NPR's Morning Edition recently hired Max to photograph one of his old friends in Pakistan, Roedad Khan. Luckily, Max had forgotten about the infamous "crossword puzzle incident" with Neal Conan so he quickly agreed under one condition: complete artistic control. Given his track record that didn't seem like a problem.
Of course Max went way too avant-garde. He immediately started to play with the rear flash sync settings on his D300. It makes for a wonderfully blurred background but that does necessarily sit well with traditional new outlets -- and a 10 minute tirade of expletives rarely persuades a senior news editor.
In the end NPR used a photo by Junaid. Well, Max still has fond memories of those legendary debates with Roedad on the role of government and the judiciary.
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