Category: Interviews
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Redefining Street Photography with Alex and Rebecca Norris Webb – Photographs by Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb | Interview by Cat Lachowskyj | LensCulture
Redefining Street Photography with Alex and Rebecca Norris Webb – Photographs by Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb | Interview by Cat Lachowskyj | LensCulture Photography duo Alex and Rebecca Norris Webb offer insight into the evolution of their practice, and why the genre of street photography isn’t so easy to define via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/rebecca-norris-and-alex-webb-redefining-street-photography-with-alex-and-rebecca-norris-webb…
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Juxtapoz Magazine – Let Them Eat Cake: Cheryl Dunn in Conversation with Shepard Fairey
Juxtapoz Magazine – Let Them Eat Cake: Cheryl Dunn in Conversation with Shepard Fairey There is deep significance in Cheryl Dunn calling her solo show, LET THEM EAT CAKE, from both the era that she is now shooting and the area for which… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/let-them-eat-cake-cheryl-dunn-in-conversation-with-shepard-fairey/ There is deep significance in Cheryl Dunn calling her solo…
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We have no place to be 1980-1982 – British Journal of Photography
We have no place to be 1980-1982 A newly edited and expanded edition of Jōji Hashiguchi’s seminal photobook is published this month. Here, the photographer reflects on his past, and the time he spent documenting the plight of youth in the 1980s via British Journal of Photography: https://www.bjp-online.com/2020/03/joji-hashiguchi-we-have-no-place-to-be/ A newly edited and expanded edition of…
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Jack Latham Interview: Is Conspiracy a Medium? – AMERICAN SUBURB X
Jack Latham Interview: Is Conspiracy a Medium? “The case it focuses on, saw six innocent young people all suffer memory-distrust syndrome due to coercion by the police and confess to murdering two men in Iceland of which they had no links. This was achieved by the police by enforcing a narrative onto via AMERICAN SUBURB…
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Social Responsibility in Visual Storytelling: Photojournalist Kriston Jae Bethel Weighs In – PhotoShelter Blog
Social Responsibility in Visual Storytelling: Photojournalist Kriston Jae Bethel Weighs In – PhotoShelter Blog Philadelphia based photographer Kriston Jae Bethel has been featured in some impressive print and digital publications: American Libraries, Grid Magazine, Mashable, Minneapolis Star Tribune, New Jersey Magazine, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquir via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2020/03/social-responsibility-in-visual-storytelling-photojournalist-kriston-jae-bethel-weighs-in/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29 Philadelphia based photographer…
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To Discover a Story – Photographs by Carolina Rapezzi | Interview by W. Scott Olsen | LensCulture
To Discover a Story – Photographs by Carolina Rapezzi | Interview by W. Scott Olsen | LensCulture Italian photographer Carolina Repezzi unfolds the story behind this arresting portrait of a young water seller, taken in the Agbogbloshie e-waste scrapyard in Ghana via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/carolina-rapezzi-to-discover-a-story This award-winning photo was made in a hellish place that has…
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B: Q & A with Jason Tippet
Q & A with Jason Tippet Jason Tippet is a filmmaker and photographer based in Los Angeles. (An abridged version of this interview was published originally … Link: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2020/02/q-with-jason-tippet.html Jason Tippet is a filmmaker and photographer based in Los Angeles.
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A Present Observer – Photographs by Laura Stevens | Interview by Amy Parrish | LensCulture
A Present Observer – Photographs by Laura Stevens | Interview by Amy Parrish | LensCulture Portrait photographer Laura Stevens has achieved a great level of success since winning an Emerging Talent Award in 2014—and she shares some pearls of wisdom for others embarking on a similar journey via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/laura-stevens-a-present-observer Portrait photographer Laura Stevens has…
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A Conversation with CPC 2009 Winner Bradley Peters – Conscientious
Link: Bradley Peters is one of the winners of this year’s Conscientious Portfolio Competition. A recent graduate from Yale, his work marries what might be thought of as the currently dominant Yale aesthetic (which often involves staging photography) with the flash-heavy, completely spontaneous kind of photography that has been very popular in Britain. Ultimately, such…
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The Visual Student » Internship Q&A: The Virginian-Pilot
Link: Randall Greenwell is the Director of Photography at The Virginian-Pilot. Greenwell has been Director of Photography for almost two years.
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AMERICANSUBURB X: "Mary Ellen Mark with Constance Sullivan (1990)"
Link: To me a documentary photographer and a photojournalist are pretty much the same thing. If I have to make a distinction, I’m more a documentary photographer–I don’t think of myself as a photo-essayist in the sense that I always consider a magazine layout when I’m working. To be honest with you, I always try…
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Two Way Lens: Tierney Gearon
Tierney Gearon MW What inspired you to start taking photographs, and what is the primary inspiration for you to keep working in this field? TG I used … Link: http://2waylens.blogspot.com/2009/11/tierney-gieron.html I used to model and when I was working I started document everything with my camera ! I am a very visual person . When…
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Interview: Damon Winter
Link: Yes. I can’t imagine any other place to go. As long as I’ve had a camera it has been my dream to work at the New York Times. It seems in the current climate of photojournalism the New York Times is the best place to be right now.
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'Violet Isle': Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb on their new photography book | RESOLVE
Link: Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb are both photographers. They also happen to be married to one another. Alex, a member of Magnum Photos, is known for his lyrical street photography, collected in books including Istanbul, Crossings, and Amazon. Rebecca published her first photography book, The Glass Between Us: Reflections of Urban Creatures, in…
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A Conversation with Mark Steinmetz – Conscientious
Link: Having spent a lot of time with Mark Steinmetz’s books South East and Greater Atlanta, I was curious about the history and photographer behind the work. So I asked Mark for an interview, and much to my delight he agreed to it.
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Q&A: Chris Zedano, New York – Feature Shoot
Link: Chris Zedano, originally from Lima, Peru, has been living and working in New York since 2002. For this project, Staple Street, he has photographed some of New York’s most interesting characters on a street in Tribeca (Staple Street) that dates back to at least the early 19th century.
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2010: What Does it all Mean?! Also: Hero James Muspratt. | A Photography Blog
Link: I redesigned and relaunched my own portfolio site recently, and I worked with the wonderful James Muspratt to make it happen. So here is an interview with the fellow.
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Interview: Christopher Morris talks about his videos of the American presidents | dvafoto
Link: You probably already know Christopher Morris‘ work. One of the founding members of VII, his conflict photography is unparalleled and his recent work on American politics, including the book “My America,” has redefined visual coverage of the White House. You might not know that Morris has been making videos in addition to his still…
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Inside the Minds of Bill Stockland and Maureen Martel | RESOLVE
Link: Stockland Martel, founded in 1980 by Maureen Martel and Bill Stockland, is one of the best-known and respected photo-representation agencies in the country. In this interview conducted by Kristina Feliciano, who runs the Stockland Martel blog, Bill and Maureen explain how they built their auspicious roster, which includes Nadav Kander, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, and Doug…
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Lens Culture Conversations with Photographers: Simon Roberts
Link: British Photographer Simon Roberts chooses to embark on long-term, in-depth visual studies of people and the places they live. He describes his work as socio-documentary photography, which when viewed as a whole, can be seen as a rich, subjective source of visual anthropology of contemporary life.