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March 2008
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Mar 27 | By Joerg Colberg
A Conversation with Miguel Rio Branco
Miguel Rio Branco was a freelance photographer and director of photography for movies when he embarked on documentary photography and was soon noticed for the dramatic quality of his color work. In 1980, he became an associate with Magnum Photos.” I talked to Miguel about his work for Magnum’s blog. (note that some of the images are not safe for work)
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Mar 24 | By Joerg Colberg
A Conversation with Bert Teunissen
Bert Teunissen’s Domestic Landscapes is one of my favourite photography books, and I had wanted to talk to Bert about his work for a while. A little while ago, I finally sent him an email to ask, and he agreed to an interview.
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Mar 17 | By Joerg Colberg
A Conversation with Joakim Eskildsen
Joakim Eskildsen has just had “The Roma Journeys” published (see my review here), the culmination of years of photographic work. I was very interested in talking to Joakim about the project, and he kindly agreed to share his experience.
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Mar 13 | By Joerg Colberg
A Conversation with Thomas Ruff
Thomas Ruff is one of the most well-known and influential German photographers alive, pupil of the Bechers and then teacher at the art academy in Düsseldorf. I have always been extremely impressed by his willingness to extend the boundaries of photography to see where things might be going. Late last year, I met him at the opening of his last show at Zwirner gallery, and of course I had to ask him whether he would be available for an interview. Much to my delight he was. (NB: For those working in an office environment, one of the images below is definitely not safe for work)
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Mar 10 | By Joerg Colberg
A Conversation with Jerry Spagnoli
The other day, I had the chance to visit Jerry Spagnoli’s studio and to talk to him about his work, and afterwards I asked him whether he would be available for a conversation, to be published on this blog. I’m very glad he agreed to it.
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