Garrett Faber: Ross Halfin

GARRETT FABER: Ross Halfin

Ross Halfin is one of the world's greatest photographers. He's taken photos of musicians and celebrities from 50 Cent to Billy Bob Thornton. He loves travel photography, petrified forests and Japanese food. He speaks about his daily activities with an acerbic wit. You can read his daily diary on his website. A well read and artistic individual, he's brutally honest and doesn't seem to be caught up in any kind of hype machines. Just ask him about his legendary clientele and he'll tell you, "I'm just...

That dude was really intimidating.

I've lost count of the number if times I said 'Yes' while reading your interview and Mr. Halfin's website...

cameras...yes

film...Yes...

attitiudes to work, photography, music- yes...Yes...YES!

Intimidating?

Or just uncommonly real?

Fine interview; thank you Garrett; thank you, Mr. Halfin

Albion.

The uncommonly realness is intimidating in itself. I was probably more starstruck than anything.

Yeah, been there and it's difficult to get where you want to go without sounding like an idiot - which I usually do. You kept your head and turned in an interesting interview - I didn't skip a word, which says a lot!

Any more in the pipeline?

congrats!!

Uhh, how about very negatively opinionated? But I suppose we've all got em. I dig his work, though. And it was a great interview. Thanks.

Ross Halfin may be one of the world's most prolific rock photographers, but that does not make him great. He's not even close to being one of the greatest. He may qualify for the greatest ego, greatest little man complex, or greatest prick, but certainly not greatest photographer. Try Martin Parr, Bill Owens, Andreas Gursky, Mary Ellen Mark, Andre Kertesz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Edward Steichen, etc...

i just love anyone who bandys around words like cunt, lol. thank you for this!

I'm not taking sides on the who's better, who's best debate - I think art (all kinds) is, and should be, subjective. But I'll give Henri a +1!

Excellent interview.

+1

" Maybe I'm just old and grouchy, who knows?"
i guess that sums it up for me.

he loves to namedrop, doesn't he?

and, what about quality control over these live photos "out there on the net"?
http://www.rosshalfin.co.uk/lauren-harris/lauren-harris-page01.php

blah... i guess i don't like him since he insulted the whole italian Gods Of Metal crowd calling them earth's filthiest and sweatiest, and since in this interview he keeps saying how boring it is to take pics of live shows.

If you want to see far better music photography and a website/portfolio far better than Ross Halfin's, check out Danny Clinch...

Some of his shots are great nad his attitudde is amazing.
Plus he started Kerrang! Possibly the best music mag ever.