Fotograf Marius Barbulescu

—Er du fotogen?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Hvordan blev du en del af fotografiindustrien?

—​I was 20 and had a photography class at the University! The moment I shot the first roll of film with a SLR, I was hooked for life! I feel very old at 32 saying I've started photography shooting film.

—Hvad er de vigtigste komponenter i et godt billede efter din mening?

—​To send a message, a feeling or to make you remember things. We’re losing so many good things along the way in our journey through life like innocence, compassion, humanity, sincerity… just to name a few. Kids have them naturally, we’re born rich and most of the people die poor of these.

—Elsker du at rejse?

—​Yes! I can be on the road 365 days a year, but only if I’m with my family. Home is wherever I’m with them.

—Hvad kan du bedst lide ved dit fag?

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The freedom to organize my life just as I want, the people I meet, the friends I make, the places I visit… I have at least 1000 reasons. Shooting weddings is for me my chance to use everything I experienced personally to create something new every week. Photography is not objective and it's a good thing because it lets us choose how we tell the stories. It's a refuge for me and an act that leaves me with no masks (or very few of them). I'm trying to shoot in a very sincere way.

—Hvad synes du mindre godt om ved dit fag?

—​Deadlines! Sometimes it gets frustrating, but I’m getting better and better with them.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ud for fotografering?

—​I have no idea, but I’d love to live it.

—Hvad er der specielt ved den fotografigenre, du specialiserer dig i?

—​For me it’s the freedom it gives me… I have a license to shoot everyone! And weddings are not just super fun, but also extremely diverse. I love that!

—Hvordan håndterer du kritik?

—​Pretty well because I'm already my own fiercest critique. Nobody can match this! :)

—Er der nogen tendenser inden for fotografering?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

—Hvad bør kriterierne være for en kunde, der skal vælge en fotograf?

—​I'd check to see if the work of the photographer I like is consistent, if he blogs every wedding he's shooting and, after a short talk over skype or face to face, if we get along fine.

—Hvilke ting er slet ikke tilladt under fotograferingen?

—​Touching people and being in the center of attention.

—Hvilke detaljer, der som regel går ubemærket hen, vil en fotograf bemærke?

—​“Common” people can become excellent photographers with experience. It’s just that good wedding photographers are trained to see more the “in between” moments, small gestures that make all the difference, little stories within bigger ones.

—Hvad påvirker værdien af et foto? Hvilke elementer indeholder det?

—Composition + moment + light. For a great photo you can't exclude any of these.

—Hvilken person kan være symbolet på det 21. århundrede efter din mening?

—​Anyone that can bring peace and make the world a better place for everybody, not just for a few of us. Jesus Christ maybe if He decides to pay us a visit again.

—Hvem vil du gerne fotografere?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Har du nogen professionelle tabuemner?

—I am never allowing myself to be bored or tired while shooting a wedding... ok, maybe a little bored from time to time, but I'm always trying to make things more interesting.

—Hvem ville du gerne fotografere sammen med?

—​So many people and they know who they are… but right now Sergio and Kelly from www.kellyandsergio.com intrigue me a lot. Their work is so original and authentic.

—Hvad bekymrer du dig om, og hvorfor?

—​I worry every time that I’m faking photography and that I suck!

—Hvad har været det mest imponerende øjeblik i dit liv?

—​The moment my son was born.

—Hvis du var en animeret figur, en fiktiv person eller en person i en film, hvem ville du så være, og hvorfor?

—​Sam Gamgee from Lord of the Rings! If more people would be like him, we’d live in a happier place!

—Hvem inspirerer dig i dit liv, og hvorfor?

—​Anyone who doesn’t put his own self in front of everybody else. We live in a selfish world and I’m trying to cure myself from that too.

—Hvordan definerer du succes? Hvordan måler du det?

—​Success is when you manage to bring balance in you and around you.

—Foretrækker du, at folk kan lide dig, eller at de respekterer dig?

—​I don’t fight for any of these, so I can’t answer. If I get to be liked or respected it's because I did something good. I only fight to do good things.

—Hvordan uddanner du dig selv til at tage bedre billeder?

—Every year I buy some photography books (not wedding photography, mostly photojournalism). I look at a lot of pictures (mywed is also a constant source of inspiration) and try to analyze the things I like in a picture. I shoot a lot of IPhone pictures and I try to stay alert to any interesting situations that might occur around me. A photographer should never "sleep", training and educating for this si a life long mission.

—Hvis arbejde har haft størst indflydelse på dig som fotograf?

—So many, but mostly Saul Laiter, Sam Abell and James Nachtway. In wedding photography it was Jeff Ascough at first and then Ben and Erin Chrisman that started all for me! Their work made me want to become a better wedding photographer for all the good reasons.

—Hvad motiverer dig til at fortsætte med at tage billeder?

—​The life I have now is a good one, I strive to keep it like this.

—Burde dine forældre have været mere eller mindre strikse?

—I have the best parents in the world, I wouldn't change anything.

—Hvad med liv på andre planeter?

—Yes.

—Hvem er dine helte?

—The people who genuinely love to help the ones in need.

—Hvem har du ingen respekt for?

—Selfishness.

—Hvad laver du i din fritid?

—​Family time, traveling, reading, movies, playing video games with my son.

—Hvornår er du helt tilfreds med dit arbejde?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Tror du på de traditionelle mande- og kvinderoller?

—​No.

—Har du let ved at få nye venner?

—​Friendship is a ship that take a long time to build, so, no, I don’t make friends easily! But I'm an easygoing person, I get along fine with almost everyone.

—Hvor vil du gerne bo?

—​Near a forest and a lake, a few kilometers away from civilization, but with Internet and electricity. :)

—Er der liv efter ægteskabet?

—​Having or adopting a kid is life, so, yes, there is a lot of life after marriage.

—Kan du lide hunde eller katte?

—​Both!

—Hvem eller hvad hader du?

—​I’m trying hard not to hate anyone! So nobody, but I’m scared of extremists (any type of extremists)!

—Det bedste ved livet er:

—​Children

—Det mest irriterende ved livet er:

—​Adults

—Er der nogen ting rundt omkring, som du gerne vil ændre?

—​Preconceptions, I’d love to see the people more open minded (me included).

—Hvad vil du gerne ændre ved dig selv?

—​The same things I’d like to change in other people too.

—Kan du give et par råd til de fotografer, som lige er startet?

—​You photography can only be as good as you are… so instead of learning tons of new tricks, invest in yourself, but not in a selfish way.

—Hvis nogle rumvæsner kom til jorden, og du var den første person, de mødte, hvad ville du så sige til dem?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—Hvis du bliver spurgt, om du vil indspille en film, hvilken genre vil det så være?

—​Sci Fi

—I morgen tager jeg ud og...

—​A 10km run!