Angela Boatwright’s first brush with photography came through watching her mom take photos and develop them in their homely ‘DIY’ darkroom. The self-confessed Glen Friedman fan soon moved on to taking shots of her pals and all her favourite bands. Angela is now an accomplished photo-editor and curator, who has shot for clients such as Vice, Nylon and Urban Outfitters. She also runs her own company, interestingly titled ‘Killer of Giants.’ We got some info on that name, and a lot more:

Who has been your biggest influence?
Glen Friedman was such a huge influence on me in the beginning. I’ve always adored his work. I still love his photography. However, these days, I’ve dug myself into a slightly different aesthetic.

Who else inspires you?
There are a couple photo editors who have really pushed me out of my comfort zone. Rebecca Fain, formerly of Revolver magazine, hired me to photograph ‘Children of Bodom’ in Helsinki a few years back. I brought maybe 5 rolls of 3200 b/w film and a ton of color. She made the entire edit out of the grainy 3200, and to this day that’s almost entirely how I shoot all my personal work. She was a huge influence.

There are a lot of people over the years who have influenced my work more loosely. SF photographer Dennis McGrath got me into Jim Goldberg and Joseph Szabo. My first assistant, Jimmy, has introduced me to a handful of incredible lighting scenarios that I use all the time. Jimmy Hubbard, photo editor at Guitar World, showed me how to light really creepy-ass photos and got me into using fog machines. I pick up things from all sorts of people, all the time.

Can you tell us more about Killer of Giants and where the name came from…
I started Killer of Giants a few years back as an outlet for various projects. In the beginning, I represented 2 photographers and one artist. I dissolved the repping part of the company 2 years ago to concentrate solely on my own photographic career, because I was getting a lot of work, and trying to sell other photographers was becoming a conflict of interest. KOG just showcases any art shows I curate or any magazine features I might produce. Oh, and the name came from one of my favourite Ozzy Osbourne songs!

What do you love about being a photographer?
Travel. I love to travel. I love to get up and go whenever I want, for the most part. I love being able to incorporate my side passion i.e. music, into my work. Going on tour with bands is definitely one of the perks.

What is the worst aspect of your job and why?
Trying to drag money out of people. Doing taxes. Anything to do with straight-up business work and all that. Working for myself is the absolute best, but when shit hits the fan, it can end up all on my shoulders. It’s all made me quite a tiger, which I enjoy. However, I hate it when I have to bust balls to get paid.

Who was the coolest celeb you ever shot?
Most people I’ve photographed have been really cool, celebrity or not. Sandra Bernhard was really great. Totally normal and incredibly smart. The guys that play guitar for Lamb of God are really awesome guys. Very down-to-earth. I’ve been lucky enough to have worked with Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell from Def Leppard. Def Leppard are one of my all-time favourite bands and I’ve never, ever been that star-struck in my life!

We first started talking on the wondrous social network that is Facebook. Do you think it’s ok to dump someone by e-mail or Facebook?
Fuck no. Have some balls.

What’s the best way to dump somebody without hurting their feelings?
God, I don’t know. The timing on this question is really crappy.

Is sex on a first date OK?
Yes, totally.

Can you tell us about your upcoming projects? In photography, not sex…
I have some things on the horizon but nothing I can really talk about yet! Fingers crossed!

~Donald Crunk @ Styleslut