Vice: So is the photo you took for this issue’s cover real?
Ryan McGinley: Why were you guys in New Mexico?
Photo Issue cover photo by Ryan McGinley
That sounds crazy.
Did you always want to be a photographer?
Your work has really changed direction since you started.
Thumbsucker
Which was what?
Dakota and Lou Pucci on the set of
.
So working on the movie inspired the structure of the road trip project, but how did you decide on all the traveling and outdoorsy-ness that went into the photos?
Why?
What do you do when you’re not taking photos?
You shoot a lot of film. How many shots does it take to make one good photo?
Ryan has a show of new work, called
, up from October 28 to December 2, 2006 at Galerie du Jour / agnès b. in Paris.
Ryan McGinley: Why were you guys in New Mexico?
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