Talking to Jen Chow is like randomly clicking on Wikipedia links. Good times and awesome surprises. We took a bit of time from her busy schedule to pick her brain and learn more about what makes her tick.
Hello Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself
I studied accounting/finance and worked in that for a while, but am now balancing that out with a master of design program at OCADU. Loving it lots and want to do my thesis work on something relating to the aging population. Hoping to do some cool work afterwards that combines business and design, namely in strategy and innovation consulting, grounded in people and what people care about.
Nice. It really is about balance, isn’t it? So what do you love about photography?
I hoard old cameras, some from value village, some from friends and family for safekeeping. I store a few expired packs of precious polaroid film in the fridge, love shooting film, started with an olympus om-2…and then discovered the fun that is lomography. I usually shoot a lot more when I’m traveling (love my lc-a for stealth shooting). Like taking pics of people, but am often too shy to ask, so I end up taking pictures of the backs of people, haha. I’m working on being braver in that area…what else? I started learning photography in high school with black and white photo paper and pinhole cameras in a dark room, fun times. Lately, I’ve been shooting a bit more in digital with my ricoh gx100.
Ah, Value Village. The annual calender with coupons is the best $3 you’ll ever spend… Which doesn’t lead into our next question at all. Where do you get your inspiration from?
My inspirations for photography? People and stories. I love photos with people and photos with a story behind it. I like street photography and photojournalism.
Photography is nice like that. So are there any photographers who have recently blown your mind?
Jamel Shabazz for his ability to capture people in their natural, dignified state and his genuine approach to connecting with people. I like lomography for its fun, spontaneous “moment-capturing” approach. Also, some of the guys from the Magnum photo collective have done some amazing work. Life magazine is nice too.
So can you tell us what to expect for Contact this year?
Not sure yet.
Haha, fair enough. Okay, last question. If you could be a camera, what would you be?
…a lomo lc-a?
There you go, folks! Another talent to look out for starting on the 15th of May at Sleeping Giant! It’s gonna be a doozy!
Cheers,
Hitoshi & Vince
Talking to Jen Chow is like randomly clicking on Wikipedia links. Good times and awesome surprises. We took a bit of time from her busy schedule to pick her brain and learn more about what makes her tick.
Hello Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself
I studied accounting/finance and worked in that for a while, but am now balancing that out with a master of design program at OCADU. Loving it lots and want to do my thesis work on something relating to the aging population. Hoping to do some cool work afterwards that combines business and design, namely in strategy and innovation consulting, grounded in people and what people care about.
Nice. It really is about balance, isn’t it? So what do you love about photography?
I hoard old cameras, some from value village, some from friends and family for safekeeping. I store a few expired packs of precious polaroid film in the fridge, love shooting film, started with an olympus om-2…and then discovered the fun that is lomography. I usually shoot a lot more when I’m traveling (love my lc-a for stealth shooting). Like taking pics of people, but am often too shy to ask, so I end up taking pictures of the backs of people, haha. I’m working on being braver in that area…what else? I started learning photography in high school with black and white photo paper and pinhole cameras in a dark room, fun times. Lately, I’ve been shooting a bit more in digital with my ricoh gx100.
Ah, Value Village. The annual calender with coupons is the best $3 you’ll ever spend… Which doesn’t lead into our next question at all. Where do you get your inspiration from?
My inspirations for photography? People and stories. I love photos with people and photos with a story behind it. I like street photography and photojournalism.
Photography is nice like that. So are there any photographers who have recently blown your mind?
Jamel Shabazz for his ability to capture people in their natural, dignified state and his genuine approach to connecting with people. I like lomography for its fun, spontaneous “moment-capturing” approach. Also, some of the guys from the Magnum photo collective have done some amazing work. Life magazine is nice too.
So can you tell us what to expect for Contact this year?
Not sure yet.
Haha, fair enough. Okay, last question. If you could be a camera, what would you be?
…a lomo lc-a?
There you go, folks! Another talent to look out for starting on the 15th of May at Sleeping Giant! It’s gonna be a doozy!
Cheers,
Hitoshi & Vince
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