Photographer Alec Soth on the Newshour

I wrote earlier this year about photographer Alec Soth. As occasionally happens I was alerted to new Alec Soth news by someone asking me if I'm related. I am, distantly.

The question arose from a colleague who'd seen a profile of Soth on the Newshour. It's a well done piece adapted from stories done by Twin Cities Public Television and showing Soth as he prepares for a major exhibit of his work at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.

I was in my home state of Minnesota and had the chance to see the exhibit. The photography was fascinating. But I've never gotten a sense of Alec's own personality through his work, so I enjoyed this story to get a better sense of my distant cousin/artist. And I was happy to see him sporting a Twins cap.