Alec Soth on Accepting Moments of Connections and Disconnections with Subjects

September 12, 2019  •  Leave a Comment

Alec Soth in conversation with Vince Aletti:  "I love Szarkowki's idea of Mirrors and Windows.  He, former Curator of MOMA, had this idea to divide photographers into two types:  Window Photographers, those that are really out looking at the world and Mirror Photographers, those that look inward.  I've often thought about that and I've realized that I'm a Mirror Photographer that is out in the world.  I've also thought about the fact that when you photograph a Window, depending on when you photograph it, it becomes a mirror, so I'm using a Window as a Mirror.  How's that for psychological?!"


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