whO? My name is Linda Hacker. I am a visual artist living in Brooklyn, NY with my wife, Emily, and my dog, Billy. I am very inspired by cities–New York City in particular. One of my favorite things is to wander different neighborhoods, seeing new things and taking photographs.
Interviews
Interview with Dimitris Makrygiannakis
WHO? I am a Greek guy, soon 46 years old, earning my living as a doctor specialised in Rheumatology. Living in Stockholm, Sweden since 2004. Discovered artistic photography in 2010 and since then I am leading a double life. Or rather triple, considering family life too.
Interview with Natela Grigalashvili
WHO? I am Natela Grigalashvili, a documentary photographer from Georgia. My journey into photography began with a childhood love for cinema, particularly documentaries. Growing up in a remote village, surrounded by mountains and traditions, has deeply shaped the themes I explore.
Interview with Davide Janigro
WHO? I could write that I’m Mediterranean, I love music, and my eyes are green.But the truth is, it doesn’t matter, and it’s easier to say it with pictures. WHAT? The clouds and my family. Dreams, desires, and animals.Bits and pieces of strangers’ lives. Nature. WHEN? As soon as I arrive, and when it’s time […]
Interview with Mark Davidson
WHO? My name is Mark Davidson and I live in Melbourne, Australia. I was born in Melbourne too but moved to a country town for school when I was 10. I spent my formative years in the country but don’t feel any connection to that place anymore.
Interview with Txema Salvans
WHO? If the question “who” refers to who I am, I think I am a good friend, an acceptable partner, and not an entirely clumsy father. I drag myself through the world in astonishment, using an artifact called a camera that helps me navigate this curious and strange life, which, as Foster Wallace would say, is “supposedly fun but I’ll never do again.”
Interview with Emil Gataullin
WHO? I’m a photographer and artist living in Moscow, Russia. In 1999 I graduated from Surikov Moscow State Institute of Art, majoring in monumental painting. I used to do commercial interior wall paintings, sgraffito and mosaics for years and dedicated the remaining time to photography. Gradually, creating mosaics and murals became just a craft, a routine job for me, whereas photography appeared to be the matter of life.
Interview with Lorenzo Catena
WHO? I’m Lorenzo Catena from Rome, Italy. Initially trained as an architect, I discovered my passion for photography in 2016. I’ve always been passionate about cinema and have observed with interest the photography and sequences in the film industry. Photography became a way for me to merge my interest in architecture with a new, creative medium; it also helped me rediscover my own city and fuel my curiosity about ordinary life.
Interview with Elizabeth Bick
WHO? Obsessed gesture watcher, Texan, retired child ballet dancer (highlight of child dancing career was performing as a Mother Gigogne clown in The Nutcracker), very light sensitive, regularly contemplate if I should have been an architect, photography professor, kind-hearted/tough grader. I work on time-based projects, sometimes for over a decade.
Interview with Marcus Jokela
WHO? I am a retired photojournalist living in Helsinki. I worked for almost 40 years as a reporter, photo editor and photographer for the Helsinki newspaper Helsingin Sanomat.