WHO? My name is David Root and I live in Oakland, California. I got into photography in 2012 when I started to take photos of the funny/odd things I would see while working in San Francisco.
Interviews
Interview with Lou Gilbert
WHO? Hello, I’m Lou Gilbert from the subtropical city of Brisbane, Australia. I discovered photography through travel when working overseas for several years. In about 2018 (at home again) in the absence of a travel photography group, I joined a local street photography group without having a clue what street photography was. And it continued to baffle me as it was so different from what I had learnt on travel photo tours.
Interview with Lee Sternthal
WHO? I’m Lee Sternthal, a writer, director, photographer, and teacher currently living on the east coast of the United States with my wife, daughter and big puppa, Nico.
Interview with Gaspard Claude
WHO? My name is Gaspard Claude and I live in Paris, in a small maid’s room under the roof facing the Arc de Triomphe, in the 16th arrondissement of the capital. After studying journalism and political science, I became passionate about street photography from an artistic point of view : a useful practice to observe and question the society that surrounds us ; discreetly, and without disturbing it. I decided four years ago to become a freelance journalist/editor in order to work from home with my computer, and be able to devote time to photography every day. My daily life is organized to make this photographic practice possible.
Interview with Ben Dowling
WHO? Hi, I’m Ben Dowling from Melbourne, Australia. I found photography through many years of skateboarding and being around a lot of creative friends, whether they were photographers, painters, designers, etc… that also skated. I dabbled here and there in photography and when everything started to hurt too much, I turned to the camera more and more as an outlet. And then one obsession just fell into another. It was a natural progression.
Interview with Ypatia Kornarou
WHO? I was born and raised in Athens, the capital city of Greece, where I still live. I studied Economics and I worked in that field for a few years. My love affair with photography started when I was nine years old and I discovered a camera-shaped water gun. Later, when I was struggling to choose between photography and studies in economics, I chose the secure career path in accounting.
Interview with Karine Bizard
WHO? I was born in Marseille, studied in Aix-en-Provence and then moved to Paris. I am married, I have three children and I am a freelance photographer. I have always been fascinated by humans and like to tell stories about them. As a defense attorney specializing in criminal law for 15 years, things changed when I became a mother and photography appeared as an escape from my profession. I discovered how photography could be the visual twin of poetry.
Bouwe Brouwer in Conversation with Blake Andrews
BA: How’s your day going? BB: Pretty good. Pretty intense couple of weeks at work, but also preparing a small exhibition. But also interesting and fun. And the UP thing was definitely the cherry on top. Nice to have you onboard. What’s the exhibition? I have been shooting in my old hometown, where I lived […]
Interview with Elena Alexandra
WHO? I am Elena Alexandra. I was born and grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. I came to Hamburg, Germany, and later to Alicante, Spain, for studies. Currently, I live in Hamburg and Málaga, Spain. I am a photographer, professor, and psychotherapist. I create, teach and heal. In my therapy, I also apply art- and phototherapy techniques, uncovering how our unconscious speaks in images.
Interview with Chris Nesseth
WHO? Hi, my name is Chris Nesseth, I am a photographer from Portland, Oregon. I love walking for hours around town or spending days at an event searching for strange and colorful moments in ordinary settings. I’m addicted to flash and taking things out of context.