Aaron Stern

Venice Beach, California, 2013, 35 mm Film

photographer / New York

interview by JULIANA BALESTIN

 

JULIANA BALESTIN — Can you tell me about your new book I Woke Up in My Clothes?
AARON STERN — It’s my second photography book. It’s a narrative about intimacy, love, loss, color, and light. The book is entirely shot on film, with the exception of one image from my grandfather’s funeral. The casket is draped in an American Flag.

JULIANA BALESTIN — You have a long-standing blog, A Medium Format. Why did you start it?
AARON STERN — I had just started to shoot with a Hasselblad, so I named the blog after that. When I started putting my pictures online, I was taking a lot of photographs of bands and friends. Instead of emailing them or putting them on Facebook, having my own photo diary seemed easier. I’m…