Allowing Flowers
Mom Culture has a nice interview with Alec Soth. It explores his creative processes and talks about a new project close to his heart called Allowing Flowers.
On getting complete strangers to be subjects:
I just try to be honest. I try to explain to people who I am and what I’m doing. With those Niagara nudes, for example, I would say that I’m a photographer who makes books and shows in galleries and I’m doing a project about love. Often this doesn’t make a lot of sense to people, but if you lie, all sorts of things can go awry. But in terms of finding people, well, I just ask. It is awkward. I sometimes feel like one of those guys on the street handing out fliers. I get rejected a lot. It’s a strange business.