Hina Matsuri – Conversation with Jan Smith in Ragazine

Ragazine – Conversation with Jan Smith Chuck Hauput of the art magazine, Ragazine  included me in the July-August 2012 issue.  I was asked to pick one of my favorite images from Cesium Tours (Fukushima) and explain the history behind it.  I picked Hina Matsuri, and talk about what the dolls tell about the abandoned places I …

Mexican Melancholy: A Conversation with Jan Smith in GUP Magazine

Interview with Jan Smith by GUP Magazine 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 …

Photo Brigade – Feature Jan Smith Mexican Art Photographer

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 to a larger audience of photographers and photo lovers through social media. The goal is …

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 …