Fotograf Chris Sansom

—Er du fotogen?

—Hell no!

—Hvordan ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—To be completely honest I finished Film School and didn't want to make films, so I looked for a way to make a living from Photography and weddings just made sense. There wasn't a burning desire to be involved with weddings. I learned to build a website and offered cheap photography and within two weeks I'd shot my first wedding. During that time I saw Rangefinder magazine and read American Photo's 'Worlds top ten' list and I was completely inspired. When I shot the first wedding I was totally and utterly hooked, I just loved everything about it. Soon after Verity joined be and we never looked back.

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

—Composition, originality and light

—Er du glad i å reise?

—Yes, although until recently I've not done much!

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—Getting to do what I love with the person I love most in the world. What's not to like!?

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

—Some of the attitudes we encountered when we first started out, with some people worrying more about what others are doing than themselves.

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut for fotografering?

—Who knows! Everything seems to go full circle so I'm sure a lot of the techniques people are using now will still be popping up in the future.

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

—It's a day that is absolutely jam packed with photo opportunities. As photographers all any of us can ask for is a great moment or two and weddings provide a bounty of great moments. Not to mention the fact that everyones cheerful and it's just a flippin' awesome job!

—Hvordan takler du kritikk?

—We don't really get much criticism! Certainly not from clients, but if we did we would just try to rectify the situation any way that we could to ensure they still had a great experience. If it's criticism from peers, mentors or each other then we know they have our best interests at heart and try to take it on board so we can improve next time.

—Finnes det noen trender innen fotografering?

—Loads! Too many to list and a few that really wind me up. I won't start on those.

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

—They have to connect with their photographer and be comfortable sharing their day with them. They obviously have to love the photos too!

—Hvilke ting er absolutt ikke tillatt under fotograferingen?

—Over here in the UK we're pretty reserved when it comes to the ceremony. Our officiants don't tend to like us getting too up close and personal so we have to be careful not to overstep any boundaries there. Oh and other suppliers trying to push you out of the way....but that's another story!

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

—Intimate moments between the bride and groom,

—Hva påvirker bildets verdi? Hvilke elementer inneholder det?

—Waaaaay to much to write down. From personal connection to technical skill. It all depends on who's judging it, I know most the photos I consider to be valuable aren't technically great, they just have emotional significance. Of course if you can get an emotionally significant photo that is technically sound then you're onto a winner!

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

—Haha that's a pretty odd one, I have no idea!

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere?

—I'd love to photograph Zach Braff!

—Har du noen yrkesmessige tabuer?

—No

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere sammen med?

—I'd love to go on a shoot with Ben and Erin Chrisman, Davina + Daniel, Two Mann Studios, they are all couples who've really inspired us. Oh and I'd love a day out with Emin Kuliyev, every day he posts some new awesome lens creation on Facebook, I'd just love to try out some of his exotic kit!

—Hva bekymrer deg, og hvorfor?

—I don't really worry about anything, I'm not a worrier!

—Hva er det mest imponerende øyeblikket i livet ditt?

—I don't know really, hopefully there's lots to come!

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

—Totoro, because he's awesome.

—Hvem inspirerer deg i ditt liv, og hvorfor?

—Photographically there are too many awesome people to list!

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

—Are people booking you? That's really all there is to it, everything else in terms of awards etc is lovely but not a measure of success.

—Foretrekker du å bli likt eller respektert?

—Liked

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

—Touch wood I haven't ever made any huge mistakes!

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

—A camera because it's part of who we are!

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

—Not really, I love all of my gadgets!

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

—By watching films and looking at masters of photography outside of weddings. There's so much to learn from other fields of photography!

—Hvem sitt arbeid har inspirert deg mest som fotograf?

—Verity's, I see everything she shoots so that always affects me moving forwards.

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

—The less you see other wedding photographers work, the more you develop a unique style. And not to worry about anyone copying your shots!

—Hva ønsker du å formidle gjennom dine bilder?

—Nothing, it's about how the couple want their day to unfold and I want the photos to reflect that. Ok, it's in my style but it's their story so it should be their message.

—Hva motiverer deg til å fortsette med fotografering?

—I just love taking photos!

—Skulle foreldrene dine ha vært mer eller mindre strenge?

—I really couldn't ask for a better life, so I'd say neither, I wouldn't want anything to change!

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

—I'd worry less about having the best kit. It really doesn't make a difference!

—Hva tenker du angående liv på andre planeter?

—What about it? It has to exist somewhere and I'd love to see where!

—Hvem er dine helter?

—I don't really have any heroes, lots of people I respect, but not particularly any heroes!

—Hvem har du absolutt ingen respekt for?

—Where I grew up there was a lot of closed-mindedness and intolerance so I don't have any respect for people like that!

—Hva gjør du i fritiden din?

—Take photos, train for Ninja Warrior and train and compete in Triathlons.

—Hvilken side av deg viser du aldri offentlig?

—The 'sitting at home and watching chick flicks with Verity' side

—Når er du helt fornøyd med arbeidet ditt?

—Never! I love what we do but there's always things that you could improve on and that's what makes us strive to continue pushing ourselves professionally.

—Tror du på tradisjonelle manne- og kvinneroller?

—No

—Har du lett for å få nye venner?

—Yes

—Hvor kunne du tenke deg å bo?

—I absolutely love Yorkshire, but I would like to live in the Lake District one day, or possibly America!

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

—I have no idea!

—Finnes det et liv etter bryllupet?

—What an odd question! I love life after marriage!

—Har du en favorittspøk? Fortell.

—Not really!

—Liker du hunder eller katter?

—Both, but I prefer dogs!

—Hvem eller hva hater du?

—I don't really HATE anything!

—Det beste i livet er:

—My wife!

—Det mest irriterende i livet er:

—There only being 24 hours in a day during wedding season

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

—No

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

—Nothing really, I'm pretty comfortable with my flaws!

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

—That's a pretty big one! A bit more financial equality around the world would be a good start.

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

—Concentrate on what you're best at, looking at other photographers is great but you'll never make any headway until you produce something that's truly your own instead of rehashing old work.

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

—Leave, before the government locks you in a bunker!

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

—I'd like to shoot a comedy drama

—I morgen skal jeg...

—A triathlon, without any training at all since it's been a busy wedding season.