“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”
Most photographers start their professional journey out of true passion, some however get involved in photography by pure accident or sheer peer influence. Although one might say it is important not how you start but how you continue, in this episode we investigate which reasons to become a photographer have stronger grasp and motivation.
The full interview is available of YOUTUBE. For your convenience, here is the transcript of it as well.
Arturo Evaristo @artcrooks : What brought me first into photography was acting. I used to act in front of the camera. My mentor, at the time, she decided to give me a camera and through there I tried to do self-portraits and it started that. My true passion was photographing people and just catching that moment.
Steven Pressler @stevenpresslerphotography : You know, when I was a little kid, I just had amazing curiosity for photography. I remember my people parents buying me one of those little Instamatic things where you click and waited five seconds or so and then the picture was developed. I thought it was the most fascinating thing in the world.
Over the years, my parents upgraded me and bought better cameras. I got more and more involved and more interested in photography. The ability to capture something at the moment and to be able to reminisce and have that permanently in your memory bank is just an incredible part of photography.
Alex G. Harper @alexgharper : I started when I was about 14, developing my own film, really learning how to shoot film, primarily, then started shooting digital. Took a small break in there when I moved out to Los Angeles. Kind of found my way, figured out my steps and then really started heavy into it again probably 2013, 2014.
Mila Zvereva @mila_zvereva : Ever since I was a child, I was drawn to photography. After high school, I studied at the Academy of Arts for five years, majoring in photography. I learned entire photography process from start to finish. I took pictures, developed and then printed them.
This process was inspiring to me. I thought it was magical and photography still fascinates me.
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