Jay Maisel

Outstanding.

This brief documentary on Jay Maisel is a fine portrait of one of the hardest working and most successful photographers.

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A self-confessed technophobe, Maisel took to digital when encouraged by a friend, realizing that he no longer had to “…. check 600 rolls of film….” at the airport.

I was especially taken by his statement that the greatest fear he has when snapping is that he will miss an image.

“There is nothing I am not interested in shooting. I am open to anything that is out there. I have no agenda.”

“Pain is not a conduit to art or joy.”

Hooray for that.