Mathew Malwitz

Matt is an award-winning wildlife photographer with a passion for all things nature. Before his time at B&H, Matt worked in the photo industry as a retail salesman, educator, and photo guide. When not out in the woods, he explores other genres of photography and the arts—everything from product and wedding photography to gouache painting and illustration. In his spare time, Matt enjoys bird watching and playing video games.

Latest Articles

Top 10 Full-Size Tripods

3 days ago

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When it comes to image quality, the one piece of gear everyone recommends is the tripod. A good-quality tripod is one of the most important accessories you can get for your camera, but with so many new brands and options out there, choosing the right one can be a challenge. For this article, I…

Tripods & Monopods

Profoto Announces New XL-Sized Softboxes

4 days ago

Building upon their established arsenal of impressive lighting tools, Profoto has expanded their softbox range with new XL sizes built with working pros in mind. These modifiers are designed for fast and easy deployment regardless of the environment and feature a reinforced construction to accommodate larger components. Why do we…

softboxes

Studio Lighting

Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC, Now for Z and RF Mounts

5 days ago

Tamron has just announced that the 17-70mm f/2.8 DI III-A VC RXD lens is coming to the Nikon Z and Canon RF mounts. This fast-aperture standard zoom, compatible with APS-C format cameras, has long been a popular choice for Sony and Fujifilm…

Lenses & Accessories

How to Create Beautiful, Blurry Backgrounds in Your Photos

1 week ago

If there’s one question fledgling photographers often ask, it’s “How did you get such a nice background?” Backgrounds are an essential element of a photograph that are often neglected. In fact, it’s safe to say that a background is as important to a composition as the subject itself. After all, a distracting one will detract from an image. In this guide, we’re going to cover the many methods used…

Photography Techniques

Wildlife Photography

Why Birders Struggle with Photography

1 week ago

Through the cacophony of forest sounds, your ears home in on a buzzy, almost garbled ascending song. Perhaps you recognize it immediately, or maybe you need to confer with one of the trusty internet databases or apps. You train your eyes on the canopy, scanning for movement of any kind, when you see it: the cerulean warbler, a small rowdy songbird with wings slightly splayed from the body.…

Bird Photography

Wildlife Photography

The Art and Craft of Point-and-Shoot Macro Photography

1 week ago

Who doesn’t love a close-up shot of a flower or bumble bee? Some of the most beautiful aspects of nature are quite small and require special tools to capture them in a meaningful way. Whether it be of a cute little insect visiting our garden, or miniature figurines you paint and sell, we need a camera that can focus close and deliver good, quality results. Before you panic, hear us out. We don’t…

Point & Shoot Cameras

Sport Optics: Understanding Magnification, Objective Lenses, and Beyond

1 week ago

Optic size is measured by what it can do, but when you’re new to the hobby, this can be confusing. Pick up a spotting scope or any pair of binoculars and you’ll see…

Sports Photography

Spotting Scopes

The Best Bridge Cameras of the Year

2 weeks ago

When it comes to choosing the right camera, there’s often a gap between the small, pocketable point-and-shoot cameras and larger mirrorless ones. While interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras have much to offer, their higher price points and larger form factor often make…

bridge cameras

Holiday 2024

Year in Review

The Ultimate Point-and-Shoot Shopping Guide

2 weeks ago

After the smartphone revolution, it appeared that the days of the compact camera were done. How wrong we were. It’s true that a few years back, point-and-shoot options were few and far between. There were just a handful of options on the market, and some industry titans even left the market entirely. Despite the long-rumored demise of the compact camera, it seems that photo enthusiasts still…

Point and Shoot Cameras

Compact Cameras

Godox Unveils Their Most Portable Lighting System Yet

3 weeks ago

Godox has unveiled a new modular handheld lighting system featuring the LC500R Air Inflatable Light Stick and LR150 Air Inflatable Ring Light. Designed…

Handheld Lighting

Content Creation

Which Camera Is Right for Your Bird Photography?

3 weeks ago

Looking for a full-frame camera for all your bird photography needs, but aren't looking to go overboard on spending? Matt shares 3 midrange camera options (the Canon R6 III, Nikon Z6 III, and Sony a7 V) for the photographer that is ready to take that next step. Buying a camera at this price point means investing in a system, so Matt will also discuss lens options based on your budget!

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Bird Photography

Sport Optics: Exit Pupil and Eye Relief Explained

3 weeks ago

When choosing binoculars or scopes, a term that should be heavily considered is exit pupil. What is exit pupil, and what does it do? We're often focused on magnification and light gathering capabilities in optics, and these are essential for understanding how optics works, but overall viewing experience shouldn't be discounted. If you look at any optic at arm's length, you'll see the small…

Sports Photography

Optics

Introducing the Portable Polaroid Go Generation 3

3 weeks ago

The world’s smallest analog instant camera is back, and this time, with an updated design, an even wider array of colors to choose from, and most importantly, improved picture quality. Introducing the new Polaroid Go Generation 3 Instant Camera.…

Instant Cameras

Analog Cameras

Let’s Go Birding

3 weeks ago

Birds, they’re all around us. If you haven’t paid much attention to them, you’re not alone. But, once you do, you’ll have a hard time stopping. If you haven’t yet dabbled in bird watching, known colloquially as birding, we have just one question. Why not? Birding is the perfect way of partially disconnecting from the digital world we find ourselves in and connecting with nature through…

Bird Photography

Optics

Wildlife Photography

Camera Settings for the Perfect Pet Photos

1 month ago

Imagine, if you will, a photo shoot. Your subject is a striped, orange cat bouncing off of the walls. You have your camera raised to your brow, finger on the trigger, waiting for the perfect pose. He turns his gaze toward you, but his head is constantly moving. No matter, you quickly fire a few frames, figuring that you finally nailed the shot. You check your shots, only to see a series of blurry…

Pet Photography

Camera Settings