Category: Interviews
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A Photo Editor – Simon Barnett, DOP at Newsweek Prepares for the Olympics
With the Olympics just around the corner I thought I’d check in with Simon Barnett of Newsweek, because he’s hired his very own dream team of photographers (Laforet, Miralle and Powell) to provide coverage of the event. Check it out here.
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Shoot! Interview: Dan Saelinger Self-Promotes – Shoot The Blog
I received an introductory email from Dan Saelinger the other day (that’s him, above). Turns out he shot the cover of July’s Self-Promotion themed PDN, and was using some newly-inspired guerilla tactics to get himself out there; he sent me some promos and said some humorous things. And you know what– it worked! Saelinger turns…
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Colin Finlay interview on liveBooks – MediaStorm: Blog
liveBooks has an interesting series of interviews called Photographers in Focus on their site. The photographers chosen span a wide range of photography- from fashion to cars to journalism. The most recent is an interview with renowned photojournalist Colin Finlay. Check it out here.
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A Photo Editor – What’s Up With Alec Soth
Alec Soth wrote a seminal photography blog (here) then one day up and quit. And, I’m not talking “hey, I’m getting tired of this s* I think I’ll pull back a bit,” I’m talking Bermuda-triangle-sudden-radio-silence quit. I always figured the man’s got his reasons and we’ll leave it at that. But, after you’ve been on…
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A short conversation with the new Magnum nominees Olivia Arthur and Peter van Agtmael – the photo blog of Magnum Photos
A week ago, during the 61st Annual General Meeting of Magnum, two new nominees were welcomed into the circle of Magnum Photographers. Once a year, the photographers from Magnum travel to Paris, London or New York for their Annual General Meeting (AGM). The 2008 AGM took place at the end of June in Paris. One…
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John Moore – The Digital Journalist
If the photojournalism community can be said to be a network of extraordinary witnesses, it is interesting to see one of those individuals rise to prominence within the community itself. Such is Getty photographer John Moore, who in his second decade of international work has emerged as one of the finest photojournalists of his generation.…
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Matt Eich: The Good Struggle – Shoot The Blog
You’re 20 years old. You’ve just won the College Photographer of the Year award, and then your girlfriend becomes pregnant. Is this the beginning or the end? Matt Eich picked up his camera and precociously declared, “Nothing good comes without some sort of struggle.” Not only is Matt an Eddie Adams Workshop alumnus, but he…
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Sports Shooter Conversation: A Q & A with Wally Skalij On Covering The NBA Finals
Photo by Robert Hanashiro / Sports Shooter The Los Angeles Times’ Wally Skalij covered the recent Boston Celtics – LA Lakers NBA Finals. Sports Shooter sat down with him to discuss the trials and tribulations of covering this highly anticipated match up, Skalij had covered the Lakers four previous appears in the Finals. Check it…
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Election Violence in Zimbabwe: The Story Behind the Photo
The photograph was a stunner. Displayed across four columns at the top of Page One of Thursdays New York Times, the image showed a baby boy with casts on both legs, the apparent victim of the violence marking the presidential election in Zimbabwe. In these times of mass video delivery and saturation of visual messages,…
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Canon Digital Learning Center – Interview: Vincent Laforet
Vincent Laforet was born in Switzerland in 1975. He is one of the true young lions of photography. His photographs are characterized by great inventiveness, technical sophistication, and a sure compositional eye. He was a staff photographer for The New York Times from 2000 until 2006, when he modified his contract to became the newspaper’s…
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Behind the Lens with Robert Hanashiro – – PopPhotoJune 2008
This month we focus on Robert “Bert” Hanashiro, 53, a staff photographer with USA Today since 1989. Known worldwide for his online sports photography community, SportsShooter.com, Hanashiro will join thousands of other journalists in Beijing this August for what will be his sixth Summer Olympics. In anticipation of the 2008 Olympic games, Hanashiro talked with…
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Liz Kuball Photography | Blog: Interview: Allison V. Smith
I’ve heard Allison V. Smith’s name in the blogosphere here or there, and I finally spent some time on her blog and ordered her zine, and I am officially a huge fan. She’s seriously good. I had some questions for her, and she was kind enough to let me post our conversation here. Check it…
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A Photo Editor – Darius Himes, Publisher- Radius Books
DARIUS HIMES, PUBLISHER- RADIUS BOOKS Check it out here.
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Interview with Alan Taylor, Creator of Boston Globe's The Big Picture – Waxy.org
With its vibrant oversized photographs and minimalist design, the Boston Globe’s The Big Picture weblog launched on June 1 to instant global acclaim. It’s designed, programmed, and written by Alan Taylor, an old-school web programmer and blogger, in his spare time while working on community features at Boston.com. Check it out here.
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Not Your Typical Concert Shots – – PopPhotoJune 2008
A Q&A with photographer James Mollison about his new collection of concert portraits. Check it out here.
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Behind the Lens with Stacy Pearsall – – PopPhotoJune 2008
Combat photojournalist Stacy Pearsall was named the Military Photographer of the Year recently for the second time. One of only two women to take home the honor, she is the first woman to take it twice. Having just finished serving as a mentor for the annual Department of Defense Worldwide Military Workshop, Pearsall talked with…
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Andy Biggs and Banana Republic Go WIld – Shoot The Blog
PhotoShelter photographer Andy Biggs is passionate about African Safaris and animal imagery, and it shows in his work. Biggs recently landed a big deal with Banana Republic; they’re using his images in stores, on billboards and in window displays as part of their Summer 2008 advertising campaign. The images are all black&white, and are calm…
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A Photo Editor – Can Visa pour l’Image Remain Relevant?
For the past 19 years photographers and photo editors have gathered near the Spanish border in Perpignan, France for a grand festival to celebrate photojournalism. This years festival from August 30th to September 14th will mark the 20th such meeting and I have been handed an interview with Jean-François Leroy the festivals founding and current…
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DARIUS HIMES » A Conversation with Stephen Shore
I have been placed in an unfair position. Stephen Shore is a photographer that deservedly enjoys a place of some stature in the history of photography. At the age of 14, three of his photographs were acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and in 1971 he gained the distinction of being…
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Zeptonn – Josh Spear
Jan Willem Wennekes, also known as Stinger, crafts a killer monster. Well, “killer” in its most docile, endearing sense — because the creatures of this Netherlands-based designer have always had more success drawing aww’s than arghh’s! As founder of Zeptonn Lab, Stinger cranks out his unique style of design for clients like PlayStation, Scion, and…