Fotografo Marius Tudor

—Sei fotogenico?

—My mother loves all my pictures, she belives I am photogenic!

—Come sei entrato nell'industria della fotografia?

—I have started almost 6 years ago after I met my love Gabriela. I did not start with shooting flowers, but I took it straight the hard way. Three months after I grabbed my first semi-professional camera I shot for free my first wedding. Since then, I shot almost 200 weddings and 100 baptisms.

—Secondo te, quali sono le componenti più importanti di una bella foto?

—I strongly belive in a moment as the first component and I am always fighting to find it. Before finding the moment, I scout for the best light condition and I am making some composition scenarios. Having all those elements in my mind I start to shoot until I get what I want. Sometimes nothing happens in the frame, but patience is my ally.

—Ti piace viaggiare?

—I love to travel and I belive seeing as many places as I can helps me to develop as a man.

—Che cosa ti piace di più nella tua professione?

—I love people and the fact that I always have to be on alert! I do my best to never be bored. My couples gives me the energy to go forward.

—Che cosa ti piace di meno nella tua professione?

—I would love to have more time to visit my family.

—Quale sarà il futuro della fotografia?

—I think we have to understand the new generation, people between 20 and 25 years. They are different than the people we've shot before and trying to adapt to their way of living, thinking and acting will be the next step in our business. The future of wedding photography stays in crazy shots. Traditional is dying.

—Cosa c'è di speciale nel genere di fotografia in cui sei specializzato?

—What's special? It's special because we connect new people every day (some of them are coming into my life to change it), it's special because I can wake up and go to sleep when I want, it's special because we have the power to make people happy.

—Come gestisci la critica?

—Sometimes it's hard to handle it, but I've learned lately how to manage situations like this. I started to listen more and even if I fight for my opinion if the criticism makes me think about how can I improve myself I am cleaning the trash.

—Ci sono determinate tendenze nella fotografia?

—There are no trends in wedding photography. If there is one, that one will be good photography. Everyone wants to improve it!

—Quali criteri dovrebbe utilizzare un cliente per scegliere un fotografo?

—They have to choose a photographer who makes them feel confortable and who inspires confidence.

—Che cosa non è ammesso durante la ripresa fotografica?

—There are no rules when shooting. Everything is allowed.

—Quali dettagli, che solitamente passano inosservati, riesce a notare un fotografo?

—I belive in one quote: "When everyone is looking in one direction, turn around!"

—Che cosa influisce sul valore di una foto? Quali sono le sue componenti?

—Moment, light, composition.

—Secondo te, chi può essere considerato simbolo del XXI secolo?

—Nelson Mandela

—Chi vorresti fotografare?

—I would love to shoot Morgan Freeman.

—Hai qualche tabù professionale?

—As I said before, there's nothing forbidden.

—Con chi vorresti fare una sessione di ripresa fotografica?

—I would be honored to shoot one day with Erika and Lanny Mann, Daniele Vertelli and Pedro Cabrera. These are the first names that come to my mind, but the list is longer so far. There are so many great photographers out there which I would be honored to meet and shoot along side with.

—Che cosa ti fa preoccupare e perché?

—For the moment I have no worries, I am young and restless, but I always think at the moment when I will not be able to help people in need.

—Se tu fossi un personaggio di cartone animato, libro o film, chi saresti e perché?

—Mickey Mouse. That was my nickname when I was a kid. He is a funny character.

—Chi ti ispira nella vita e perché?

—I am inspired by people who manage to do something great for the others.

—Come puoi definire il successo? Come si misura?

—We can define and measure only our success. What success means for me may not be the others success defintion. For me success means to balance your personal life with your career and to be happy with the balance, to be surrounded only by the people you love and to do only what you like to do.

—Preferiresti essere amato o rispettato?

—Respect is the engine of all human relationships. I would rather be respected and not liked than liked and not respected.

—Qual è stato il più grande errore che hai commesso nel lavoro?

—I've made a lot of mistakes and I think the biggest mistake in my life was the period when I did not allow myself to make mistakes.

—Preparandoti per partire, che cosa metteresti in valigia e perché?

—If I am traveling with the right person I don't need to take something with me.

—Tra i gadget che possiedi, c'è qualcosa che vorresti non aver comprato? Perché?

—I am not a gadget addict. All I bought until now it was because I need it. I was very unhappy about my previous smartphone...in time it became very slow.

—Che formazione professionale segui per fare fotografie migliori?

—I am going to workshops, I shoot and read a lot (books, articles, others experiences).

—Il lavoro di chi ha avuto la maggiore influenza su di te come fotografo?

—When I started wedding photography the very first photographer that influenced my work was Fer Juaristi.

—Qual è l'unica cosa che vorresti aver saputo iniziando a scattare foto?

—I wish I knew how to free my mind. I was very stressed about tehnical stuff.

—Che cosa vuoi dire con le tue fotografie?

—I belive all about wedding photography is about people. I've seen a lot of photographers wasting their time during the wedding day taking pictures of the rings, wedding dress and other stuff like this while people let go their emotions.I want to show with my photographs how my clients felt their wedding day.

—Qual è la tua motivazione per continuare a scattare fotografie?

—My couples!

—Pensi che i tuoi genitori avrebbero dovuto essere più o meno severi?

—They did not like me to do the mistakes they did in the past. They realized later that my life is not their life.

—Se potessi tornare nel passato, che cosa faresti in modo diverso?

—I am happy with my actual life. If there's one thing I could ask if I go back in time its my today's mind.

—Che cosa pensi della vita su altri pianeti?

—I belive in aliens!

—Chi sono i tuoi eroi?

—My mother, my father and my fiance.

—Per chi non hai rispetto?

—I have no respect for people who do not respect humanity, for people who do not respect me and for lazy people.

—Quale lato di te non è mai visibile al pubblico?

—Actually If I am answering to this question there won't be an unseen part of me.

—Quando ti senti completamente soddisfatto dal tuo lavoro?

—When my clients are very happy.

—Credi nei ruoli tradizionali di donne e uomini?

—I belive in balance.

—Fai facilmente amicizia?

—No, I am an introvert.

—Esiste la vita dopo il matrimonio?

—I don't know yet, as soon as I find I will edit this answer. :-D

—Ti piacciono i cani o i gatti?

—I like almost all forms of life. To answer your question, I prefer dogs.

—La cosa migliore nella vita è:

—To always do what you like.

—La cosa più fastidiosa nella vita è:

—To be forced to do what you don't like.

—Che cosa vorresti cambiare in te stesso?

—I would like to change my anger management.

—Puoi dare alcuni consigli ai fotografi alle prime armi?

—Be stubborn and never give up.

—Se gli alieni dovessero arrivare sulla Terra e tu fossi la prima persona ad incontrarli, che cosa diresti?

—I will tell them I always belived they exist!

—Se dovessi essere invitato a girare un film, di che genere sarebbe?

—Comedy or drama.

—Domani vado a fare...

—...wedding photography. It's saturday!