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Today we welcome a special guest to the B&H Photography Podcast: actor and comedian Jeff Garlin.\xa0\xa0

Jeff Garlin is well-known as a stand-up comedian and, of course, as a star of the hit television shows, The Goldbergs and Curb Your Enthusiam. About fifteen years ago, he turned a love for photography, for the work of the masters\u2014Alfred Eisenstadt, Jim Marshall, Mary Ellen Mark, to name a few\u2014into his own photographic practice, and we are all the beneficiaries of his engaged eye.

In March, Garlin debuted his series, \u201cA Big Bowl of Wonderful,\u201d at the Leica Gallery Los Angeles, and we talk to him about how this series of portraits of his co-stars and friends in the television community\u2014many taken on set or backstage\u2014developed over a long curve, one founded in respect for the medium and applied with a simple stratagem: see something interesting and frame it in the most creative way possible. With that in mind, we talk about trusting your gut, not overthinking a shot, being comfortable with your subjects, but also about gaining the confidence to take photos, especially of those you know and respect.

Garlin also talks about his affinity for Leica, especially the M system, about the difference between actors and comedians, and talking photography with Jeff Bridges. We also ask him about his role as executive producer on the film, Finding Vivian Maier. This really is a photography lover\u2019s conversation, summed up best by one of Garlin\u2019s comments: \u201cI\u2019m taking a picture because it brings me joy.\u201d\xa0 Join us for a great episode.

Guest: Jeff Garlin

Photograph \xa9 Jeff Garlin