Interview: Theo Wenner ’09 Discusses His First Book, Jane, Featuring Photographs of His Mother over the Course of One Year
“My Mom and I before we leave to a wedding.” Photograph by Theo Wenner, and part of his latest book, “Jane” (Rizzoli 2020)
“I think it’s really important to photograph what you know, otherwise the work will feel insincere. That philosophy can be applied to anything you’re photographing. Somehow what you’re shooting has to relate back to you for it to work, in my opinion,” Wenner tells W. “The more time I’ve spent with my mother over the years, the more complex of a character she’s become for me. She really is one of the most mysterious, surprising people I know. Over time, it just became obvious to me that this was what the book should be about.”
Post Date: 10-21-2020
Post Date: 10-21-2020