My guest today is Gajan Balan, 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. Gajan and I were able to speak ahead of his unveiling as the worldwide brand ambassador for the Leica SL3-S that was announced earlier this week. He’s been able to travel the world as part of this project and produce a really wonderful film to promote the new camera. Full disclosure, Leica suggested the timing of this episode but as you’ll hear from the conversation we were already in contact and this is in no way a paid promotion, they just put us in touch ahead of the launch. Gajan and I got on great and I can’t wait to speak to him again in future about his next projects but for now please enjoy this first chat.

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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.