Inside the Photographers_Studio with Phillip Toledano

My friend Andrew Hetherington and former boss in New York recently posted the 6th installment of Inside the Photographers_Studio featuring photographer Phillip Toledano. Andy who travels a lot on assignments finds time to visit photographers and their studios in between shooting his own work.

I had the pleasure of meeting Phillip last year at Review Santa Fe and was immediately struck by not only his subject choice but the final image. I always feel some of the strongest photographic projects are the simplest ideas. In his series, Phone Sex, Phillip photographed phone sex operators. The prints are accompanied by text written by the women themselves about their experience.

Phillip is also well know for his series about his elderly father, Days With My Father. The images are honest, quiet, beautifully composed and leave us with a sense of love and loss.

The interview is hilarious and informative. Phillip candidly talks about his project choices and project development. The 24 minute interview ends with a view at his current work in progress–a series of portraits of people who have had plastic surgery.