Bill Owens made his mark on the art world in the 1970s with "Suburbia," a collection of photographs that documented suburban life in Livermore, California. After giving up photography in the 1980s, Owens turned to teaching as well as a variety of odd jobs and business enterprises to make ends meet. He even sold his cameras to raise some extra money.
Hot Dog or Sausage with Mustard...Party Food
When he discovered that his new digital cameras could also be used to make short videos, Owens began exploring the possibilities of motion pictures, and he returned to a subject that was conspicuous in his earlier series in the 1970s -- food. BAB recently caught up with him to ask a few questions:
What type of cameras have you been using lately?
I am using a Sony digital camera and an Sony HDV Handicam digital film camera.
