PHOTOGRAPHER’S Q&A – JONATHAN TAGGART

JONATHAN TAGGART – News Photographers Association of Canada:

I was awarded a scholarship to a Magnum Workshop in Toronto in May of 2008, and while I was there I was fortunate enough to work with the Canadian photographer Larry Towell. I’ve always admired his work, but what I found most insightful was hearing him speak about his experiences in the field and about his working methodology. The best piece of advice he gave his students was we should expect to spend half our time shooting and the other half editing, because it is through the editing process that depth of narrative is created.

Although I might revise that to say, “expect to spend a third of your time gaining access, a third shooting, and a third editing.”