Fotograf Gantas Vaičiulėnas

—Først og fremst, hvem vil du si er den beste fotografen i Vilnius, Litauen? :)

—I came back to my home town not long time ago, before I spend a lot of time living abroad, it's hard to tell, but there is a lot of talented photographers around area.

—Er du fotogen?

—I don't see myself as very photogenic. I prefer to stay behing the camera.

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—Last 5 years I spend a lot of time traveling around the world firstly with phone in my hand. After that I was inspired by travel and nature and decided to shift to camera. I met one good photographer who introduced me to this business. I started my photography path in New Zealand.

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

—Good story and high quality combined together.

—Er du glad i å reise?

—I love traveling.

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—Possibility to be creative.

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—That some people not valuating photography as a good proffesion.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—As cameras improving every year and even with the phone you can reach good results, I think the future will be story telling and creativity.

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

—Elompments, portrait. But I love travel photography most.

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—I'm okay with rational critisism.

—Finnes det noen trender innen fotografering?

—To be unique and have unique style is I trend I think. There is different trend comes and go all the time.

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

—The style of photographer, need to be sure what style suits you. Also as I mentioned before – story telling and good quality.

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

—People eating, chewing food

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

—As a photographer you always have side view of event, so you see all this from different perspective.

—Hva påvirker bildets verdi? Hvilke elementer inneholder det?

—Good story, beautiful colors, high quality, composition.

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

—Hard to say. .. 21st century is century of liberal beings... Let's say it's person with a lot of freedom to create and novatory ideas to change the world for better.

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere?

—Don't have specific person. I wish to do elopement photoshoot somewhere surrounded by moutnains durring sunset.

—Har du noen yrkesmessige tabuer?

—Not really.

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere sammen med?

—Dont' have specific person. To work with someone in team for me is very important is respect.

—Hva bekymrer deg, og hvorfor?

—About casual world problems. Nothing specific.

—Hva er det mest imponerende øyeblikket i livet ditt?

—There is no such a moment. But I would say my travels, beacause that's how I met my beautiful wife.

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

—I would be a wizard. Magic world is more interesting.

—Hvem inspirerer deg i ditt liv, og hvorfor?

—Family, friends, other creative people I know.

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

—It could be different criterias. For me it's success at work and happy family life.

—Foretrekker du å bli likt eller respektert?

—Respected.

—Hva er den største tabben du noensinne har gjort på jobben?

—Still waiting for that mistake to come. I hope it will never come.

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

—I love active lifestyle, so it's always related with comfortable clothes, shoes. My camera of course.

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

—No, I think I need more equimpent.

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

—Looking to other creators, watching tutorials, praticing.

—Hvem sitt arbeid har inspirert deg mest som fotograf?

—There is no one person. There is many good creators around the world – they inspiring me every day.

—Hva spesifikt skulle du ønske at du visste da du begynte å fotografere?

—Not to focus on the gear, but focus on story. Every day you learn something more.

—Hva ønsker du å formidle gjennom dine bilder?

—I want to be known by my style and my story telling. I want have unique style.

—Hva motiverer deg til å fortsette med fotografering?

—Self motivation, family, photographers who is waaaaay better than me.

—Skulle foreldrene dine ha vært mer eller mindre strenge?

—Less.

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

—Start taking pictures earlier. haha

—Hva tenker du angående liv på andre planeter?

—I wish.

—Hvem er dine helter?

—Casual people who show rescpect and support each other every day.

—Hvem har du absolutt ingen respekt for?

—Arrogance, dissprect.

—Hva gjør du i fritiden din?

—Love active lifestyle, outdoors.

—Hvilken side av deg viser du aldri offentlig?

—I'm a introvert, love to have some time by spending alone.

—Når er du helt fornøyd med arbeidet ditt?

—I still feel that I'm improving every time I shoot, so I'm satysfied about that.

—Tror du på tradisjonelle manne- og kvinneroller?

—No

—Har du lett for å få nye venner?

—Yes, depends of situation.

—Hvor kunne du tenke deg å bo?

—Close to the sea with good weather all year.

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

—Not sure.

—Finnes det et liv etter bryllupet?

—Yeah, but different.

—Har du en favorittspøk? Fortell.

—Not really.

—Liker du hunder eller katter?

—I love all animals, but between cats and dogs, I prefer dogs.

—Hvem eller hva hater du?

—Arrogant, disrespectful people.

—Det beste i livet er:

—To know how to relax.

—Det mest irriterende i livet er:

—Stress, anxiety.

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

—Have many plans, but let's leave it fot the future.

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

—Have more patience.

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

—I wish all people in the world to have same opportunities and same rights.

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

—Not to give up, it's very hard at the beggining and it's easy to give up.

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

—My name?

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

—Fantastic.

—I morgen skal jeg...

—Take some pictures.