Photographer Stephanie Kindermann

—Unang una sa lahat - sino ang papangalanan mo na pinakamahusay na photographer sa Brisbane, Australia? :)

—Ha! There's a mad, crazy hoard of us.

—Ikaw ba ay photogenic?

—Yes, and I'll tell you why – I have a high threshold for embarrassment. The less self conscious you are, the better you photograph.

—Paano ka nagsimula sa industriya ng photography?

—So here's the story – my father had been a wedding photographer and so I had my first little film disposables from about 5 years old. I’d shot probably thousands of rolls by the time I made it to photography college, but it was the moment where I was standing in the darkroom seeing that first image rise out of the chemical trays that I remember. Everyone else around me was fairly cool about the whole process but I couldn’t stop laughing with this electric thrill. This was the moment in my life where it became absolutely clear – I knew this is what I was going to do now. Weddings? Everyone loves a party. And a wedding is the best kind of party to shoot.

—Ano ang mga mahahalagang bahagi ng isang magandang larawan sa iyong opinyon?

—Good visual narrative – all the elements needed to give you context.
The split second – at the high point of madness.
The feels – something that makes your heart hurt or leap.

—Mahilig ka ba maglakbay?

—I live for it.

—Ano ang pinakagusto mo sa iyong propesyon?

—Learning the world's secrets.
I'll share some of them with you.
No one cooks better than a Greek mama or parties as hard as a Croatian groomsman. Vietnamese elders are the bravest karaoke singers, the French do the best cigar and whiskey bar (not to mention the cheeses) and that Ghanaians will crush any dance floor. Chinese door games can be a hair raising experience, and it is deeply moving it is to see Maori women sing a welcoming song to the bride.

—Ano ang hindi mo gusto sa iyong propesyon?

—When the alternate drop arrives, the chicken is always overcooked. Always.

—Ano ang magiging kinabukasan ng photography?

—Wow this is cool, I hope it will be some sort of virtual reality with a fully rendered 3D capture from the entire day. You'll be able to bang on your head set and take a walk through the entire event from any time and angle.

—Ano ang espesyal sa kategorya ng photography kung saan ka dalubhasa?

—Often having a professional photograph your family is a very rare event. With this in mind I always devote a lot of time and care to capture portraits of treasured people – grandparents, GREAT grandparents, brothers, sisters, children.

—Paano ka tumatanggap ng pagpuna?

—I walked through a lot of fire in my early years of learning to shoot, and I'm still here :) Think of my teacher as being that old guy from Kill Bill who strokes his beard a lot.

—Mayroon bang mga trend ang photography?

—Yes, and they're mostly so cheesy. Things like making love hearts with your hands.... plz no!

—Ano ang dapat na pamantayan ng isang customer sa pagpili ng photographer?

—Love the work – don't employ your photographer then ask for an aesthetic from another artist!
Vibes! Would you want to drink a beer with them? Ideally you start the booking process with good vibes, and finish the wedding singing bad karaoke together.

—Ano ang mga bagay na dapat iwasan kapag kumukuha ng larawan?

—Hunger. Bride, groom, photographer and squad members should be loaded up with snacks. Picnic style canapes and champagne if you're fancy, sausage rolls and red bull if you're not.

—Ano ang mga detalye na kadalasan ay hindi napapansin na napapansin ng photographer?

—Ha! "Common people," love it.
One of my favourites is the tight-lipped, crazy-eyed stage-whispered threats of a parent to errant child – usually during a particularly tender moment during the ceremony.

—Ano ang mga umiimpluwensya sa kahalagahan ng isang larawan? Ano ang mga element nito?

—The value in a photo is, I feel, in how valued the subject is in it.
For example, a wife will always love a portrait of her husband that has captured how she sees him. If he's a charismatic person, than a genuine laugh. If he's a quiet person, then a photograph of him unaware, relaxed and thoughtful.

—Sinong tao ang sumisimbolo sa ika-21 siglo sa iyong opinyon?

—Elon Musk. Billionaire, genius, puts a model car in his real car then launches it into space. What a legend.

—Sino ang gusto mong kuhaan?

—People madly in love.

—Mayroon ka bang mga propesyonal na ipinagbabawal?

—I am a woman of no limits.

—Sino ang gusto mong makasama sa pagkuha ng larawan?

—Jonas Peterson. He seems like a very relaxed, interesting fellow.

—Ano ang ikinababahala mo, at bakit?

—Mostly I have dreams where I've overslept my alarm and a bride is calling me, asking where I am, and I'm a 2 hour drive away. I guess that's my biggest worry.

—Ano ang pinakahanga-hangang pagkakataon sa iyong buhay?

—Once, driving home very late from a wedding (of course), I saw space junk or a comet or the worlds most massive shooting star – so bright it illuminated everything around me. It travelled directly down the line of the straight highway I was driving for a full 10 seconds before burning out. An exceptional moment.

—Kung ikaw ay isang kartun, libro o karakter sa pelikula, sino ang gugustuhin mong maging at bakit?

—Trinity from The Matrix. She was cool and wore latex before lip injections and enormous butts became the symbols of beauty.

—Sino ang nagbibigay inspirasyon sa iyong buhay at bakit?

—Jimmy Nelson, photographer and author of Before They Pass Away. His is a body of work that is truly exceptional and of historical value.

—Paano mo binibigyang kahulugan ang tagumpay? Paano mo tinitimbang ito?

—Can't measure it but you can feel it – are you getting enough quality sleep? Are you eating well and sharing good wine with friends? Do you have leisure time with your loved ones, and does your work fill you with pleasure?

—Mas pipiliin mo bang magustuhan o nirerespeto?

—Not everyone will like you all of the time, but you should always conduct yourself in a way that people have no loss of respect for you.

—Ano ang pinakamalaking pagkakamali ang nagawa mo sa trabaho?

—Working at a camera shop, shipped two very expensive video cameras to someone who turned out to be fraudulent. OOPS!

—Kapag ikaw ay naglalakbay, ano ang dinadala mo at bakit?

—My husband, because he can read maps.

—Mayroon ka bang kahilingan na hindi mo pa nabibili maliban sa mga gadget na mayroon ka? Bakit?

—No, but people love to "gift" me their defunct camera gear. Please stop doing this baby boomer friends.

—Paano mo tinuturuan ang sarili mo na kumuha ng mas magagandang mga larawan?

—I spend A LOT of time on lovely curation sites like this one.

—Kaninong mga gawa ang may malaking nagimpluwensiya sa iyo bilang photographer?

—Steve McCurry (again). Portrait photographer for National Geographic.

—Ano ang isang bagay na nais mong malaman noong nagumpisa ka sa pagkuha ng mga larawan?

—That the rules don't actually matter, and only diminish the potential expression of true moments.

—Ano ang nais mong sabihin sa iyong mga larawan?

—This is a mirror of your life in this moment.

—Ano ang nag-uudyok sa iyo na ipagpatuloy ang pagkuha ng mga larawan?

—I have no other talents. LOL, no I can cook quite well. But photographing is my true purpose.

—Ang iyong magulang ba ay dapat naging mas o hindi gaanong istrikto?

—Less. I was raised conservative Catholic. Not allowed to watch The Simpsons when you're 17... come on!

—Kung maaari mong balikan ang nakaraan, ano ang babaguhin mo?

—I wouldn't bother going to study, and instead buy a great kit and apprentice myself out 3 years earlier instead. I did the ol' highschool > study > apprentice > professional route. But study is now a moot point with online resources like Linda.com.

—Paano naman ang buhay sa ibang mga planeta?

—Oh jeez I hope so. Certainly spices things up.

—Sino ang iyong mga bayani?

—My colleagues, for lifting my heavy, heavy camera bag up and down stairs and into the car innumerable times.

—Kanino ka walang respeto?

—Paedophiles

—Ano ang iyong ginagawa sa iyong bakanteng oras?

—I punch through Netflix series like a karate master does bricks.

—Anong bahagi mo ang hindi nakikita ng publiko?

—Lying around in pyjamas, no makeup, orange Dorito stained fingers, unshaved legs.

—Kailan ka ganap na nasisiyahan sa iyong trabaho?

—When a couple tells me they cried seeing the pictures. (With JOY).

—Naniniwala ka ba sa tradisyunal na mga papel para mga sa lalaki at babae?

—There are definitely things men are better at, like being muscly and crushing rocks with their bare fists. And there are definitely things women are better at, like looking good in high heels and jean shorts.

—Mabilis ka ba makipagkaibigan?

—Yes

—Saan mo gustong manirahan?

—I'd love a couple of years in Istanbul. I'm a big fan!

—Ano ang pinakamangmang na bagay na sinang-ayunan mong gawin?

—To go on a VERY long bush walk, mere hours after getting home from a pub crawl.

—Mayroon bang buhay pagkatapos ng kasal?

—YES! It just keeps getting better!

—Mayroon ka bang paboritong biro? Sabihin mo sa amin.

—Any Gary Larson comic ever published. He might be the funniest man on earth.

—Mahilig ka ba sa mga aso at pusa?

—Cats. I'm not embarrassed.

—Sino o ano ang iyong kinasusuklaman?

—Celery. Eww

—Ang pinakamahalagang bagay sa buhay ay:

—Champagne and cheeses with friends.

—Ang pinakanakakainis na bagay sa buhay ay:

—People farting next to you on flights.

—Mayroong ba sa iyong paligid na nais mong baguhin?

—I'm about to try my hand at home renovation, in a very literal interpretation of that question!

—Ano ang nais mong baguhin sa iyong sarili?

—I would love to learn Chinese. And sign language. And also do some pottery. And learn to ride horses. Probably should exercise more too.

—Ano ang nais mong baguhin sa mundo?

—Let's turn down the level of racism shall we, it seems to be gaining momentum instead of losing it.

—Maaari ka bang magbigay ng mga tip para sa mga photographer na nagsisimula pa lamang?

—Sure! Don't train yourself out of -not- shooting things. Such as the weird, or awkward, or funny or embarrassing moments. These are some of the greatest photographs you could take!

—Kung ang mga alien ay pumunta sa Earth at ikaw ang una nilang makikilala, ano ang sasabihin mo sakanila?

—I guess I'd ask them if they wanted to join us for lunch, I know a good place...

—Kung ikaw ay tatawagin upang mag-shoot ng pelikula, ano ang magiging kategorya nito?

—Whatever genre Monty Python calls itself.

—Bukas ako pupunta at gagawa...

—EDIT! Pat my cat. Email clients! Poke around the fridge and hope for the best. Print some albums! Look at memes!