“…and they weren’t even real cameras.”

excellent blog!

cheers.

Hi Luke — It’s true that I sort of intentionally avoided the more logistic questions when I interviewed Amy. Not because those are bad questions but more simply because I prefer to focus on intent and thought process behind the work.

I had seen some answers to similar questions before I sent my questions to Amy. Here’s one quote from UNSeen Magazine’s interview:

How long do you spend with each stranded vehicle?
From a few minutes to over an hour, depending on how long they have been stranded and how they are trying to get out of their predicament. Many people are waiting for tow trucks; others are trying to fix their cars. I try to stay with them until the tow truck arrives, which can take up to a couple hours.

What precautions do you take?
I always try to survey the scene before I stop to photograph. This involves making split second decisions as to whether it is physically safe to stop at that location on the side of the road (i.e. is the shoulder wide enough, is the traffic too close, etc.) and whether the stranded motorists are actually stranded and seem safe to approach. I travel on well-travelled roads and never let anyone into my car. All this is not to say that I’m not a bit afraid while I’m travelling and that I know anything can happen, especially when I’m making myself vulnerable in such a real way.

UNSeen Magazine

Interesting!