Interview By David Toyne

Time Magazine Cover By Johnathan Taylor

I was lucky enough to discover photo-journalist Jonathan Taylor. Jonathan has featured on the cover of TIME Magazine and his images have appeared in iconic publications such as the Sunday Times Magazine, Marie Claire, the Guardian Magazine, and the New York Times.

He's been a resident of Bangkok, Thailand since the early '90s; but I was lucky enough to speak to him while he was in the UK recently. At present he is working as freelancer and teaches regular workshops in both the UK and South East Asia. His 'Photography School Asia' photography classes are now available online via his web site.

In our chat we've covered various topics from his views on planning a photo feature and how to gain access right though to what it's like to have dinner with a contract killer called Mr. One Hundred Corpses. I can't provide an image of Jonathan due to his requirement to work anonymously on occasion but he assures me he is almost identical to in appearance Brad Pitt only with less worry lines.

DT: How did you first become interested in photography?
JT: My Grandfather, mother and father all worked in the newspapers. So I knew from an early age that's what I wanted to do.

DT: How did you train in photography, where did you study?
JT: I studied at the London College of Printing. During that time I got a good job working as a photographer. I found that to be a better way to learn compared to doing a fixed course for three years then having all the assignments and pressure at the end of the course. It's not like some of the newer courses, like in Cardiff, where you get constant assignments.

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