Fotograf Marius Tudor

—Er du fotogen?

—My mother loves all my pictures, she belives I am photogenic!

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—I have started almost 6 years ago after I met my love Gabriela. I did not start with shooting flowers, but I took it straight the hard way. Three months after I grabbed my first semi-professional camera I shot for free my first wedding. Since then, I shot almost 200 weddings and 100 baptisms.

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

—I strongly belive in a moment as the first component and I am always fighting to find it. Before finding the moment, I scout for the best light condition and I am making some composition scenarios. Having all those elements in my mind I start to shoot until I get what I want. Sometimes nothing happens in the frame, but patience is my ally.

—Er du glad i å reise?

—I love to travel and I belive seeing as many places as I can helps me to develop as a man.

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—I love people and the fact that I always have to be on alert! I do my best to never be bored. My couples gives me the energy to go forward.

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—I would love to have more time to visit my family.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—I think we have to understand the new generation, people between 20 and 25 years. They are different than the people we've shot before and trying to adapt to their way of living, thinking and acting will be the next step in our business. The future of wedding photography stays in crazy shots. Traditional is dying.

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

—What's special? It's special because we connect new people every day (some of them are coming into my life to change it), it's special because I can wake up and go to sleep when I want, it's special because we have the power to make people happy.

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—Sometimes it's hard to handle it, but I've learned lately how to manage situations like this. I started to listen more and even if I fight for my opinion if the criticism makes me think about how can I improve myself I am cleaning the trash.

—Finnes det noen trender innen fotografering?

—There are no trends in wedding photography. If there is one, that one will be good photography. Everyone wants to improve it!

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

—They have to choose a photographer who makes them feel confortable and who inspires confidence.

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

—There are no rules when shooting. Everything is allowed.

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

—I belive in one quote: "When everyone is looking in one direction, turn around!"

—Hva påvirker bildets verdi? Hvilke elementer inneholder det?

—Moment, light, composition.

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

—Nelson Mandela

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere?

—I would love to shoot Morgan Freeman.

—Har du noen yrkesmessige tabuer?

—As I said before, there's nothing forbidden.

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere sammen med?

—I would be honored to shoot one day with Erika and Lanny Mann, Daniele Vertelli and Pedro Cabrera. These are the first names that come to my mind, but the list is longer so far. There are so many great photographers out there which I would be honored to meet and shoot along side with.

—Hva bekymrer deg, og hvorfor?

—For the moment I have no worries, I am young and restless, but I always think at the moment when I will not be able to help people in need.

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

—Mickey Mouse. That was my nickname when I was a kid. He is a funny character.

—Hvem inspirerer deg i ditt liv, og hvorfor?

—I am inspired by people who manage to do something great for the others.

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

—We can define and measure only our success. What success means for me may not be the others success defintion. For me success means to balance your personal life with your career and to be happy with the balance, to be surrounded only by the people you love and to do only what you like to do.

—Foretrekker du å bli likt eller respektert?

—Respect is the engine of all human relationships. I would rather be respected and not liked than liked and not respected.

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

—I've made a lot of mistakes and I think the biggest mistake in my life was the period when I did not allow myself to make mistakes.

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

—If I am traveling with the right person I don't need to take something with me.

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

—I am not a gadget addict. All I bought until now it was because I need it. I was very unhappy about my previous smartphone...in time it became very slow.

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

—I am going to workshops, I shoot and read a lot (books, articles, others experiences).

—Hvem sitt arbeid har inspirert deg mest som fotograf?

—When I started wedding photography the very first photographer that influenced my work was Fer Juaristi.

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

—I wish I knew how to free my mind. I was very stressed about tehnical stuff.

—Hva ønsker du å formidle gjennom dine bilder?

—I belive all about wedding photography is about people. I've seen a lot of photographers wasting their time during the wedding day taking pictures of the rings, wedding dress and other stuff like this while people let go their emotions.I want to show with my photographs how my clients felt their wedding day.

—Hva motiverer deg til å fortsette med fotografering?

—My couples!

—Skulle foreldrene dine ha vært mer eller mindre strenge?

—They did not like me to do the mistakes they did in the past. They realized later that my life is not their life.

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

—I am happy with my actual life. If there's one thing I could ask if I go back in time its my today's mind.

—Hva tenker du angående liv på andre planeter?

—I belive in aliens!

—Hvem er dine helter?

—My mother, my father and my fiance.

—Hvem har du absolutt ingen respekt for?

—I have no respect for people who do not respect humanity, for people who do not respect me and for lazy people.

—Hvilken side av deg viser du aldri offentlig?

—Actually If I am answering to this question there won't be an unseen part of me.

—Når er du helt fornøyd med arbeidet ditt?

—When my clients are very happy.

—Tror du på tradisjonelle manne- og kvinneroller?

—I belive in balance.

—Har du lett for å få nye venner?

—No, I am an introvert.

—Finnes det et liv etter bryllupet?

—I don't know yet, as soon as I find I will edit this answer. :-D

—Liker du hunder eller katter?

—I like almost all forms of life. To answer your question, I prefer dogs.

—Det beste i livet er:

—To always do what you like.

—Det mest irriterende i livet er:

—To be forced to do what you don't like.

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

—I would like to change my anger management.

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

—Be stubborn and never give up.

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

—I will tell them I always belived they exist!

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

—Comedy or drama.

—I morgen skal jeg...

—...wedding photography. It's saturday!