"Benjamin" by Megan McIsaac
You may know Megan McIsaac’s work from Flickr, or you might have the good fortune to live in the Pacific Northwest and know Megan personally. I’ve been a fan for a while and totally stole the “making photographs” idea from her. Then I asked her some questions:
Greg: Where are some of the places you’ve lived?
Megan: i suppose technically i have only lived in michigan, near detroit, and now portland, oregon. i have travelled to most states out east and in the midwest and have spent time in mexico and a lot of time in ontario, canada. i will most likely be living in oregon until october of this year and then depending on how much money i have saved, i would like to go further south and explore california and even texas, and then early next year i plan on taking off to europe, most likely france, to live for as long as i can!
G: how did you arrive at photography?
M: my grandfather was and still is a great photographer, he is the one held responsible for my passion in making photographs. our family, the mcisaacs, have been traveling to canada every summer for over 50 years to meet at this great lodge and when i was five or so, i remember my grandfather handing me his nikon while he was making the traditional family picture and i was fascinated with it. when i was seven years old, he and my father gifted me my first camera, a polaroid, for christmas and i really haven’t put it down since.
G: i love that you say, “make photographs” rather than “take photographs.” when and why did you start saying this?
M: haha! a lot of people have been pointing that out lately. to be honest, i have no clue when i began to say it, as far as i remember i have always referred to it as “making” photographs, it makes more sense in my mind. i don’t feel as though i am taking anything and that is not my objective. i suppose the most simple way i can describe it is that i am out to make and show moments, show my perspective through my photographs, not take someone else’s life or take other moments or anything of the sort. i am simply making memories, both personally and for others.
"february 13" by Megan McIsaac
I want to thank Megan for taking the time to answer, and point you all to her prints currently for sale. I hear, if you buy a print, you get extra stuff, like gum. Who doesn’t like gum?
Go. Look.
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