Φωτογράφος Dory Chamoun

—Έχετε φωτογένεια;

—Ouff... even though I don't believe I am, I still have to say yes. The reason is that everyone has their photogenic side. Every person is unique and each uniqueness is beautiful. I have to follow what I preach because I know that I can capture the beauty in anyone I photograph.

—Πώς ξεκίνησες να ασχολείσαι με τη φωτογραφία;

—I have to say that my biggest influence since I was a child was my uncle. He always had a camera in hand, and therefore, so did I. I love life, and I love to show others the beauty in it. So in my career, I get to do that every single day. I have the privilege to be at everyone's important events and capture them through my eyes. I have the honour to be trusted by others for me to capture their personality and to later justify that trust. I simply love what I do.

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

—For you to see yourself in there. For you to, not only remember the moment captured, but the emotions you were feeling at that moment. I want my clients to look back at their photos and relive each special moment. For them to look back and say "Yes, that was us". To evoke that emotion all over again, wether it be laughter, love, passion and even sadness at times.

—Σας αρέσει να ταξιδεύετε;

—Absolutely! We love in this world. The boundaries of my life are not only the city lines, province lines, country lines... but the whole planet we live on. I love to experience all cultures and way of life. When I travel to do a destination wedding or event, I make sure to capture everything starting from the moment we leave until the moment I get back. I want them to have their whole trip captured.

—Τι σας αρέσει περισσότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—The fact that I can show my clients the beauty in what I see trough my lens. That I can tell a story of their special day. That I can make anyone feel beautiful and photogenic. The ability to ave someone look back at their wedding and cry, smile, laugh and feel every ounce of emotion they felt then. To show them what I see.

—Τι σας αρέσει λιγότερο στο επάγγελμά σας;

—That I can't clone myself and be in more places. That I am always tempted to do more. It's hard for me to stop shooting. I always want to keep going. As mochas I love my work, I always want to push to do more.

—Ποιο θα είναι το μέλλον της φωτογραφίας;

—For now... drones, in terms of tech. But for the art of it, it the classic side of it will always remain. Trends come and go and come back again. I can't say exactly what will happen, but I know that for as long as it exists, people will always be people... there will always be emotions and there will always be light. Photography is light.

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

—I adapt to my clients. I am passionate in what I do and therefore it translates into my work. I am not only there to capture their moments, but I am also there to make them feel great. All my couples feel comfortable when I am around. I help them enjoy each moment.

—Πώς αντιμετωπίζετε την κριτική;

—As openly as I can. My ultimate goal is to offer the best I can to my couples. Needs change.. and if I don't listen and am open to it, then there is no point.

—Υπάρχουν τάσεις στη φωτογραφία;

—Yes, tons... too many to list. By the time you read this, more new ones will start. But, since I am asked, here are a few. (smoke bombs, back lighting, fun shots, jump shots, candids will always be in)

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

—Meet your photographer. Sit down and chat with them. They will be with you for your whole day so having a good connection with them is key. They work will speak for itself, so now, speak with them.

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

—Hmmm... anything disrespectful I guess. I'm ok with having uncle bob shooting alongside of me. I will actually help adjust his camera so he can get better pictures. :)

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

—Well, the bride & groom are caught up in their moments. There day passes by so fast that they barely have a chance to focus on other things. A photographer will see something in a different light. A different angle. In doing so, he/she can bring out or emphasize more a story. There will always be the party shots that will be captures.
But overall, a whole story could happen in a fraction of a section and that, most people miss out on.

—Τι επηρεάζει την αξία της φωτογραφίας; Ποια στοιχεία;

—Emotions and the story told.

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

—I honestly don't know how to answer this one. Sorry.

—Ποιον θέλετε να φωτογραφήσετε;

—Everything and everyone :)

—Έχετε επαγγελματικά ταμπού;

—I've been doing it long enough and love it way to much to be affected by anything.

—Με ποιους σας αρέσει να τραβάτε φωτογραφίες;

—Anyone as passionate as me. (I will give a shoutout to Yervant. I love his work and love his sense of humour and passion in what he does. He LOVES photography and life itself.)

—Τι σας ανησυχεί και γιατί;

—Missing a moment. That will always be there. I always strive to capture everything so it's normal to worry about missing something.

—Ποια ήταν η πιο εντυπωσιακή στιγμή στη ζωή σας;

—I can't bring it down to one moment, or even a few. I want to have as many impressive moments as I can. Life is not about waiting for that one moment or measuring it up to everything else. It's about finding all the small moments that bring you joy.

—Εάν ήσασταν ένας λογοτεχνικός ή κινηματογραφικός χαρακτήρας ποιος θα θέλατε να είσαστε και γιατί;

—Superman... simply because I want to help and save anyone I can.

—Τι σας εμπνέει στη ζωή σας και γιατί;

—My uncle. He grew this passion in me.

—Ποιος είναι ο ορισμός της επιτυχίας; Πώς μετριέται η επιτυχία;

—By my client's reactions. By seeing the tears in their eyes, hearing their laughter. Seeing them tell everyone else that they have to go with me for their event.

—Είναι προτιμότερο να είστε αρεστός ή να σας σέβονται;

—I can't choose. Sorry.

—Ποιο είναι το μεγαλύτερο σφάλμα που έχετε κάνει ποτέ στη δουλειά σας;

—Ouch! I don't know if this would count, but once had the wrong file setting for my pictures. It meant I had to edit more afterwards.

—Όταν πρόκειται να ταξιδέψετε, τι παίρνετε μαζί σας και γιατί;

—Everything! I can't have a moment where I will say "If only I brought..."

—Σε σχέση με τον εξοπλισμό που σας ανήκει, υπάρχει κάτι που εύχεστε να μην το είχατε αγοράσει. Γιατί;

—Everything I bought, I have used and made the best of it.

—Πώς εκπαιδεύετε τον εαυτό σας για να μάθει να παίρνει καλύτερες φωτογραφίες;

—By letting my inner creative side talk. I also get inspired by going to work shops and watching the work of others.

—Ποιανού δουλειά σας έχει επηρεάσει περισσότερο ως φωτογράφο;

—Yervant

—Τι εύχεστε να γνωρίζατε όταν ξεκινήσατε να τραβάτε φωτογραφίες;

—Not accurate to answer this at all because there will always be something to learn. Who I am today as a photographer was because of what I knew then and how I grew it from there.

—Τι θέλετε να πείτε με τις φωτογραφίες σας;

—I want the story of that moment told. The emotions that were felt at that moment.

—Τι σας παρακινεί να συνεχίσετε να τραβάτε φωτογραφίες;

—I love life and always will.

—Οι γονείς σας θα έπρεπε να είναι περισσότερο ή λιγότερο αυστηροί;

—Same as a previous question, I am who I am know because of my past. No changes. :)

—Εάν μπορούσατε να πάτε πίσω στο χρόνο, τι θα κάνετε διαφορετικά;

—Same answer as before as well. Nothing.

—Τι πιστεύετε για τη ζωή σε άλλους πλανήτες;

—I believe in them. I am sure that we are far from being the only ones out there.

—Ποιοι είναι οι ήρωες σας;

—Anyone that helps make this world a better place.

—Για ποιον δεν έχετε καθόλου σεβασμό;

—Same as before, anyone that helps make this world a better place.

—Τι κάνετε στον ελεύθερο χρόνο σας;

—Socialize, play games, walk my dog

—Ποια πλευρά του εαυτού σας δεν βλέπει ποτέ το κοινό;

—hah hah... if I said it, then it defeats the purpose. ;)

—Πότε είστε τελείως ικανοποιημένος με τη δουλειά σας;

—When my couples are overwhelmed in emotion and satisfaction.

—Πιστεύετε στους παραδοσιακούς ρόλους για τους άνδρες και τις γυναίκες;

—Nope.. we are all equal and should be open to doing anything we like.

—Κάνετε εύκολα φίλους;

—Don't you feel like you are my friend already? :)

—Που θα θέλατε να ζήσετε;

—Too many places to choose from... but I love Europe overall. I would love to travel all over the world.

—Ποιο είναι το πιο ανόητο πράγμα που έχετε δεχτεί ποτέ να κάνετε;

—Wear a mankini in public for losing a bet.

—Υπάρχει ζωή μετά το γάμο;

—of course.

—Έχετε ένα αγαπημένο ανέκδοτο; Πείτε το μας.

—oh boy... I will fill this field in after. Too many to tell and choose from. Meet with me and I will tell you a few. Deal?

—Συμπαθείτε τα σκυλιά ή τις γάτες;

—I love all animals and have a gorgeous Berner names Maximus.

—Ποιον ή τι μισείτε;

—Nothing

—Το καλύτερο πράγμα στη ζωή είναι:

—to enjoy it

—Το πιο ενοχλητικό πράγμα στη ζωή είναι:

—not to enjoy it. lol

—Υπάρχει κάτι γύρω σας που θα θέλατε να αλλάξετε;

—hmmm... I would like a million dollars.

—Τι θα θέλατε να αλλάξετε στον εαυτό σας;

—My weight.. I would like to lose weight.

—Τι θα θέλατε να αλλάξετε στον κόσμο;

—Just to have everyone take a moment and realize that we are all connected. To stop fighting with each other. To do good deeds, to be selfless. To love and enjoy life.

—Μπορείτε να δώσετε μερικές συμβουλές για τους φωτογράφους που ξεκινάνε να φωτογραφίζουν;

—Trust your eye

—Εάν έρθουν εξωγήινοι στη γη και είστε ο πρώτο άνθρωπος που συναντήσουν, τι θα τους πείτε;

—I would probably crack them up and we would be best friends. I would tell them how amazing life is.

—Εάν σας ζητήσουν να γυρίσετε μια ταινία, τι είδους ταινία θα είναι;

—Romantic-Action-Comedy... does that exist?

—Αύριο θα πάω και θα κάνω...

—more photos and editing and making people laugh... enjoy life.