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2011, Oct 26
SLJ sells out

^ ED PANAR

Well, it’s been a good run here with everyone, but I got a call from the major leagues of blogging, so it’s time to bust out of here. Just kidding of course, but I have started writing on a pretty regular basis for the website of American Photo Magazine. It’s a great chance to write about the world of photography beyond Japan, and also introduce Japan to America and beyond.

Since the site launched I interviewed two of my favorite photographers, Michael Jang and Ed Panar. Where to even go from there? I’m not sure.

Like always, I’m not sure exactly how much I’ll post here, but I’m sure it probably won’t change much from the usual erratic rhythm. Some of my friends have noted that I try to maintain a “mysterious” online persona, which is probably true, but really I’m incredibly lucky just to be able to write this blog, and I hope to post with such urgency over at American Photo as well.

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American Photo Magazine, Ed Panar, Michael Jang

Cool man, doesn’t sound like a bad job. Good to know your knowledge is getting out there.

Posted by Dan / October 27, 2011 at 10:19 am:

Not a bad job is an understatement! It’s exactly what I want to do, or at least what I think I want to do.

Posted by microcord / October 27, 2011 at 5:24 pm:

Congratulations, Major Leaguer!

YES! Urgency, urgency. I’ve been looking at photo book/show reviews recently and thinking about them and I’ve reached the conclusion that they are bee oh arr eye en gee boring.

By contrast, look at this youtube . Now here is somebody who knows how to review. He knows that you shouldn’t wait till you’ve seen what you’re reviewing — by then it will be old, baby, OLD — but should review it straight from the manufacturers say-so. (What could be more credible?) You have to start “Hi guys!” or “Hi folks” for that man-of-the-people touch, to wiggle your head around all the time, to enunciate like you’re teaching a class of junior high school kids, to bug your eyes once per sentence and generally look like the MC of a kids’ teevee program — but to do it unshaved for that “edgy” image. Say that the product (camera, photobook, whatever) is cool because you want to buy it and that you want to buy it because it’s cool. (After all, what’s more bulletproof than a circular definition?)

Posted by Sean Marc Lee / November 5, 2011 at 11:32 am:

nice man

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