Recent Work: "The Good People of China" Al Vandenberg had completed his third trip to China and was preparing a body of work on its young people; "The driving force that propels China is economic. Deng Xiaoping, The leading thinker in China's market economy decreed 'To get rich is glorious'. He set in motion an unstoppable force- one country, two systems; Socialism with Chinese characteristics. The single child policy has produced a well educated, money-driven generation of young people living in a high tech society. Politics is boring. Mao has become an Art Object. China's building boom is a State-Of-The-Art work in progress. Young people have become the new heroes of the revolution."
"Nobody can teach photography". “Art College gives you three months per project – that’s two and a half months of play, one week cramming. You do pebbles on a beach and you've made it. I’m so fucking tired of seeing stones on a beach and people saying, ‘this is photography’. Photography is light. This is the light, right here (points at self). "Don’t think. Just shoot". “Photography is easy. It should be fun. Once it ceases to be fun it becomes hard work, you’re on the wrong track. “Nobody can teach photography, but all kids want to be taught. Don’t say school or college is boring; it’s up to you to make it interesting. “My job is to re-inspire people. If you want to start photography, then photograph where you live. The formula is the same all over the world”. Al Vandenberg <<back
