Mary Ellen Mark Interview, 1988
Her work is engaging and often vulnerable, yet she was difficult to connect with in person.
Black Flag 1984
An obsessed fan meets his idols, it gets awkward. (Interview & pictures)
The Shaman Church
A love/hate relationship with The Doors developed into a satirical cult around Jim Morrison. (Ray Manzarek interview)
Butthole Breakfast, 1987
The Butthole Surfers agreed to an interview, over a 6 a.m. diner breakfast after their CBGB show.
Bud Endress Interview
His greatest weakness is his greatest strength - his unvarnished authenticity. (For The Photographic Journal)
Pretty in Black
Steve Albini was a central voice of my generation. I interviewed him in the spring of 1987.
Dave Heath Interview (1996)
Dave Heath was a great photographer and perhaps an even better teacher. I interviewed him at the ten year mark of our acquaintance.
John LaMacchia Interview
The creative director as artist: LaMacchia on how his works “celebrate the subversive potential of beauty and the profane.”
“Future Pop” with Peter Noble
Marketed as a guide to New Wave “Future Pop” is a fantastic time capsule of the early eighties music scene.
‘Starstruck’ Interview
2002 interview with amateur photographer Gary Lee Boas, author of the charming “Starstruck.”
Michelle Watt Interview, Part 2
Part 2 of my Q&A with the uniquely talented Michelle Watt.
Michelle Watt Interview, Part 1
Her pictures are strange, elegant, and awkward, so of course I love them.
Nothing But The Truth: Photo Lawyer Interview
Joel Hecker has been my photo attorney for nearly fifteen years; we recently sat down to talk about the photographer/photo agent relationship.
Gentlemen’s Club - Designer Interview Part 2
Part 2 of an interview with Gentlemen’s Club designer Alex Camlin. “A cover has to have an iconic quality. It’s something that’s familiar, yet different enough. “
Gentlemen’s Club - Designer Interview Part 1
An interview with Gentlemen’s Club designer Alex Camlin. “Designers love to show you their rejected ideas, but there’s usually a good reason why that didn’t end up being the one. “
Thank You Asger Carlsen
There are many great photographers but Asger Carlsen’s pictures are truly a revelation: Charming, magical and frightening. (Originally published March 2013)
Chloe Aftel Q&A
Chloe Aftel on her first book: Outside & In Between. For six years she photographed non-binary people. An email Q&A.
Bill Wyman Interview
You know those super fun ranking stories that New York Magazine’s Vulture does? I interviewed Bill Wyman, who has penned a bunch of those music stories.
Rick McGinnis Interview
Having decided to bring his blog “Some Old Pictures I Took” to an end, I thought it a great time for a conversation with Rick McGinnis about his career.
Hamilton!
I’d been trying to snag an interview with photographer James Hamilton for at least a dozen years. Finally, it’s here!