Photowork: Forty Photographers on Process and Practice

How does a photographic project or a series develop? How important are "style" and "genre"? What comes first - the photos or a concept?

PhotoWork is a collection of interviews with forty photographers about their approach to photography and, more importantly, to creating a sustainable oeuvre. Curator and educator Sasha Wolf was inspired to seek and compile answers to these questions after hearing from countless young photographers that they often feel helpless in their own practice and wonder if they are doing it in the "right" way. wise do. The answers, from both established and young photographers, show that there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Their advice is varied, generous and joyful: Justine Kurland discusses the importance of allowing a story to unfold; Doug DuBois reflects on the process of growing into one's own work; Dawoud Bey evokes musicians like Miles Davis as his inspiration for never wanting to become "my own oldie show". The book is structured in the form of a Proustian questionnaire, in which each person is asked the same questions, creating a typology of answers that allows for an interesting comparison and contrast.

Featuring: Robert Adams, Dawoud Bey, Alejandro Cartagena, Elinor Carucci, John Chiara, Kelli Connell, Lois Conner, Matthew Connors, Siân Davey, Doug DuBois, John Edmonds, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Paul Graham, Katy Grannan, Gregory Halpern, Curran Hatleberg, Todd Hido, Rinko Kawauchi, Peter Kayafas, Justine Kurland, Gillian Laub, John Lehr, Dana Lixenberg, Andrew Moore, Abelardo Morell, Zora Murff, Catherine Opie, Ed Panar, Matthew Pillsbury, Kristine Potter, Gus Powell, Richard Renaldi, Sasha Rudensky, Lise Sarfati, Bryan Schutmaat, Manjari Sharma, Dayanita Singh, Tiffany Smith, Alec Soth, Mark Steinmetz, and Vanessa Winship