Valokuvaaja Anna Červinková

—Miten päädyit valokuvausalalle?

—Someone asked me once to shoot their wedding.. haven't stopped since & it's been now over 7 years.

—Mikä on sinusta tärkeintä hyvässä kuvassa?

—Feelings. I love when my photos help people to recall their precious moments or even people who were absent on the occasion can sense the essence of it. A good photo should speak to them all.

—Tykkäätkö matkustamisesta?

—I do. A LOT.

—Mistä pidät eniten ammatissasi?

—I love going to places and meeting new people on one of the most important days in their life. The emotions are almost tangible! Sometimes we meet just briefly in the hurry of the day, but I love to blend with the crowd and be a silent observer of all the beauty and joy around.

—Mistä pidät vähiten ammatissasi?

—Editing cave.. spending weeks in row to edit and deliver the images as I do all my editing. But on the other hand I love when I download the images right after the shoot and spend just hours experimenting with edits and swooning over new photos!

—Kuinka suhtaudut kritiikkiin?

—I love to recieve feedback, learn form it and grow!

—Minkä kriteerien perusteella asiakkaan pitäisi valita valokuvaaja?

—How connected they feel to the photos and stories he/she shares.

—Mikä on ehdottomasti kiellettyä kuvauksessa?

—Everything that suits the couple is allowed. As for me, I request to be the only photographer (with my co-shooter) during the ceremony, so wedding guests can be fully present and enjoy the ceremony.

—Mitkä yksityiskohdat, jotka yleensä jäävät huomaamatta, valokuvaaja voi tallettaa?

—I love catching those candid moments, non staged or posed – kids running around, people interacting, small details which make the wedding story so honest.

—Kuka on sinun mielestäsi 2000-vuosisadan symboli?

—Every single one. This century is more than ever before focused on individuality and with the spread of social media every single person matters and can have a voice.

—Onko sinulla ammatillisia tabuja?

—I would never publish something uncomfortable for the model.

—Kenen kanssa haluaisit kuvata?

—Everyone who wants to create something together. I love people contributing and helping with the shoot. Sometimes I wonder that the final image doesn't belong to a photographer at all with all those talented people in the background.

—Mistä huolehdit ja miksi?

—Meaning of life and such things, usual stuff.

—Mikä on ollut elämäsi vaikuttavin hetki?

—Everytime I set on a journey into unknown.

—Jos olisit animoitu, kirjallisuus- tai elokuvahahmo, kuka olisit ja miksi?

—I just love Aragorn from Lord of the Rings. So mysterious yet so kind and wise.

—Miten ja millä perusteella määrittelisit menestyksen?

—Success is when a person loves what you do. And it can be your grandma, your parents or boyfriend, random people on the internet or big crowds. No matter how 'big' these people are, if what you do speaks to others, that is success. Some people just crawl for bigger success and don't realize how successful and gifted they already are or what they're missing on.

—Kun lähdet matkalle, mitä otat mukaasi ja miksi?

—As little as possible. And that apply to life as well. After all, what is life than one big travel?
On my travels I realised, that the less you carry, the less you have to care about, the more you can immerse into the everyday experience instead. (For example – one pair of the trousers&one dress makes outfit choices so much easier.)

—Miten opettelet ottamaan parempia kuvia?

—Constantly learning from every picture I take, from pictures taken by others and by simly looking around and observing. Training your eye is the key.

—Minkä yhden asian olisit toivonut tietäväsi, kun aloitit kuvaamisen?

—How extremely important it is to shoot RAW.

—Mitä haluat ilmaista valokuvillasi?

—My photographs are far from saying, they're more about feeling. I hope.

—Mikä motivoi sinua jatkamaan kuvausta?

—Visual fascination.

—Jos voisit palata ajassa taaksepäin, mitä tekisit eri tavalla?

—Nothing, because it wouldn't make me the person I am today. I don't really recognize mistakes in my life, it's just life, learning and trying, failing and improving.

—Ketkä ovat sankareitasi?

—There might come a row of fantasy characters. Am I too old for that?

—Ketä et kunnioita?

—For authorities. We're all human and sometimes school kid can have more wisdom than politician or teacher.

—Mitä teet vapaa-ajallasi?

—Sleep, ride my bike or walk in nature.

—Uskotko miesten ja naisten perinteisiin rooleihin?

—Being human.

—Pidätkö koirista vai kissoista?

—Cats cats cats cats cats cats cats!

—Parasta elämässä on:

—Life.