Jonathan Botkin is a mechanical engineer by day and a music photographer by night. Botkin grew up taking photographs with his father’s camera and eventually bought his own camera in college. It wasn’t until his son started a band that he discovered a passion for music photography. After spending several years photographing only his son’s band, he branched out to taking pictures of other bands and artists and then to portraits. A few weeks ago, Marygrace Waller had the wonderful opportunity to interview him before a show at 924 Gilman. He opened up about his influences and processes while photographing bands and people, as well as his insights on the relationship between practical and uninhibited creativity. JB: I think there’s a lot of opportunities to be creative as an engineer, but the c...