Fotograf Marcin Karpowicz

—Er du fotogen?

—I don't feel like a photogenic person.

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—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.

—Hva er de viktigste komponentene i et bra bilde etter din mening?

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

—Er du glad i å reise?

—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.

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—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 :)

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—Uncertainty of the future bookings.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—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.

—Hva er det spesielle med den fotografisjanger du har spesialisert deg i?

—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.

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

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

—Finnes det noen trender innen fotografering?

—There is s trend to show main subjects as a part of broader spectrum. Bride and Groom are not longer dominate the photos but they are the part of the environment. In my opinion there is also strong emphasis on the verbs in the photographs – so there is a lot of action – so we can see strong interaction between two nouns by incorporating the verbs into the photos (like laughing, walking, running, jumping etc)

—Hva bør kriteriene være for en kunde som skal velge en fotograf?

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

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

—I don't see that kind of things.

—Hvilke detaljer, som vanligvis ingen ville lagt merke til, kan en fotograf fange opp?

—We all see the same things – the perspective is different.

—Hva påvirker bildets verdi? Hvilke elementer inneholder det?

—Moment, composition and lighting

—Hvilken person kan være symbolet på det 21. århundre etter din mening?

—Mark Zuckerberg because he make us the slaves of online presence.

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere?

—I don't have a particular person in mind. I always want to shoot people, who are open and showing the feelings.

—Har du noen yrkesmessige tabuer?

—No – I don't have.

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere sammen med?

—I would like to shot with Ivan Troyanovsky

—Hva bekymrer deg, og hvorfor?

—I am trying to not focus on the future – keep leaving in the presence – therefore I am not worry about anything.

—Hva er det mest imponerende øyeblikket i livet ditt?

—Each day is impressive, when I am spending it with my wife.

—Hvilken animert figur, literær person eller filmkarakter ville du vært, og hvorfor?

—Kung Fu Panda – because everything is possible if you have believe.

—Hvem inspirerer deg i ditt liv, og hvorfor?

—My wife – because she is most optimistic person I have ever met.

—Hvordan definerer du suksess? Hvordan måler du graden av suksess?

—The success is very tricky term. success and failure is the same stick. There is no success without the failure and vice versa. Therefore the best is stand in neutral position.

—Foretrekker du å bli likt eller respektert?

—I would like to be liked.

—Når du skal ut å reise; hva tar du med deg, og hvorfor?

—Good book – because during the travel I have actually a time to read.

—Er de noe blant dine gadgets du angrer på å ha kjøpt? Hvorfor?

—no there is not

—Hvordan utdanner du deg for stadig å ta bedre bilder?

—browsing the internet.

—Hvem sitt arbeid har inspirert deg mest som fotograf?

—Emin Kuliyev

—Hva ønsker du å formidle gjennom dine bilder?

—I would like to show the feelings.

—Hva motiverer deg til å fortsette med fotografering?

—Happy bride and recognition from other photographers.

—Skulle foreldrene dine ha vært mer eller mindre strenge?

—I have very easy going parents and I don't want any change.

—Hva ville du ha gjort annerledes hvis du kunne reise tilbake i tid?

—I will do exactly everything the same.

—Hva tenker du angående liv på andre planeter?

—yes – there is – would love to see it.

—Hvem er dine helter?

—Krzysztof Wielicki – Polish alpine and high-altitude climber

—Hvem har du absolutt ingen respekt for?

—I respect everybody.

—Hva gjør du i fritiden din?

—I love to watch good movies.

—Hvilken side av deg viser du aldri offentlig?

—dark side :)

—Når er du helt fornøyd med arbeidet ditt?

—Far away of being satisfied. A lot of things need to be improved.

—Tror du på tradisjonelle manne- og kvinneroller?

—No – I don't believe in that.

—Har du lett for å få nye venner?

—Yes I do .

—Hvor kunne du tenke deg å bo?

—I am torn apart between two countries: Paland where my family lives and where my heart is and Canada – the beautiful country, which give me the opportunity to be a photographer.

—Hva er de teiteste du noensinne har gått med på å gjøre?

—Crossing the river in the polish mountains in early spring :(

—Finnes det et liv etter bryllupet?

—yes – it is and I am the example of it. I cannot imagine the life without my wife.

—Liker du hunder eller katter?

—I have two cats – I am more cat person.

—Hvem eller hva hater du?

—I don't hate.

—Det beste i livet er:

—My wife!!

—Det mest irriterende i livet er:

—Are narrow minded people.

—Er det noe omkring du kunne tenkt deg å forandre på?

—I would like to see around more open minded people.

—Hva hos deg selv kunne du tenkt deg å endre på?

—To be more precise in my daily life.

—Hva i verden kunne du tenkt deg å endre på?

—I would like to distribute the wealth more evenly.

—Kan du komme med noen gode råd til fotografer i startfasen?

—Never give up.

—Forestill deg at romvesener ankommer jorda, og at du er den første de treffer. Hva ville du sagt til dem?

—welcome and I am sorry if you will be disappointed.

—Hvis du ble spurt om å spille inn en film, hvilken sjanger ville den være?

—comedy.

—I morgen skal jeg...

—edit some photos.