Lark Books


		Q & A with Steve Meltzer Name: Steve Meltzer. Hometown: Gig Harbor, WA. In the beginning…: At 10 years old I took a neat multi-angled photo of the UN building through a bus window and I was hooked. Inspiration: Henri Cartier-Bresson & Cornell Capa. Eureka Moment: Got paid $1200 for an overexposed cloud picture I almost threw away. Current obsession: Shooting great pictures with the worst cameras I can find. Favorite camera/equipment: Leicas of any sort except for their lousy SLRs. I can’t live without my…: $100 macro lens. Critics are like…: Jewish mothers on steroids, far from perfect but on your case all the time. Studio soundtrack/theme song: Radio Tarifa. Next project: Searching For Flaubert’s Normandy. Pet peeve: Small people who think small thoughts. Proudest moment: Photo show “Too Many Flags,” a show about the daily desecration of the American flag by folks who used it as bras, shorts, swimsuits, t-shirts, caps, car decor and home decoration, while other Americans were dying for that same fabric. Shown at PhotoVisa/Festival Off (Perpignan, France 2003). What I’d be if I weren’t an author/photographer: Out cold. Words of advice: Remember that women are the only proof that there is a God. Lark titles: Photographing Arts, Crafts & Collectibles, and Capture the Light. More information: www.stevefotos.com


Comments: ElizabethSterling says... I have so many photos that I delete. Steve’s Eureka moment really inspired me to keep more of those! You never know, what you don’t like then may come to be your favorite shot later. I need a bigger hard drive. :) Comment 000029, Posted Sep 17, 11:18 AM