The Rig: Robert Boyer
Who are you and what’s your profession? Okay – the hard part. I’m Robert Boyer and I detest talking about myself so I’ll make this brief. I’ve done a fairly insane mix of diverse things professionally all over the map. Probably because I never really decided what I wanted to be when I grew up. Photography wise I’ve done it full-time for quite some time but went down a commercial road that lead me to a point of despair and cynicism that I won’t even attempt to describe. A few years ago I put down the camera for what I thought might be forever as I was in a crisis of my own making – success at making photographs of which I had no interest in making. During that downtime I started to help a few other photographers achieve their vision by bringing a lot of diverse skills to the table. I enjoyed that and found it rewarding. Mostly because I was not invested in the subject or the photographs. It was helping others do …
