I just can't fathom this fame thing; I'm a total newbie. Ransom Riggs famefathomnewbie Change image and share on social
In 'Hollow City,' I'm taking all the characters out of the lives they've been secure in for years and plunging them into the unknown. That's how you really get to know them. Ransom Riggs charactercityhave Change image and share on social
We kind of know there's no more frontiers in the physical world. So the frontiers move from where we haven't been yet to where we've been and abandoned. Ransom Riggs abandonfrontierhave Change image and share on social
Los Angeles, which is where I live, happens to be a great place for junk. People have a lot of it, and they sell it and trade it: At these big swap meets, many, many hundreds of dealers of junk will descend upon a football field on a Saturday and sell all their stuff. Ransom Riggs angelesbigdealer share on social
Some days, I would find what seemed like entire family trees, torn from once-treasured albums and dumped in disorganized bins, selling 10 for a dollar. I wondered how people could give up pictures of their great-grandparents for complete strangers to paw through - or why complete strangers would want them. Ransom Riggs albumbincomplete share on social
You find a lot of junk when you're searching through lost and tossed photo ephemera, but every so often you'll find a gem, a wallet-sized masterpiece you're certain could hang on the wall of a gallery if only someone with a name had taken it. Find one or two of those and you're hooked for life. Ransom Riggs ephemerafindgallery share on social
When you collect photographs, you're sort of at the mercy of the gods. Ransom Riggs collectgodmercy Change image and share on social
As writers, we have to make our own work - as bloggers, writing for video games, whatever we can do. Everyone breaks into the business in a different way. Ransom Riggs bloggerbreakbusiness Change image and share on social
Pine View was a great school for me - it made it safe to be a nerd. It was okay to really care about doing your homework and doing well in school. Ransom Riggs caregreathomework Change image and share on social
I went to film school, trained as a director, have made a lot of movies, and taken a lot of photographs, so I tend to envision things spatially. As I'm working, I need to have a map of the space. I need to know what's happening in all corners simultaneously. Ransom Riggs cornerdirectorenvision share on social