—Με ποια κριτήρια θα πρέπει ένας πελάτης να επιλέγει φωτογράφο;

—Three things: portfolio, personality, and of course, budget.

—Πώς ξεκίνησες να ασχολείσαι με τη φωτογραφία;

—My wife's idea. We photograph the nature, when we were hiking – eventually my wife started to photograph people – finally our friend took us to photograph her wedding in Mexico – and this is how I started my journey with wedding photography.

—Έχετε φωτογένεια;

—I don't feel like a photogenic person.

—Ποια είναι τα πιο σημαντικά στοιχεία μιας καλής φωτογραφίας κατά τη γνώμη σας;

—moment, composition and light. You have to have those three elements in order to have perfect photo.

—Σας αρέσει να ταξιδεύετε;

—Yes – I love traveling. So far I lived in three different countries and in two different continents. I was born in Poland, lived for 6 years in USA and finally moved to Canada, where I am living today.

—Τι σας αρέσει περισσότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—I am dealing, most of the time, with happiness and love during the day of wedding. I am in constant movement – meeting different people. The life looks like the box of chocolates – you never know what kind of clients you get :)

—Τι σας αρέσει λιγότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—Uncertainty of the future bookings.

—Πώς αντιμετωπίζετε την κριτική;

—I am handle very well constructive criticism – criticism helps my development of being better photographer.

—Ποια πράγματα δεν επιτρέπονται σε καμία περίπτωση κατά τη φωτογράφηση;

—I don't see that kind of things.

—Ποιο θα είναι το μέλλον της φωτογραφίας;

—Difficult to say – maybe the future will be screenshot from the video coverage. For sure there will be more and more competitiveness with the guests capturing the moments through their better and better phones and their ability to instantly share those photos on all social media platforms.

—Τι το ιδιαίτερο υπάρχει στο φωτογραφικό είδος στο οποίο εξειδικεύεσαι;

—In few hours the photographer needs to capture the story of love between the bride and groom, connection to their friends, and nurture of their parents.

—Ποιανού δουλειά σας έχει επηρεάσει περισσότερο ως φωτογράφο;

—Susan Stripling.

—Πώς ξεκίνησες να ασχολείσαι με τη φωτογραφία;

—In 2004 I got a digital camera for Christmas, back when digital cameras weren't attached to every device. I was facinated with how you could freeze time, and then view the past later. I couldn't set it down. A few years later I shot my first wedding, fell in love with it and 10 years later have shot over 200.

—Έχετε φωτογένεια;

—Sometimes... If I've gotten enough sleep and have a glass of wine or two

—Ποια είναι τα πιο σημαντικά στοιχεία μιας καλής φωτογραφίας κατά τη γνώμη σας;

—A moment. For sure. If it doesn't have this it's not worth remembering. After that, certainly lighting and composition go a long way.

—Σας αρέσει να ταξιδεύετε;

—Absolutely. We have traveled all over the world taking photos!

—Τι σας αρέσει περισσότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—I love that every weekend I get to be a huge part of someone's "most important day of their life."

—Τι σας αρέσει λιγότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—Crazy church ladies that force me to shoot from 100 feet away in the balcony during the ceremony.

—Πώς αντιμετωπίζετε την κριτική;

—I love it. As long as it is constructive it is one of the biggest gifts you can give to me.

—Ποιο θα είναι το μέλλον της φωτογραφίας;

—More and more instant gratification. A one month turn around average for a wedding will turn into a day.

—Τι σας ανησυχεί και γιατί;

—I've found that the energy I've wasted in the past on worrying about things was better spent on just doing what I was supposed anyway. No regrets. No fear.

—Τι το ιδιαίτερο υπάρχει στο φωτογραφικό είδος στο οποίο εξειδικεύεσαι;

—The father of the bride that has never cried in public before. The look on the groom's face when he sees his bride for the first time. The uncle that doesn't normally drink is dancing up a storm on the dance floor.

—Πρώτον και κύριον – ποιόν μπορείτε να ονομάσετε ως τον καλύτερο φωτογράφο στην πόλη σας; :)

—The best photographer doesn't exist, only styles! Today there are so many photographers, and each one has their own style. As long as you work hard to constantly grow and push yourself then you will be happy, your clients will be happy and you will become a great photographer.

—Με ποια κριτήρια θα πρέπει ένας πελάτης να επιλέγει φωτογράφο;

—To select the photographer via his/her work and style and not the price, with out forgetting that they must connect.

—Πώς ξεκίνησες να ασχολείσαι με τη φωτογραφία;

—You could say that it was hidden away inside me for a long time. Without realising I have always had a camera to hand since I was little. Love my dads Canon 650 EOS and always used to take it off his hands. Never thought that it would turn out to be something that I loved doing.

—Έχετε φωτογένεια;

—To be honest, no not really. That is why I hide behind the camera :P

—Ποια είναι τα πιο σημαντικά στοιχεία μιας καλής φωτογραφίας κατά τη γνώμη σας;

—A good photo has to have life in it. If a photo does not have a penetrating look, or the calmness of a smile, then for me that photo is not natural enough and that is what I always look for in my wedding photos.

—Σας αρέσει να ταξιδεύετε;

—I love new and unknown territories, this make you push your skills and ideas to the limits and keeps you improving. I have several trips lined up this year and cant wait to work somewhere new. And if it is for vacactional purpose, then without a doubt, but I can assure you that my camera will never leave my side.

—Τι σας αρέσει περισσότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—The reaction when I hand my work in and the happiness it brings. I will love photography no matter what, and will always love it no matter what people say about my work. All photographers want to exceed their expectations, improve, update themselves, master new techniques, and we are very perfectionist when it comes down to our own work, so it is a fantastic feeling when others congratulate you on your efforts.

—Τι σας αρέσει λιγότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—Nothing, I came from a financial work environment with a stressful background to something that I dreamt about doing for a long time. And when you manage to do something you dream about there will be some down moments but you remember what you are doing and why you are doing it, and that motivating crawls right back in and you thrive again.

—Πώς αντιμετωπίζετε την κριτική;

—Constructive criticism helps me improve, mature and evolve. There is always a positive way of looking at things, and criticism can be broken down and used in a positive manner.

—Ποιο θα είναι το μέλλον της φωτογραφίας;

—Well who knows, it is constantly changing and there are so many different styles and techniques to choose from. But hopefully, it will become less fictional and more natural.

—Ποια πράγματα δεν επιτρέπονται σε καμία περίπτωση κατά τη φωτογράφηση;

—Pressure on the bride and groom. In order to take the best and most natural shots we need the bride and groom to be as relaxed as possible. And also mobile and table devises. There are numerous of occasions when the groom could not see the bride walking down the isle due to the amount of people leaning out with their phones and tables.