Interview

Joshua Marcotte

037 PH • San Jose, California, USA

AK: Please introduce yourself: What is your name, where are you from, what do you do?

JM: My name is Josh Marcotte. I am a photographer, historian, preservationist and hoarder from San Jose, California, the self-proclaimed capital of Silicon Valley. I photograph the fragments that make up the shifting world around me.

AK: What is your relationship with photography? How did you get into it and what keeps you interested or motivated?

JM: Growing up, my grandfather would tell me stories about the history of my hometown and his life growing up here. Inspired by these stories I began to explore the city on my own. I would write short stories about the things I saw and the people I met. Along with the stories I often took photos with a cheap point and shoot film camera.

Over time I started to focus more on the photos and less on the stories, seeking to capture glimpses of what the world around me looks like and the places I find myself as my friends and family leave their hometown behind.

AK: What are you currently working on, and—if there is—what is your next project or journey?

JM: I am working on a series of zines, each one based on different neighborhoods in the same city.

AK: Thank you, Josh!

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Photography: Joshua Marcotte (2018)
Location: San Jose, California, USA

Links: Website, Instagram, Blog