Fotógrafo Louis Anthony Duran

—En primer lugar, ¿quién puede llamar el mejor fotógrafo en Ciudad de Manila, Filipinas? :)

—Michael "Mico" Gonzales of Mayad Studios of course. He's the photographer of the new age. Combining art, beauty and story into his photos. He is my mentor and now one of the most sought after photographers, not just in Manila, but also world wide.

—¿Es usted fotogénico(a)?

—My angles are a bit hard to find, but I consider myself as a friend of the camera, both as a subject and as a photographer.

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

—I was a Photo Editor/Colorist for 4 years. I decided I really love the industry of documenting love and marriage. The only growth I needed was to be out in the field and be the one to capture these images.

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

—Emotions, first. Story comes second. The rest is framing, color treatment, atmosphere, background and all.

—¿Le gusta viajar?

—Very much. I see new inspiration in all the travels I make.

—¿Qué le gusta más de su profesión?

—Seeing the marriages I help document, flourish into a family rooted union. Just seeing them grow more and thinking that I have been part of this certain marriage is enough to make me smile.

—¿Qué le gusta menos de su profesión?

—Not much, all the things I dislike are the things I strive to improve and get comfortable with until it's bearable to me. Until it becomes my strength

—¿Cuál será el futuro de la fotografía?

—I believe we are heading outwards the classic traditional treatment. To something more candid, more storry-filled, treatment.

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

—The atmosphere. To be in a room filled with excitement, love, and all the magic. As a very empathic person, feeling this atmosphere makes me want to do more. See more stories and capture them as they happen.

—¿Cómo gestiona las críticas?

—Positively. It's 2019. People are becoming more judgemental and sensitive at the same time. Now it's up to you whether you'd use their statements as something to motivate you to get better, or to just bring you down and discourage you from all that you want to do.

—¿Existe alguna tendencia en la fotografía?

—Right now, people seem to be fascinated by raw, random treatments of weddings and pre weddings.

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

—They should look for someone to fit their vibe. Whether they are fun, quirky, serious, wild, adventurous, intimate, elegant, it goes on. But it has to be the clients personality that the photographers adapt to.

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

—Complicating things. This is a no for a photographer. When you are in a wedding preparation, you should be as comforting as relaxed as you can be so you can ease the tension on your couples. You have to deliver simple and easy instructions for them to be comfortable in front of the camera

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

—Mostly treatment. From the very artistic way to the very classic way. Photography is art. And the artist who can appreciate these details are the photographers themselves.

—¿Qué influye en el valor de una fotografía? ¿Cuáles son sus elementos?

—Memorability. It sums up the overall feel of the photo. For a photo to be memorable, it has to stand out, not just to capture attention, but to tell a new story, a new perspective.

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

—A very innovative person. In all fields, the progress is very fast paced, and this is due to these people finding new ways to create new things.

—¿A quién le gustaría fotografiar?

—I want to take photos of strong successful women with strong stories, capture them in their element.

—¿Tiene tabúes profesionales?

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—¿Con quién le gustaría fotografiar?

—I always want to shoot with Suzzy Son.

—¿Qué le preocupa y por qué?

—I worry about me losing passion towards things I do. Passion is my driver in all things. Without it, I will never have the patience to do things, instructions and jobs properly.