Archive for the ‘Dialogues/Interviews’ Category

Q/A with Photographer Dustin Fenstermacher

© Dustin Fenstermacher
Few weeks ago I disocovered the work of photographer Dustin Fenstermacher. His series portraying cat shows are excellent. His photographs have many qualities that I like. Besides having original compositions, what works extremely well is the storytelling, the sequence of the images. I can feel myself at the cat show, it is photography [...]

A Dialog with Photographer Johanna Warwick

© Johanna Warwick [The Weight of the World]
It is my pleasure to post here a dialog with Johanna Warwick, an emerging photographer whose work I find extraordinary. Creative, diverse and exquisite work. Her photography represents both the lived reality, and perception of relations between figures and surroundings that define a layer of reality that usually [...]

What makes a great portrait?

© Graham Nash (self-portrait)
What makes a great portrait? What are the elements that make a portrait really special?
Few weeks ago, a reader initiated a conversation about these interesting questions with Jörg Colberg [from Conscientious] and myself. Our discussion about the features that define a good portrait lead to the inevitable realization that any interpretation [...]

An interview with photographer – and filmmaker – Jennifer Loeber

© Jennifer Loeber
[Limited series prints for sale at at the Humble Arts Foundation]
I am very pleased to post an in-depth interview with photographer Jennifer Loeber. Jennifer Loeber is a young photographer based in New York City.
Jennifer’s portfolio reflects the exploration of an evolving artistic vision, from documentary series to portraits that have the quality [...]

Jöerg Colberg talks to documentary photographer Peter van Agtmael

Peter van Agtmael with a group of Afghan soldiers [abc news]
Over at Conscientious, Jöerg Colberg has posted a very interesting conversation with documentary photographer Peter van Agtmael [published also at PopPhoto.com].
It is refreshing to see new emerging photographers, some in their 20s like Peter, making a difference with their work. You can also read another [...]

Pursuing a carrer in fine art photography: a dialogue with photographer Timothy Briner

[From Vacancy, 2004-2005] © Timothy Briner
Because of my presence, regardless of the situation, I could never truly capture a scene as it was. Yes, I am creating a document, but it is flawed, mostly by that fact that I am there with a specific intention, to create something, therefore manipulating something. But there [...]