John Kraus, known as "Snap", is a photographer based on Florida's Space Coast working to capture rocket launches and other spaceflight activities in Cape Canaveral and around the world. Outside of that work, he serves as the Content Director of the Polaris Program and has worked with, and had his images used by, space entities such as NASA, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, the European Space Agency, Inspiration4, the Polaris Program and more.
In this episode, Ben and John discuss how John got his big break capturing the Inspiration4 mission, pushing the envelope when it comes to space photography and what it was like covering Inspiration4 and the upcoming Polaris missions.
What you will hear in this episode
What picture John uses on his desktop
Pushing the envelope in space photography, and rookie mistakes
John's favourite pictures
How John started as a photographer and how he was selected to cover Inspiration4
Being young: an advantage?
Being an "extra astronaut", and whether John trains astronauts to take pictures
Would John go to space?
How John is going to capture the Polaris Dawn launch
Follow John Kraus
Some of John's work
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