Fotografas Mark Wallis

—Ar esate fotogeniškas?

—Not really, mainly because I pull stupid faces when I find myself on the wrong side of the camera.

—Kaip jūs atsiradote fotografijos industrijoje?

—The old story of the couple with no money, an old uni friend with a decent camera and a firm agreement that there’d be no posed photos.

—Jūsų nuomone, kokie yra svarbiausi geros nuotraukos komponentai?

—For me it’s all about the genuine moment, captured without any intervention by the photographer. A moment that would have happened even if the photographer wasn’t there. A moment of action, emotion, great light, etc.

—Ar mėgstate keliauti?

—I do, but in comfort. I’m more of a city person than a wilderness person.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka labiausiai?

—Working for myself and (kinda) gatecrashing parties.

—Kas šioje profesijoje Jums patinka mažiausiai?

—The assumption by some that I’m at the wedding to take control of everything and to take boring, posed photos of the guests.

—Kokia bus fotografijos ateitis?

—Not sure I even know what the ‘present’ of wedding photography is. I just do what I do and hope enough people each year want that.

—Kaip susitvarkote su kritika?

—Depends who it’s coming from and how constructive it is.

—Ar fotografijoje egzistuoja tendencijos?

—Always somebody doing something that everybody else copies until something else comes along. Trends get old quickly (see ‘couple in rain with flashgun’, etc.)

—Kokie turėtų būti kliento kriterijai, kad pasirinkti fotografą?

—Approach is key for me. They either want to just get on and enjoy their wedding and have a record of it, or they want to spend the day modelling for pieces of art or fashion photography (or somewhere in between). A connection with the photographer’s portfolio, and a desire to see themselves in those images, is a good guide.

—Kokias detales, kurios paprastai būna nepastebėtos, gali pastebėti fotografas?

—I don’t think there is anything specific. A good wedding photographer will have an eye for a moment or an interesting composition or great light that most won’t have, but the key thing is that when you’re employed to shoot a wedding you approach it from a different angle to a friend or family member who is there to enjoy the wedding. I am paid to be observant. Plus, I see what the common people are doing. I’m there to photograph everybody, not just the couple.

—Koks žmogus Jūsų manymu galėtų būti 21 amžiaus simboliu?

—For me, whoever does the most to increase education and encourage the use of reason and logic in decision-making from the top to the bottom of social and political hierarchy.

—Ką norite fotografuoti?

—Anybody that trusts me completely and who will ignore me.

—Ar turite profesinių tabu?

—I won’t work for people or companies that I perceive to be helping to make the world a worse place.

—Su kuo norėtumėte kartu fotografuoti?

—Nobody. I like working alone.

—Dėl ko nerimaujate ir kodėl?

—Time and money and my misguided perception that I have a shortage of both.

—Kas yra įsimintiniausias dalykas nutikęs Jūsų gyvenime?

—Completing this interview.

—Jeigu būtumėte animacinio filmo, knygos arba filmo veikėju, kuo norėtumėte būti ir kodėl?

—Butthead from Beavis & Butthead, because he.. he… he. You said would. He.. he…

—Kas ir kodėl Jus įkvepia gyvenime?

—I’m not good at absorbing or recognising inspiration.

—Geriau būti mėgiamu ar gerbiamu?

—Depends who is doing the liking and respecting.

—Kokia yra didžiausia klaida kurią padarėte darbe?

—Running up the stairs of Marylebone Town Hall with a zoom lens precariously perched in a jacket pocket didn’t end well.

—Kuomet keliaujate, ką ir kodėl imate su savimi?

—Clothes, money, phone, a camera of some sort.

—Ar tarp turimų prietaisų yra tokių kurių geriau būtumėte nepirkę? Kodėl?

—A Panasonic GF1 that I barely used and that my wife dropped and damaged after I’d had it for a couple of weeks. I don’t get on with cameras without viewfinders.

—Kaip mokotės gauti kokybiškesnes nuotraukas?

—Take more pictures.

—Kieno darbas jus kaip fotografą įtakojo labiausiai?

—Nobody specific, but seeing in 2004/2005 that a documentary approach was a viable option for wedding photography was the push I needed to start doing it myself.

—Ką norite pasakyti savo nuotraukomis?

—The truth.

—Kas motyvuoja Jus toliau fotografuoti?

—People keep paying me to come to their weddings.

—Jūsų tėvai turėjo būti labiau ar mažiau griežti?

—My mum got it pretty much spot on.

—Jeigu galėtumėte grįžti į praeitį, ką darytumėte kitaip?

—I would make better use of my enquiring mind and study science or engineering, so that I could be of more use to the world and future generations.

—Ką manote apie gyvybę kitose planetose?

—Presumably, but we’ll wipe out life on our own planet before we make contact with life on others.

—Kas yra jūsų herojai?

—I don’t really have any. They’d only ruin it at some point.

—Kam nejaučiate pagarbos?

—Those who promote fear, intolerance and lies to feed their own greed.

—Ką veikite laisvalaikiu?

—I do DIY, or I play my ukulele, or I go to (mostly metal) gigs or I do a crossword.

—Kokia yra Jūsų pusė, kurios visuomenė niekada nemato?

—Most of my sides. I’m a fairly private person.

—Kada esate visiškai patenkinti savo darbu?

—Dunno, it hasn’t happened yet.

—Ar tikite tradicinėmis vyrų ir moterų rolėmis?

—Like most traditions, best left in the past. Live and let live.

—Ar lengvai randate draugų?

—I really don’t. I’m friendly and approachable and I get on with most people, but I’ve been burnt too many times so I keep most people at a few arms’ length.

—Kur norėtumėte gyventi?

—In a huge warehouse apartment in NYC, or in a cosy old manor house surrounded by a few acres, or on top of a hill in Scotland.

—Ar gyveimas tęsiasi po vedybų?

—It’s just a certificate and a great party. As you were.

—Ar turite mėgstamą anekdotą? Papasakokite.

—“Some people like cats and some people don't. Apparently the Pope's a cataholic.” Milton Jones

—Labiau mėgstate šunis ar kates?

—I prefer cats to dogs, but I don’t like the damage they do to your house, so am currently resisting my family’s desire to own one.

—Ko nekenčiate?

—Overuse of hate.

—Geriausias dalykas gyvenime yra:

—Freedom. And Five Guy’s Bacon Cheeseburger, All The Way.

—Labiausiai erzinantis dalykas gyvenime yra:

—Procrastination. And people constantly changing speed on the motorway when I’m using cruise control.

—Ką norėtmėte pakeisti savyje?

—I’d like to have more self-belief.

—Ką norėtumėte pakeisti pasaulyje?

—I’d like to ensure everyone gets a quality education and eradicate dependence on myth, legend and violence.

—Ar galite duoti keletą patarimų tik pradedantiems fotografams?

—Take your own (decent) food, and wear comfortable shoes.

—Jei į žemę atvyktų ateiviai ir jūs būtumėte pirmas jų sutiktas žmogus, ką jiems pasakytumėte?

—That I want a ride in their spaceship.

—Jei filmuotumėtė filmą, koks būtų jo žanras?

—A very dark and gory horror film.

—Rytoj aš eisiu ir darysiu...

—…something less boring instead.