I recently was interviewed by Kimberly J. Soenen, an Executive Producer, Curator, Communications Specialist, Journalist and a good friend of mine. Our interview was published in The Fine Print, a blog that examines the ethics, people, processes, and systems that constitute the maintenance of, and barriers to, health for human beings. Thanks to Kimberly for the feature and for the fascinating and thought-provoking questions.
Here's an example of what you can expect in the article:
“Soenen: One of my favorite photo books—Photographs Not Taken: A Collection of Photographer’s Essays (Daylight Books) contains no photos at all. You were a contributor to this stand out concept. Can you describe one or two memorable “Camera Down" moments over the course of your lifetime?
Kashi: There have been many times where I decided to not make an image of a scene I was confronted with. Two that stick out are from Pakistan, which is the moment I contributed to Will’s book.
We were returning from a long day in the field in the Punjab province of Pakistan, when we came upon a horrific scene of a young couple with a small baby that had collided with a truck on the highway. The father was already dead, his entrails spilled out beside him, the wife was wailing, holding their dying son. I decided at that moment there was no value to documenting this scene, it was not part of our story, there was enough tumult and uncontrolled energy around the scene and if I picked up my camera it would cause more harm than do any good.”