Episode 112 - Mark Mann

About this episode

Mark Mann discusses his journey as a portrait photographer and the impact of technology on photography.

Mark Mann is a portrait photographer based in the US but originally from Scotland and with a Leica connection so that was more than enough excuse for me to invite him onto the show. We get into cameras he enjoys, the changes he sees coming with AI and how you handle running up someone else’s phone bill in the 90s. Sign up to the Prime Lenses newsletter for a mid-week treat. 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 pho tographers 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.

People in this episode

Host: Iain Farrell

Guest: Mark Mann

Topics covered

• portrait photography
• AI in photography
• camera equipment
• photographer interviews
• personal stories

Keywords

• portrait photography
• Leica
• AI
• cameras
• photography tools

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Leica

Places: US, Scotland

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