The model is just one element of the photograph. There's also the location, the light - all that junk. It helps if the girl is really good-looking, but a girl can be not super good-looking and it'd still be a… — Richard Kern Copy Share Image
One of the elements of photography is, just by nature, journalistic. It's some kind of documentation. The most successful pictures to me are with an interesting looking girl. They're not being provocative. They're just presenting their drugs to you, showing… — Richard Kern Copy Share Image
A lot of the point mags are going out of business. They dropped the pay tremendously and it's all because of the internet. I… — Richard Kern Copy Share Image
The first time I heard of suicidegirls was when a model from there contacted me to see if I wanted to do a shoot.… — Richard Kern Copy Share Image
If I was on the cover of Artforum and my photos were selling for lots of money. If I could be doing that I… — Richard Kern Copy Share Image
It's like a visual connection between the girl I'm shooting and me, a bunch of triggers. A lot of girls I'll just shoot once… — Richard Kern Copy Share Image
The model is just one element of the photograph. There's also the location, the light - all that junk. It helps if the girl… — Richard Kern Copy Share Image
Not for models. SuicideGirls is a mystery to me because I thought only women ran the site. — Richard Kern Copy Share Image
Then I became aware of the site as the traffic for it became higher. The most recent contact was this girl Lily. She wanted… — Richard Kern Copy Share Image
What bothers people more than anything is that I'm an old guy taking photos of them. But maybe if you look at the photos,… — Richard Kern Copy Share Image
One of the elements of photography is, just by nature, journalistic. It's some kind of documentation. The most successful pictures to me are with… — Richard Kern Copy Share Image
I think a lot of times photo sessions is just a test, maybe, for models. Sometimes it's for money. I'm going to shoot a… — Richard Kern Copy Share Image
