Tag: Michael Jang

  • Meet Michael Jang, photography’s new cult hero

    Meet Michael Jang, photography’s new cult hero

    Meet Michael Jang, photography’s new cult hero After going unseen for decades, Michael Jang’s work is finally gaining the plaudits it deserves – and the 68-year-old is loving every second. via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/playlist-archive/michael-jang-who-is-michael-jang-photography/ The 68-year-old’s photography views the world through a mischievous lens. After going unseen for decades, it’s finally gaining the plaudits it…

  • The Documentary Photography Issue VII: Home, reimagined

    The Documentary Photography Issue VII: Home, reimagined

    The Documentary Photography Issue VII: Home, reimagined It feels as if our relationship with the idea of home is changing.  Across the world, nationalism finds itself dancing freely with far-right politics, while political divisions have chopped families right down the middle, transforming previously tight-kni via Huck Magazine: https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/the-documentary-photography-issue-vii-home-reimagined/ ‘Home’ is both a physical and imagined…

  • l e n s c r a t c h: Michael Jang

    Link: Bernd Reinhardt, shared the work of his friend, Michael Jang, with me recently. Bernd is inspired not only by his photographs, but by his philosphies and approach to his image making and I have to agree with that assessment. Michael is not your typical photographer.

  • The Point by Kirk Crippens and Michael Jang

    Link: Somewhere in the virtual world, I came across The Point, a new Blurb book that is the collaborative effort of Kirk Crippens and Michael Jang. I’m a big fan of both photographers, and I love the idea of working apart and together to create a significant project.

  • A Rediscovered Archive from California in the Seventies | The New Yorker

    A Rediscovered Archive from California in the Seventies | The New Yorker

    A Rediscovered Archive from California in the Seventies As a young artist, Michael Jang captured L.A. glitz, San Francisco streets, and his Chinese-American family. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/a-rediscovered-archive-from-california-in-the-seventies Sometime in 2002, the photographer Michael Jang went to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and dropped off some of his old pictures that he…

  • Michael Jang’s American Dream

    Michael Jang’s American Dream

    Michael Jang’s American Dream The photographer revisits his deeply funny and idiosyncratic images of suburbs, celebrities, and California in the 1970s. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/michael-jang-california/ The photographer revisits his deeply funny and idiosyncratic images of suburbs, celebrities, and California in the 1970s.

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – Who is Michael Jang? A Conversation with the Master of the Long Game

    Juxtapoz Magazine – Who is Michael Jang? A Conversation with the Master of the Long Game Seeing Michael Jang’s work for the first time, you might assume he’s long been a fixture of the photography world. His work feels like it belongs alon… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/interview-who-is-michael-jang/ Seeing Michael Jangs work for the first time, you might…

  • Watch This: Photographer Michael Jang Shows Off His Sweet San Francisco Home Studio | American Photo

    Watch This: Photographer Michael Jang Shows Off His Sweet San Francisco Home Studio The most recent episode from the “Artist Cribs” series features photographer Michael Jang’s sweet San Francisco home. As Jang walks through his place, he takes time to show off images from his archives, his cameras, and what looks like an incredible home…

  • B: Q & A with Michael Jang

    B: Q & A with Michael Jang

    Q & A with Michael Jang Michael Jang by Amanda Boe Michael Jang is a photographer based in San Francisco. • One photo of yours that struck me … Link: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2015/03/q-with-michael-jang.html Look, I extend the antennas to detect pools of energy, respond and react with little if no thought, shoot like a blind man with…

  • Punk Rock, DIY Access and Secret Success: Michael Jang – Raw File

    Punk Rock, DIY Access and Secret Success: Michael Jang – Raw File

    Punk Rock, DIY Access and Secret Success: The Photography of Michael Jang NSFW: Some images in this gallery contain explicit content. Michael Jang’s portfolio is an eclectic mixture of gripping moments, shot with skill and attitude. Luminaries such as David Bowie, Johnny Rotten and Richard Pryor are caught with their guard down via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2009/10/michael-jang/…