January 2012
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Julian Berman, 20
1. Let’s start off with the obvious: How’d you get your start with photography and why? Also, you still use film for a lot of your work, why is this? Your favorite camera or tool to use?
I got into photography the summer going into 11th grade. Class scheduling rolled around and I decided to dive into a Photo I course as an ‘elective’. From there on… it was...
July 2011
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Carlos Santana, 22
1. Do you remember the first moment you were excited about a photograph you made? What was it of and how did you see that particular scene?
Yeah I do, it’s definitely one of those moments I won’t forget. It was a couple months after I initially started taking pictures with my waterhousing. The waves were really good on a hot October afternoon and I had to skip class. To this day it...
May 2011
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Nathan Ward, 18
1. How do you feel about the concept of “free-writing” in relation to photography? That is to say, is it better to photograph without much thought and edit down later?
That question couldn’t be better timed. It wasn’t until the last few months that I feel like I started photographing with a purpose. It came very naturally, I didn’t just decide “I’m going to make my photos say this...
September 2010
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Missy Prince, 39
1. Despite your photographs being taken in two very different places (Oregon & Mississippi) your photographs retain very similar qualities throughout, despite the differences in the landscapes. Why is this?
On my recent visit to Mississippi I was able to explore to an extent never before available to me, and after driving around for a while I realized that in some ways I am looking for...
August 2010
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Taylor Radelia, 17
1. You shoot a lot of very effective photos with a simple point and shoot camera. How do you feel about using this camera opposed to something like a 35mm slr or medium format camera? Why do you use a camera such as this?
I like the idea of being able to have a camera on me at all times, something on the small side that I can slip into a pocket and is easily accessible. the Contax t2 that I use...
April 2010
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Randy P. Martin, 26
1. Other than having an incredible first name, what about your lifestyle makes it’s way into your photos? you are probably one of the most consistent photographers contributing right now, how is this possible?
My photos are my lifestyle. It’s normal for me to meticulously document my life in different ways for whatever reason and I like to do fun stuff with my friends… a...
March 2010
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Interview
February 2010
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Matthew Bivens, 16
1. The most immediate and topical essence of your photographs are your use of angles. Your perspective is able to transform an otherwise good photograph into a moment that is worth staring at. How do you find yourself in the position to make your photos? how often does a camera come with you on your journeys? Most uncomfortable pose you’ve ever assumed taking a photograph?
My camera is...
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Colin Kenniff, 28
1. Where did you get the idea for making these videos? Where have they taken you?
I couldn’t sleep one night, and I needed something to do to pass the time, so I started trying to make videos with this cheap digital camera I bought that was half-broken. I kept fooling around with it for a while until it finally died. But my sister was kind enough to let me borrow her camera, which was a lot...
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Celections
We have a new section to our blog titled as such: Celections.
It’s all about one photo and one sentence.
So follow us over there as well. You’ll like it I’m sure.
J Alex Goss & Alexa Rae West
Andrew M: Hello there.
Alex: Hello
Alex: Do you want us on two computers?
Andrew M: Sure, that might make it easier on the answering too.
Alex: she’s making grilled cheese
Alex: one minute…
Alexa: Im here now
Andrew M: Excellent
Alexa: if the grilled cheese burns I blame you, Andrew
Andrew M: Hahah, I don’t want that to happen.
Alex: no worries, I’m...
January 2010
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Van Robinson, 17
Randall
alright
what’s your name and your age?
Van
Van Robinson 17
Randall
so posed or unposed for your portraits? either way your portraits are very natural.
Van
Yeah about 90% of my portraits are posed, but I normally dont just snap the photo right when the pose. I watch them for a while with my camera read until their expression is just how I want it.
Randall
so do you ask...
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Sander Meisner, 30
1. You have a remarkably keen eye for urban landscapes. how do you find so often these interesting scenes? do you always carry your camera with you or do you seek then photograph?
I usually go out at night with a general idea of the area I am going to visit, but without knowing which buildings/places in this area I am going to photograph. I then look around for subjects that speak to me, either...
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Pauline Magnenat-Mérigeot, 21
1. Have you found that traveling inspires art or that art inspires traveling? Where have you gone that is most and least inspiring?
I have always found that my best photographs were the ones I took away from home. I think the eye becomes more attentive when you’re in a unfamiliar environnement. I shoot a lot more when I am travelling, these days I’m not going out much and...
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Michael Donahue, 16
1. What do you look for in a subject? What draws you in to take a photograph?
Sometimes when I go out to shoot I have a particular subject or idea in my mind beforehand. Say for example, I have an idea for a series, I’ll try to compile photos that fit that theme. Other times, I’ll just go out with my camera and shoot whatever catches my eye. What I look for in a photograph changes...
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Ibán Ramón, 40
1. Your skills range from having a strong centralized subject to having a complex photograph with scenes within the scene. Where does this fluctuation between two polarized styles come from?
Acostumbro a colocar los motivos que fotografío sobre el fondo como si fuese un escenario, trato de controlar al máximo los pesos visuales y la composición, esta manera de trabajar tal vez tiene que ver con...
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Armando Alvarez, 37
(and wears a size twelve running shoe)
1. Your photographs seem to have a certain “americana” feeling, more prominent in the earlier work on your flickr to the much more subtle, though still striking, in the latest. do you agree with this observation? where are you deriving the inspiration from to photograph like this?
Yes, I’d agree. I’m obviously very drawn to vernacular...
December 2009
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Erin Hanson, 34
1. If you could only make one more photograph or design project, no matter the scale or complexity, what would you do with it?
That’s hard to say. I have a wishlist going and if time or money were not an object I’d love to tackle one of them sooner than later. But I feel like my ideas are always changing or new situations/settings present themselves and what was once “the...
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Sarah Hermans, 19
1. What’s your philosophy?
I believe that what goes around, comes around. (Not that I never do or say the wrong things, but I think that when you try this, you’re already accomplishing a huge part of what Karma is about) I also don’t want to look back on life thinking anything that starts with ‘would have - could have or should have.’ And that’s a hard thing to...
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Randall Phenning, 20
1. What made you get into large format photography? and how many photos, that you’re happy with, are you hiding from everyone?
I guess I started LF because of the way the portraits look and since I’ve always liked photos of people it seemed like a good plan to try and get into it. On top of that there really is no better way to learn than to get a LF camera. No electronics, no...
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Andrew D Musson, 21
1. Describe a photograph you have yet to make but that you want to? If it were a piece of music what would it be?
Well, I started typing it out, but I don’t want to share it until I make it.. maybe that’s selfish, but that’s okay. It’d probably be some “post rock” song or something. I like subtlety. Yeaah.
2. When was the last time you made a photograph you...