Re: Interview questions-off topic sort of.

[Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com>]

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On Sun, 21 Sep 1997, ted grant wrote:

> To All:
> 
> Hi guys and gals I thought you might find these questions interesting that
> were asked of me in an interview last week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for
> one of the major Chinese language dailies.  They gave me a copy of the
> questions they would be asking. I haven't included those that do not apply
> to photography.
> 
> The first question was about equipment and I explained obviously Leica, so
> no need to get into that. :) Although the reporter was quite surprised I
> used German made cameras and not Japanese.:)  Their photographer who took
> my picture during the interview of an hour, drove me crazy flashing that
> damn bright light on the top of his camera everytime the camera went click
> whirrrrrrrrr. :)  No it wasn't a Leica although I showed him my M6 and he
> was in shock when I handed him the R8. :)
> 
> Questions:
> 
> 3/ What enlightment do you have after being engaged in the works at the
> "killing fields?" How do you feel about the future of mankind?
> 
> (this was a question in relation to my photography in 1967 middle east and
> 1968 Nam.)
> 
> 6/ How important is the art of photography in today's society?
> 
> 7/ Will conventional photography gradually be phased out by the modern
> electronic equipment and video-cameras?
> 
> 8/ What are your re-actions to the paparazzi of this past incident?
> 
> There were several others but not of photo interest.
> 
> If any of you would care to answer them it would be interesting to see what
> you say compared to how I responded.
> 
> ted
> 
> 
> 
I'd love to compare answers. My answers to all those dumb questions
would be, "YES"and "NO". Ed Meyers