jay maisel / interview
jay maisel is an amazing photographer. in fact he’s one of the best. his photographs are vibrant and alive. he is a living legend. over the last few years i’ve had a handful of opportunities to hang out with jay and i’ve consistently been impressed and inspired. a few weeks back when we crossed paths i asked jay a handful of questions and recorded his response. as always, jay’s words were honest, insightful, entertaining and thought-provoking.
click on the play button below to listen to 10 min of our conversation. before you begin, grab a pencil and a scratch sheet of paper as you may want to jot down some notes. enjoy!
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This was brilliant. Thank you!!!
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Wow! its inspiring, great interview, thanks Chris
I started my day listening to this interview, very inspiring. Thanks Chris, thanks Mr. Maisel
Inspiring interview. He makes some good points to keep in mind. Thanks Chris
What is the photo that inspired Maisel? I cannot understand him. Sounded like Newman’s photo of someone at a piano. Thanks if you can clarify!
One of the things that Mr. Maisel said during the interview struck me as true and right on point. It concerned the point he made about going to photography school, I had gone to photography school however I believe my work is off to a good start. That is not to say anything negative about photography school, but those of us that went in another direction may bring to the table some interesting perspectives.
Jay was asked: How do you become a better Photographer? His reply: Become a more interesting person.
nice reminders – thank you
Thank you very much, Chris & Jay.
Thank you for this!
The photo mentioned is Arnold Newman’s pix of Igor Stravinsky at the piano. If you google Igor Stravinsky, you’ll find it.
Wonderful interview Chris. Thanks for focussing on the “why” and not the how.
Wow! What an inspiration! Thanks for putting this together and sharing it with us, Chris. Well done.
Great interview, Chris. I found Jay’s answers and insight very intriguing.
Lisann,
Jay spoke of the photo of Igor Stravinsky by Newman. You can see it here:
http://www.agallery.com/Pages/photographers/newman.html
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Chris (and Jay), Thanks for sharing such an inspiring interview!
Thanks Chris for sharing a wonderful and informative interview with Jay…..
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Great job Chris.
Coming up in CT is a rare opportunity to see Jay live.
CT-ASMP is presenting Jay Maisel at Yale on Thursday November, 12th at 7pm.
More info:
http://www.asmp.org/education/event/info?id=71
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wow that was great
Fantastic. Chris and Jay, thanks for taking the time to record/post that.
Awesome!
Excellent interview and insightful answers from Maisel. Glad I discovered your blog and your interviews. You should get them on iTunes, I’d subscribe!
The CT Chapter of ASMP hosted Jay last night, and as advertised, he was fantastic.
thank you chirs for such a beautiful and inspirational interview :)
Wow. Truly inspiring!
The Luminous Landscape has an intervew (for sale) with Jay. I have watched it at least 10 times and I will watch it 10 times more. Jay seems to have a deep understanding of what photography is about and can articulate it in ways which I understand.
I’ve already listened to this interview 3 times.
My thanks to you and to Jay.
Larger version of the Newman/Stravinsky photo is here http://www.pbase.com/omoses/image/61501593 .
wow unreal the guy is a master going to take his class for sure ! thanks chris !
Great interview…..thanks
Inspiring. Truly a pleasure to listen to.
great to hear his voice and advice again! thanks Chris.
I was fortunate enough to take his workshop in April 09 and it will always stay with me. I just wish I would’ve taken a recorder to the critique sessions we had.
Wonderful, great to hear you Jay, as always. Thanks Chris for this.
Great listen, I esp liked it when he said “don’t study photography”. very resonating to hear. Thanks for the inspiration, Chris and Jay!