Schmidt's dejeuner sur l'herbe
Jason discussed his forthcoming book over lunch: Steidl are publishing his series of artists' portraits: a body of work that now runs to approximately 300 images. (Good Lord! Which photographers' books are Steidl not publishing?!) I'm always fascinated by photographers' motivations for photographing famous people: how do you conceal that you just want to meet famous people if you're not being commissioned by a publication and what happens if you end up hating someone you hoped you would like? Jason wouldn't be drawn on his dissappointments, though he admitted there were 'plenty'. He told an intriguing anecdote about Matthew Barney being photographed on the set of his new pornographic film for 'Destricted', but that's another story...