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!
Kyoko Hamada Interview
Kyoko Hamada’s “I Used To Be You” book is a series of self-portraits shot around New York as a fictitious character 40-years her senior.