Team Chaboo Profile- Photographer Jamen Lee
Jamen is a serious camera geek and has no friends and our rooms are divided by a sliding glass door. Wait, that was too much information or TMI as the kids call it.
He collects vintage cameras which he finds mostly in thrift stores. Hes interested in old and junky cameras because of the variation you can achieve with them when using film.
His recent favorite camera is the Lomography Diana+ camera which is a replica of a free giveaway plastic camera from the 1960s. Its known for the vivid colors, light leaks, and lens distortion. It has changeable lenses and can even convert to a pinhole camera. Fun!
Taken with Lomography Diana+
His interest in photography was sparked by going through his grandmothers photo albums from the 1960s.
He has a group photo of the 1988 AARP convention up on the wall in his bedroom. I have no idea what significance that has on anything but nonetheless were lucky to have Jamen on Team Chaboo. He offers a unique style and technique through his use of vintage cameras and experimental approach. By using film, his process requires much more deliberate composition- similar to what the Chaboo artists had to go through. No photoshop!
Taken with a polaroid colorpack camera
Jamen enjoyed the last photo shoot because he enjoyed working with the other photographers who come from a completely different angle (no pun intended). He felt that they balanced ideas off each other well and worked very well together. Agreed! Project Chaboo is a collaboration and cooperation on so many levels.
Hes looking forward to perhaps busting out his vintage polaroid cameras for the next shoot. Maybe he will “shake it like a polaroid picture~ heeeey yaaaa”. Ok never mind.
Thanks for your hard work Jamen! Your positive enthusiasm for the project is contagious.
See his flickr page here.
