The one who helped me the most to appreciate going out and shoot and enjoying the process is Faizal Westcott. He also matches my personality. I also love watching Mike Chudley, Pat Kay (especially for his composition videos) & KingJvpes for film photography 😌
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Grainydays. He's a funny and informational film photography channel
i haven’t seen him mentioned but grainydays! i love to have him in the background of me doing home work as well just to listen to him talk! he has really great work and it feels like you’re listening to a friend talk about their endeavors
Alan Schaller
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
- Captured by Sam
- Analog Insights
- aows
- Eclectachrome
- Imitative Photography
- One Month Two Cameras
- Michael Widell
- Mathieu Stern
- Quintavius Oliver
- Mark Holtze
- Annie Barton
- In Your Fayes
- Ivan Chow
- Steve O’nions
- Frederik Trovatten
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 away from that overwhelming 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.
NorthBorders🙌
My go-to is definitly Thomas Heaton. But I like to watch Trond Westby so now and then. It’s mostly birdphotography but also show about his adventures which is nice to watch.
Christopher Frost for lens reviews.
Grainydays
Might be a bit more on the videography side but applies to photography as well. I follow Ted Nemeth for his drone videos. He's the only drone youtuber I've seen so far that focuses on the actual art instead of "The only 5 drone moves you'll EVER need". And I love his passion
James Popsys, Nigel Danson, Thomas Heaton, Mark Denney, Courtney Victoria, Kim Grant, Roman Fox, Simon d'Entremont, Duade Paton ...
anyone shooting film except peter Mckinnon
Thomas Heaton and Sean Tucker. I just like the vibes of their channels.
I watch GxAce all the time, his cinematografic style is beautiful and my aim as a photographer. It's very dark, ambiant and moody
Jamie Windsor is excellent - he is operating at a far higher level of quality and creativity than anyone else out there, in my opinion.
Morten Hilmer!
Ex danish polar special forces. Does a lot of wildlife photography while cross country skiing, camping etc.
Grainydays, T Hopper off the top of my head. Have some more in my subs list
Nick Carver
I like James Popsys, Vuhlandes and Dylan Spitz the most. Tatiana Hopper is also great, she delves into the styles of different famous photographers, a really great resource for inspiration and technique here and there.
Highly recommend Kyle McDougall if you're into landscape, analog, and medium/large format.
Can someone recommend similar channel to Photo-Me-Ike?
Damien Bernal (french). He makes some really informative videos and reviews
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.
Gavin Hardcastle, Thomas Heaton, Michael Shainblum, and Evan Ranft mostly.
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.
Jared Polin Fro Knows Photo Dot Com
Evan Ranft
I've followed Evan Ranft for a long time, and he does have some videos that are clearly targeted towards newer photographers, there's still many I love where he's exploring Atlanta and capturing shots and then showing them or the edits and I've always loved that.
One of my more recent favorites is Paulie B, and I think his videos are for every level. Not only does he do walk arounds of NYC I find fascinating, but his walk and talks with other photographers are incredibly englightening.
My favorite is OpticalWander, binged watched his videos during lockdowns and got my own camera because of it.
Some others I watch:
Zenography, Simon Utak, James Popsys, Marco Aries and Snappiness
mitch lally
Paulie B.. end thread.
The Art of Photography Grainydays Roman Fox Nick Carver
Bryan Birks is a solid dude
If you shoot Fujifilm, check out Pal2Tech. It's not so much the gear reviews as the loads of info on how to set up and use your camera that are worthwhile. He does a really good job of getting into the guts of the menu options, various settings, and exactly what each feature does.
Haven’t seen his name and I’m from the area so I gotta shout out my man Vuhlandes for repping Detroit and making great photos in your own neighborhood
Fototripper, Alyn Wallace, Nick Page, Thomas Heaton.
While he isn’t as “professional” as the people listed in order comments, I have always been a massive fan of North Borders.
Been watching him even before I got into photography and he always gets me motivated to go out and shoot until the anxiety hits and I decide to stay indoors.
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.
Xing Liu https://www.youtube.com/@caliallstaring/videos
Faizal Westcott https://www.youtube.com/c/FaizalWestcott/videos
Irene Rudnyk https://www.youtube.com/c/IreneRudnyk/videos
Matt Osborne https://www.youtube.com/c/MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom/videos
Oh, wow. You guys watch a lot of youtube. I was able to extrack 255 different channels.
If i missed somebodys channel i`m sorry. It`s quite a task to gather all the names with lots of duplicates. If there`s a channel that should be on this list let me know and i`ll edit this post.
Here`s the list (in alfabetical order) for anybody that`s interested:
51 Drones https://www.youtube.com/@51Drones
7th Era https://www.youtube.com/@7thEra
Abe Kislevitz https://www.youtube.com/@abekislevitz
Adam Gibbs https://www.youtube.com/@QuietLightPhoto
Adam Harig https://www.youtube.com/@adamharig
Adrien Sanguinetti https://www.youtube.com/@adriensanguinetti
Adventures of Ron https://www.youtube.com/@AdventuresofRon
Air Photography https://www.youtube.com/@AirPhotography
Alan Schaller https://www.youtube.com/@alan_schaller
Alec Soth https://www.youtube.com/@AlecSothYouTube
Alex Armitage https://www.youtube.com/@AlexArmitage
Alex Kim https://www.youtube.com/@AlexKimPhoto
Alex Nail https://www.youtube.com/@alexnail
Alister Benn https://www.youtube.com/@ExpressivePhotography
Alyn Wallace https://www.youtube.com/@AlynWallace
amie Windsor https://www.youtube.com/@amiewindsor842
Analog Insights https://www.youtube.com/@AnalogInsights
Andrew Banner https://www.youtube.com/@AndyBanner
Andy Hutchinson https://www.youtube.com/@Andyhutchinson
Andy Mumford https://www.youtube.com/@AndyMumford
anita sadowska https://www.youtube.com/@sadowskaphoto
Annie Barton https://www.youtube.com/@barton1972
Anthony Gugliotta https://www.youtube.com/@AnthonyGugliotta
Anthony Morganti https://www.youtube.com/@AnthonyMorganti
aows https://www.youtube.com/@aows
Aperture Foundation https://www.youtube.com/@ApertureFoundationNewYork
Art of Photography https://www.youtube.com/@theartofphotography
AstroBackyard https://www.youtube.com/@AstroBackyard
Astrobiscuit https://www.youtube.com/@Astrobiscuit
attic darkroom https://www.youtube.com/@atticdarkroom
Aurélien Pierre: https://www.youtube.com/@AurelienPIERREphoto
Bad Flashes https://www.youtube.com/@BadFlashes
Becki & Chris https://www.youtube.com/@BeckiandChris
Ben hartley https://www.youtube.com/@BenHartley
Ben Horne https://www.youtube.com/@BenHorne
Benjamin Hardman https://www.youtube.com/@BenjaminHardman
Big Negative https://www.youtube.com/@TheBigNegative-PhotoChannel
Billie Weiss https://www.youtube.com/@billieweiss7681
Borut Peterlin https://www.youtube.com/@BorutPeterlinPhotography
Brendan Van Son https://www.youtube.com/@BrendanvanSon
Brews n' Views https://www.youtube.com/@BrewsNViews
Bruce Williams: https://www.youtube.com/@audio2u/featured
Bryan Birks https://www.youtube.com/@BryanBirks
Camera Conspiracies https://www.youtube.com/@cameraconspiracies
Captured by Sam https://www.youtube.com/@itscapturedbysam
Carmine Taverna https://www.youtube.com/@CarmineTavernaPhotography
Casey Faris https://www.youtube.com/@CaseyFaris
Casey Neistat https://www.youtube.com/@casey
Cassidy Lynne https://www.youtube.com/@CassidyLynne
Chis Hau https://www.youtube.com/@thechrishau
Surprised I’ve only seen Adrian at aows mentioned once! He’s my number one for 100% photography with no gear GS. Sean Tucker would be second. I’d put James Popsys in 3rd. Honorable mention goes to Alan Schaller who I think is the most talented street photographer working these days.
Robin Wong