Fotograf Stephanie Kindermann

—Først og fremmest - hvem kan du navngive som den bedste fotograf i Brisbane, Australien? :)

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

—Er du fotogen?

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

—Hvordan blev du en del af fotografiindustrien?

—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.

—Hvad er de vigtigste komponenter i et godt billede efter din mening?

—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.

—Elsker du at rejse?

—I live for it.

—Hvad kan du bedst lide ved dit fag?

—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.

—Hvad synes du mindre godt om ved dit fag?

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

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ud for fotografering?

—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.

—Hvad er der specielt ved den fotografigenre, du specialiserer dig i?

—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.

—Hvordan håndterer du kritik?

—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.

—Er der nogen tendenser inden for fotografering?

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

—Hvad bør kriterierne være for en kunde, der skal vælge en fotograf?

—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.

—Hvilke ting er slet ikke tilladt under fotograferingen?

—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.

—Hvilke detaljer, der som regel går ubemærket hen, vil en fotograf bemærke?

—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.

—Hvad påvirker værdien af et foto? Hvilke elementer indeholder det?

—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.

—Hvilken person kan være symbolet på det 21. århundrede efter din mening?

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

—Hvem vil du gerne fotografere?

—People madly in love.

—Har du nogen professionelle tabuemner?

—I am a woman of no limits.

—Hvem ville du gerne fotografere sammen med?

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

—Hvad bekymrer du dig om, og hvorfor?

—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.

—Hvad har været det mest imponerende øjeblik i dit liv?

—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.

—Hvis du var en animeret figur, en fiktiv person eller en person i en film, hvem ville du så være, og hvorfor?

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

—Hvem inspirerer dig i dit liv, og hvorfor?

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

—Hvordan definerer du succes? Hvordan måler du det?

—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?

—Foretrækker du, at folk kan lide dig, eller at de respekterer dig?

—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.

—Hvad er den største fejl, du nogensinde har begået i dit arbejde?

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

—Når du skal rejse, hvad tager du så med dig, og hvorfor?

—My husband, because he can read maps.

—Er der noget, du ville ønske, du ikke havde købt blandt de tingester, som du ejer? Hvorfor?

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

—Hvordan uddanner du dig selv til at tage bedre billeder?

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

—Hvis arbejde har haft størst indflydelse på dig som fotograf?

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

—Hvad er det eneste, du ville ønske, du vidste, da du begyndte at tage billeder?

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

—Hvad vil du gerne fortælle med dine fotografier?

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

—Hvad motiverer dig til at fortsætte med at tage billeder?

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

—Burde dine forældre have været mere eller mindre strikse?

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

—Hvis du kunne gå tilbage i tiden, hvad ville du så gøre anderledes?

—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.

—Hvad med liv på andre planeter?

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

—Hvem er dine helte?

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

—Hvem har du ingen respekt for?

—Paedophiles

—Hvad laver du i din fritid?

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

—Hvilken side af dig viser du aldrig offentligt?

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

—Hvornår er du helt tilfreds med dit arbejde?

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

—Tror du på de traditionelle mande- og kvinderoller?

—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.

—Har du let ved at få nye venner?

—Yes

—Hvor vil du gerne bo?

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

—Hvad er det dummeste, du nogensinde har indvilget i at gøre?

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

—Er der liv efter ægteskabet?

—YES! It just keeps getting better!

—Har du en yndlingsvittighed? Fortæl den til os.

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

—Kan du lide hunde eller katte?

—Cats. I'm not embarrassed.

—Hvem eller hvad hader du?

—Celery. Eww

—Det bedste ved livet er:

—Champagne and cheeses with friends.

—Det mest irriterende ved livet er:

—People farting next to you on flights.

—Er der nogen ting rundt omkring, som du gerne vil ændre?

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

—Hvad vil du gerne ændre ved dig selv?

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

—Hvad vil du gerne ændre i verden?

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

—Kan du give et par råd til de fotografer, som lige er startet?

—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!

—Hvis nogle rumvæsner kom til jorden, og du var den første person, de mødte, hvad ville du så sige til dem?

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

—Hvis du bliver spurgt, om du vil indspille en film, hvilken genre vil det så være?

—Whatever genre Monty Python calls itself.

—I morgen tager jeg ud og...

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