Mexican Melancholy: A Conversation with Jan Smith in GUP Magazine

Interview with Jan Smith by GUP Magazine

GUP Magazine Interview - Jan Smith

Sam Nalley Copley of GUP Magazine approached me a couple of weeks ago to include me in the magazine’s coverage of Mexican Photographers (I know, with a name like mine who would believe I am Mexican!).  We spoke about melancholy and what motivates my work. GUP is one of the leading on-line voices in photography.  The conversation was published today and  you can go to their site or read the conversation here.

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Photo Brigade – Feature Jan Smith Mexican Art Photographer

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Photo Brigade – Jan Smith Photogrpher A small feature showing my Fukushima – Cesium Tours  work in Photo Brigade About Photo Brigade The Photo Brigade is a community formed by photographer Robert Caplin as a resource for freelancers to showcase their work … Continue reading

Truth Well Told – Interview with Art Photographer Jan Smith

A Truth Well Told  ART ART & ENTERTAINMENT 30 MARCH – 20 APRIL 12 .THE BIG ISSUE. 35.

Mexican photographer Jan Smith made it his mission to show the world the untold human stories behind nuclear disasters. To coincide with the first anniversary of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster in March, Smith brought his Nuclear Disaster Stories exhibition to Cape Town in partnership with the Koeberg Alert Alliance. Smith’s debut exhibition in South Africa included a world-first release of images taken in Fukushima in February. by Fem Eggers  Continue reading

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Aftermath of Disaster – Cape Times Interview with Artist Jan Smith

Aftermath of Disaster:  Meditating on the Risks of Nuclear Energy – Cape Times, South Africa, March 8, 2012

Art critique and columnist, Suzy Bell, of the Cape Times interviewed me while I was in South Africa presenting my work at the Erdmann Contemporary Art Gallery, and working with the Koeberg Alert Alliance.  The interview was very complete, but only a condensed version appeared in the paper. Here is the entire unedited interview. Continue reading

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