Michael Jang interview in Wired.com

[David_Manning]

He's an old-school Leica shooter...rails a bit about digital but sees the practical side.

http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2009/10/michael-jang/all/1

 

[foggie]

Fantastic interview! He shares many views that I do about the topic.

Thanks for posting

 

[Hector Negron]

I know this guy. He's not particularly bright.

 

[nightfly]

The last lines are worth the read:

My mantra was “shoot till they say no.” Just to see what would happen. I shot the whole crowd and I got closer and I shot them and they kind of looked at me and I go, “No one said no.” Ended up I was this close and I kept shooting and no one said no. No fear, right? Sometimes you gotta shoot like it could be your last shot.

 

[pachuco]

Great link, thanks!

 

[Trius]

I know this guy. He's not particularly bright.

Au contraire.

First of all, from the article it's pretty obvious he had a learning disability.

Second, being fearless and "getting the shot" is a kind of smart that's simply different.

Third, "My reward is just the pure pleasure of taking a good picture" is brilliant. Unless you think money is more important than happiness.

 

[pachuco]

This is his M2, image is from his blog http://michaeljang.wordpress.com/

 

[TWoK]

Wow, that is a lot of brassing.

 

[35mmdelux]

I used to hang outside the Filmore on Market cause didnt have $ in those days to get in.

 

[Damaso]

Thanks for the link, I found the article quite interesting...