Monthly Archives: March 2019

Interview with Bill Fortney



Episode 4 of We Talk Photo features our interview of Bill Fortney, one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet in the photography business.  Listen as Jack and John talk to Bill about his storied career, fun tales from the business and some of his thoughts on photography today and in the future.  It’s a great listen!!!

Bill Fortney is a photographer, writer, pilot, and highly sought after presenter with over 45 years of experience in-the-field. Bill has done professional work as a newspaper and magazine photojournalist, sports photographer, (once an official photographer for the Washington Redskins), medical photographer, and nature/landscape photographer. Bill’s best selling books include; The Nature of America (with David Middleton), American Vision (with David Middleton, John Shaw and Wayne Lynch), America From 500 Feet (with Wesley Fortney), Bill Fortneys Great Photography Workshop. America From 500 Feet II (with Mark Kettenhofen). Bill’s books have sold well over 150,000 copies, placing him on the list of best selling photographer/authors in America. Bill has been named a Fellow by the North American Nature Photographers Association. Bill currently teaches for KelbyOne and appears at Photoshop World as a speaker/teacher. Bill teaches His Light Workshops, a Christian based workshop company and for you can learn more about Bill, his workshops and view his work at www.billfortney.com Bill, and his wife Sherelene, live in Corbin, Kentucky, and have three grown children and 6 grandchildren.

The We Talk Photo podcast is dedicated to being an entertaining, informative and lighthearted discussion about a wide range of photographic topics.  Hosted by Jack Graham and John Pedersen, long time industry professionals, they will take bring you in to their conversations and stories as they share they collective experience in the photography business.


Vent with Jack and John



A lighthearted look at a few of the things that bother us! Because we spend so much time in the field and on the road we get the opportunity to observe people in their natural habitat and have lots of time to think about things. This episode is dedicated to a few of the more interesting things  that we’ve witnessed or have thought about.  It’s a tongue in cheek look at the human condition related to photography.

Remember, these are only our opinions and we are trying to have fun with this, so don’t take it too seriously.  We will be doing another of these episodes in the future, so if you have any rants, we’d love to hear them and possibly discuss them in our next version of Vent with Jack and John.  Send us an email at  wetalkphoto@gmail.com with your suggestion.

Also, if there is any topic you’d like us to cover in future episodes, let us know.

The We Talk Photo podcast is dedicated to being an entertaining, informative and lighthearted discussion about a wide range of photographic topics.  Hosted by Jack Graham and John Pedersen, long time industry professionals, they will take bring you in to their conversations and stories as they share they collective experience in the photography business.


NANPA Summit, Fuji X-T3, Single Lens Shooting and More



Jack and John get in to the swing of the podcast talking about current events, a little bit of gear talk as well as share some interesting tidbits from the photo industry.

Highlights of this episode…

  • Review of the NANPA Summit in Las Vegas
  • Single lens shooting – which lens would you choose
  • Fuji X-T30
  • Preview of “Vent with Jack and John” episode

The We Talk Photo podcast is dedicated to being an entertaining, informative and lighthearted discussion about a wide range of photographic topics.  Hosted by Jack Graham and John Pedersen, long time industry professionals, they will take bring you in to their conversations and stories as they share they collective experience in the photography business.