Hi, there's a short interview in today's "Independent" with Pennie Smith, whose photo of the Clash (Paul Simonon smashing a guitar) was just voted best rock & roll photograph of all time. Here are some highlights: "enthusiasm is the key. I'm not technically grounded [...] I didn't know equipment from the back of my arm [...] taking a picture is all about interpreting what you see - full stop. It doesn't matter what you use, even a throwaway camera [...] I still use [...] an old Pentax ESII [...] having a compositional eye helps: I never crop photos and don't spend hours posing them [...] you just hope that the light behind them comes on at the right time, and take a picture"
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