Prime Lenses
Prime Lenses is a podcast series featuring interviews with photographers, who discuss their craft through the lens of three significant lenses they have owned or used. The conversations explore the personal and emotional attachments photographers develop with their equipment, and how these tools shape their creative vision. From cameras to integrated gadget lenses, each episode reveals why particular lenses hold meaning and how they influence the photographer's work.
Episodes
Episode 128 - Rachael Talibart
Rachel Talibart is a photographer of coast and sea based in the UK.Support the show on Patreon.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that they had in their youth. Prime Lenses is a series of interviews with photographers talking about their photography by
Episode 127 - Dave Herring Returns
Dave Herring returns to the show this week to talk about his remit to educate and entertain. He’s a lovely guest with excellent taste in 35mm lenses :)Support the show on Patreon.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that they had in their youth. Prime Len
Episode 126 - Kit Young
Kit Young is a British analogue photographer and printer. In an age where film is a niche choice and many folks who do shoot it send their film to someone else to process and scan, Kit handles the whole process himself, making his photos, developing the film and then making the prints in a darkroom. As a result his images stand out to me and have a very specific look.Support the show on Patreon.Mo
Appreciating the Small Stuff with Ian Bogost
People often say “It’s the little things”, but what does that mean? Ian Bogost has written a book on this subject called The Small Stuff, and in it he describes the gratification that we can all get from paying attention to the small things that happen around us every day. The way a camera feels in the hand, the texture of our clothing, the difference in taste of a soda drunk from a can instead of
Episode 125 - Irene Yee
This week, my guest is Irene Yee, a photographer specialising in the outdoors and climbing. She’s a brilliant and open guest who shares a lot of her techniques and ideas for making great creative work.Support the show on Patreon.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small
Stockholm Fotomarathon 2026
Emil Gyllenberg joins me today. He is the chief organiser of the Stockholm FotoMaraton, a 24 hour event taking place in August. I had never heard of such a thing, people running around making pictures for 24 hours and then entering to have theirs selected as the best in various categories, so I contacted them and Emil agreed to come on to talk about it. Support the show on Patreon.More about this
Episode 124 - Mike Chudley
This week I’m joined by Mike Chudley, a Photographer and YouTuber based in the UK. We begin talking about other creators we admire and spoke as he was putting the finishing touches to his video about a trip he made to China.Support the show on Patreon.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their f
Week of Walks Episode 5
This week we’re releasing a short daily episode to remind you to get out and make some images. We hope you’ll join us over on Patreon and share the images you make.https://patreon.com/PrimeLenses
Week of Walks Episode 4
This week we’re releasing a short daily episode to remind you to get out and make some images. We hope you’ll join us over on Patreon and share the images you make.https://patreon.com/PrimeLenses
Week of Walks Episode 3
This week we’re releasing a short daily episode to remind you to get out and make some images. We hope you’ll join us over on Patreon and share the images you make.https://patreon.com/PrimeLenses
Week of Walks Episode 2
This week we’re releasing a short daily episode to remind you to get out and make some images. We hope you’ll join us over on Patreon and share the images you make.https://patreon.com/PrimeLenses
Week of Walks Episode 1
This week we’re releasing a short daily episode to remind you to get out and make some images. We hope you’ll join us over on Patreon and share the images you make.https://patreon.com/PrimeLenses
Episode 123 - Nicklas Pettersson
Nicklas Pettersson is a Danish photographer whose work I discovered by way of the Widelux camera he has used to photograph the front lines in Ukraine.Support the show on Patreon.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that they had intheir youth. Prime Lense
Episode 122 - Martina Trepczyk
Martina Trepczyk is a filmmaker and photographer who is most at home in the sea. We spoke just as the Leica SL3-P was launching about her own use of the SL system, using bad gear before the best gear and what she wants to make in the future. You can follow everything Martina does on the links below.InstagramTigereyesWorkshopsSupport the show on Patreon.More about this show:A camera is just a tool
Episode 121 - Philipp Reinhard
Philipp Reinhard is a German photographer who has spent his career traveling the world making commercial sports and product imagery. Like a lot of my favourite photographers he’s is people powered. He even gets to branch out occasionally to make the accessories he wishes existed already with partners like Oberwerth.Sign up to the Prime Lenses newsletter for a mid-week treat.Support the show on Pat
Episode 120 - Mark Forbes
Mark Forbes is a photographer with European roots now based in Australia. I came across his work quite by accident when looking at cool medium format photos and decided to get in touch and see if he’d like to be on the show. Thankfully for me he said yes and you’ll get to hear about his process, his book making adventures and the value that a bit of distance from the moment of capture can make to
Episode 119 - Justin French
Justin French is a self taught photographer and director who has studied in London and is now based in New York. His work is beautiful, modern and textured with a style that borrows heavily from classical painting and has taken him around the world shooting for the likes of National Geographic, Vogue, Rolling Stone and many more. He’s thoughtful and charming company and I think you’ll enjoy this c
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Alfie [BOXX] camera with Dave Faulkner
Dave Faulkner is a product designer and engineer turned camera maker. Having successfully released the Tych half frame film camera in 2022, he’s back with a new project, the Alfie [BOXX] camera designed to allow a user to make beautiful small prints using a handmade wood and brass camera. Dave agreed to come on to the show to talk about the new camera and what he’s hoping folks will get out of it.
Episode 118 - Tammie Joske
Tammie Joske is a photographer turned creator who has recently decided to go it alone and make videos about street and film photography. A friend of the show recommended I get in touch with her because like me she shoots the C Biogon 35 f2.8 on her M camera. That would ordinarily be enough, but the fact that Tammie is such fun to watch online meant that I knew we’d have a great conversation. I hop
Episode 117 - Mattia Bidoli
Mattia Bidoli is photographer and magician who has worked in some of the most dangerous places on the planet. His photography from places experiencing conflict like Ukraine and Gaza are sadly in demand in 2026. I met him at the Raw Photo Festival in May and he was kind enough to talk to me while we were there and give me a copy of his book which I devoured on the journey home. He’s a wonderful hum
Episode 116 - Benj Haisch
Benj Haisch is part of a proud tradition of guests who are musicians turned photographers/ YouTubers which nicely reinforces my personal biases when it comes to what genuinely constitutes creativity. Cutting his teeth photographing everything, with everything he’s a voice I trust in the photography space. He’s a warm, fun photographer and was a joy to speak with so I’ll get out of the way and let
Traces with Justin Sorensen
Justin Sorensen is a sports photographer based in New York. He has a book out about the effect of sports on the human body. I wanted to speak to him about how he came to make the book and what’s next. You can pick up a copy of the book here.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camer
Episode 115 - Lydia Winters
Lydia Winters is a former game developer turned photographer/ story teller for hire. She and I have worked on Minecraft in the past but never got to work together. All that changes now as we go deep into our nerdy love for cameras and just a little bit of fun with watches.Sign up to the Prime Lenses newsletter for a mid-week treat.Support the show on Patreon.More about this show:A camera is just a
Episode 114 - Johany Jutras
Johany Jutras is a Canadian photographer specialising in making images of Athletes. I found her because she was posting on Substack about finding a new perspective with a fixed lens compact camera, the Leica Q. I found this to be fascinating, taking something that is absolutely not designed with that use case in mind, would require getting up close and would only offer one perspective. As you’ll h
Episode 113 - Cal Holland
Cal Holland is a UK based street photographer who exclusively shoots film and not on a Leica. I felt like I had to know more and found him to be a great guest. I mention in the show that I was logging photos I was taking using a shortcut. You can download it yourself here, there are instructions for using it in the shortcut. There is a bit of setup needed. I also talk about Lenstagger which is a g
Episode 112 - Mark Mann
Mark Mann is a portrait photographer based in the US but originally from Scotland and with a Leica connection so that was more than enough excuse for me to invite him onto the show. We get into cameras he enjoys, the changes he sees coming with AI and how you handle running up someone else’s phone bill in the 90s.Sign up to the Prime Lenses newsletter for a mid-week treat.Support the show on Patre
Tim Paton of Irys Photos on life as a commercial photographer
Tim Paton is Irys Photos Global Partnerships Manager, and has worked in and around photos a photography his entire career. We spoke recently and he offered to come onto the show to talk about the commercial realities of photography today. This is a great conversation for anyone who wants to make photography their job. More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photogra
Episode 111 - Jorge Delgado-Ureña
Jorge Delgado-Ureña is half of The RAW Society. Long time listeners will remember my conversation with Christelle, his partner in life and photography from episode 19. Jorge has a long career as a photographer behind him, but members of the RAW Society can also attest to his skill as an educator. We speak as preparations are under way for the first RAW Photo Fest, a 4 day celebration of photograph
Artemis II and Space Photography with Paul Reichert
Welcome back to another midweek episode. This week I spoke to Rob Taylor of Leica about the Leitz Phone launch, how Leica think about a collaboration like this and what they wanted to achieve. I hope you enjoy it!More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that
Episode 110 - Matt Osborne AKA Mr Leica
This week my guest is Matt Osborne. An experienced portrait and model photographer, he has made a name for himself as a font of knowledge for all things Leica shooting a host of digital and film cameras he loves to test vintage lenses along side modern options and has a wealth of experience at his fingertips making him a perfect Prime Lenses guest.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but s
Leitz Phone with Rob Taylor of Leica
Welcome back to another midweek episode. This week I spoke to Rob Taylor of Leica about the Leitz Phone launch, how Leica think about a collaboration like this and what they wanted to achieve. I hope you enjoy it!More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that
Episode 109 - Cliff Mautner
Cliff Mautner joins me to talk about his 43-year career as a Nikon photographer shooting everything from weddings to the stuff that was in front of him during COVID. I learned about his work via an open letter he wrote earlier this year that I felt contained interesting conversational fodder and invited him to take part in the show. I was delighted when he said yes.More about this show:A camera is
Episode 108 - Tori Ferenc
Tori Ferenc is a Polish photographer now based in the UK. We met at an event Leica were kind enough to invite me to last year and she agreed to speak to me for the show. I love her work, I think I can spot her images because of her distinctive style and although this is her first podcast, I hope it won’t be her last. More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photograp
Tintype to Banjo Pipeline
In a new midweek episode, I’m joined by Artemis, a photographic artist from the UK. We met on a photo walk last year and have stayed in touch which is how I learned about their snail mail project. I wanted to share it with all of you since I’m really enjoying getting a lovely surprise every month in the post.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and
Episode 107 - Reggie Ballesteros
Reggie Ballesteros is an American photographer who inspires thousands with his wonderful photography videos on YouTube. He makes beautiful images in his spare time having worked professionally as a photographer and now brings that educational and creative vision to his work at Google. He’s partnered with brands, shot many a wedding, and has loved the GRIII so he was a perfect Prime Lenses guest.Mo
Expose for the fireball with Daniel Milnor
This week in a special midweek episode, I’m joined by Daniel Milnor of Shifter and Blurb. It’s a great conversation about life, the universe and everything in it. We even talk about some cameras!More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that they had in their
Episode 106 - Alan Schaller
Alan Schaller is a musician turned street photographer based in the UK. His stunning images have won him global recognition, a book deal and legions of fans turn out for his YouTube videos, but Alan also wants to make the world of photography and publishing better and to that end has founded Irys to help create a more sustainable and artist friendly ecosystem. More about this show:A camera is just
Episode 105 - Joe Cornish
Joe Cornish is a landscape photographer and true lover of lenses. Perhaps a little more shy in his younger years than now, you’ll hear him discuss how he came to photography. You’ll also hear some sounds in the background, the occasional kettle and the sounds of tea making. Like last week’s episode with Nina, that’s what it’s like recording on the road and I think it adds if I’m honest :) Joe has
Episode 104 - Nina Davidson
Nina Davidson is a photographer from France now based in Scotland with her husband and gorgeous family. Having previously run a bistro in Edinburgh she’s now a full time photographer specialising in fashion and family. She makes beautiful and real feeling images that have gained her an audience online and caught the attention of brands like Leica for whom she was part of a recent campaign. She was
Episode 103 - Omar Z Robles
Omar Z Robles is a Puerto Rican photographer now based in New York City. He has incorporated his background in the performing arts into his photography making beautiful work capturing the incredible physicality of dancers on the streets of NYC. I love his images and I’m not alone, he’s gained quite a following online where he also calls out BS on various photographic trends that he sees as getting
Episode 102 - Hannah Rheaume
Hannah Rheaume is an American photographer who more than anything feels a kinship to animals, and photographing open spaces. She took a chance on an Instagram contest having never left the US before, she won, and fast forward to now she is professionally photographing and leading workshops. She has travelled in her work too from the US and Canada to places like India, Morocco, Taiwan and hopefull
Episode 101 - Bobby Anwar
Bobby Anwar is a street photographer based in Copenhagen, Denmark. We spoke in December fittingly while he was on the street making pictures and taking in a time of year which is much quieter for him. We discussed his work with Oberworth, his start in photography and where he wants to go next. I loved chatting to him and hope you enjoy our conversation.More about this show:A camera is just a tool
Episode 100 - Misan Harriman
Misan Harriman is an award winning photographer, activist and Oscar nominated filmmaker. His work shot to prominence in 2020 after he covered protests following the murder of George Floyd. Since then he has continued to shoot protests and has been outspoken in the face of injustices he sees in the world. I met him at his exhibition titled The Purpose of Light in London and am delighted to have him
RAW Photo Fest 2026
In this special extra episode I speak to Christelle Enquist of The RAW Society about their upcoming festival on the island of Menorca from the 7th - 10th May this year. You can find out more on their website, but hurry, the island is filling up fast!More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their fir
Episode 99 - Alex Harrison Magrath
Alex Harrison Magrath and I had a brief introduction at an event we both attended at the end of last year. Thank you to Mari and the Leica family for that. Alex has come to photography by way of other visual art forms and as you’ll hear is interesting not only because of his gorgeous work, but also because he doesn’t feel like he needs to commit himself solely to this form medium. He’s open and ho
Mark Seymour talks zines and travel to India
This week in an extra episode, Mark Seymour joins me to talk about his travel to India, the zines and books he’s made and some folks he’s met along the way.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that they had in their youth. Prime Lenses is a series of inte
Episode 98 - Lukasz Larsson Warzecha
Lukasz Larsson Warzecha is a contributor to National Geographic magazine and an award-winning documentary photographer, cinematographer and TEDx speaker. For over 16 years he has travelled the world telling scientific stories with his camera. Most recently he was featured in National Geographic.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see the
Episode 97 - Hamish Gill
Hamish Gill is a photographer, entrepreneur and founder. For over a decade he has run 35mmc, a website about film photography started, as you’ll hear, because of a 35mm compact camera that inspired him. Hamish loves image making shooting digital, film and tons of vintage lenses so was an ideal Prime Lenses guest.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers
Episode 96 - Ed Smith
Ed Smith is an athlete turned award winning photographer based in Scotland. I was introduced to Ed through a mutual friend and we got together to discuss the ways he’s documenting life on and around the river Spey in the Highlands. This is the project of a lifetime and hearing Ed speak so passionately about it was a real treat.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with
Ben Fraternale talks Film Photography in China
Ben Fraternale returns in a midweek episode this week to talk about his new documentary about film photography in China. You can watch the film here.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that they had in their youth. Prime Lenses is a series of interviews
Episode 95 - Gajan Balan Returns
Gajan Balan is a photographer and director who has made a name for himself producing films for clients around the world as well as regular viewers like us on YouTube. In this episode he returns for our second on mic chat to discuss image making, where he wants to take his career in 2026 and beyond, and of course, three more lenses!More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time
Lewis Interviews Iain
Iain Farrell makes a weekly podcast series called Prime Lenses. In this special episode he is interviewed by his son, Lewis. They discuss the show, Iain’s initial inspiration for it and where he’d like to take it next. More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime
Episode 94 - Julia Coddington
Julia Coddington is an Australian photographer and artist. She shoots remarkable street photos, leads workshops and is leaning into being a Grandmother. I met her partner Gerry on a photowalk earlier this year and he suggested I look up her work. Look it up I did and a plan to talk we did make. We talk about the way she found photography, her love of travel and the little dogs in their family even
Leave it for at least 30 years with Martin Ellard
It’s Christmas Eve so what better time than now to send over a lovely midweek episode. This week I sat down with Martin Ellard, a photographer form South Wales who is a listener to the show and was kind enough to send me a couple of zines he made of work. They’re fascinating and I couldn’t pass up the chance to talk to him about them. So here’s me chatting with Martin. More about this show:A camer
Episode 93 - Mark Eden
Mark Eden is a commercial and travel photographer working in Australia and around the world. In a rare turn of events he reached out to me, we chatted and I suggested we get together and talk on the show. Mark likes to travel light, go off the beaten track and connect with his subjects so he felt like a good fit for the podcast. I hope you enjoy this chat with Mark. More about this show:A camera i
He was Martin Parr
Martin Parr was a decades long constant in photography who was known for his super saturated, contrasty images, both literally and metaphorically. Awarded a CBE in 2021, which for non-UK listeners is rather a big deal, and the subject of a beautiful documentary in 2024, I wanted to remember Martin who for me is up there with other British cultural icons like Vivienne Westwood, David Bowie and Alex
Episode 92 - Judah Passow
Judah Passow is a photojournalist from the US who has worked and lived in the UK since the 70s. He has seen the newspaper business he came up in change significantly and we discuss the fact that he has had to self fund his most recent project because it’s nigh on impossible to find funding for projects any other way these days. His images shot over 25 years of conflict between Israel and Palestine
Episode 91 - Kevin Fickling
Kevin Fickling is an American photographer, producer and craftsman. He wears many hats and our chat covers how he got into stills photography by way of video, some lenses he’s shared with the world that are now being used in big name productions and we even treat ourselves to the shutter sound of one of his favourite cameras. It’s a treat to sit down with someone who has such interesting creative
Episode 90 - Richard Koek
Richard Koek is a photographer born in The Netherlands who moved to the US and now calls New York his home. He has made a name for himself shooting the streets around the world making commercial work and two books on New York and Tokyo respectively. I really enjoy his outsiders perspective on the places he goes and we discuss in the conversation whether another book is on the way. Richard also has
Episode 89 - Krystle Wright
My guest today is Krystle Wright. Krystle is an award winning Australian photographer who has traveled the world climbing, base jumping and storm chasing to make some truly incredible images. I discovered her through the National Geographic series Photographer. If you’ve not seen it, I can highly recommend it, it’s an incredible series filled with folks making great work. Krystle’s episode is my f
One Month Two - Electric Boogaloo
This week as a midweek treat I’m bringing back a previous guest, Ali O’Keefe. Ali continues to play with old cameras on her One Month, Two Cameras channel, but it’s one of her newer acquisitions that I wanted to talk to her about. The conversation picks up as we both agree that we’re only getting better with age.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers
Episode 88 - Ray Di Pietro
Ray Di Pietro is a working photojournalist based in Nashville. From political candidates to protests, street scenes to t-shirts he shoots it all. I found him almost by accident when searching on Instagram and was struck by his style and felt like we’d get on. I was proved right by this wonderful conversation which I think you’ll all enjoy and which starts and finishes with Ray’s attire which compl
The Ephemeral Haggis with Stasia Schmidt
I asked Stasia if she would be up for speaking with me about her book, Ephemerality, for a little midweek episode this week. She’s fantastic company so the excuse to get her on a call seemed like a good one. Of course, because it’s me, we talk the book but we also talk about future guest Krystle Wright, my one camera rule, sensor cleaning, Irn-Bru and haggis.More about this show:A camera is just a
Episode 87 - Nitrate Fox
Nitrate Fox is a wet plate portrait photographer who has made a name for herself shooting incredible hand crafted tintypes and most recently has released a book of Roller Derby players shot all over the USA. As you’ll hear, she put herself through it to create this body of work. She was a fantastic guest using a very specialist process to make magical images and I hope you enjoy this conversation.
A Certain Affinity with Dan Rubin
This week in a special episode I speak to Dan Rubin about his beta testing of the new software by Affinity and what a powerful and free. creative suite of tools means for the next generation of creatives.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that they had
Episode 86 - Ted Forbes
My guest today is Ted Forbes. A photographer and educator from the US who has made videos online for over 16 years. He released a book last year summarising his thoughts and feeling about the art form and spends much of his time on workshops traveling the world and sharing knowledge. I’ve watched Ted’s videos for pretty much all of those 16 years so the opportunity to spend a hour speaking with hi
It Feels like the Beginning Again - AJ Woomer & Dan Rubin
In this special episode I speak with AJ Woomer and Dan Rubin about AJ’s first book of photography, It Feels Like The Beginning Again.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that they had in their youth. Prime Lenses is a series of interviews with photographe
Episode 85 - Davide De Martis
Davide De Martis is an Italian photographer known for his portraiture of cars and people. He is a student of the visual arts and a treat to spend time with. I tracked Davide down because when I was in Germany at the Leica event, someone had driven there in a very fancy Lamborghini with Italian plates. I posted a picture to socials and was challenged by a listener to find the owner of the vehicle a
Street Scenes with Phil Penman
This week, a special extra episode with Phil Penman to talk about his new book, Street Scenes.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that they had in their youth. Prime Lenses is a series of interviews with photographers talking about their photography by w
Episode 84 - Jasper Fforde
Jasper Fforde is a writer based in Wales. He writes absurdist fiction which I love, but I only recently discovered after 20 years of reading his books, that he’s also a photographer. Shooting film pretty much exclusively he has a collection of amazing vintage film cameras that rivals any selection I’ve ever come across.In the episode we talk about Alice Longstaff’s photos and you can find out more
Migration Patterns with Brandon Ruffin
This week I was able to sit down with friend of the show Brandon Ruffin to talk about his new book, Migration Patterns. In this first book, Brandon shares images that help us to understand his family journey, his heritage and will encourage readers to reflect on where we come from and where we’re going.We also discuss Rahim Fortune’s book Hard Tack, Jamel Shabazz’s A Time Before Crack and Shin Nog
Episode 83 - Ellie Rothnie
Ellie Rothnie is an award winning wildlife photographer based in the UK but as you’ll hear spends more time on the road than at home. A passionate photographer, she picked up a camera along side a “real job” before ditching the nine to five of agency life for one making photos, leading workshops and experiencing the incredible beauty that our natural world has to offer.More about this show:A camer
Episode 82 - Mathieu Bitton
This week I’m in London to speak to Mathieu Bitton, a photographer I’ve admired for some time and was lucky enough to meet in Germany earlier this year. He took time out from his work on tour with Dave Chappelle to talk to me about his love of vintage lenses and his home city of Paris as depicted in his new book, Paris Blues.More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with p
New Glass, Old Soul
This week I was able to sneak in an extra episode, talking about the new Hektor lenses from Leitz Cine. Seth was gracious enough to sit down with me for a little bonus episode. More about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that they had in their youth. Prime Lense
Episode 81 - Bil Brown
Like many folks I like to talk to on the show, Bil Brown is a multi-media artist. He studied writing and poetry but things changed for him when he saw a Leica round Allen Ginsberg’s neck. I was initially interested in how Bil’s commercial and political work coexisted but as you’ll hear, like me he loves to just dive in and our conversation is very wide ranging covering composition, motivation, gea
Episode 80 - Laurence Bouchard
This week my guest is Laurence Bouchard, a British photographer based in Tokyo. He captures the rain soaked streets in incredible detail, his images are also most graphic illustration as much as they are photos and I wanted to speak to him about he approaches the futuristic city he calls home, what it was like to be in a short film shot on vintage glass, and whether he’s fully acclimatised now he’
Episode 79 - Pete Souza
Pete Souza is a former Whitehouse photographer, serving during the latter part of the Reagan Presidency, but was better known to me as the head of photography for the Obama Whitehouse where he and his team made an archive of almost two million images, made history by capturing the first official presidential portrait on a digital camera, and captured moments big and small for posterity. Pete has a
Episode 78 - Goughie
My guest today is Goughie, a photographer and YouTuber in the UK who shoots a variety of photo projects on his various systems to share with his audience online. From posting to a small number of folks back in 2019, he has grown his following and as you’ll hear, I think has a healthy balance to his work online. It’s in service of the photos he wants to make, not the other way around.More about thi
Episode 77 - Silvergrain Classics
My guests today are Charys Schuler and Marwan El Mozayen from Silvergrain Classics. In an age of AI and digital consumption on ever increasing numbers of screens, they are charting a path in the opposite direction. Analogue photography of all kinds is celebrated every quarter in their beautiful magazine which they produce in Germany and send around the world. They are also half of a new company Si
Prime Lenses - The One Where Iain Talks With Friends
This is a midweek mini episode to go along with the newsletter this week. I’m speaking with a few friends about upcoming projects. Hope you enjoy it! Guests - Tom Oldham & @hann_onfilmMore about this show:A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they talk about their first camera or a small fast prime that they had in their youth.
