Fotoğrafçı George Liopetas

—Her şey bir yana sizce en iyi fotoğrafçısı şehrinizde kimdir? :)

—I can name you numerous of photographers that i really, really admire their work and have photographed in Mykonos.

—Fotojenik olduğunuzu düşünüyor musunuz?

—This is a very difficult question.
For us photographers, being on the opposite side of the lense can be difficult sometimes... You can say that i prefer shooting!

—Fotoğrafçılık endüstrisine nasıl giriş yaptınız?

—My parents, Nick and Dina, have been owning their own photography shop since 1989. I shot my very first wedding when i was 13 or 14. And when i was even smaller i used to help them in anyway. So you can say that i shoot weddings since i can remember myself.

—Seyahat etmeyi sever misiniz?

—I love travelling! As a matter of fact, one of the reasons i started shooting weddings was my 'every night dream' during highschool. Travelling and meeting new people and cultures during. Isn't this a cool dream? Working and travelling at the same time.

—Mesleğinizle ilgili en sevdiğiniz şey nedir?

—What makes me love shooting weddings is that i keep on witnessing so much love. As a romantic soul, i always loved hearing romantic stories. Right now, i can capture feelings and timeless images, that will make my couples remember their special day forever.
I love thinking that i can make a moment divine.

—Mesleğinizin en zor tarafı nedir?

—Sometimes, big events can be exhausting. But as i said above, I love meeting new people and socializing. So even in a small two minute break, I will be able to have fun, in my very own way.
Also, you cannot believe how cool my second shooters can be, so, even in the hardest of the situations, i love each and every wedding.

—Fotoğrafçılığının geleceği konusunda neler düşünüyorsunuz?

—I always loved thinking and acting for NOW.
I do my best for every single wedding, but certainly, i cannot imagine how or what wedding photography will be like in the future.
Maybe drones will be switched to airplanes and cameras will be even smaller.

—Uzmanlaştığınız fotoğrafçılık türünü özel kılan şey nedir?

—I think that wedding photography is a very difficult photography genre as you have to shoot something that is happenning. And of course i am talking about the ceremony and reception time. If the photographer is not well experienced, he may lose images-moments that should not be lost...

—Eleştiriler karşısında yaklaşımınız nasıl oluyor?

—I always accept criticism if it is well intenioned. I want to become better and better.

—Müşteriler fotoğrafçı seçerken ne gibi kriterleri göz önünde bulundurmalıdırlar?

—The first thing that future newlyweds should pay attention to when looking for a wedding photographer is certainly their photography style.
It is very important to choose a photographer that his art delivers what they want and not a photographer to become what they want.

—Fotoğrafın değerini belirleyen şey nedir? Ne gibi unsurları vardır?

—Emotion. The Α and Ω to in image.

—Kimi fotoğraflamak istersiniz?

—I would love to shoot Johnny Cash and Kurt Cobain if they 're alive.
Not a specific reason, i just admired their brains.

—Çizgi film, edebiyat veya sinema karakteri olsaydınız nasıl bir karakter olmak isterdiniz, neden?

—Certainly superman.

—Hayatınızda size ilham veren birisi var mı? Neden?

—My inspiration comes from everyday life. Every little act or even a smile can inspire. I love descrebing myself as an observer of life and light lover.

—Kısaca başarıyı tanımlar mısınız? Başarıyı nasıl ölçersiniz?

—Success comes always at the end of them poem. And as a lover of life, i am not in a hurry for the end.

—Beğenilmeyi mi yoksa saygınlığı mı tercih edersiniz?

—I think everyone is flattered when liked but who doen't want to be respected.

—Bir seyahate giderken yanınıza alacağınız şey nedir? Niçin?

—My Burton backpack, my 35mm Minolta Srt-101, a notebook to write down about what i experience, my ipod and of course my Rayban Wayfarer.

—Daha iyi fotoğraflar çekmek adına kendinizi nasıl geliştiriyorsunuz?

—I love studying from the past, especialy from the older portrait photographers and the poets.
My black and white are inspired by the motion of Helmut Newton, the contrast and shape of Martin Chambi and the uniqueness of Diane Arbus.

—Neler fotoğraf çekme arzunuzu motive ediyor?

—The love for keeping love alive.

—Ailem daha otoriter veya daha özgürlükçü olmalıydı diye hiç düşündünüz mü?

—I think they did a great job!
Let's hope, when the time comes and be a dad, i will be as great as my parents.

—Diğer gezegenlerde de yaşam olduğunu düşünüyor musunuz?

—Of course, there is.
Favourite song.
Blink-182 – Aliens Exist

—Herhangi bir kahramanınız var mı?

—For ever and ever, my mom and dad. Nick and Dina, superman and superwoman.

—İnsanlarla hemen arkadaş olabilir misiniz?

—Of course. I love meeting new people, learn their story and share mine, too.

—Nerede yaşamayı isterdiniz?

—As a photographer, for the next five years i would love to live in New York.
Then i would love to continue living in Florence. I love Italy and especially Tuscany for the greenery and architecture.

—Evlilik sonrası hayat konusunda neler düşünüyorsunuz?

—Of course i do. Wedding is not the end of the world.
I think wedding is the party of the beginning of your new life with your beloved soulmate.

—Kedileri veya köpekleri sever misiniz?

—I love dogs. Especially pugs.

—Hayatınızdaki en iyi şey:

—Good coffee, tattoos, my friends and family, my beautiful girlfriend Chara.

—Dünyadaki neleri değiştirmek isterdiniz?

—Maybe the politicians...

—Fotoğrafçılığına yeni başlayanlar için birkaç ipucu verebilirsiniz?

—Follow your heart and attend as many workshops as you can afford.

—Uzaylılar dünyaya gelse ve onların karşısına çıkan ilk kişi siz olsanız, onlara ne derdiniz?

—That i am one of them and i would really apreciate a good ride on their spacecraft!

—Sizden bir film çekmeniz istenseydi, bu ne tür bir film olurdu?

—Maybe something like FRIENDS.

—Yarın yapacağım...

—Love my girl even more and be a better person.