Фотограф Marius Barbulescu

—Вы фотогеничны?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Как вы попали в индустрию фотографии?

—​I was 20 and had a photography class at the University! The moment I shot the first roll of film with a SLR, I was hooked for life! I feel very old at 32 saying I've started photography shooting film.

—Как вы считаете, какие самые важные составляющие хорошей фотографии?

—​To send a message, a feeling or to make you remember things. We’re losing so many good things along the way in our journey through life like innocence, compassion, humanity, sincerity… just to name a few. Kids have them naturally, we’re born rich and most of the people die poor of these.

—Любите путешествовать?

—​Yes! I can be on the road 365 days a year, but only if I’m with my family. Home is wherever I’m with them.

—Что в вашей профессии вам нравится больше всего?

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The freedom to organize my life just as I want, the people I meet, the friends I make, the places I visit… I have at least 1000 reasons. Shooting weddings is for me my chance to use everything I experienced personally to create something new every week. Photography is not objective and it's a good thing because it lets us choose how we tell the stories. It's a refuge for me and an act that leaves me with no masks (or very few of them). I'm trying to shoot in a very sincere way.

—Что в вашей профессии вам нравится меньше всего?

—​Deadlines! Sometimes it gets frustrating, but I’m getting better and better with them.

—Каким вы видите будущее фотографии?

—​I have no idea, but I’d love to live it.

—Что делает жанр фотографии, в котором вы снимаете, особенным?

—​For me it’s the freedom it gives me… I have a license to shoot everyone! And weddings are not just super fun, but also extremely diverse. I love that!

—Как вы относитесь к критике?

—​Pretty well because I'm already my own fiercest critique. Nobody can match this! :)

—Есть ли в фотографии своя мода?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

—По каким критериям клиенты должны выбирать своего фотографа?

—​I'd check to see if the work of the photographer I like is consistent, if he blogs every wedding he's shooting and, after a short talk over skype or face to face, if we get along fine.

—Чего нельзя допускать при съемке?

—​Touching people and being in the center of attention.

—Что обычные люди упускают из виду, в то время как фотограф может увидеть?

—​“Common” people can become excellent photographers with experience. It’s just that good wedding photographers are trained to see more the “in between” moments, small gestures that make all the difference, little stories within bigger ones.

—Что влияет на ценность фотографии? Из чего она складывается?

—Composition + moment + light. For a great photo you can't exclude any of these.

—Кого бы вы назвали символом XXI века?

—​Anyone that can bring peace and make the world a better place for everybody, not just for a few of us. Jesus Christ maybe if He decides to pay us a visit again.

—Кого бы вы хотели поснимать?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Есть ли у вас какие-то табу в работе?

—I am never allowing myself to be bored or tired while shooting a wedding... ok, maybe a little bored from time to time, but I'm always trying to make things more interesting.

—С кем вы хотели бы поснимать?

—​So many people and they know who they are… but right now Sergio and Kelly from www.kellyandsergio.com intrigue me a lot. Their work is so original and authentic.

—О чем вы беспокоитесь и почему?

—​I worry every time that I’m faking photography and that I suck!

—Расскажите о самом сильном впечатлении в своей жизни.

—​The moment my son was born.

—Каким персонажем из мультфильма, книги или кино вы были бы и почему?

—​Sam Gamgee from Lord of the Rings! If more people would be like him, we’d live in a happier place!

—Кто вдохновляет вас и почему?

—​Anyone who doesn’t put his own self in front of everybody else. We live in a selfish world and I’m trying to cure myself from that too.

—Как вы определяете успех? Можно ли его измерить?

—​Success is when you manage to bring balance in you and around you.

—Что для вас важнее: любовь окружающих или уважение?

—​I don’t fight for any of these, so I can’t answer. If I get to be liked or respected it's because I did something good. I only fight to do good things.

—Расскажите о своем самообучении: что вы делаете, чтобы снимать лучше?

—Every year I buy some photography books (not wedding photography, mostly photojournalism). I look at a lot of pictures (mywed is also a constant source of inspiration) and try to analyze the things I like in a picture. I shoot a lot of IPhone pictures and I try to stay alert to any interesting situations that might occur around me. A photographer should never "sleep", training and educating for this si a life long mission.

—Чья работа больше всего повлияла на ваше становление как фотографа?

—So many, but mostly Saul Laiter, Sam Abell and James Nachtway. In wedding photography it was Jeff Ascough at first and then Ben and Erin Chrisman that started all for me! Their work made me want to become a better wedding photographer for all the good reasons.

—Что побуждает вас продолжать заниматься фотографией?

—​The life I have now is a good one, I strive to keep it like this.

—Следовало ли вашим родителям быть более (менее) строгими?

—I have the best parents in the world, I wouldn't change anything.

—Есть ли жизнь на других планетах?

—Yes.

—Кто для вас пример для подражания?

—The people who genuinely love to help the ones in need.

—Кого вы считаете недостойным уважения?

—Selfishness.

—Чем вы занимаетесь в свободное время?

—​Family time, traveling, reading, movies, playing video games with my son.

—В каких случаях вы бываете полностью довольны своей работой?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Придаете ли вы значение традиционным ролям мужчин и женщин?

—​No.

—Легко ли вы заводите друзей?

—​Friendship is a ship that take a long time to build, so, no, I don’t make friends easily! But I'm an easygoing person, I get along fine with almost everyone.

—Где вы хотели бы жить?

—​Near a forest and a lake, a few kilometers away from civilization, but with Internet and electricity. :)

—Есть ли жизнь после свадьбы?

—​Having or adopting a kid is life, so, yes, there is a lot of life after marriage.

—Вы любите собак? А кошек?

—​Both!

—Что или кого вы очень не любите?

—​I’m trying hard not to hate anyone! So nobody, but I’m scared of extremists (any type of extremists)!

—Самое лучшее в жизни — это:

—​Children

—Самое неприятное в жизни — это:

—​Adults

—Есть ли что-то вокруг вас, что вы хотели бы изменить?

—​Preconceptions, I’d love to see the people more open minded (me included).

—Что вы хотели бы изменить в себе?

—​The same things I’d like to change in other people too.

—Что бы вы посоветовали начинающим фотографам?

—​You photography can only be as good as you are… so instead of learning tons of new tricks, invest in yourself, but not in a selfish way.

—Если бы на Землю прилетели инопланетяне и вы оказались первым человеком, которого они встретили, что бы вы сказали им?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—Если бы вам пришлось снимать фильм, в каком жанре он был бы?

—​Sci Fi

—Завтра я пойду и сделаю…

—​A 10km run!