Photographe Ben Kelmer

—Tout d’abord, qui pouvez-vous désigner meilleur photographe dans Tel-Aviv, Israël ? :)

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

—Êtes-vous photogénique ?

—Depend on when I wake up

—Comment avez-vous commencé à travailler dans la photographie ?

—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

—Selon vous, quels sont les éléments les plus importants d'une bonne photo ?

—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

—Aimez-vous voyager ?

—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

—Quel aspect de votre profession préférez-vous ?

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

—Quel aspect de votre profession aimez-vous le moins ?

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

—Quel est le futur de la photographie ?

—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.

—Qu'est-ce que le style de photographie dans lequel vous travaillez a de spécial ?

—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.

—Comment gérez-vous les critiques ?

—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.

—Y a-t-il des modes dans la photographie ?

—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

—Quels devraient être les critères pour qu'un client choisisse un photographe ?

—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.

—Quels sont les interdits lors des photographies ?

—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

—Quels détails seul un photographe peut-il remarquer ?

—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

—Quelle personne peut être le symbole du 21ème siècle selon vous ?

—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.

—Qui aimeriez-vous prendre en photo ?

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

—Avez-vous des tabous professionnels ?

—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.

—Avec qui aimeriez-vous faire une séance photo ?

—I would like to work with Magnum photographer Alex Webb

—De quoi vous inquiétez-vous, et pourquoi ?

—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

—Quel a été le moment le plus impressionnant de votre vie ?

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

—Si vous étiez un personnage de dessin animé, de livre ou de film, qui seriez-vous et pourquoi ?

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

—Qui vous inspire dans votre vie et pourquoi ?

—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.

—Comment définissez-vous le succès ? Comment le mesurez-vous ?

—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 ❤️

—Préférez-vous être aimé ou respecté ?

—respected for sure.

—Quelle a été votre plus grande erreur professionnelle ?

—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.

—Quand vous partez en voyage que prenez-vous avec vous et pourquoi ?

—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.

—Est-ce que vous regrettez d'avoir acheté un de vos gadgets ? Lequel et pourquoi ?

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

—Quelle méthode utilisez-vous pour améliorer vos prises de photo ?

—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.

—Qui vous a influencé le plus en tant que photographe ?

—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.

—Quelle chose auriez-vous aimer connaître avant de vous lancer dans la photographie ?

—How to charge for my work

—Qu'aimeriez-vous dire avec vos photos ?

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

—Quelle est votre motivation pour continuer la photographie ?

—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 vous pouviez revenir dans le temps, que changeriez-vous ?

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

—Que faites-vous pendant votre temps libre ?

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

—Quel aspect de votre personnalité le public ne voit pas ?

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

—Quand êtes-vous complètement satisfait de votre travail ?

—Never :)

—Croyez-vous en le traditionalisme des rôles de l'homme et de la femme ?

—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

—Vous faites-vous facilement des amis ?

—Yes, part of being a people photographer.

—Où aimeriez-vous vivre ?

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

—Existe-t-il une vie après le mariage ?

—Sure, it's just gets better over time

—Préférez-vous les chats ou les chiens ?

—Dogs

—La plus belle chose de la vie est :

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

—Changeriez-vous quelque chose autour de vous ?

—A lot.

—Auriez-vous quelques astuces pour des photographes débutants ?

—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.

—Des extraterrestres arrivent sur Terre et vous êtes le premier à les rencontrer. Que leur dites-vous ?

—Want coffee?

—Vous êtes appelé pour tourner un film. De quel genre serait-il ?

—SCI-FI

—Demain, je vais aller faire...

—The same