The camera is like a divining rod and I have lived my life letting instinct show me what I am interested in, says Joel Meyerowitz, who quit his job in advertising in 1962, after seeing Robert Frank at work. A native New Yorker, he became known for his early colour work on the city streets
“I’ve just about had enough of photojournalism. What I find most disheartening is the staunch anti-intellectualism; an almost complete lack of self-awareness, with severe consequences in today’s world of ‘alternative facts’. We don’t trust what we see. Why is that?” asks Donald Weber, originally a trained architect but now a leading thinker with four photobooks to his name
My advice to younger photographers is not to be a photographer but to be a human says Anders Petersen, the Swedish image-maker behind the celebrated photobook Café Lehmitz
“It’s difficult to try and make sense of the Cold War, let alone events in Iraq and Afghanistan and Syria. It takes a lot of time to collect the resources we need to be able to properly tell the story of these conflicts. So we have to be honest about the limitations of information available to us.”
The British curator spent 12 formative years working at the V&A. And in the 12…
The London-based curator, producer and educator is currently the director of Format International Photography Festival (providing…
With 40 books and 20 exhibitions to his name, a doctorate in art history from…
On 20 January 2017, the new US president will take office, and Pete Souza will…
Nicola Bensley joined the London Newspaper Group in 1998 and soon became their chief photographer. After some years she left in order to pursue a freelance career. Here, she tells BJP what drives her, and how she made a career in photography work for her.
Describe yourself in less than 50 words. Swedish, 35. Loves to bake. Music geek and wannabe drummer.…
From their earliest memories to pivotal moments and life’s biggest lessons, we dive deep into the core of their lives as artists.
The Any Answers archive includes interviews with Anders Petersen, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, Harry Gruyaert, Michael Stipe and more.
