“Actually, I didn't study photography at first. I went to school for painting my first year, poetry my second year, graphic design my third and fourth year, and photography my fifth.” YearsFirstsSchoolStudyDesignPaintingPhotographyThirdsFourthFifthGraphicGraphic DesignFourth Year Author:Ryan McGinley
“When I was in art school, the photo kids were separated from the rest. If you did sculpture or painting or graphic design, you were all taking the same classes, but the photographers just went straight into photography.” IfsArtKidsSchoolClassDesignPaintingPhotographyPhotographerSculptureGraphicGraphic DesignArt School Author:Ryan McGinley
“I was studying graphic design at the time, when negative scanners and all that stuff was coming out, and you could do it all in your apartment. So I would shoot, make contact sheets, scan all the cool negatives, and make all these zines and books of my photos to give to my friends. I was really into zine- and bookmaking from skate culture.” GivingBookCultureStuffStudyDesignMy FriendsNegativeContactComing OutApartmentSheetsGraphicGraphic DesignSkatesZines Author:Ryan McGinley
“I spent all of my money on film. I remember I would do these set-design jobs or transcribe or just anything to get, like, a $100 check and go immediately to Adorama and buy expired film.” JobsRememberFilmDesignChecksExpired Author:Ryan McGinley
