Turncoat Politics

Eric Ryan Anderson, I’ve Got Friends, and the Persistence of Making Things

Through an Nate, an old coworker I was introduced to Eric Ryan Anderson, a Brookyln-based commercial photographer.  He sent me a “zine” that he had worked on with friends.  

Who the hell does “zines” anymore?

I guess people who still like to make stuff.  People who think craft and storytelling are important, and that making things exist that didn’t before is valuable.  When we first did Twenty120 a few years ago, it wasn’t about making a film that was going to change the world, it was about working together to make something interesting, to perfect a craft and to continue to create.  With his work and his crew, it’s easy to see that he likes to make stuff.

What has been great about sifting through the portfolio and blog, is that there is a blur of the line between commercial and personal.  There is a life and excitement that pops out in the work, and is derived from his own experiences.  That’s the kind of creative POV you want when working together, and even more, when hanging out.

Check out his:

Portfolio - Eric Ryan Anderson

Blog - I’ve Got Friends

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