Take one Irishman with a passion for photography, throw in a healthy talent for writing, add a sprinkling of questions and apply gently to several of todays best photographers and what you get after baking gently on a medium heat for a few months is perhaps the best photography interview series you’ll ever read.
Oomska is a fantastic online arts & pop culture magazine which has recently undergone a facelift for 2012 and came out fighting right from the off with the Future of Photography series. Included so far are: Ed Swinden, George Plemper, Steve Gullick, Derek Ridgers, Phillip Greenspun and Carlein van der Beek.
Each offers their unique and occasionally controversial view on The Future of Photography. Oomska has put together an excellent series of questions including “How and when did you first become interested in photography? What was the trigger which led you to take a serious interest? How different would that trigger be now, with all the changes – technological and otherwise – in photography during the intervening years?“ and “Are there some qualities or aspects of film photography which digital will never be able to replicate or replace? If so, will these aspects of photography die with film?” The answers aren’t always what you’d expect which is what makes this series probably the best you’ll ever read.
Get yourself over to Oomska now and get reading, you won’t be disappointed.
The Future of Photography? by Oomska. It’s the best Photography interview series you’ll ever read.
