Interviews

An Interview with Brendan Hoffman by Hon Hoang Born in Albany, New York, Brendan Hoffman now finds himself traveling to World’s end capturing images of nationalism, identity, history, and politics. He has found himself everywhere from Washington to Russia, Haiti to Ukraine. As a documentary photographer, he is driven by curiosity and a pursuit to understand […]

An Interview with Michele Palazzo by Hon Hoang Michele Palazzo is a New York based photographer that blends his passion for architecture and photography into enthralling visual narratives of a bustling city. Each image captures the beauty in the mundane tasks of the bustling inhabitants. Moving from one routine to the next, under silhouettes of monoliths. […]

An Interview with Yoon Jeong Vin by Hon Hoang There’s a lot that goes into making a photograph. People consider concepts such as composition, colors or lack there of, lighting, etc. But what often seems to be forgotten are the emotions. Emotions felt at the moment, captured and confined within a frame. Something that is […]

An Interview with Photographer Lindsey Best by Hon Hoang Lindsey Best is a Los Angeles based photographer with a BFA in Photography and Imaging from Art Center College of Design. I had the opportunity to talk to her about her work and what it means to be a photographer in an ever-changing digital landscape. I’m particularly drawn to […]

An Interview with Ed Jones. In this interview for Asia Photo Review, Hon Hoang interviewed Ed Jones, AFP’s Chief Photographer for North and South Korea. Thank you to Ed Jones for the permission and use of his photographs. Participants wait to take part in a mass parade marking the end of the 7th Workers Party Congress […]

An Interview with Tatsuo Suzuki by Hon Hoang. Photography is more than capturing what is seen. It’s about the emotions, sights and sounds of the moment. No city is a better place to capture these elements than Tokyo, Japan. Home to photographer Tatsuo Suzuki. He is known for his captivating photographs of everyday life in Tokyo. […]

An Interview with Ash Shinya Kawaoto by Hon Hoang. Everything changes, it is the nature of all things to be fluid. To change and be changed, these constants are known best by those that live within a metropolis. Photographer Ash Shinya Kawaoto knows this truth to be evident as he explores the evolving skylines of […]

An Interview with Gustavo Gomes by Hon Hoang Vibrancy, it comes to mind when I stare into the effervescent images captured by Gustavo Gomes. Pictures of his daily life and home. Each photograph echoing the sounds and colors that permeate the streets of Brazil. The culture, the people, and the day to day life that often goes […]

An Interview with Mahesh Balasubramanian by Hon Hoang Photographs can transport us. They can take us to a place and time. They can have us remember moments that we never experienced, yet feel familiar. This moment of dissonance happens when humanity is in focus. Though the time and place seen in images may be foreign […]

An Interview with Wen Hang Lin by Hon Hoang Memories have no continuity. They move between the ridges of our consciousness, appearing when stimulated or when least expected. Sub-consciously provoking us to actions and inactions, our memories control us more than we believe them to. The perception of our world is framed by past experiences, […]