Fotógrafo Chris Sansom

—Você é fotogénica(o)?

—Hell no!

—Como se iniciou na indústria da fotografia?

—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.

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

—Composition, originality and light

—Gosta de viajar?

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

—O que mais gosta na sua profissão?

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

—O que menos gosta na sua profissão?

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

—Qual será o futuro da fotografia?

—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.

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

—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!

—Como lida com as críticas?

—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.

—Existem tendências na fotografia?

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

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

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

—O que não é permitido de todo ao fotografar?

—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!

—Que detalhes passam habitualmente despercebidos mas nos quais um fotógrafo repara?

—Intimate moments between the bride and groom,

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

—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!

—Na sua opinião, que pessoa poderá ser o símbolo do século XXI?

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

—O que pretende fotografar?

—I'd love to photograph Zach Braff!

—Tem tabus profissionais?

—No

—Com quem gostaria de fotografar?

—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!

—Com que se preocupa e porquê?

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

—Qual foi o momento mais impressionante na sua vida?

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

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

—Totoro, because he's awesome.

—Quem o inspira na sua vida e porquê?

—Photographically there are too many awesome people to list!

—Como define o sucesso? Como o afere?

—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.

—Gostaria mais de ser amado ou respeitado?

—Liked

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

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

—Quando vai viajar, o que leva consigo e porquê?

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

—Está arrependido de ter adquirido algum dos gadgets que possui? Porquê?

—Not really, I love all of my gadgets!

—Como aprende a tirar fotos melhores?

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

—Que trabalho mais o influenciou como fotógrafo?

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

—Qual é a coisa que mais gostaria de ter sabido quando começou a fotografar?

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

—O que pretende transmitir com as suas fotos?

—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.

—O que o motiva a continuar a fotografar?

—I just love taking photos!

—Os seus pais deveriam ter sido mais ou menos rigorosos?

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

—Se pudesse regredir no tempo, o que faria de diferente?

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

—O que pensa da vida nos outros planetas?

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

—Quem são os seus heróis?

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

—A quem é que não respeita?

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

—O que faz nos seus tempos livres?

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

—Qual é o seu lado que o público nunca vê?

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

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

—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.

—Acredita nos papéis tradicionais reservados ao homem e à mulher?

—No

—Faz amigos com facilidade?

—Yes

—Onde gostaria de viver?

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

—Qual foi a coisa mais estúpida que concordou em fazer?

—I have no idea!

—Existe vida depois do casamento?

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

—Tem uma anedota favorita? Conte-nos.

—Not really!

—Gosta de cães e gatos?

—Both, but I prefer dogs!

—A quem ou o que odeia?

—I don't really HATE anything!

—A melhor coisa na vida é:

—My wife!

—A coisa mais irritante na vida é:

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

—Existe algo em seu redor que gostaria de mudar?

—No

—O que gostaria de mudar em si próprio?

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

—O que gostaria de mudar no mundo?

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

—Pode dar algumas dicas para fotógrafos principiantes?

—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.

—Caso os alienígenas viessem para a Terra, e fosse a primeira pessoa a encontrá-los, o que lhes diria?

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

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

—I'd like to shoot a comedy drama

—Amanhã eu vou fazer...

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