Interviewed on photography in the New York Times

November 25, 2012 by

I was interviewed on watch photography in yesterday’s issue of the New York Times/ International Herald Tribune – the full article can be found here. MT

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  1. Don Root says:
    December 1, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    Outstanding! It seem to me that in any field, when you reach a certain level, it all becomes not about the subject at all but about life! Keep it up!

    • Ming Thein says:
      December 1, 2012 at 10:14 AM

      Thanks Don – I think it’s about passion – that gives you the dedication and drive to keep pushing when most people would have given up…and that’s what tends to set apart the successful (or mad) from the rest. 🙂

  2. Dillan says:
    November 29, 2012 at 10:09 AM

    Congratulations! The attention you are getting is well deserved.

  3. Andre NYC says:
    November 27, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    Congratulations ! Hard work does pay in the end, esp if inspired too 😀

    PS. I do appreciate fine time pieces *& complex movements, BUT the BESTEST watch in my book b/c it is ultra thin and needs NO batteries, plus is indestructible and stylish* is Citizen’s Stiletto Eco Drive – the no seconds rectangular version

    How to convey such supreme elegance/ simplicity and hyper sophistication (solar panel ! ) .. deserving of a really good image . . .and should really be in the MoMA or other museum collections

    (*) Only 3mm thick including the scratch resistant glass. Bought for about $200 only years ago.
    The best tech watch I have: never needs batteries, uses a solar panel, never had a problem, and keeps perfect time.
    Once survived intact a full hot wash/ dry cycle in my jeans, my mistake. So about as durable as a Rolex.

    • Ming Thein says:
      November 27, 2012 at 9:50 AM

      Thanks Andre. I suppose at $200 it’s a moot point, but the circuitry in digital/ electronic watches is not repairable if it breaks – replace only. And that longevity is something that only entirely mechanical watches have.

  4. Ding says:
    November 25, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    Congratulations for the great insight of a watch photographer. Keep up the good work.

  5. xahonline says:
    November 25, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    “Sometimes, the beauty is in the imperfection”… exactly how I see the world I live in and everything around me 😉 Perfection can be boring or surreal… imperfection stands out, makes it unique. You doing great, your work, this blog, very nice… keep it up Ming!

  6. bob prangnell says:
    November 25, 2012 at 6:13 AM

    Great writeup. I’m so pleased for you.. I like the fact I will be able to say “I knew that Ming before he was world famous”

  7. Joseph says:
    November 25, 2012 at 4:04 AM

    Congratulations. You’re on your way !

  8. Richard T says:
    November 25, 2012 at 3:33 AM

    Wow, half a million visitors a month! Great to see you in the NYT. Congrats on your well earned success Ming.

  9. Ciao Pui says:
    November 25, 2012 at 2:09 AM

    Excellent article and fascinating insights. The world needs more of this, “Mr. Thein has built a Web site that aims to promote philosophical debates about photography and deconstructions of the image-making process.”

    Congrats, Ming!

  10. johncameron.ca says:
    November 25, 2012 at 1:59 AM

    An interesting article. About watch photography—and yet only one (beautiful) photograph.

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