Fotograf Marius Barbulescu

—Är du fotogenisk?

—​Very rarely! :)

—Hur började du inom fotografi?

—​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.

—Vilka är enligt dig de viktigaste komponenterna för ett bra fotografi?

—​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.

—Älskar du att resa?

—​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.

—Vad gillar du mest med ditt yrke?

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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.

—Vad gillar du minst med ditt yrke?

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

—Hur kommer framtiden för fotografering att se ut?

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

—Vad är det speciella med den fotografigenre du specialiserar i?

—​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!

—Hur hanterar du kritik?

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

—Finns det några trender inom fotografering?

—Of course. But good photography is forever.

—Vad bör kriterierna vara för en kund som ska välja en fotograf?

—​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.

—Vad är absolut inte tillåtet under fotograferingen?

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

—Vilka detaljer kan en fotograf fånga som vanligtvis går obemärkta?

—​“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.

—Vad påverkar fotots värde? Vilka är dess element?

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

—Vilken person tycker du symboliserar 2000-talet?

—​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.

—Vem vill du fotografera?

—I let my destiny to choose that for me.

—Har du några professionella tabun?

—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.

—Vem skulle du vilja fotografera med?

—​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.

—Vad oroar du dig över och varför?

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

—Vilket är det mest imponerande ögonblicket i ditt liv?

—​The moment my son was born.

—Om du vore en animerad, litterär eller filmkaraktär, vem skulle du vara och varför?

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

—Vem är din inspirationskälla i livet och varför?

—​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.

—Hur definierar du framgång? Hur mäter du framgång?

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

—Föredrar du att vara omtyckt eller respekterad?

—​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.

—Hur utbildar du dig själv för att bli en bättre fotograf?

—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.

—Vems arbete har haft störst inflytande över dig som fotograf?

—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.

—Vad motiverar dig att fortsätta att ta bilder?

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

—Borde dina föräldrar ha varit mer eller mindre strikta?

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

—Tror du att det finns liv på andra planeter?

—Yes.

—Vilka är dina hjältar?

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

—Finns det någon person som du inte har någon respekt för?

—Selfishness.

—Vad gör du på fritiden?

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

—När är du fullständigt tillfredsställd med ditt arbete?

—​I’m far from being satisfied!

—Tror du på de traditionella mans- och kvinnorollerna?

—​No.

—Är det enkelt för dig att skaffa vänner?

—​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.

—Var skulle du vilja bo?

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

—Finns det ett liv efter äktenskapet?

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

—Gillar du hundar eller katter?

—​Both!

—Vem eller vad hatar du?

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

—Det bästa med livet är:

—​Children

—Det mest irriterande med livet är:

—​Adults

—Finns det någonting runt omkring dig som du skulle vilja ändra på?

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

—Finns det någonting om dig själv som du skulle vilja ändra?

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

—Kan du ge några råd till nya fotografer?

—​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.

—Om utomjordingar skulle komma till jorden, och du är den första personen som de träffar, vad skulle du säga till dem?

—​Go back, we’re not ready!

—Om du skulle bli tillfrågad att spela in en film, vilken genre skulle det vara?

—​Sci Fi

—Imorgon kommer jag att...

—​A 10km run!