Fotógrafo Ben Kelmer

—En primer lugar, ¿quién puede llamar el mejor fotógrafo en Tel Aviv, Israel? :)

—I think one of the most interesting photographers in tel Aviv is Jen sladkov
jensladkov.com/

—¿Es usted fotogénico(a)?

—Depend on when I wake up

—¿Cómo empezó a trabajar en la industria de fotografía?

—Well, I was always into photography since high school, but 10 years ago I got a job as a photographer for an internet news website in Israel and from that point on things started to take off

—¿En su opinión, cuáles son los elementos más importantes de una buena fotografía?

—when I look at a photo I try to see real filings and real emotions, in my eyes, those are the thing that will get the viewers eyes the most

—¿Le gusta viajar?

—Sure, and especially now when I have two kids its fantastic thing to travel with them and to have the ability to show them the world

—¿Qué le gusta más de su profesión?

—I think the chance I have in meeting new people almost every day is something that I will never get bored off

—¿Qué le gusta menos de su profesión?

—all the logistic stuff (booking, meetings, accounting, etc..) let me shoot all day and I will be fine

—¿Cuál será el futuro de la fotografía?

—These days when I'm answering this interview (Covid-19), we are having one of the most challenging times as photographers.
But I see more and more bookings for small family portraits; people want to remember and to have a visual memory of themself.

—¿Qué tiene de especial el género fotográfico en que trabaja?

—I shoot people, and I don't describe my self, if it's with people and to document real situations, I'm in. I think that that's the unique thing about it, the ability to show people how that looks like and how they beehive with their own family.

—¿Cómo gestiona las críticas?

—It's part of the job, and you have to understand that not everyone is going to like what you do, and I think that's good. You want to distinguish yourself from other photographers, not to be like everyone else.

—¿Existe alguna tendencia en la fotografía?

—Sure, like in any other industry, but try to avoid it, trends are for people that don't want to be creative if you're going to be unique, so don't copy-paste other people work

—¿Qué criterios debería tener en cuenta una persona a la hora de elegir a un fotógrafo?

—I don't think there's one criterion, in the end, it comes to how people create when they see a photo of you, how it makes them feel.

—¿Qué no está permitido de ningún modo cuando realiza una fotografía?

—in my opinion, I try not to tell people how to act and how to move when I photograph them, I want them to be themselves for them to resonate with the work I do

—¿Qué detalles que normalmente no tenemos en cuenta puede un fotógrafo captar?

—The small thing that people don't pay attention to, let's say the groom forget to unzip one button, the photographer will notice it and will tell him to close it

—En su opinión, ¿qué persona podría ser un símbolo del siglo XXI?

—I think that in these days, its Donald Trump, unfortunately, but I think he represents the fact that people are looking for shortcuts in life and in business. And there's no shortcut, if you want to succeed you have to put in the work. I think people elected him cause that thought that in 4 years he will come and change everything and now we see that its not the case.

—¿A quién le gustaría fotografiar?

—I would be happy to photograph the Queen of England. I already photograph her son and one grandson.

—¿Tiene tabúes profesionales?

—I was a photojournalist for almost seven years, and I shoot a lot of stuff that happened in my country even during challenging situations, but I would not photograph something that I would have thought that will cause the other person to fill like I misrepresent what really took place.

—¿Con quién le gustaría fotografiarse?

—I would like to work with Magnum photographer Alex Webb

—¿Qué le preocupa y por qué?

—I worry about the fact that there are more and more wedding photographers out there today that don't know how to price the work that they do and they are bringing the industry down

—¿Cuál ha sido el momento más impactante de su vida?

—I think the birth of my children's :)

—Si fuera un personaje de animación, literario o cinematográfico, ¿quién le gustaría ser y por qué?

—Spiderman, for sure, to have the ability to reach places in the coolest way.

—¿Quién le inspira en su vida y por qué?

—I think that my father was an inspiration to me, he was a captain on container ships and he works hard, I think the working morality I got is from him.

—¿Cómo definiría el éxito? ¿Cómo lo mide?

—It changes every time, I think. now success for me is to see my children grow up and becoming the amazing people that they are ❤️

—¿Qué prefiere, gustar o sentirse respetado?

—respected for sure.

—¿Cuál es el mayor error que ha cometido en su trabajo?

—only one? :) that's how we learn the best, one time, I doubled book a wedding, and I only noticed it a week before the wedding.

—Cuando va de viaje, ¿qué lleva consigo y por qué?

—Now I try to travel as light as I can. So I only take with me the FUJIX100F, which is small and great for traveling + the Yashica 635 with B&W film for the more artwork that I do.

—¿Se arrepiente de alguno de los gadgets que ha comprado? ¿Por qué?

—I bought a polaroid Fujifilm camera that I only used a few times and then I got bored with it

—¿Cómo se forma para tomar las mejores imágenes?

—I try (before covid19) to attend a workshop once a year, it doesn't have to be from a wedding photographer.
My all-time favorite workshop was in NYC with Alex Webb.

—¿A quién pertenece el trabajo que le ha influenciado más como fotógrafo?

—Alex Webb is one of the greatest photographers, in my opinion. I also really like the work of Chris Hondros, that was one of the greatest war photographers in modern times.

—¿Cuál es la única cosa que desearía haber sabido cuando comenzó a tomar fotografías?

—How to charge for my work

—¿Qué desea decir con sus fotografías?

—I'm just trying to tell an authentic story.

—¿Qué le motiva a continuar tomando imágenes?

—The feedback from my clients but also I just like it too much, it feels great every time I see that I have an exciting frame.

—¿Si pudiera volver atrás en el tiempo, qué haría de forma diferente?

—I would have acted differently with the money I earned and invest it more carefully

—¿Qué hace en su tiempo libre?

—I love the sea, so I try to go swimming when I can or going on diving trips.

—¿Cuál es su lado desconocido que la gente nunca quiere ver?

—I don't share a lot of my family, it's our moments.

—¿Está complemente satisfecho de su trabajo?

—Never :)

—¿Cree en los roles tradicionales de hombres y mujeres?

—No, in our house we are equal, we both have demanding jobs and the kids.
we try to be both of us with them and without the iPhone from 5-7 when its just family time

—¿Hace amigos con facilidad?

—Yes, part of being a people photographer.

—¿Dónde le gustaría vivir?

—I would like to live for one year in New Zealand, as a Hobbit fun, I think that's the perfect place for me.

—¿Hay vida después del matrimonio?

—Sure, it's just gets better over time

—¿Le gustan los perros o los gatos?

—Dogs

—Lo mejor de su vida es:

—As you may have guessed i think that my time with my kids is the best thing I have

—¿Hay algo a su alrededor que le gustaría cambiar?

—A lot.

—¿Podría ofrecer algunos consejos a los fotógrafos que empiezan?

—Yes, understand that success is something that takes time, be patient in the long run, keep learning, and do every job the best you can, and the work plus success will follow.

—Si los extraterrestres llegaran a la Tierra y fuera la primera persona que encontraran, ¿qué les diría?

—Want coffee?

—Si le llamaran como fotógrafo de una película, ¿a qué género pertenecería?

—SCI-FI

—Mañana voy a hacer...

—The same