I asked Roger to put seven questions that were on his mind and he was kind enough to oblige. Here they are. Roger Ballen asks the following:
1. What do we mean by staging in photography? If most photographs depend on capturing a fleeting moment that is unrepeatable; can such an image be thought of as staged?
2. What is the difference, if there is one, between photographic reality and reality?
3. When does an image become a work of art?
4. What is the difference between the way people view photographs in comparison to paintings?
5. What is the difference between color photography and black and white in the way that they convey pictorial reality?
6. What is the ultimate purpose of photography?
7. Has digital photography advanced the way we view the world?
