Fotograf Maria Simon

—În primul rând, pe cine puteți numi cel mai bun fotograf în Ibiza, Spania? :)

—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.

—Sunteți fotogenic?

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

—Cum ați ajuns în industria fotografiei?

—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 :-)

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

—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.

—Vă place să călătoriți?

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

—Ce vă place cel mai mult la profesia dvs?

—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.

—Care va fi viitorul fotografiei?

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

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

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

—Cum răspundeți criticilor?

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

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

—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.

—Ce influențează valoarea fotografiei? Care sunt elementele ei?

—A timeless photo is always the winner

—Pe cine doriți să fotografiați?

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

—Aveți tabuuri profesionale?

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

—Cu cine ați vrea să faceți fotografii?

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

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

—Amelie.

—Cine vă inspiră în viață și de ce?

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

—Cum definiți succesul? Cum îl măsurați?

—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 :-)

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

—Respected

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

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

—Cum vă pregătiți pentru a face fotografii mai bune?

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

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

—Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin among so many others.

—Ce doriți să exprimați prin fotografiile dvs?

—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.

—Ce vă motivează să continuați să faceți fotografii?

—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.

—Ce credeți despre viața pe alte planete?

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

—Cine sunt eroii dvs?

—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.

—Ce faceți în timpul liber?

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

—Când sunteți complet mulțumit de munca dvs?

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

—Vă faceți prieteni ușor?

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

—Unde v-ar plăcea să trăiți?

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

—Vă plac câinii sau pisicile?

—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 :-)

—Cel mai bun lucru în viață este:

—the simple things

—Ce v-ar plăcea să schimbați în lume?

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

—Ne puteți da câteva sugestii pentru fotografii începători?

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

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

—a Lovestory, always

—Mâine mă voi duce să fac...

—Enjoy my morning coffee in the sunshine.