Fotograf Ben Kelmer

—În primul rând, pe cine puteți numi cel mai bun fotograf în Tel Aviv, Israel? :)

—I think one of the most interesting photographers in tel Aviv is Jen sladkov
jensladkov.com/

—Sunteți fotogenic?

—Depend on when I wake up

—Cum ați ajuns în industria fotografiei?

—Well, I was always into photography since high school, but 10 years ago I got a job as a photographer for an internet news website in Israel and from that point on things started to take off

—Care sunt cele mai importante componente ale unei fotografii bune, după părerea dvs?

—when I look at a photo I try to see real filings and real emotions, in my eyes, those are the thing that will get the viewers eyes the most

—Vă place să călătoriți?

—Sure, and especially now when I have two kids its fantastic thing to travel with them and to have the ability to show them the world

—Ce vă place cel mai mult la profesia dvs?

—I think the chance I have in meeting new people almost every day is something that I will never get bored off

—Ce vă place cel mai puțin la profesia dvs?

—all the logistic stuff (booking, meetings, accounting, etc..) let me shoot all day and I will be fine

—Care va fi viitorul fotografiei?

—These days when I'm answering this interview (Covid-19), we are having one of the most challenging times as photographers.
But I see more and more bookings for small family portraits; people want to remember and to have a visual memory of themself.

—Ce este special la genul de fotografie în care sunteți specializat?

—I shoot people, and I don't describe my self, if it's with people and to document real situations, I'm in. I think that that's the unique thing about it, the ability to show people how that looks like and how they beehive with their own family.

—Cum răspundeți criticilor?

—It's part of the job, and you have to understand that not everyone is going to like what you do, and I think that's good. You want to distinguish yourself from other photographers, not to be like everyone else.

—Există tendințe în fotografia?

—Sure, like in any other industry, but try to avoid it, trends are for people that don't want to be creative if you're going to be unique, so don't copy-paste other people work

—Care ar trebui să fie criteriile după care un client să aleagă un fotograf?

—I don't think there's one criterion, in the end, it comes to how people create when they see a photo of you, how it makes them feel.

—Ce lucruri sunt complet nepermise când fotografiați?

—in my opinion, I try not to tell people how to act and how to move when I photograph them, I want them to be themselves for them to resonate with the work I do

—Ce detalii de obicei neobservate de alții pot fi observate de un fotograf?

—The small thing that people don't pay attention to, let's say the groom forget to unzip one button, the photographer will notice it and will tell him to close it

—Ce persoană poate fi simbolul secolului XXI după părerea dvs?

—I think that in these days, its Donald Trump, unfortunately, but I think he represents the fact that people are looking for shortcuts in life and in business. And there's no shortcut, if you want to succeed you have to put in the work. I think people elected him cause that thought that in 4 years he will come and change everything and now we see that its not the case.

—Pe cine doriți să fotografiați?

—I would be happy to photograph the Queen of England. I already photograph her son and one grandson.

—Aveți tabuuri profesionale?

—I was a photojournalist for almost seven years, and I shoot a lot of stuff that happened in my country even during challenging situations, but I would not photograph something that I would have thought that will cause the other person to fill like I misrepresent what really took place.

—Cu cine ați vrea să faceți fotografii?

—I would like to work with Magnum photographer Alex Webb

—Ce vă îngrijorează și de ce?

—I worry about the fact that there are more and more wedding photographers out there today that don't know how to price the work that they do and they are bringing the industry down

—Care este cel mai impresionant moment din viața dvs?

—I think the birth of my children's :)

—Dacă ați fi fost un personaj de desen animat, de carte sau de film, cine v-ar fi plăcut să fiți?

—Spiderman, for sure, to have the ability to reach places in the coolest way.

—Cine vă inspiră în viață și de ce?

—I think that my father was an inspiration to me, he was a captain on container ships and he works hard, I think the working morality I got is from him.

—Cum definiți succesul? Cum îl măsurați?

—It changes every time, I think. now success for me is to see my children grow up and becoming the amazing people that they are ❤️

—V-ar plăcea să fiți mai degrabă plăcut sau respectat?

—respected for sure.

—Care este cea mai mare greșeală pe care ați făcut-o în profesia dvs?

—only one? :) that's how we learn the best, one time, I doubled book a wedding, and I only noticed it a week before the wedding.

—Când plecați în călătorie, ce luați cu dvs. și de ce?

—Now I try to travel as light as I can. So I only take with me the FUJIX100F, which is small and great for traveling + the Yashica 635 with B&W film for the more artwork that I do.

—Există vreun lucru pe care vă doriți să nu-l fi cumpărat dintre aparatele pe care le aveți? De ce?

—I bought a polaroid Fujifilm camera that I only used a few times and then I got bored with it

—Cum vă pregătiți pentru a face fotografii mai bune?

—I try (before covid19) to attend a workshop once a year, it doesn't have to be from a wedding photographer.
My all-time favorite workshop was in NYC with Alex Webb.

—Activitatea cărei persoane v-a influențat cel mai mult în calitate de fotograf?

—Alex Webb is one of the greatest photographers, in my opinion. I also really like the work of Chris Hondros, that was one of the greatest war photographers in modern times.

—Care este lucrul pe care vă doriți să-l fi știut când ați început să faceți fotografii?

—How to charge for my work

—Ce doriți să exprimați prin fotografiile dvs?

—I'm just trying to tell an authentic story.

—Ce vă motivează să continuați să faceți fotografii?

—The feedback from my clients but also I just like it too much, it feels great every time I see that I have an exciting frame.

—Dacă v-ați putea întoarce în timp, ce ați face diferit?

—I would have acted differently with the money I earned and invest it more carefully

—Ce faceți în timpul liber?

—I love the sea, so I try to go swimming when I can or going on diving trips.

—Care este latura dvs. pe care publicul nu o vede niciodată?

—I don't share a lot of my family, it's our moments.

—Când sunteți complet mulțumit de munca dvs?

—Never :)

—Credeți în rolurile tradiționale ale femeii și bărbatului?

—No, in our house we are equal, we both have demanding jobs and the kids.
we try to be both of us with them and without the iPhone from 5-7 when its just family time

—Vă faceți prieteni ușor?

—Yes, part of being a people photographer.

—Unde v-ar plăcea să trăiți?

—I would like to live for one year in New Zealand, as a Hobbit fun, I think that's the perfect place for me.

—Există viață după căsătorie?

—Sure, it's just gets better over time

—Vă plac câinii sau pisicile?

—Dogs

—Cel mai bun lucru în viață este:

—As you may have guessed i think that my time with my kids is the best thing I have

—Este ceva în jur ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați?

—A lot.

—Ne puteți da câteva sugestii pentru fotografii începători?

—Yes, understand that success is something that takes time, be patient in the long run, keep learning, and do every job the best you can, and the work plus success will follow.

—Dacă extratereștrii ar veni pe Pământ și ați fi prima persoana care s-ar întâlni cu ei, ce le-ați spune?

—Want coffee?

—Dacă ați fi solicitat să faceți un film, ce gen ar fi?

—SCI-FI

—Mâine mă voi duce să fac...

—The same