Category: Interviews
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48 Years Up (and Down) at the National Geographic: William Albert Allard and David Alan Harvey – NYTimes.com
48 Years Up (and Down) at the Geographic William Albert Allard didn’t play by the rules. But he cobbled together a half century with National Geographic. David Alan Harvey explores how. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/48-years-up-and-down-at-the-geographic/ The core of it is that I went out for myself. I went out there to satisfy me. Because I…
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From the Mailbag: Dylan Coulter | A Photography Blog
Dylan Coulter sent over an email the other day to tell me about the work he’s been doing with Nike and the “Oregon Project” (Sounds like it involves Jason Bourne, no?) and we got to chatting. I thought I’d share the conversation. Link: From the Mailbag: Dylan Coulter | A Photography Blog
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Two Way Lens: Jess T. Dugan
Jess T. Dugan MW What inspired you to start taking photographs, and what is the primary inspiration for you to keep working in this field? JTD In r… Link: http://2waylens.blogspot.com/2010/11/jess-t-dugan.html I am always photographing other people, but in some ways my images are always a reflection of myself. If there is something I don’t understand…
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The Online Photographer: An Interview with Ned Bunnell, President of Pentax USA
An Interview with Ned Bunnell, President of Pentax USA Introduction: A couple of weeks ago I found myself composing an email to Ned Bunnell, President of Pentax Imaging USA, to ask him to clarify a rumor. I ended up including so many questions that I decided to scrap the… via The Online Photographer: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/11/interview-with-ned-bunnell.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FZSjz+%28The+Online+Photographer%29 A…
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Conscientious Extended | A Conversation with Ivor Prickett
A little while ago, Benjamin of duckrabbit fame sent me an email, telling me about Ivor Prickett and his story about Abkhazia. I like Ivor’s work very much, and since there currently is so much talk about how photojournalism is presumably dead (or maybe not) and about the relationship between photojournalism, documentary photography and what…
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Sol Neelman's photographs of Weird Sports – Picture Editor : Mike Davis
Chances are good that you’ve never seen most of the sport that Portland based photographer Sol Neelman photographs. He’s been photographing a lot of these weird sports these past few years, including events that you’d be hard pressed to call sports. There is definitely sporting involved; people in his pictures are doing things that generally…
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A Photo Editor – Clint Clemens Interview
Clint Clemens Interview – A Photo Editor Clint Clemens is a pioneer in the world of commercial photography. His book is a who’s who of high end automotive and commercial clients containing many memorable campaigns from the 80’s and 90’s. I had the chance to interview him a few weeks back and I t via…
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Markéta Luskačová: A Photographic Pilgrimage
PHOTOGRAPHERS SPEAK Markéta Luskačová: A Photographic Pilgrimage One of the Czech words for photography is “zvecnit,” which literally means “to immortalize.” Al… Link: http://photographyinterviews.blogspot.com/2010/11/marketa-luskacova-photographic.html In Czechoslovakia in the 1960s high-speed 35mm photographic film was not available. We used high-speed cinematographic film, which we bought on the black market from film cameramen. When pushed, the film…
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Colin Pantall's blog: Donald Weber's Interrogations
Donald Weber’s Interrogations Colin Pantall’s blog about photography, writing, art and politics Link: http://colinpantall.blogspot.com/2010/11/donald-webers-interrogations.html Donald Weber’s latest series is Interrogations (in the current issue of the BJP). It’s portraits of petty criminals confessing in police interrogation rooms – where they don’t have the good cop, bad cop routine but the “bad cop, really bad cop”…
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INTERVIEW: "Interview with Glen E. Friedman" (2010)
“If it’s not your life then get the fuck out” – A Chat with Glen E. Friedman (2010) Jay Adams @ Glen E. Friedman “So my advice is if you really love (art) keep doing it, and if it’s not your life then get the fuck out of it.” By Daniel Rolnik, November 2010 D:…
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Anton Corbijn on his intimate celebrity portraiture – NYTimes.com
The Moment caught up with the 55-year-old Corbijn on a recent Tuesday morning at the 60 Thompson Hotel. He was dressed in head-to-toe gray (jeans, sweater, shirt), a look that accentuated his bright blue eyes and silver hair. Corbijn had just flew in from Holland, where he lives in The Hague after a 30-year residency…
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Some Clarity in Albany's Heavy Haze: The Work of Nathaniel Brooks – NYTimes.com
Some Clarity in Albany’s Heavy Haze Covering politicians in the state capital, Nathaniel Brooks gets blindsided, misled and stage-managed. What’s not to like? via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/some-clarity-in-albanys-heavy-haze/ Usually, it’s a press conference. It’s all very stagy. They come out for 10 minutes, and you get 10 minutes to photograph them. My job — day in,…
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Q & A: War Photographer Moises Saman : CJR
Q & A: War Photographer Moises Saman via Columbia Journalism Review: http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/q_a_war_photographer_moises_saman.php?page=all “If you do this long enough, you will eventually find yourself in a bad situation”
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SUSAN MEISELAS: "Susan Meiselas in Conversation with David Campany"
Susan Meiselas in Conversation with David Campany Carnival Strippers, 1973 Susan Meiselas in Conversation with David Campany DAVID CAMPANY: Much of your work seems to be based very much on process, particularly more recent work such as the Kurdistan project and ‘Encounters with the Dani’. Obviously w via AMERICAN SUBURB X: http://www.americansuburbx.com/2010/10/susan-meiselas-susan-meiselas-in.html I don’t go…
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Joao Silva: 'Acting Despite Fear.' An Interview by Michael Kamber – NYTimes.com
The following interview was conducted in Baghdad on Dec. 9, 2009, by Michael Kamber, a seasoned conflict photographer himself (“Hard Lessons From Somalia,” “A Long and Dangerous Road,” “Minders, Fixers, Troubles”). He is working on a book about photojournalism and war photography. This condensed version of their conversation begins with Mr. Silva describing his background.…
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In Afghan and American Custody: John Moore's "Detained" – NYTimes.com
In Afghan and American Custody John Moore has dedicated himself to covering wartime prisons and detention centers. James Estrin and David Furst of The Times interviewed him. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/in-afghan-and-american-custody/ John Moore of Getty Images has visited American-run detention centers in Iraq, including Abu Ghraib and Camp Cropper; prisons for Taliban fighters in Afghanistan…
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Two Way Lens: Ken Rosenthal
Ken Rosenthal MW What inspired you to start taking photographs, and what is the primary inspiration for you to keep working in this field? KR Proba… Link: http://2waylens.blogspot.com/2010/10/ken-rosenthal.html Start with a very honest look at your own work. You should be excited about your own work, impressed with the work you have created. Edit ruthlessly.…
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Elliott Erwitt – Telegraph
Elliott Erwitt Now in his 80s, the Magnum photographer is exhibiting ‘Platinum prints and Classic Snaps at the Magnum Print Room. via Telegraph.co.uk: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/8056389/Elliott-Erwitt.html Now in his 80s, the Magnum photographer is exhibiting ‘Platinum prints and Classic Snaps at the Magnum Print Room.
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Oil and Conflict in the Niger Delta – Ed Kashi, VII
In this interview with VII The Magazine Ed Kashi talks about his years covering the explosive situation in the Niger Delta. This story has everything, big oil companies, a corrupt political situation, great wealth and extreme poverty, war and the 50th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence. Link: VII The Magazine
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BOMB Magazine: Brian Ulrich by Lynn Saville
Photographer Brian Ulrich has worked for a number of years on a project titled Copia, which explores not only the everyday activities of shopping, but the wider economic, cultural, social, and political implications of commercialism. Ulrich’s first monograph, Copia, was published in 2006 by Aperture. Link: BOMB Magazine: Brian Ulrich by Lynn Saville