Stefen Chow - From Mount Everest to World Press Photo - The Camera Doesn’t Matter Podcast

In this episode of The Camera Doesn’t Matter podcast, Sean Gallagher speaks to Malaysian photographer, Stefen Chow and discusses with him the making of some of his most iconic photos.
From humble beginnings as an engineering student in Singapore, Stefen’s career took off when he returned from the summit of Mount Everest with photos that would change his life. As an aspiring photojournalist based in Beijing, he photographed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei which earned him a World Press Photo portrait prize in 2013. Since then he has gone on to become one of Asia’s leading commercial photographers and has also found a new identity as a visual artist, with his work now held in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art, in New York.
Listen to the full podcast to learn about Stefen's fascinating journey through his photography career.
📷 In the podcast:
0:00 Introduction
04:00 Stefen’s early path into professional photography.
15:00 The Journey to Mount Everest
25:01 Winning a World Press Photo Award
31:02 Documenting Family - Little Chows
41:03 Transition to Artist - Poverty Line & Equivalence
57:53 Stefen’s advice for amateur photographers and aspiring professionals.
Links to Stefen Chow’s work online ⬇️
Website - www.stefenchow.com/
Instagram - stefenchow...
MoMA - www.moma.org/artists/136050
Chow and Lin - www.chowandlin.com/about
World Press Photo - www.worldpressphoto.org/perso...
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Thanks for watching this episode of The Camera Doesn't Matter podcast! If you have any questions about what Stefen and I discussed in the video, please let us know in the comments below. If you enjoyed the episode, don't forget to like this video, consider forwarding it to a friend, and subscribe to the channel. This helps encourage us to make more content like this ✊📸

[@skchin3247]

Hi Stefen. Nice to meet you here.

[@paulmorgan6860]

Great conversation Sean. Interesting to see how Stefen pivoted from genre to genre. Looking forward to future episodes.

[@SeanGallagherPhotographer]

Glad you enjoyed it, Paul. 👍 More to come soon.

[@VelvetItch]

Watched the whole thing, beautiful pictures and lots of interesting information. Can't wait for more episodes on the series:D thanks for doing this!

[@SeanGallagherPhotographer]

Thanks so much for watching and glad you enjoyed it! ✊

[@rolf_siggaard]

Thanks so much for this. Captivating honest presentation. Amazing storytelling.

[@SeanGallagherPhotographer]

Thanks for watching, Rolf! Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@craiglong6641]

Fantastic interview. Keep up the great work, Sean!

[@SeanGallagherPhotographer]

Glad you enjoyed it, Craig 👍

[@pegah2390]

❤❤❤ so helpful

[@SeanGallagherPhotographer]

👍

[@uwuaelvis2192]

Hi Sean, from Nigeria

[@SeanGallagherPhotographer]

Thanks for watching!

[@richardnugent7035]

Sean. Not one of your better interviews. You were continually interrupting Stefan as he was trying to tell his story. Also you jumped around instead of letting the conversation flow. Too much interviewer talk. We want to hear your guest, not you.

[@SeanGallagherPhotographer]

Not sure which other interviews you are referring to, as this was the first one in this series. Perhaps you mistake me for someone else 😉 Always interesting to hear feedback and opinions.