J. Sybylla Smith, In Conversation with Ed Kashi
Episode #40, Summary
Episode Summary
Abandoned Moments is a personal selection of images and written text by noted photojournalist, Ed Kashi, that celebrates the magic of photography to capture the cacophony of life.
Episode Notes
Abandoned Moments is a book, an approach, a tool and a philosophy. Kashi reconsiders his deep and expansive photographic archive shot in 100 countries over the past four decades to set them free of their original context. These fluid and engaging images vibrate with the chaos, wonder and complexity of the human experience.
In this conversation, Ed Kashi discusses, among other things:
Shooting from the hip
Visceral cues and animal instincts
Becoming one with a camera
Play being essential to practice
Active investigation of a concept
Stumbling into results
Listening to ‘talking’ negatives
The beauty of decontextualizing images
Changes of heart and mind
The intoxication of the medium of photography
A joyful and collaborative edit
Referenced in the episode
Published by Kehrerverlag
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