—Welke criteria moet de klant hanteren bij het kiezen van een fotograaf?

—Three things: portfolio, personality, and of course, budget.

—Hoe bent u beland in de fotografie-industrie?

—My wife's idea. We photograph the nature, when we were hiking – eventually my wife started to photograph people – finally our friend took us to photograph her wedding in Mexico – and this is how I started my journey with wedding photography.

—Bent u fotogeniek?

—I don't feel like a photogenic person.

—Wat zijn volgens u de belangrijkste elementen van een goede foto?

—moment, composition and light. You have to have those three elements in order to have perfect photo.

—Houdt u van reizen?

—Yes – I love traveling. So far I lived in three different countries and in two different continents. I was born in Poland, lived for 6 years in USA and finally moved to Canada, where I am living today.

—Wat vindt u het leukst aan uw beroep?

—I am dealing, most of the time, with happiness and love during the day of wedding. I am in constant movement – meeting different people. The life looks like the box of chocolates – you never know what kind of clients you get :)

—Wat vindt u het minst leuk aan uw beroep?

—Uncertainty of the future bookings.

—Hoe gaat u om met kritiek?

—I am handle very well constructive criticism – criticism helps my development of being better photographer.

—Wat is er totaal uit den boze bij het fotograferen?

—I don't see that kind of things.

—Wat ziet u de toekomst van fotografie?

—Difficult to say – maybe the future will be screenshot from the video coverage. For sure there will be more and more competitiveness with the guests capturing the moments through their better and better phones and their ability to instantly share those photos on all social media platforms.

—Wat is er bijzonder aan het fotografiegenre waarin u zich specialiseert?

—In few hours the photographer needs to capture the story of love between the bride and groom, connection to their friends, and nurture of their parents.

—Ten eerste - wie beschouwt u als de beste fotograaf in Minneapolis? :)

—The one whose camera sees the world differently than the human eye. And the ability to make a photograph more powerful than what the viewer sees.

—Hoe bent u beland in de fotografie-industrie?

—I love being a wedding photographer, because it is an art, based on emotions and feelings of people, who value beauty and love.

—Bent u fotogeniek?

—Yes, I do.

—Wat zijn volgens u de belangrijkste elementen van een goede foto?

—Photography is the art of frozen time ... the ability to store emotions and feelings within the frame.

—Houdt u van reizen?

—Yes

—Wat vindt u het leukst aan uw beroep?

—The good result.

—Wat vindt u het minst leuk aan uw beroep?

—No.

—Hoe gaat u om met kritiek?

—Everyone has the right to their opinion.

—Welke criteria moet de klant hanteren bij het kiezen van een fotograaf?

—First of all, it's important that the bride and groom identify themselves with the photographer and his work, the choice should be made by whether they consider he is the one who's worth recording their lifetime memories. Then, they should absolutely watch an entire wedding shot by the one they chose. I like being approached by future weds who know a thing or two about photography and who got their mind set on what they really want.

—Hoe bent u beland in de fotografie-industrie?

—I started taking pictures in 2000 and shooting weddings in 2008. At first, I didn't want to do weddings, I thought it would diminish my work. But I started anyway and found the most challenging environment, I discovered that no matter what type of photography you do, you can always reinvent yourself and find new ways to tell a story. Especially when you meet extraordinary people all the time :)

—Bent u fotogeniek?

—I consider I ain't, but it so happens that on occasion some other photographer catches the good/bright sight of me.

—Wat zijn volgens u de belangrijkste elementen van een goede foto?

—First & foremost, the people involved and their mood (if you're shooting people), then the light (I began ”seeing” the light after years of shooting) and the decisive moment. I don't agree that the quality of a photograph is not important, but it indeed comes in second after the feelings it produces.

—Houdt u van reizen?

—So much that if it would be possible I would be traveling all the time.

—Wat vindt u het leukst aan uw beroep?

—The diversity – today I'm shooting a wedding, tomorrow a baptism, after tomorrow a concert, then a family portrait, a corporate event or some landscape. It's what keeps me connected all the time.

—Wat vindt u het minst leuk aan uw beroep?

—Having too much to edit.

—Hoe gaat u om met kritiek?

—I'm all in for constructive criticism, don't like destructive one. That's why we're here on My Wed, right? To constantly learn from other photographers and document ourselves about where we are as wedding photographers. I, for one, would like to hear more criticism about my work and where to improve. Here's an idea: you could implement a section where each photographer could post one photo/week for critique :D

—Wat is er totaal uit den boze bij het fotograferen?

—Getting in front of the photographer.

—Wat ziet u de toekomst van fotografie?

—I think it is constantly evolving and that we'll always see changes for the good. We'll always have trends that come and go, the important thing is to know who you are and do what you really like, not necessarily follow the hype.

—Wat is er bijzonder aan het fotografiegenre waarin u zich specialiseert?

—Oh, everything about it is special. I must admit I suffer when someone refers to it as a banality, thinking that ”real artists” don't do wedding photos. Special is meeting new people, seeing new places or facing new challenges. Besides war photography, I find it the most challenging type, you get to meet all kinds of situations during one day: different light every minute, you get to shoot outdoors and indoors, in plain sun or in the shadow of a tree/building, inside a cave or on a mountain top etc. etc. Need I say more?