SHOWstudio: Photographing William S. Burroughs - New Mexico

Kate Simon remembers shooting William Burroughs in New Mexico and muses on what could have caused his open and humorous expression Artist Kate Simon photographed William S. Burroughs over a 20 year period and produced an intimate body of portraiture of the writer. To mark Burroughs' centenary in 2014, SHOWstudio Shop has hosted a solo exhibition of these widely unseen shots. In this series of interviews, Simon explains each image to SHOWstudio Shop's associate director Niamh White and sheds some light on her relationship with her notorious subject Image copyright Kate Simon