Prime Lenses Episode 8 - Dan Milnor
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Prime Lenses Episode 8 - Dan Milnor

Prime Lenses - Episode 8 - Dan Milnor

Daniel Milnor is the “Creative Ambassador” for Blurb, Inc. Milnor is a former news, editorial, and commercial photographer who now works primarily on long-term projects. His work combines still photographs, motion, sound, and the written word. Milnor began printing his work in the darkroom in 1988 and has self-published hundreds of titles, from award-winning to experimental. His love of travel and teaching have combined for workshops across Latin America, Europe, Australia, and North America. He has taught at the Art Center College of Design and the Academy of Art University. His work is in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art collections, The George Eastman House, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. He lives in New Mexico.

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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.

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Prime Lenses Episode 7 - Dave Herring
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Prime Lenses Episode 7 - Dave Herring

Prime Lenses - Episode 7 - Dave Herring

My guest today is Dave Herring. Normally I describe guests as photographers but Dave has recently shed this label preferring instead to be thought of as a creative. He produced a really interesting video about it too, explaining why he thinks of himself in this way. He's a working photographer with an interesting lens choice and varied career that's brought him to this place.

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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.

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Prime Lenses Episode 6 - Justin Mott
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Prime Lenses Episode 6 - Justin Mott

Justin Mott is an independent photojournalist, commercial photographer, and documentary filmmaker based in Vietnam and is available for covering assignments worldwide.

He has shot over 100 assignments for the New York Times while a retrospective of his work photographed in Vietnam has been featured on the BBC.

Mott is also a global ambassador for Helping Rhinos , a non-profit dedicated to rhino conservation worldwide, and his work documenting the last two northern white rhinos left in the world was featured in Leica’s global witness campaign.

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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.

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Prime Lenses Episode 5  - Julien Pasternak
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Prime Lenses Episode 5 - Julien Pasternak

The fifth episode of Prime Lenses is a conversation with French photographer Julien Pasternak. He’s based in Paris and shoots weddings, events and street. This conversation was so interesting and insightful. I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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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.

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Prime Lenses Episode 4 - Ben Fraternale
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Prime Lenses Episode 4 - Ben Fraternale

Prime Lenses - Episode 4 - Ben Fraternale

Ben is a photographer, director and YouTuber probably most widely known for his work on In an Instant.

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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.

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Prime Lenses Episode 3
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Prime Lenses Episode 3

Prime Lenses - Episode 3 - Rob Gray

Rob Gray is one of a small collection of photographers lucky enough to travel the world as part of the MotoGP traveling circus. His work is incredible and he was fantastic company for this episode.

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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.

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Prime Lenses Episode 2
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Prime Lenses Episode 2

Prime Lenses - Episode 2 - Justin Sorensen

My guest today is Justin Sorensen, a New York based photographer who’s focused on sports in his work and shared 3 of his favourite lenses.

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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.

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Prime Lenses Episode 1
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Prime Lenses Episode 1

Danny Bligh is a US photographer I've known for about 6 years. He has a really personal homely style and a love of purposeful and well made tools. He's fantastic company.

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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.

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