Iconic American fashion photographer Bruce Weber recently sat down with The Talks to discuss – among other things – his motivations, his prolific career, & even his favorite picture. Having a career spanning shoots for GQ, Calvin Klein, & Rolling stone, as well as directing music videos for the likes of the Pet Shop Boys, Mr. Weber is a cornerstone in the industry. Below you’ll find an excerpt from this fantastic conversation, but for the complete piece, head over to The Talks.
Mr. Weber, what’s your favorite picture you have ever taken?
A picture of my mom and dad. It was the last vacation I took with them. I am proud of that picture. I think it is exposed beautifully, I think it is posed beautifully. I think my Dad looked like Paul Newman when he was really young, really handsome. My mom was very beautiful and they were really into each other. They were like young lovers when they were older. So I look at it and I see them as young lovers in that picture. I love that photo the most.
You take pictures, publish books, and direct movies. What do you consider your job description?
I am someone who wakes up in the middle of the night and thinks about the things that I hope for. I end up putting those things in my films and my photographs and my books.
Besides dreaming, what keeps you going?
I try to have a big life. I visit different painters in their studios whose work I like. I maybe do stories on them or photograph them. Sometimes I take a trip. I have been doing a lot of trips around America recently. I’ve been going down south a lot, down in Mobile, I spent a lot of time in New Orleans.
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