It was funny, actually; I woke up one morning, about five years ago – I couldn't remember what I had been dreaming, I only knew I had to learn photography, for some reason.
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The process of taking photos was always a great pleasure for me. When I'm out shooting, I feel relaxed and I would say it calms me and fills me with energy.
Since a young age my mother always exposed me to art. Any kind of art. Painting, sculptures, drawings, photography…so I was lucky to see a lot.
In my street photography, I’ve no particular strategy. I usually just take my camera, walk around in the city and see what happens.
I was born and raised in Poland. I also went to photography schools there and in Czech Republic. I moved to Canada when I was 26 and have lived here ever since. While I lived in Toronto I worked for about 10 years as a commercial photographer specializing in architecture.
Photography has played a part in my life for as long as I can remember. I’ve always been known as a dramatic storyteller.
Founded by photography buffs Ori and Jimmy, and supported by a team of all-star advisors, ViewBug is out to redefine the photo contest.
It’s a very general thing to say, but I’m sure that everything you see and experience has an influence on how you see things, and then on your work.
KLPA is an annual international portrait photography competition attracting a serious core of internationally renown and emerging photographers.
Kontinent Awards is an annual international photography competition. It became one of the most important events in the world of photography.
Dripbook is a website where creative professionals (photographers, illustrators, makup artsits, stylists, etc.) can create portfolios that are indexed for clients worldwide to view.
Etherton Gallery was founded in 1981. In Tucson, Arizona. We specialize in 19th, 20th century and contemporary photography and other media.
I never planned to become a photographer it came naturally. I spent a lot of time participating at dog sports contests. Watching and participating alone was too boring there is always a lot of waiting time.
I process the films at home and then scan them. I work on an image for a few weeks or a few months thinking about how i wish the final image to appear.
I can say that I always took photos as often as I was able too. Practicing photography with all your passion all the time is the best way to find your own style.
Some times I just make something spontaneously in my living room just because I want to create something new and just have fun
So my ideal photographic situation would be to shoot on an amazing location a beautiful or interesting subject! Because some places are unbelievable and have a story of their own.
I think a lot of people and a lot of things inspired me and will inspire all the time, because without it…its impossible to be.
The majority of my photography is done on a smartphone. I enjoy most the processes of observation, framing, composition, and the relationships between photographer/camera/subject.
Either I tell too little and say nothing of interest, or tell too much and still say nothing at all. I’m a struggling artist. I’m riddled with self-doubt and self-deprecation.
I shoot a people, ordinary people. I love to tinker with them, spend time on them. I coming to them in houses, apartments, rooms and so on.
I just focus on the subject, the situation and try to frame following technic and personal criteria.
Since I am telling my story through my self-portraits I photograph myself how I feel that day. It all has to do with emotions.
I guess I’m interested in photography since I was a kid when I got my first camera, a polaroid sx70. I always loved to take photos.
When I travel, there is of course a lot of preparation. But when I shoot, it all happens on intuition. Sometimes when I plan to much, I rarely get the image that I hope for.
I’m a New York based fashion photographer and artist. I grew up in Finland and Hungary, and came to NYC to study painting at the age of 17.
In most of my work I use my toyo 45AII 4”x5” camera along with transparency film. This combination pretty much mirrors my ambivalent approach and work process when producing my work.
At the moment when I took a camera in my hands for the first time I thought that it must be very interesting to create in this field. I felt that a camera can help do a lot, much more than merely document facts.
I try to work very slow with my pictures, trying to get the right light and exposure. I do most of my work in my garden. There i have a pond and also the rest of the backdrops i have built.
I took Pentax 67 with 75mm lens and 105mm lens. It was quite dark that day and I used natural light only. So the problem was shallow depth of field.
This shot is one of a series. There are seven photos in this series, so for doing this kind of work in a series, I need to prepare carefully. I had the idea or theme first, then I tried to find a well-fitting location.
My ideal photographic situation can be some curious object in to the sea with a cloudy sky.
I loved taking photos of my son and I thought to myself “ I want to take better photos of him, and maybe I will sign up for a photography class”. I had no idea of where to start, but I knew I needed a basic photography course.
I am a full time freelance photographer that specializes in fashion portraiture and creative photography.
Sean Archer is a portrait photographer, speaker, educator. It took him just two years to go the entire way from a beginner who knew absolutely nothing about photography to a world-renowned master whose works are published on the covers of the most popular photography magazines.
The ideal photographic situation is when the image that I see in the viewfinder is the image that was in my mind or even better
I started with Photography in 2009, I am self taught. Photographyis still more or less a hobby, I work for a travel agency, I teach German language, I translate and interpret fromGerman and Slovak.
I am a published, self-taught photographer who loves movies, literature, music and coffee.
I am a project and program manager in the international development and NGO Sectors but since 2009 I have been working in parallel on travel, cultural and documentary photography projects.
I've been attracted to photography as early as a young girl. I liked to take strolls in the town and to capture various moments from my perspective.
My author name is Marina Garcia. I was born in Spain in 1975. Photography is a hobby for me now. Myself known through social networks in 2012 when I created my Facebook page.
I’m a Seattle, USA based photographer, writer, journalist and filmmaker. I started taking pictures as a hobby when I was a teenager and continued as a student journalist in high school and college.
Since I was young I obsessively wanted to capture most moments of my life.
I'm an American artist who currently resides in Hungary. For the past several years I've lived and photographed in Europe with my wife, Sarah.
Think less and feel more! The perfect picture does not necessarily mean the perfect pose ! focus on spontaneity, synergy with the model!
The most interesting work For me is Photography And My Best Friend is My Camera
I have been inspired by Willian Eggleston, Thomas Struth, Richard Avedon and Irving Penn.
Like any other photographer who pursues art, I try to bring something personal to every photo I take.
