Photography became as important as breathing when I realized that I might not be able to remember every single experience in my life. This was a passion hidden from my family and friends until my high school years: The time during which I could have a part-time job at a variety of fast food establishments to pay for my own camera expenses. The first camera I purchased … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: J.A. Mortram
For the last 18 months, together with people on – or far beyond – the outskirts of my local Market Towns community, I have been recording (through collaborative environmental portraiture, audio and video interviews coupled with straight documentary shoots) their life stories and memories, musings, hopes and struggles. I do this with a passion and belief that the … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Adam Huszka
Photography started off as a hobby for me, after I was sent to Beijing for a business trip. It was quite an experience, but unfortunately, I hadn't got a proper tool to capture the moments from the Chinese streets. Arriving home I hardly could demonstrate those breathtaking fragments of memories about the Great Wall and the beauty of Beijing that I had in my mind. So, in 2006, … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Felice Marquez
I never thought that I would get into photography. I got into it by accident, and I fell in love. When I was a kid, I used to see my father, who is a photo enthusiast, with his Canon AE-1 on his neck and he would always ask me to strike a pose and take my shot. Admittedly, I had a hard time smiling in front of the camera. There was something about being in front of the camera … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Jürgen Bürgin
People often tend to categorize the work of photographers. There are street photographers, fashion photographers, architecture photographers. I’m not sure what I am. Sometimes I call myself an urban photographer, but that’s not really a genre, it’s just saying that most of my photography is made in cities. My photography is a game, or a role-play, somewhere placed … [Read more...]