Casey McGonagle is 33 years old, grew up in Los Angeles and resides in sunny Chicago, Illinois.

MOSSLESS: Since this is on the topic of The Collector’s Guide, have you considered purchasing any photographs?
CASEY McGONAGLE: I consider purchasing photographs all the time, and have on a couple occasions. Mostly it’s hard to justify at this point in my career, but I trade work with other artists whenever I can.

ML: Have you met any collectors that surprised you?
CM: Some of the artists that I admire here in Chicago have really great, well curated collections. That was kind of surprising to me. 

ML: Would you say your photography fits into any one genre?
CM: I don’t think of my work in those terms very often. I pull from established photographic forms, like landscape and portraiture but I wouldn’t really consider those genres. I definitely flirt with the idea of street photography, but when I’m out doing that I am always looking for images that communicate with things I’ve been doing at home or situations I’ve constructed in some way or another. To me genre is a really loose and subjective framework within the world of photography. I suppose it gives contemporary artists a lot to draw from, especially in these www times. 

ML: Any advice to younger photographers?
CM: Stay gold.

In conjunction with the Humble Arts Foundation for The Collectors Guide to New Art Photography, Vol. 2.