Category: Interviews

ABQ – Photographs by Lewis Khan | Interview by Wesley Verhoeve | LensCulture

ABQ – Photographs by Lewis Khan | Interview by Wesley Verhoeve | LensCulture

Lewis Khan’s latest project transports him to a desert city, thousands of miles away from his London home and locally-based projects

via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/lewis-khan-abq

Lewis Khan: I was drawn initially to New Mexico by a fascination with the desert. I was interested to see how western human intervention interacts with, and crosses over into, that terrain. I felt like creatively I needed to put myself in a totally new and unfamiliar environment; I hadn’t traveled for a few years because of Covid, and coupled with that I had been making work in that time that was very much focused around my local community and my life personally.

August 3, 2022
Photographers on Photographers: Sydney Walsh in Conversation with Sofia Valiente – LENSCRATCH

Photographers on Photographers: Sydney Walsh in Conversation with Sofia Valiente – LENSCRATCH

This month we feature our annual Photographers on Photographers interview series. For this effort, we asked the 2021 Top 25 to Watch to share an interview with a hero, mentor, or an artist who has inspired them. Thank you to all who participated. – Aline

via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/08/photographers-on-photographers-sydney-walsh-in-conversation-with-sofia-valiente/

Why did you decide to exhibit the work Foreverglades on a boat? How did you come about that idea? And what were some challenges you had? And if you were to do something similar like that, again, is there anything that you would do differently?

August 3, 2022
Amazônia: Sebastião Salgado’s Photo Essay Nine Years in the Making | PetaPixel

Amazônia: Sebastião Salgado’s Photo Essay Nine Years in the Making

A conversation with Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado about his epic photo essay on the Amazônia nine years in the making.

via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/06/12/amazonia-sebastiao-salgados-photo-essay-nine-years-in-the-making/

Photography is another thing. Photography is the memory of the society that we’re part of. And the bigger problem with the smartphone is that it goes to your archive that you never use anymore. Sometimes you lose everything, sometimes, you drop into the cloud and don’t use it anymore. Photography is tangible. You touch it, have it in your hands, see it repeatedly, and I can do nothing from the smartphone.

June 12, 2022
Interview: Ed Kashi – “Abandoned Moments” — Analog Forever Magazine

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You must believe in yourself, believe in this work and be ready and willing to work harder than you’ve ever worked. You must be able to withstand a seemingly inhumane amount of disappointment and rejection, learn to navigate the unseemly politics and favoritism that is rife in most creative fields, and basically be incredibly resilient. And you must bring your ideas to the table. You must be insatiably curious, sensitive, aware of your surroundings, learn the customs and mores of the places you work, want to engage with people, dedicate yourself to issues, know how to write and express yourself, be gracious, humble, and bring an open heart and mind

May 23, 2022
A Conversation with Rob Hornstra | Conscientious Photography Magazine

A Conversation with Rob Hornstra

via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/conv-rob-hornstra/

Ordinarily, I would have simply introduced my conversation with Rob Hornstra with his history as a photographer, most notably his work with writer Arnold van Bruggen in the Caucasus: The Sochi Project. That work entailed a large number of highly successful self-published photobooks, all of them crowdfunded at a time when such an approach was only beginning to become more widely used. It ended up getting the pair being banned from Russia. There now is a new project, The Europeans, which follows similar ideas in a different setting.

March 14, 2022
Joe McNally Dishes “The Real Deal” – PhotoShelter Blog

Joe McNally Dishes “The Real Deal” – PhotoShelter Blog

Nearly twenty years ago, I came across Joe McNally’s photo of a Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus that he took for a National Geographic story entitled “The Future of Flying Faster Farther Smarter.” The piece was notable for being the magazine’s first to fea

via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2022/01/joe-mcnally-dishes-the-real-deal/

“The Real Deal: Field Notes from the Life of a Working Photographer” (Rocky Nook) is part memoir, part business advice, and part technical notes. If you’ve ever contemplated a life in photography – especially as a freelancer – this is a must read (and the photos aren’t so bad either!). Joe’s writing is crisp and entertaining, and it’s a surprisingly quick read even at 378 pages.

January 27, 2022
50 Questions with Photographer Alec Soth | AnOther

50 Questions with Photographer Alec Soth

via AnOther: https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/13816/50-questions-with-photographer-alec-soth

A Pound of Pictures is a window into both our world and Soth’s process itself. In every photograph, there is what we see and what lies beneath. Much the same way, Soth answers our 50 questions with consideration, sincerity and just the right amount of playfulness.

January 15, 2022
Tracy L Chandler: A Poor Sort of Memory – LENSCRATCH

Tracy L Chandler: A Poor Sort of Memory – LENSCRATCH

Chantal Anderson sat down with fellow photographer, friend, and collaborator Tracy L Chandler, to discuss Chandler’s latest work, A Poor Sort Of Memory. Tracy L Chandler is an American artist living in California who uses photography to explore themes of

via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/01/tracy-l-chandler-a-poor-sort-of-memory/

Chantal Anderson sat down with fellow photographer, friend, and collaborator Tracy L Chandler, to discuss Chandler’s latest work, A Poor Sort Of Memory.

January 12, 2022
Ralph Gibson: “I Am an Insider, Not an Observer” | Blind

Ralph Gibson: “I am an insider, not an observer”

On November 4, 2021, as part of Leica‘s celebration of photography, American photographer Ralph Gibson received the Leica Hall of Fame Award 2021 for Lifetime Achievement. He is also being honored with a retrospective exhibition, on view through the end o

Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/stories/ralph-gibson-i-am-an-insider-not-an-observer-en

Here, Ralph Gibson shares his vision on photography and the epoch we live in.

December 2, 2021
LOBA Winner 2021: Ana María Arévalo Gosen – Interview – YouTube

LOBA Winner 2021: Ana María Arévalo Gosen – Interview

This year’s Leica Oskar Barnack Award winner Ana María Arévalo Gosen gives an insight into her series “Días Eternos”, which translates as “Eternal Days”. It …

via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THKIKb00Nxw

This year’s Leica Oskar Barnack Award winner Ana María Arévalo Gosen gives an insight into her series “Días Eternos”, which translates as “Eternal Days”. It addresses the appalling living conditions of women in prisons.

November 12, 2021
LOBA Winner Newcomer 2021: Emile Ducke – Interview – YouTube

LOBA Winner Newcomer 2021: Emile Ducke – Interview

Kolyma – Along the Road of Bones: The German documentary photographer Emile Ducke reports on his journey along the so-called “Road of Bones” through the remo…

via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQteG83kQqo

Kolyma – Along the Road of Bones: The German documentary photographer Emile Ducke reports on his journey along the so-called “Road of Bones” through the remote Kolyma region of Siberia.

November 12, 2021
How to Start a Photo Magazine in a Pandemic – PhotoShelter Blog

How to Start a Photo Magazine in a Pandemic – PhotoShelter Blog

The past few decades have been unkind to photo magazines. Many industry stalwarts have gone defunct, while others have moved to online editions only. Ironically, many photographers still believe in the photographic print, even though they might contend th

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In January, I chatted with renown photojournalist Kenneth Jarecke who had just announced the creation of The Curious Society, a large format photo magazine featuring the work of some of the world’s best photojournalists and documentary photographers. The goal wasn’t only to publish a visual tour de force on a quarterly basis, but to also pay photographers a traditional space rate that made producing such work economically viable.

September 27, 2021
Photographers on Photographers: Cassandra Klos in Conversation with Linda Connor – LENSCRATCH

Photographers on Photographers: Cassandra Klos in Conversation with Linda Connor – LENSCRATCH

Like so many of us in the Photographers on Photographers series, I was first introduced to my interviewee, Linda Connor, while studying at school; the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to be exact. Her name kept reappearing in my critiques, as I w

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Like so many of us in the Photographers on Photographers series, I was first introduced to my interviewee, Linda Connor, while studying at school; the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to be exact. Her name kept reappearing in my critiques, as I was troubleshooting how to shoot star trails with my large format camera, or sequencing my images to make a small book. Many of my mentors — Jim Dow, Bill Burke, and Sandra Stark (to name a few of many) — would show her work in class, example her sensitivity to poetic resonance, and remind me that envisioning our connection to the cosmos is not strictly a scientific endeavor but one steeped in a visual language worth exploring.

August 27, 2021
Photographers on Photographers: Joel Jimenez Jara in Conversation with Alec Soth – LENSCRATCH

Photographers on Photographers: Joel Jimenez Jara in Conversation with Alec Soth – LENSCRATCH

I learned about Alec Soth’s work right when I was starting my sophomore year in college when I was studying photography. A professor showed me his work for the first time through a photobook (A small version of Sleeping by the Mississippi contained inside

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I learned about Alec Soth’s work right when I was starting my sophomore year in college when I was studying photography. A professor showed me his work for the first time through a photobook (A small version of Sleeping by the Mississippi contained inside the Gathered Leaves compilation).

August 16, 2021
Eric Mencher: From Photojournalist to Master iPhone Street Photographer | PetaPixel

Eric Mencher: From Photojournalist to Master iPhone Street Photographer

Photographer Peter Levitan interviews Eric Mencher, an award-winning street photographer who shoots exclusively with his iPhone.

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Few street photographers and photojournalists have over 95,000 Instagram followers, shoot 100% on their iPhone, and have a World Press Photo prize. Eric Mencher is one of them.

July 17, 2021
Kink, Protest, and Bearing Witness: A Conversation with Catherine Opie | AnOther

Kink, Protest, and Bearing Witness: A Conversation with Catherine Opie

via AnOther: https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/13415/kink-protest-and-bearing-witness-a-conversation-with-catherine-opie-phaidon-book

The American art photographer speaks to Amelia Abraham about her new book, “no kink at Pride”, and her latest work

July 1, 2021
Mike Brodie’s Pictures of the Fascinating, Fleeting Train Rider Subculture | AnOther

Mike Brodie’s Pictures of the Fascinating, Fleeting Train Rider Subculture

via AnOther: https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/13347/mike-brodies-pictures-of-the-fascinating-fleeting-train-rider-subculture

“I’m fascinated by death and I’m fascinated by reality and not just for shock’s sake. It’s just part of our life. To this day it still haunts me and I always wish I just would have run back and photographed the body. I know it’s morbid but it’s life” – Mike Brodie

May 26, 2021
Photographing the 10 Year Anniversary of Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Accident – PhotoShelter Blog

Photographing the 10 Year Anniversary of Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Accident – PhotoShelter Blog

James Whitlow Delano traveled to Sendai, Japan to capture images of a region battered by a tsunami and nuclear reactor meltdown on the 10 year anniversary.

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Photojournalist and Founder of @everydayclimatechange James Whitlow Delano has lived and worked in Tokyo for decades, and has covered the disaster, its aftermath, and the glacially slow rebuild. For the 10th anniversary of the tragic event, Delano created a haunting photo and video package for the New York Times. I reached out to him via email to learn more about his experiences.

March 12, 2021
Nat Geo’s Editor-in-Chief Answers Her 7 Most-Asked Photography Questions

Nat Geo’s Editor-in-Chief Answers Her 7 Most-Asked Photography Questions

Susan Goldberg has been editor in chief at National Geographic for seven years. In the history of Nat Geo, which started in 1888, she is the 10th editor

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Today, when everyone has a camera with them 24/7 (their phones), anyone can get lucky and make one great picture. We are looking for those photographers who can really craft a story: develop a unique idea, engage in the research, make compelling images, and build a powerful narrative across a series of photographs. We have core niches – among them, wildlife and the natural environment, archaeology, science, people, and cultures – and are always looking for photographers who are interested in these topics. But at its core, you do have to be able to take amazing photographs!

February 6, 2021
A Conversation with Karolina Gembara | Conscientious Photography Magazine

A Conversation with Karolina Gembara

via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/conv-karolina-gembara/

KG: It’s called APP [Archiwum Protestów Publicznych — Archive of Public Protest]. This is Rafał Milach’s idea (my friend from Sputnik Photos). He invited other photographers who have been present in the streets since 2015 or 2016 to create an online platform where people could look at images from different places, from different protests, and use them.

January 25, 2021