About this podcast
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 interchangeable, attached to a camera, integrated into a gadget. I’m interested in the sometimes complex relationship we have with the tools we choose, why they can mean so much, and how they make us feel.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 172 episodes
- Episode 138 - Simon King · Season 1 Episode 138138. Simon King He made a feature film about 27 London street photographers on a camcorder, and now he isn't sure who his next one is for. Guest: Simon King, a London documentary…
- Episode 137 - Ron Timehin · Season 1 Episode 137137. The World’s Best Visa Ron Timehin on trumpets, fog, Vogue, burnout, and why a body of work outlives a post. Guest: Ron Timehin — London photographer and director, Sony…
- What I’ve Seen with Nicklas Pettersson · Season 1 Episode 1365
- Episode 136 - Colin Prior · Season 1 Episode 136Prime Lenses Episode 136 – Colin Prior Four decades of Scottish landscapes, the camera he sold and never went back to, and thoughts on the future of photography and AI. Guest…
- Episode 135 - James Popsys · Season 1 Episode 134135. James Popsys What 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…
- Episode 134 - Daria Zlobinski · Season 1 Episode 134What 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…
- Episode 133 - Anthony Prince Leslie · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 133My 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…
- Foto Walks 2026 with Michael Howard · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 1325A 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…
- Episode 132 - Geoff Ang · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 132Mentioned in this episode People Helmut Newton — fashion photographer Geoff cites as having briefly worked in the Singapore press before his career took off · Wikipedia Steve…
- Episode 131 - Graham Niven · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 131Mentioned in this episode People Colin Prior — cited as one of the landscape photographers whose 1990s work first caught Graham's eye, before that kind of image became common in…
- Episode 130 - Jocelyn Bain Hogg · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 130Support 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…
- Episode 129 - Natasa Leoni · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 130Natasa 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…
- Episode 128 - Rachael Talibart · 1 h 10 min · Season 1 Episode 128Rachael 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…
- Episode 127 - Dave Herring Returns · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 122Dave 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…
- Episode 126 - Kit Young · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 122Kit 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…
- Appreciating the Small Stuff with Ian Bogost · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 1255People 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…
- Episode 125 - Irene Yee · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 125This 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…
- Stockholm Fotomarathon 2026 · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 122Emil 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…
- Episode 124 - Mike Chudley · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 124This 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…
- Week of Walks Episode 5This 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…
