Yam
"in all my life work, my work has always been connected with photography and so there was a moment in time where I… I became a photographer"
AY: Landmines, wow!
Kike: Yeah. All over the places in Japan I was photographing traditons the “keyo” festivals in Kyoto. I always tried to choose tropiclogical work and things that teach people something about cultures and traditions. It’s something that I am very interested in.
AY: Yeah and so. Have you had any experience, you know, working with people with autism? Like on the spectrum and stuffs?
Kike: Well, actually, I had. Yeah, Right, I did a fellow exhibition in Spain. There was a mother that brought her daughter that had autism and she felt in love with my work. Whenever I did project, I was talking about the little girl who came and see and followed me everywhere and knew the names of animals and she was fascinated by what I do. And then my other experience is I travelled with somebody and his name is “ Itjake ivano “ and he was a passenger in one of the expeditions and he came with his daughter that had autism and he had been working on her speech and learning and it was fascinating to spend time with her and we became friends and it was nice and she was nice. But I learned a little bit about the whole thing because what happen normally in life people are not aware of people’s struggle and the things we don’t see close and we don’t understand. So by chatting with them I got to realize others’ challenges and you know the whole interaction with what everybody else is like.
AY: Well, that’s pretty much it, you know. And can I take a picture with you?
Kike: Hi Liza, can we take a picture together? Do you mind? We can take a picture together.
AY: Sure. Thank you!
Who: Kike Calvo /
Alex Yam
What: Professional photographer /
Budding journalist
When: Since 1991 /
Since 2016
Why: See the other page /
Joining this program gives me an opportunity to know what journalists do and what their roles are. Even though I'm not very experienced it allows me to enjoy writing and get my stuff out there.
Where: From Spain / From China
How: Again....see the other page ;) /
I was diqagnosed as on the Autism Spectrum at 27. One of the people I spoke with referred me to AAFS and Dean {Svoboda - the founder and Executive Director of AAFS}. They said he was a cool guy. Dean suggested I try Journalism and magazine-making.
Kike (left) and Alex (right) share a laugh after their interview, done at the Fort Calgary Theatre in Calgary, Friday October 14th, 2016.
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