1998 Eric in his element. Tijuana, Mexico.Original on Kodachrome I met Eric Labastida in 1996 while covering the Republican convention in downtown San Diego. We were both TRI-X shooting, Leica wielding documentary “kids” who were Hell bent on anything Magnum. …
Dispatches: Charlene Winfred
Sometimes the stars align and people cross unlikely paths. This past week in Santa Fe was evidence of this alignment. Charlene Winfred, photographer/writer/filmmaker and perpetual traveler was in rapidly cooling off New Mexico. And so was I. I pounced. “Hey, …
Dispatches: Paul Gero
Okay you photogs out there, this one if for you. Now, some of what Paul Gero and I talk about is going to make sense to only a handful of people going back twenty years. Other things will make sense …
Dispatches: Ann-Christine Woehrl
I met Ann-Christine at a party back in the day. At a photo festival in Florida. Didn’t see her again until years later. We were in Paris during the attacks. Then in Miami again for another event and have been …
Dispatches: Nicholas Fahey
Nicholas Fahey is a photographer, curator, publisher and also happens to be part of the Fahey/Klein Gallery which is the oldest photography gallery in Los Angeles. Avedon, Beard, Karsh, Klein, Leibowitz, Ritts, Penn, etc. This is a TINY fraction of …
Dispatches: Chris Orwig
Flare? What flare? I don’t know what you’re talking about. Chris Orwig is a surfer, photographer, dad and author. He also does other stuff like build things, play things and he asks a lot of questions. In fact, this might …
Dispatches: Elana Schlenker
A side story. As you know, I haven’t been a photographer in many years now, and I’m always telling anyone who will listen that photography is a skill that is improved by repetitive motion, so I do the interview with …
Dispatches: Zoë Sadokierski
Australia turned out to be a trip of audio difficulties, but even with a blown XLR cable and ONE working microphone Zoë Sadokierski is a voice that comes through in surround sound. For ANYONE with an interest in books, design, …
Dispatches: Lorenzo Princi
Within minutes of meeting Lorenzo Princi you know you are in the company of someone who is creative to the core. Driven to do. Design, photography, layout, interviews, art direction and much more. I came to know Lorenzo through his …
Dispatches: Catherine Leutenegger
Every once in a while I find a photographer or a body of work that resonates with me in a very specific way. In the case of Catherine Leutenegger’s “Kodak City” I found a body of work that haunted from …
Dispatches: Nick Hannes
Lesson learned. If you try to do an audio interview from the 20th floor of a high rise hotel in a downtown area you might pick up a local radio station through your audio recorder. That station might in fact …
Dispatches: Saeed Taji Farouky
I’ve been fascinated by Afghanistan since my early days in college. I found a book titled “Afghanistan 1980-1990” by Edward Grazda and I was impressed that a place like Afghanistan could exist in the modern world. Ed was a black …