Φωτογράφος Daniel Lopez Perez

—Πώς ξεκίνησες να ασχολείσαι με τη φωτογραφία;

—It was in 2012. Daniel had been doing photography for 5 years as a hobby, and we were working at a hotel on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Our boss had bought a second-hand wedding dress for Halloween, and she left it at the hotel. Melissa put on the dress, and Daniel took some photos. We published it on our website & after only 1 month our first couple asked us to shoot their wedding!

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

—Light, moment and composition.

—Αγαπάτε τα ταξίδια;

—Always. We have traveled a lot and are always eager to revisit our favorite spots and discover new ones.

—Τι σας αρέσει περισσότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—That we get to hang out with our couples in the most important and happy day in their lives. And we also help them remember those moments for generations to come.

—Τι σας αρέσει λιγότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—Some of the repetitive tasks like the selection of photos and editing. Nonetheless, we put very close attention to them, because we want our final product to be flawless.

—Ποιο θα είναι το μέλλον της φωτογραφίας;

—Robots! Just kidding. We believe in creating timeless images. It can be hard to strike a balance between staying updated and not letting your style go with the trend of the day. These are things we always consider and work on.

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

—Moments, moments and moments. Having your family and close friends all in one place hanging out is a one in a lifetime and unforgettable experience.

—Πώς αντιμετωπίζετε την κριτική;

—It is not easy to take, but we always welcome it as an integral part of growing as better artists and humans.

—Υπάρχουν τάσεις στη φωτογραφία;

—Yes, these days we feel is all about showing cool locations and giving images a vintage look. We love these things, but we also try to have a wholesome approach, complementing those trends with other styles of photography.

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

—We believe couples should check the final product a photographer delivers, like full galleries of weddings, slideshows, albums, etc. and choose the photographer that most resonates with what they are looking for.

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

—Forgetting family and friend relations and interactions, and only focusing on the couple.

—Ποιες λεπτομέρειες που συνήθως περνούν απαρατήρητες μπορεί να παρατηρήσει ένας φωτογράφος;

—Since we shoot many weddings a year we can identify trends and visualize the importance of certain moments. Our goal is to maximize the time we are there for our couples, taking photos when they need to be taken and observing and anticipating moments to be ready to capture them.

—Τι επηρεάζει την αξία της φωτογραφίας; Ποια στοιχεία;

—As we said before, moment, light and composition are the key elements in a photo in our opinion.

—Ποιο πρόσωπο αποτελεί το σύμβολο του 21ου αιώνα κατά τη γνώμη σας;

—Malala Yousefzai. Her life is an inspiration and her work promoting girls and women's education is key for the advancement of our humanity and compassion.

—Ποιον θέλετε να φωτογραφήσετε;

—Malala Yousefzai :) Besides weddings we would like to take photos of those people whose voices are normally unheard, and help give them more exposure.

—Έχετε επαγγελματικά ταμπού;

—Photographic permission is really important for us if we feel the person in the photo might not want to be part of it, specially if their faces are a key element in the photo.

—Με ποιους σας αρέσει να τραβάτε φωτογραφίες;

—Fer Juaristi, Jonas Peterson or Nirav Patel as wedding photographers. Henry Cartier-Bresson if he was alive and Michael Kenna and Marc Adamus as landscape photographers.

—Τι σας ανησυχεί και γιατί;

—Inequality in the world and the suffering it creates.

—Ποια ήταν η πιο εντυπωσιακή στιγμή στη ζωή σας;

—Getting married to each other on Lake Atitlan in 2017 :)