Fotograaf Marius Barbulescu

—Bent u fotogeniek?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Hoe bent u beland in de fotografie-industrie?

—​I was 20 and had a photography class at the University! The moment I shot the first roll of film with a SLR, I was hooked for life! I feel very old at 32 saying I've started photography shooting film.

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

—​To send a message, a feeling or to make you remember things. We’re losing so many good things along the way in our journey through life like innocence, compassion, humanity, sincerity… just to name a few. Kids have them naturally, we’re born rich and most of the people die poor of these.

—Houdt u van reizen?

—​Yes! I can be on the road 365 days a year, but only if I’m with my family. Home is wherever I’m with them.

—Wat vindt u het leukst aan uw beroep?

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The freedom to organize my life just as I want, the people I meet, the friends I make, the places I visit… I have at least 1000 reasons. Shooting weddings is for me my chance to use everything I experienced personally to create something new every week. Photography is not objective and it's a good thing because it lets us choose how we tell the stories. It's a refuge for me and an act that leaves me with no masks (or very few of them). I'm trying to shoot in a very sincere way.

—Wat vindt u het minst leuk aan uw beroep?

—​Deadlines! Sometimes it gets frustrating, but I’m getting better and better with them.

—Wat ziet u de toekomst van fotografie?

—​I have no idea, but I’d love to live it.

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

—​For me it’s the freedom it gives me… I have a license to shoot everyone! And weddings are not just super fun, but also extremely diverse. I love that!

—Hoe gaat u om met kritiek?

—​Pretty well because I'm already my own fiercest critique. Nobody can match this! :)

—Zijn er bepaalde trends in fotografie?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

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

—​I'd check to see if the work of the photographer I like is consistent, if he blogs every wedding he's shooting and, after a short talk over skype or face to face, if we get along fine.

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

—​Touching people and being in the center of attention.

—Welke details die vaak onopgemerkt gaan, kan een fotograaf vastleggen?

—​“Common” people can become excellent photographers with experience. It’s just that good wedding photographers are trained to see more the “in between” moments, small gestures that make all the difference, little stories within bigger ones.

—Wat beïnvloedt de waarde van een foto? Wat zijn de elementen ervan?

—Composition + moment + light. For a great photo you can't exclude any of these.

—Welke persoon kan volgens u symbool staan voor de 21e eeuw?

—​Anyone that can bring peace and make the world a better place for everybody, not just for a few of us. Jesus Christ maybe if He decides to pay us a visit again.

—Wie wil u graag fotograferen?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Heeft u bepaalde taboes op professioneel vlak?

—I am never allowing myself to be bored or tired while shooting a wedding... ok, maybe a little bored from time to time, but I'm always trying to make things more interesting.

—Met wie zou u graag fotograferen?

—​So many people and they know who they are… but right now Sergio and Kelly from www.kellyandsergio.com intrigue me a lot. Their work is so original and authentic.

—Waar maakt u zich zorgen over en waarom?

—​I worry every time that I’m faking photography and that I suck!

—Wat is het meest indrukwekkende moment van uw leven?

—​The moment my son was born.

—Als u een personage van een cartoon, boek of film was, wie zou u dan zijn?

—​Sam Gamgee from Lord of the Rings! If more people would be like him, we’d live in a happier place!

—Wie inspireert u in uw leven en waarom?

—​Anyone who doesn’t put his own self in front of everybody else. We live in a selfish world and I’m trying to cure myself from that too.

—Hoe definieert u succes? Hoe meet u het?

—​Success is when you manage to bring balance in you and around you.

—Bent u liever graag gezien of gerespecteerd?

—​I don’t fight for any of these, so I can’t answer. If I get to be liked or respected it's because I did something good. I only fight to do good things.

—Hoe leert u bij om betere foto's te maken?

—Every year I buy some photography books (not wedding photography, mostly photojournalism). I look at a lot of pictures (mywed is also a constant source of inspiration) and try to analyze the things I like in a picture. I shoot a lot of IPhone pictures and I try to stay alert to any interesting situations that might occur around me. A photographer should never "sleep", training and educating for this si a life long mission.

—Wiens werk heeft u het meest beïnvloed als fotograaf?

—So many, but mostly Saul Laiter, Sam Abell and James Nachtway. In wedding photography it was Jeff Ascough at first and then Ben and Erin Chrisman that started all for me! Their work made me want to become a better wedding photographer for all the good reasons.

—Wat motiveert u om foto's te blijven maken?

—​The life I have now is a good one, I strive to keep it like this.

—Hadden uw ouders strenger of minder streng moeten zijn?

—I have the best parents in the world, I wouldn't change anything.

—Wat denkt u over leven op andere planeten?

—Yes.

—Wie zijn uw helden?

—The people who genuinely love to help the ones in need.

—Voor wie kan u geen respect opbrengen?

—Selfishness.

—Wat doet u in uw vrije tijd?

—​Family time, traveling, reading, movies, playing video games with my son.

—Wanneer bent u helemaal tevreden over uw werk?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Gelooft u in een traditionele rolverdeling voor man en vrouw?

—​No.

—Maakt u gemakkelijk vrienden?

—​Friendship is a ship that take a long time to build, so, no, I don’t make friends easily! But I'm an easygoing person, I get along fine with almost everyone.

—Waar zou u graag wonen?

—​Near a forest and a lake, a few kilometers away from civilization, but with Internet and electricity. :)

—Is er een leven na het huwelijk?

—​Having or adopting a kid is life, so, yes, there is a lot of life after marriage.

—Houdt u van honden of van katten?

—​Both!

—Wie of wat haat u?

—​I’m trying hard not to hate anyone! So nobody, but I’m scared of extremists (any type of extremists)!

—Het beste in het leven is:

—​Children

—Het vervelendste in het leven is:

—​Adults

—Is er iets rondom u dat u graag zou veranderen?

—​Preconceptions, I’d love to see the people more open minded (me included).

—Wat zou u graag veranderen aan uzelf?

—​The same things I’d like to change in other people too.

—Kan u tips geven voor beginnende fotografen?

—​You photography can only be as good as you are… so instead of learning tons of new tricks, invest in yourself, but not in a selfish way.

—Als buitenaardse wezens naar de Aarde komen en u bent de eerste persoon die ze ontmoeten, wat zal u hen dan zeggen?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—U wordt gevraagd om een film te maken, welk genre wordt het?

—​Sci Fi

—Morgen zal ik ... doen

—​A 10km run!