Creative ebb and flow: Photog Steven Vigar
Photographer Steven Vigar started with his father’s Olympus in Canada’s frozen mid-west. He now calls the warm Asian island of Taiwan home and shoots freelance for many publications. Meet Steven on this week’s Photog Friday. How did he get started? How does he work? What does he shoot? Read on…
Brief Bio:
Taiwan’s photographer of the year, Steven Vigar was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where he studied photography at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. He has worked as photo editor for The Nugget and is a regular contributor for the Firstlight Associated Photographers. Currently, Steven is traveling Taiwan, Asia and beyond while working freelance for several publications. Vigar’s most recent work can be found in the Taipei Times, Adbusters, JPG, Taiwan Photographers, BUNK, Taiwan Nights and Waakao. He specializes in documentary, travel and portraiture.
How did you first get interested in photography?
At an early age my father used to let me play with his old 35mm Olympus camera. Loved the creative outlet it gave me the minute it touched my little hands. I would return after two minutes with the camera looking for more film. “you used it all taking pictures of the cat?!”