Photo artist interview #21 - Eric Magnussen

• In 1 word, what do you shoot?

Curiousities

• What’s your weapon of choice?

Polaroid Land Camera Automatic 100, G10, Fuji 690

• Where is your favorite place on earth?

I prefer the moon

• Why do you take pictures?

I have a photographic type of obsessive compulsive disorder.. I cant help myself for bad or worse I just keep pressing the damn button

• What would be your replacement Hobby/Profession if photography was dead?

Bee Keeper

• Sleep, Eat, Sleepwalk while eating?

Eat?

• What do you favor:

B&W or Color ?

Current Trend indicates 70% Color 30% B+W

Film or Digital ?

80%Digi 20%Film

Studio or Location?

Studiocation

Night or Day?

Daynight

Portrait or Landscape?

Portrascapes

Ren or Stimpy?

Ren

• What is your most treasured possession?

My naked lawn gnome

• Favorite photo book and/or Favorite movie?

Photo Book=The Architect’s Brother movie=Jerimiah Johnson

• Photographer/s that inspire you?

Michael Burnett, Albert Chong, Robert Adams, Corey Arnold, Robert Parke-Harrison, Trevor Traynor, Danarchy, Jerry Uelsmann and the Humdinger

• Advice for the younglings out there looking through their first viewfinder?

Take the lens cap off, Focus.. and for F-words sake learn what an f-stop is

• What’s the story behind the photo below?

I got Lucky again, the submarine wouldn’t go under water and the seagulls hung around for food..

• Any future projects or travels?

Shoot more film, win some type of lottery so I can shoot more photos

• Where can we see more of your work?

www.startchopping.com

• In 1 word, last thing you’d say if time stopped right NOW?

Now, now?… or like now in a couple of seconds?



Photo courtesy of the artist "Eric Magnussen"

Thank you

T2