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Prime Lenses

Prime Lenses

Iain Farrell 158 Episodes Oct 11, 2026

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 135 - James Popsys
Episode 135 - James Popsys Oct 11, 2026 135. James PopsysWhat if the goal isn't to make photography easy - what if the difficulty is the whole point?Guest: James Popsys. Photographer, YouTuber and author based in Snowdonia, North Wales · jamespopsys.com · YouTube and Instagram: search "James Popsys" (P-O-P-S-Y-S)In this episodeJames has been on my list of dream guests for ages, so I was thrilled to finally sit down with him. We start, a
Episode 134 - Daria Zlobinski
Episode 134 - Daria Zlobinski Oct 4, 2026 What do you do when the best trip of your life makes every photo after it feel smaller?Guest: Daria Zlobinski. London-based photographer, macro and nature obsessive, never without a Leica · Instagram: @dariazlb (main) and @d.zlobinski (photography)In this episodeDaria messaged me a while back to say she was burned out and worried she was falling out of love with photography, and would I like to ta
Episode 133 - Anthony Prince Leslie
Episode 133 - Anthony Prince Leslie Sep 27, 2026 0:59:04 My guest this week is Anthony Prince Leslie, a photographer and filmmaker from Brooklyn. He has made a name for himself shooting behind the scenes footage for films like The Drama and Spider-Man Brand New Day. I wanted to speak to him to learn all about shooting behind the scenes on a modern movie set, and on film. This conversation involves some fairly hard-core cameras of the stills and moving p
Foto Walks 2026 with Michael Howard
Foto Walks 2026 with Michael Howard Sep 23, 2026 0:15:00 A little mid-week episode to let you all know about some photo walks taking place this week in conjunction with Foto, the photo sharing app. You can join one of the many walks this weekend, 26th September, taking place all over the world. To find out more head over to their website or listen to my conversation with Michael from Foto.Support the show on Patreon.More about this show:A camera is just
Episode 132 - Geoff Ang
Episode 132 - Geoff Ang Sep 20, 2026 1:06:31 Mentioned in this episodePeopleHelmut Newton — fashion photographer Geoff cites as having briefly worked in the Singapore press before his career took off · WikipediaSteve Jobs — referenced as an example of the "human factor" books Geoff reads about how people become exceptional · WikipediaBooks and readingInside the Mind of a Photographer by Geoff Ang — his book distilling 20 years of workshop ma
Episode 131 - Graham Niven
Episode 131 - Graham Niven Sep 13, 2026 1:03:14 Mentioned in this episodePeopleColin Prior — cited as one of the landscape photographers whose 1990s work first caught Graham's eye, before that kind of image became common in the social media era · colinprior.co.ukJocelyn Bain Hogg — London-based documentary photographer known for his books on British organised crime, The Firm and The Family · theviifoundation.orgMartin Parr — referenced as one o
Episode 130 - Jocelyn Bain Hogg
Episode 130 - Jocelyn Bain Hogg Sep 6, 2026 1:08:00 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 way of three lenses that mean a lot to them. These can be interchan
Episode 129 - Natasa Leoni
Episode 129 - Natasa Leoni Aug 30, 2026 0:59:10 Natasa Leoni is a photographer based in the UK who in addition to commercial work photographs causes she cares about in relation to climate and social change. 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. P
Episode 128 - Rachael Talibart
Episode 128 - Rachael Talibart Aug 23, 2026 1:10:31 Rachael 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
Episode 127 - Dave Herring Returns Aug 16, 2026 1:03:00 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
Episode 126 - Kit Young Aug 9, 2026 1:03:00 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
Appreciating the Small Stuff with Ian Bogost Aug 5, 2026 1:03:00 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

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