My guide had a copy of Palestine on my last trip to Gaza. He'd bring it out and show people what I was trying to do. That usually went over pretty well.
From Joe Sacco
It became clear to me that I had to push it toward a more representational way of drawing.
I'm not a good tourist, I don't like tourism.
I'd rather go to a place and spend a couple of months, get to know it, get to know the people.
I try to ask visual questions. I'll ask what someone was wearing, if that seems relevant. If possible, I'll walk over the same ground that they're depicting. Of course, I can never get it precisely as it was.
I tried to draw people more realistically, but the figure I neglected to update was myself.
I think I'm generally a good listener anyway.
I think any journalist who spends time in a place realizes that there are lots of stories around beyond their primary story. You meet so many interesting people and have all kinds of experiences.
I don't often go to a place just to check out all the cultural sites of a city.
I don't like just traveling in for a short time. I've done that before, because sometimes you work for magazines and they have a budget, and if you're working for them, they want something by a certain time.
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