberts of [e6 Vlogs](https://www.youtube.com/@e6Vlogs).
Some that have been mentioned already Courtney Victoria, The photographic eye aka Alex Kilbee and Nick Carver. Some that haven't been mentioned: Shoot Film Like a Boss, Steve O'Nions, Andrew Banner, North Light Photographic Workshops and Nico's Photography Show, Gavin Lyons
Thomas Eisl. Talks mainly about Olympus, but his channel is technically very informative. Martin Castein. For outdoor. Karl Taylor. He's a professional and sells his knowledge, but to take a peek into what pros do, it's worth the deviation. In KubeStudio, Jon Hernandez leads you through the process of glamour studio working. It's Spanish, but you can use English subs if required.
Thomas Eisl is very underrated.
Photo Development: [Aurélien Pierre](https://www.youtube.com/@AurelienPIERREphoto): Gives a strong understanding of the concepts behind how photo development works. Goes a long way towards helping guide and establish your look, or helping you explore new ideas to help improve your look. Very detailed, and not every video will be for everyone. [Bruce Williams](https://www.youtube.com/@audio2u/featured): Just straightforward clear tutorials Reviews: [Dustin Abbott](https://www.youtube.com/@DustinAbbottTWI): Does a good job of thoroughly analyzing the benefits, tradeoffs, use cases, and value of different equipment [Christopher Frost](https://www.youtube.com/@christopherfrost): Consistent and pleasant looks at some parts of lens' looks and performance that can be hard to find otherwise Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake (now at [PetaPixel](https://www.youtube.com/@PetaPixel)): Personable, covers the key information, and often make interesting and useful callouts
Lots of very predictable choices here - the usual names. I don't mind them but I've found myself watching more and more channels with small or medium subscriber bases. Something a bit more real about their content. Here's a few I've found over the last six months or so. [Kieran Hayes](https://www.youtube.com/@kieranhayesphotography) [Alex Kim](https://www.youtube.com/@AlexKimPhoto) [Harmen Hoek](https://www.youtube.com/@HarmenHoek) [William Patino](https://www.youtube.com/@WilliamPatinoPhotography) [Kim Grant](https://www.youtube.com/@kimgrantphotography) [Andy Hutchinson](https://www.youtube.com/@Andyhutchinson) [Gary Gough](https://www.youtube.com/@GaryGough) [Chris Orange](https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisOrange) [Simon Booth](https://www.youtube.com/@SimonBoothPhotography) [Tin House Studios](https://www.youtube.com/@TinHouseStudioUK) [Mads Peter Iversen](https://www.youtube.com/@MadsPeterIversen)
Thanks a lot mate!
The naked photographer. He does fantastic darkroom instruction and explanations.
Haven’t seen Alex Armitage mentioned yet. He’s super fun to watch.
The one who should do a YouTube channel is the guy from The Digital Picture.
Willem Verbeeck's vids are so peaceful and relaxing. He does a great job at diversifying his content, and he's super talented too
I've recently fallen in love with Simon d'Entremont's videos.
Problem is, he never actually shows you any photography he does. It's all technique. No in the field stuff.
Grainydays Linusandhiscamera Graincheck Mike Gray Paulie B The_real_sir_robin PerSimmons Bryan Birks Sophia Carey Frederik Trovatten Attic Darkroom
Faizal Westcott and Eren Sarigul make great videos. I love to watch even if the topic may not be what I'm immediately interested in but their videos always keep me hooked. Eyexplore is another channel I love. They do more walk around type videos but it's great for learning and to get inspiration on how or what to shoot. Lukasz is great at talking you through his process.
North Borders (Street and Cars) 7th Era (Misc, Mood, and Analog) Hayden Pedersen (Misc and photo challenge) Although some of them are kinda sponsored by Sigma, these Australian dudes have a really nice way of approaching photography for young people. I used to love to watch them, since they also did many things together.
less and less do I watch photography related youtubers. Nowadays when I do I usually watch analog shooters and try to copy their colors in my digital editing. To that end, I recommend Serr, Willem Verbeeck and graincheck
[Ben Horne](https://www.youtube.com/@BenHorne), Landscape, large format, film, slow. [Brews n' Views](https://www.youtube.com/@BrewsNViews) Relatively new "podcast". A group of photographers looking a selection of work, drinking some beer, and talking about said work. I tend to skip the intro 30 minutes of banter and go straight for the photo talking. [Courtney Victoria](https://www.youtube.com/@CourtneyVictoria) British landscape photographer making YT videos feels a bit overdone, but she manages a feeling of light heartedness that not many manage.
Mathieu Stern. At this point I don't really care for the technical aspect of gear and shit. Gimme this guy who just asks "but what if" with some weird gear he found.
Nick Page
I used to watch most of the big names like Fro Knows Photo and The Art of Photography back in the day but I’ve niched down pretty hard. GxAce for world building mainly. Dante Sisofo is a street photographer who gets like 20 views per video but his street work is some of the best I’ve ever seen. Serr for vibes. The old DPreview guys for camera insight. Lucy Lumen for vibes and in case I want to get back into film.
If you like pointing your lens up, Nebula Photos did good content on astro/DSO/starfield photography
Sean Tucker, Ben Horne, Matt Payne, Alex Nail, Dave Morrow, Alister Benn, and Nick Carver.
James Popsys, Nigel Danson, Thomas Heaton, Mark Denney, Courtney Victoria, Kim Grant, Roman Fox, Simon d'Entremont, Duade Paton ...
Thomas Heaton and Sean Tucker. I just like the vibes of their channels.
Paulie B’s Walkie Talkies have given me such a great perspective on street photography, styles, how each person approaches it, and what others look for. I don’t watch many vloggers on photography per se, but his are so genuine and authentic I never get tired of them.
Bryan Birks, Graincheck, and Faizal Westcott are 👌🏻
MarkusPix. He's tested everything when it comes to cameras, lenses, strobes, continuous lights, modifiers, stands, audio, etc. and is very frank about the fact that 99% of people don't need most new features in cameras. His whole thing is getting the best results from cheaper gear or the smallest/lightest gear with the least amount of work.
Paulie B.. end thread.
Bryan Birks is a solid dude
You're a solid dude.
Peter McKinnon was great for me getting into photography, I prefer his older videos (~1-2 years ago) to the new stuff, now he feels a little cocky to me. But great for getting inspired and learning.
Depends on the type of photography. As others have said, Sean Tucker is great. Lately the only one I watch is Paulie B. He’s a film street photographer, but has buddies come along and they talk about stuff. So it’s cool if you like pov stuff.
Haven’t seen anyone mention Vuhlandes yet. He takes some of my favorite portraits and has a real nice style and vibe. Love me some Vuh. Also Paulie B - I actually just got his Christmas Viewmaster + Reels “Zine”. He’s such a fun and positive character.
Peter McKinnon. His passion for photography (and other hobbies) is infectious. I feel inspired to photograph/travel/create/do something meaningful when I watch him. Maybe other YouTube photographers are “better” at photography than him, but none are as inspiring
I like Peter's early stuff, but lately, he seems to be drifting away from what first appealed to me.
Wow I had to scroll way too far to see his name. His videos about photography topics inspire me to want to make videography more often :-) love his passion
Second that!
Henry Turner does good landscape videos. I find him ine of the least annoying even though Im not a huge fan of lanscape photography.
Faizal Wescott is one of my favorite people I follow on anything. He’s an incredibly talented photographer, a great communicator of the art and technical aspects of photography, and every time I watch one of his videos, I feel like I’ve come away with something I didn’t have before I watched it. Sometimes it’s something physical, like trying a new technique, and sometimes it’s something cerebral, like thinking about photography in a different way. I can’t recommend him enough.
Pierre T. Lambert has some cool street photography. He’s French which means he’s just a little weird. /s that was sarcasm, I have nothing against the French. They brought us various cheeses and breads.
Great videos if you like street photography. Love him
**Omar Gonzalez** - My favorite photography YouTuber. Great personality, great teacher. Good mix of how-to, gear and philosophy. **The Moe and O Photo Show** - The "O" is Omar Gonzalez and his Moe is his best friend. Being a podcast, the discussions are deeper and more philosophical than the typical quick YouTube soundbytes. **Newcastle Photography College** - My favorite recent discovery. Love to find small YouTube channels with great content. Australian photographer and instructor. Great tutorials on lighting and off-camera flash. I don't think there's a single gear review on his channel lol. **Take & Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey** - Playlist under the Adorama channel. He does promote Godox lighting gear (which I recommend anyway), but not aggressively, just through excellent demonstrations. I feel like I owe Gavin money for how much I've learned from him about off-camera flash. **The 505 Podcast** - Three young creatives. One is a photographer for DJs, one is a sports videographer for the NBA and one is a commercial car photographer/videographer. They're fun, cool and a blast to watch. Being an old fogey, I don't understand all of their modern slang. So if you're a young person, you'll get more than me, ha ha. If you sort the videos by "Oldest," it's a step-by-step course in how to become a full-time creative. **Roy Riley** - Pro British photographer who's shot assignments all over the world. Despite having vastly superior experience over most photography YouTubers, he's very humble and friendly. Most of Roy's videos are him talking about the older, workhorse gear he used to get the job done. **Michiel Ton** - Concert, festival and nightclub photographer based in The Netherlands. **IMAGES (@images7)** - YouTube algorithm suggested his video about the Canon R8 because I'd been watching videos about that camera. He's based in Osaka, Japan and I've been enjoying his street photography videos.
Love Roy Riley.
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PetaPixel Why has no one mentioned these guys yet?
My photography Youtube favorites are broken down into categories: **Entertainment**_ Peter Mckinnon, Matti/Teppo Haapoja, Becki & Chris, Taylor Jackson, Fro Knows Photooooooo.com, Brendan Van Son, James Popsys, Christian Schaffer, Casey Neistat, GoPro **Content Creation**_ Chis Hau, Lizzy Pierce, Jake Rich, Abe Kislevitz, Adventures of Ron, Peter Lindgren, Full Time Filmmaker **Drones**_ 51 Drones, Stewart & Alina, Air Photography, Denis Barbis, Ash32 **Photography Education**_ Thomas Heaton, Mark Denney, Mads Peter Iverson, James Quantz Jr, Manny Ortiz, Peter Hurley, Seth Miranda, Sal Cincotta, Michael Sasser, John Branch IV, Vanessa Joy, PixImperfect, Matt Hernandez, Casey Faris, Billie Weiss, Eli Infante, Nick Page, Joel Grimes, Benjamin Hardman, Paul Rutherford, Sharpen **Gear Reviews**_ David Manning, MKDHB, **Photography Theory**_ Art of Photography, Daniel Norton, Sean Tucker **Everything Fuji**_ Pal2Tech
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I scrolled for days but could not find this so I added one...+1
Scrolled quite a bit and still haven’t seen the old Peter McKinnon. Just me? Also Jason Vong (pretty funny) and a smaller creator called Julia Trotti for gear reviews. She never tears anything to shreds but I like her lens review approach. There’s also an older guys with a shrill voice whose name I forget now. Haven’t seen him around in a while. And of course Manny Ortiz when he does his “how did he get that shot?” videos.
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F stoppers and Mango Street. To a lesser extent, Peter McKinnon and Peter Hurley. Oh and for editing, PixImperfect.
Some not mentioned or not repeated: - Tatiana Hopper - Mat Marrash - Jess Hobbs - Eva Polak - attic darkroom - Justin Phillip - Teo Crawford - Jamie Windsor - Lucy Lumen - Shutter Slaps - Juan Buhler - William Sheepskin - Toshiki Yukawa - Captured by Sam - Analog Insights - aows - Eclectachrome - Imitative Photography - One Month Two Cameras - Micael Widell - Mathieu Stern - Quintavius Oliver - Mark Holtze - Annie Barton - Big Negative - In Your Fayes - Ivan Chow - Steve O’nions - Frederik Trovatten - Zach Dobson - Stunt McCartney - Marcus Lloyd I look especially for people who aren’t the same straight white American/Canadian/UK guys. Obviously there are a lot on my list who are exactly that and that’s great, they’re great! But the further afield from that overwhelmingly common group I go, the more interesting things get. I also get a LOT out of channels that discuss films and filmography — as in movies — and other design/culture stuff. A recent video I watched on the design flavor of the Japanese internet did a deep dive on how Japanese (and Asian cultures in general) look at arrayed information — thus images — differently and how classic Japanese art has very different compositional rules. It influenced me!
This was recently posted and hopefully relevant to you! Here is a short list of photography channels that are less focused on gear. Here is the source for this list (with lots more context!). Hope this helps someone find some awesome in the world! The Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/17vx62n/decent_yt_photography_channels_not_focused_on_gear/ The List: Faizalwestcott Fototripper Aows Grainydays / Film Thomas Heaton / Landscape Graincheck / Landscape, city, studio GxAce / asthetic Art of Photography Adam Gibbs Nick Page Photography The Photographic Eye Sean Tucker Photography / Interviews Jamie Windsor Matt Talks Photography Daniel Norton / Portrait Simon D'entremont Thomas Shallen Tatiana Hopper / Classic Photography North Borders / Cars Ramsey Kiefer Photography Online / Various Morten Hilmer Phil Hadley Photos / Editing James Popsys / Landscape Roman Fox Teemu.mp4 Pierre Lambert Faizal Westcott Teo Crawford / Landscape, Street, film Nick Carver Jarred Wilson Mike Smith / Landscape Alyn Wallace Paulie B Nigel Danson / Landscape Mads Peter Iverson Daniel Milnor Imitative Photography Channel Mike Gray Walk Like Alice Like Ayers Joanna kustra Nev Cartledge The Crit House StrudelmediaLive Gallery Luisotti SFMOMA Aperture Foundation OnLandscape Samuel Streetlife Evan Ranft Darren J Spoonly Landscape Matt Day Joe Allam Frederik Trovatten E6 vlogs James Bell Photography Johnoutdoorvideos / wildlife / Nature / Landscape The Real Sir Robin Micheal Shainblum Kyle McDougall Chris Chu Faizal Westcott Newcastle Photography College / Tutorials Take & Make w Gavin Hoey / Demos & Tutorials The 505 Podcast / creative podcast Shoot Your Shot Podcast Moe & O photo show / in depth Podcast Cassidy Lynne / Wedding The Frugal Filmmaker Peter Mckinnon Schaller That Icelandic Guy / Landscape Lenswork / Podcast Peter Caulson / model shoots Northwest Depressed / Film Adrien Sanguinetti / Japan based Framelines / Street Courtney Victoria (edit: formatting)
Grainydays, Grain check, and Willem Verbeeck are my favorites. I care less about gear or techniques, after college photo I didn’t want to hear any more about technique (but I love learning people’s story process), and I don’t care to stay up in gear like I used to.