Category: Interviews

  • The Daily Edit: Interview with Frank Ockenfels Part Two | A Photo Editor

    The Daily Edit: Interview with Frank Ockenfels Part Two | A Photo Editor

    The Daily Edit: Interview with Frank Ockenfels Part Two – A Photo Editor Heidi: Have you ever been hired for strictly illustration? Frank: No. I’ve been hired to journal and collage, but I’ve never been hired to draw or  illustrate something. If you were offered an illustration project would you take it? I don’t know.…

  • Triggered: David Hobby Reflects on 12 Years with Strobist – PhotoShelter Blog

    Triggered: David Hobby Reflects on 12 Years with Strobist – PhotoShelter Blog

    Triggered: David Hobby Reflects on 12 Years with Strobist – PhotoShelter Blog David Hobby (aka Strobist) has been teaching people to use off-camera flash for 12 years. We talked to him about tech trends and why he won’t be chasing likes on YouTube anytime soon. via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2018/08/triggered-david-hobby-reflects-on-12-years-with-strobist/ For the past 12 years, David…

  • The Daily Edit – Interview with Frank Ockenfels Part One | A Photo Editor

    The Daily Edit – Interview with Frank Ockenfels Part One | A Photo Editor

    The Daily Edit – Interview with Frank Ockenfels Part One – A Photo Editor Photographs  by Beckett Ockenfels   Frank Ockenfels We talk with Frank Ockenfels about fatherhood, photography, and raising boys one of whom is a budding photographer. Heidi: Why do you think your older son Beckett is a good photographer? Frank: Compositi via…

  • Ken Weingart interviews Mei Xian Qiu | LENSCRATCH

    Ken Weingart interviews Mei Xian Qiu | LENSCRATCH

    Ken Weingart interviews Mei Xian Qiu Today, we are sharing an interview that photographer and blogger, Ken Weingart conducted with photographer Mei Xian Qiu. Ken has been producing interviews for his Art and Photography blog, and he has kindly offered to share a his interviews with the Lensc via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2018/05/ken-weingart-interviews-mei-xian-qiu/ Mei Xian Qiu is a Chinese,…

  • Why Photographer Lynsey Addario Set Out to Break Muslim Stereotypes

    Why This Photographer Set Out to Break Muslim Stereotypes Lynsey Addario talks about her experience working within these communities across the U.S. during a years-long reporting project. via Photography: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2018/04/muslims-in-america-lynsey-addario-interview/ Lynsey Addario talks about her experience working within these communities across the U.S. during a years-long reporting project.

  • B: Q & A with Peter Kool

    B: Q & A with Peter Kool

    Q & A with Peter Kool Peter Kool is a photographer based in Belgium. • BA: Briefly describe your childhood.  PK: I grew up in a time when people l… Link: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2018/02/q-with-peter-kool.html When I woke up again my vision wasn’t changed, but I had to get used to taking pictures again. My photography world had…

  • Enlightening Photography: An Interview with Joey Terrill – PhotoShelter Blog

    Enlightening Photography: An Interview with Joey Terrill – PhotoShelter Blog

    Enlightening Photography: An Interview with Joey Terrill – PhotoShelter Blog Nikon Ambassador and lighting master Joey Terrill carved his own path as a freelance commercial photographer early on in his career. After a portrait assignment, Terrill became fascinated by the creative possibilities with strobe portraiture and has subse via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2018/02/enlightening-photography-interview-joey-terrill/ Nikon Ambassador and…

  • The Fearless Lynsey Addario

    The Fearless Lynsey Addario

    The Fearless Lynsey Addario Katie Couric interviews the lauded photojournalist about her adventures abroad and her challenges at home. via Aperture Foundation NY: https://aperture.org/blog/fearless-lynsey-addario/ Katie Couric interviews the lauded photojournalist about her adventures abroad and her challenges at home.

  • B: Q & A with Ernesto Bazan

    B: Q & A with Ernesto Bazan

    Q & A with Ernesto Bazan Ernesto Bazan, Photo: Francesco Pavia Ernesto Bazan is a photographer based in New York City, and the author most recently of Before … Link: http://blakeandrews.blogspot.com/2018/01/q-with-ernesto-bazan.html “I look at my contact sheets. A feeling of utter depression seizes me. I sense a huge loss within me. And what’s worse is…

  • In The Ring Light: Scott Strazzante – by BP Miller | The Photo Brigade

    In The Ring Light: Scott Strazzante – by BP Miller | The Photo Brigade

    In The Ring Light: Scott Strazzante – by BP Miller – The Photo Brigade In his new column, BP Miller interviews photographer Scott Strazzante about his career and new book “Shooting From The Hip”. via The Photo Brigade: http://thephotobrigade.com/2017/12/in-the-ring-light-scott-strazzante-by-bp-miller/ Recently I had a chance to sit down with photojournalist Scott Strazzante. Among his achievements over…

  • Joel-Peter Witkin: ” I’m a really happy person ” – The Eye of Photography

    [contentcards url=”http://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/2017/10/26/article/159970343/joel-peter-witkin-im-a-really-happy-person/”] Joel-Peter Witkin: ” I’m a really happy person ” – The Eye of Photography To celebrate Elizabeth Avedon’s Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, The Eye of Photography is republishing her best interviews that appeared in these pages. This one, with photographer Joel-Peter Witkin, is dated March…

  • What it’s like to be President Trump’s White House photographer | PBS NewsHour

    What it’s like to be President Trump’s White House photographer | PBS NewsHour

    What it’s like to be President Trump’s White House photographer In one of her first-ever interviews, official White House photographer Shealah Craighead says she sees her role as to be a neutral observer, instead of shape the public perception of the president. via PBS NewsHour: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/like-president-trumps-white-house-photographer/ From the start of the presidency of Donald Trump,…

  • An Interview with Photographer Richard McLaren

    An Interview with Photographer Richard McLaren

    An Interview with Photographer Richard McLaren What do President Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Tina Turner, Halle Berry, Gwyneth Paltrow, Pierce Brosnan, Jon Bon Jovi, Marc Anthony, Mariah via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2017/08/04/interview-photographer-richard-mclaren/ What do President Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Tina Turner, Halle Berry, Gwyneth Paltrow, Pierce Brosnan, Jon Bon Jovi, Marc Anthony, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Eva Mendes, Orlando Bloom, Patrick…

  • It’s Nice That | Mustafah Abdulaziz’s 15-year photography project depicts the global water crisis

    [contentcards url=”http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/mustafa-abdulaziz-water-photography-020817″] It’s Nice That | Mustafah Abdulaziz’s 15-year photography project depicts the global water crisis 15 years and 32 countries: Mustafah Abdulaziz’s Water project presents an outstanding full-time commitment to documenting our relationship with water. The initial idea to embark on such a journey began in 2011 and has since developed into a monumental…

  • Documenting the Anguish of War: An Interview With Photojournalist Paolo Pellegrin – Pacific Standard

    Documenting the Anguish of War: An Interview With Photojournalist Paolo Pellegrin – Pacific Standard

    Documenting the Anguish of War: An Interview With Photojournalist Paolo Pellegrin After more than two peripatetic decades of assignments in the Balkans, Lebanon, Palestine, and Afghanistan, among many other places of conflict, photographer Paolo Pellegrin is still out there. via Pacific Standard: https://psmag.com/magazine/interview-with-photojournalist-paolo-pellegrin After more than two peripatetic decades of assignments in the Balkans, Lebanon,…

  • 4 Questions for Magnum Photos President Thomas Dworzak

    4 Questions for Magnum Photos President Thomas Dworzak In honor of Magnum Photos’s 70th birthday, we spoke to the agency’s president to find out what makes this iconic institution tick. Link: https://www.format.com/magazine/news/photography/magnum-photos-turns-70-photography-news In honor of Magnum Photos’s 70th birthday, we spoke to the agency’s president to find out what makes this iconic institution tick.

  • A Collective Determined to Share the Untold American Stories

    A Collective Determined to Share the Untold American Stories

    A Collective Determined to Share the Untold American Stories American Reportage is a new photography collective determined to share untold American stories. Here’s the inspiration behind the project. via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2017/07/collective-determined-share-untold-american-experience/ Just recently, a handful of talented photographers launched American Reportage, a collective dedicated to telling stories about the American experience. Founded by photographers…

  • What The Photo Editor of VanityFair.Com Wants

    What The Photo Editor of VanityFair.Com Wants

    What The Photo Editor of VanityFair.Com Wants We interviewed VanityFair.com photo editor Chiara Marinai about her role and what she looks for from photographers to feature. via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2017/07/what-photo-editor-vanityfair-com-wants/ Last month I was flipping through Vanity Fair, when I caught Chiara Marinai’s name on the masthead. Chiara is the Photo Editor of VanityFair.com, which…

  • Ken Weingart interviews Mark Seliger | LENSCRATCH

    Ken Weingart interviews Mark Seliger | LENSCRATCH

    Ken Weingart interviews Mark Seliger Mark Seliger is one of the best-known editorial portrait photographers in the U.S., for over thirty years. He succeeded Annie Leibovitz as the designated “chief photographer” for Rolling Stone Magazine and has photographed over 125 Rolling Stone covers. H via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2017/07/ken-weingart-interviews-mark-seliger/ Mark Seliger is one of the best-known editorial…

  • Edward Burtynsky – Interview Part Two – Luminous Landscape

    Edward Burtynsky – Interview Part Two – Luminous Landscape

    Edward Burtynsky – Interview Part Two – Luminous Landscape Ed’s Camera Gear Continuing my interview with Ed Burtynsky, we talk about every photographer’s favorite subject, cameras. Ed shares with us his evolution of camera systems from 4×5 and 8×10 film to the Hasselblad 100 mega-pixel digital camera. Much of Ed’ via Luminous Landscape: https://luminous-landscape.com/edward-burtynsky-interview-part-two/ Continuing…