E-11 - SHOOT, ASK... AND RUN! by Chris Stowers (2025, Earnshaw Books)
About this episode
John talks with Taipei-based photographer Chris Stowers about his new book and his experiences in Asia during the early 1990s.
John talks with Taipei-based photographer Chris Stowers about his new book, “ Shoot, Ask ... and Run!, ” an account of his journalistic travels and life in Asia in the early 1990s. On this episode adventures are discussed, the romance of pre-Internet travel fondly recalled, and favorite books given praise. If you want to hear about Chris’s first travelogue, “ Bugis Nights, ” you can listen to the three-part “Free China Junk” story told on Formosa Files : the History of Taiwan podcast. Chris also discussed photographing Taiwan in a bonus FF episode . For weekly stories about Taiwan history, check out FORMOSA FILES . Other social media: Facebook , Instagram , Youtube .
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