Gajan Balan is a photographer and director based in Toronto. His visuals are an exercise in world building that moves across portraiture, fashion, street, and documentary. Gajan’s work has garnered multiple awards, publications, and galleries but his primary focus remains on highlighting humanistic stories from around the world. Namely those that draw inspiration from his culture and heritage. His goal is to develop compelling stories that can inspire the next generation of creatives.
Gajan is currently working on his first feature-length documentary set to release in 2026.
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“Gajan is a Toronto-based photographer and director who does varied work as a street and portrait photographer while also producing stories for his newsletter and community called Church & Street.”
“Gajan and I were able to speak ahead of his unveiling as the worldwide brand ambassador for the Leica SL3-S. 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.”
“On this episode of the AOV podcast we talk with Gajan Balan a creator and artist. Aside from being an incredible photographer he hosted 5 podcasts himself, has a family and thriving career. How does he do it all? Find out on todays episode!”
“As a photographer and director working with the big brands and artists, he spends the workday creating new content to engage with creators, and then he goes home and creates his own content to do exactly the same thing.”