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Talking Portraits - Podcasting with Tom Parish|Jensen Walker: Photographer with a Heart and Warrior Spirit of Discovery Episode
This is episode 47. I'm talking with Jensen Walker about life as a freelance photographer-- his career and artistic vision --the calling he has to help change the world and how he gets close to the story he wants to tell.Airplane ticket. Check.Rental car at the airport. Check.Quad-band cellphone. Check.Level 4 Kevlar personal armor. Check. This isn't my business trip packing list, but it was for photographer Jensen Walker's last out-of-town trip to the Middle East to cover what CNN said was the less-photographed side of the Israeli-Lebanon war. That's what Jensen is about -- telling stories with images, each one opening a window to history and getting the viewer close to the story. He's a young guy, 29, married, fit, filled with a sense of adventure and guided by a personal vision to tell stories as only photographs can: capturing a moment in time for all time. He bears witness so we can see ourselves reflected in the humanity of others.Jensen Walker's photography is creatively diverse, and his work crosses a number of photo genres, including documentary, advertising and portraiture. From the frontlines of northern Israel to the frontlines of Hurricane Rita, to a shoot with the hip-hop music artist Ludicris, the thread through all of his work is the passion for story-telling. Whether in a single picture or through a project spanning months or years, Jensen's driving force is the desire to create narrative and visual discussion. His first book, "The House of Grace: A Girl's World," about child prostitution in Thailand, is now in its second printing, and Jensen is proud to report that the proceeds of this book helped build a second shelter for rescued girls.We catch up with Jensen in our studios here at Talking Portraits Productions in Austin, Texas.Tom
[ Sat, 16 Sep 2006 19:45:00 GMT ]
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