Episode 132 - Geoff Ang

Mentioned 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 Jobs — referenced as an example of the "human factor" books Geoff reads about how people become exceptional · Wikipedia

Books and reading

Inside the Mind of a Photographer by Geoff Ang — his book distilling 20 years of workshop material into a guide to the psychological and business side of commercial photography · insidethemindofaphotographer.com

Tools and products

Phase One digital backs — the medium format system Geoff bought into in the late '90s and still shoots today · phaseone.com

Sinar 4x5 cameras — the large-format studio camera system he used for high-resolution transparencies · Wikipedia

Dicomed — the dedicated digital retouching system used before Photoshop matured · Wikipedia

Leica SL3 — his current mirrorless body; Geoff has been a Leica ambassador since the first SL · leica-camera.com

Fujifilm GFX — his second current system, chosen for faster autofocus at high resolution than his Phase One · fujifilm-x.com

Apple Vision Pro — discussed as a new, if "selfish," way of viewing photography · apple.com

Sony Alpha 7R VI — mentioned by Iain as a recent loaner, notable for combining high resolution with strong video specs · Sony product page

Godox — budget lighting-stand brand Geoff cites as part of the barrier-to-entry drop after 2010 · godox.com

Companies and institutions

GeoffStudio — Geoff Ang's studio and portfolio site · geoffang.com

Profoto — lighting brand Geoff has been a longtime workshop ambassador for · profoto.com

Leica Gallery Singapore — hosted his recent exhibition to launch his book · leica-camera.com

Places and events

Singapore — Geoff's home base for his entire career · Wikipedia

Bali — where Geoff lived semi-retired during COVID and wrote much of his book · Wikipedia

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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.