Fotógrafo Maria Simon

—Em primeiro lugar - quem é para si o melhor fotógrafo em Ibiza, Espanha? :)

—I think the best photographer is the one who you feel a connection and comfortable with. Each wedding is unique as is your vision of photography.
There is no " best". Its more about the most suitable for you.

—Você é fotogénica(o)?

—If a friend catches me in a candid happy moment, yes!

—Como se iniciou na indústria da fotografia?

—I always loved to paint and craft and my plan was to study arts. But then a camera got into my hands and I felt so enthusiastic and passionate about taking pictures that I decided overnight to become a photographer. The rest is history :-)

—Em sua opinião, quais são os componentes mais importantes para uma boa fotografia?

—If I remember it :-) We have so much visual input every day. If a photo creates a feeling, a mood and tells a story, its a big winner. Of course the tones, setting and composition are important too. Most of all they have to fit the story.

—Gosta de viajar?

—Yes I absolutely LOVE traveling and capturing weddings across Europe.

—O que mais gosta na sua profissão?

—Connecting with people and finding beauty in everything. The freelance aspect. Creating constantly. The process of editing and putting the story together. I absolutely LOVE to meet so many inspiring souls along the way.

—Qual será o futuro da fotografia?

—Hopefully a return to simplicity, rawness, authenticity. Photography appreciated and valued as art, not as "content creating".

—O que há de especial para si, no género de fotografia em que se especializou?

—I work across various genres and they all have their magic.

—Como lida com as críticas?

—Criticism lets me grow constantly and pushes me out of my comfort zone.

—Quais deveriam ser os critérios considerados pelo cliente na escolha de um fotógrafo?

—It depends on your priorities. I would say the connection and the style you are looking for, are very important. You should feel comfortable and relaxed with your photographer of choice.

—O que influencia o valor da foto? Quais são os seus elementos?

—A timeless photo is always the winner

—O quem pretende fotografar?

—I always love to explore new faces. And I love freckles.

—Tem tabus profissionais?

—Yes. Elegance is key. When it gets tacky or pornographic, I am out.

—Com quem gostaria de fotografar?

—Romy Schneider, Alain Delon, Paul Newman, Sofia Loren, Monica Belucci....
I love all the actors from the earlier days...its an endless list :-)

—Que personagem animada, literária ou de um filme gostaria de ser? Porquê?

—Amelie.

—Quem o inspira na sua vida e porquê?

—people in general inspire me, sometimes a short conversation with a stranger brings a new aspect to my life

—Como define o sucesso? Como o afere?

—Its already a big success when you love what you do and make a living from it.
When you reach your very personal goals in all areas of your life. Abundance, inner peace, love, health and of course a stable and established business. When work and life are in balance then I think you did it right :-)

—Gostaria mais de ser amado ou respeitado?

—Respected

—Qual foi o maior erro que já cometeu a nível profissional?

—Thankfully in more than two decades working as a photographer I never had any big errors at work.

—Como aprende a tirar fotos melhores?

—I watch movies, look through photography books. I love improving through practice.

—Que trabalho mais o influenciou como fotógrafo?

—Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin among so many others.

—O que pretende transmitir com as suas fotos?

—I was never a provocateur. I just want to create magical moments, capture beauty in all ways and create timeless memories. The world is a tough place and somehow I just want to take you with me to a happy place.

—O que o motiva a continuar a fotografar?

—First of all my happy and grateful clients. They keep me going and motivated! And probably my creative mind when I have a new story in my head.

—O que pensa da vida nos outros planetas?

—I would say get this planet sorted out first, but I am sure we are not alone.

—Quem são os seus heróis?

—My friends and my family who are doing so much to make this world a better place. And all those great minds and spiritual teachers.

—O que faz nos seus tempos livres?

—Reading, watching movies, traveling and spending time at the sea for sunsets.I love cooking for my friends, especially freestyle curries

—Quando é que fica completamente satisfeito com o seu trabalho?

—I am a perfectionist with my work so I am always evolving ;-)

—Faz amigos com facilidade?

—Yes, I am very curious to meet new people and very easy going

—Onde gostaria de viver?

—I absolutely love Ibiza where I am based for a long time but Italy is my second home ;-)

—Gosta de cães e gatos?

—I love cats but I shot an advertising campaign for a dog product where I met so many dogs that I fell in love with almost all of them :-)

—A melhor coisa na vida é:

—the simple things

—O que gostaria de mudar no mundo?

—The way we treat nature to start with... its an endless story

—Pode dar algumas dicas para fotógrafos principiantes?

—Keep your vision and your uniqueness, it will pay off one day.

—Se fosse chamado para fazer um filme, que género escolheria?

—a Lovestory, always

—Amanhã eu vou fazer...

—Enjoy my morning coffee in the sunshine.