Many photographers talk about their passion for the craft. They all need to get in line behind Joseph Michael Lopez. It took about zero seconds into our conversation to see that he wears his passion for photography and for authorship on his sleeve.
"What I strive for is an absurd level of old-school greatness."
His commitment to film photography, to the frame, to Leica, to being a "Photographer" with a capital P, and to street photography points to this ambition and to the old-school part, as well. I applaud the dedication and the gusto.
Why do all good street photographers want to call it something other?
In contrast to our "What is Photography?" series, for this project Cory Rice and I met photographers on their turf—their studio, home, a meaningful location—but for Lopez, his turf is the streets of New York City, so… what? So, we agreed to meet near Union Square, because Lopez often photographs in this part of town and because it was the location of Kelton Labs.
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