1. How did it
all become? Do you remember if there was some particular reason/person/impuls
that you started taking photographs?
- It all started as a joke almost four years ago, mostly because I
was bored and I found
taking pictures a playful and amusing way of killing time. I didn't take it too
serious then, but time passed and it all
became a huge part of my life, turning into a way of expressing myself, also
because I wasn't that good with words. Later on I felt the urge to
materialize my thoughts into something
that others can visualise and maybe connect with.
2. What are
your favourite places to shoot? Do you prefer nature or a city?
- I absolutely love
nature, but I find the city a more challenging, exciting and unrestrained
environment with plenty of new places and resources to exploit. It's something about the different vibrations
of the city, the weariness merged with freshness, that make my ideas mingle.
3. What do
you express with your photography, what are you wanting to express through the
pictures?
- A certain mood of a
person, object, space seen through my personal emotional state at that moment.
4. Who are
your favourite photographers?
- Tim Walker, Oleg Oprisco, Mathieu
Vladimir Alliard, Scott Schuman, Mirjan Rooze
5. Where do you
go for inspiration? Do you plan your photographs ahead or do you go out and
shoot right away?
- I used to take mostly spontaneous shots, which I
love because of their honesty and that sudden unpredictable impulse that is required to take a photo, and I still do, but
recently I've also tried to plan my photographs ahead and take up new
challenges.
6. What equipment do you use?
- My Canon EOS 500D which has been very loyal ever
since I got it and my
50mm f/1.8 lens.
7. Is there
something you would love to try and experience in the photography industry?
- Yes, working with Tim Walker and a photoshoot
for Vogue.
8. If you could choose any place in the world
and photograph there, where would you go?
- New York City, because of its
diversity of people.
9. What are your
dreams for 2013?
- I would love to make
a photo book or magazine.
10. In your
work, what are you proud of the most?
- Honesty. I think that
the most important thing about the photos I took is that, although they didn't
always end up as I wanted, they've always been a public manifestation of my
emotional state at that certain time in my life.
11. Describe
yourself in a few words.
- Moody, loving, sensitive, enthusiastic.
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