LC: What's the story behind that black and white portrait on the wall of what looks like a Peruvian villager?
RA: That's by the photographer Martin Chambi. His style is like Irving Penn's, but he's earlier than Irving Penn. He inspired me greatly and he's also South American. He lived in a city high up in the Peruvian mountains where Penn visited in the 50s, I believe, to photograph the Indians, to take portraits of them. But when you compare those portraits with Chambi's portraits, the similarity is remarkable. It's clear he was important to Penn.
LC: I read online you've directed videos.
RA: Three.
LC: Rock & Roll is Dead and Circus by Lenny Kravitz. What else?
RA: I did one for a South African band.
LC: Good experiences? Do you want to continue?
RA: I would love to. It's always a question of my schedule, because they're so time-consuming and I work for a number of magazines regularly that I have agreements with. Every video I've done takes six weeks and that's so much time. I think eventually I will do more, but for right now I have too many commitments.
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