Jurufoto Stephanie Kindermann

—Pertama sekali – siapakah yang boleh anda namakan sebagai jurufoto terbaik di Brisbane, Australia? :)

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

—Adakah anda seorang yang fotogenik?

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

—Bagaimanakah anda mula menceburkan diri dalam industri fotografi?

—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.

—Apakah komponen paling penting sekeping foto yang bagus menurut pendapat anda?

—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.

—Adakah anda minat mengembara?

—I live for it.

—Apakah yang paling anda sukai mengenai kerjaya anda?

—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.

—Apakah yang paling anda tidak suka mengenai kerjaya anda?

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

—Apakah masa depan fotografi?

—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.

—Apakah yang istimewa dalam genre fotografi yang anda sedang mengkhusus?

—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.

—Bagaimanakah cara anda menangani kritikan?

—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.

—Adakah wujud sebarang trend dalam fotografi?

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

—Apakah sepatutnya menjadi kriteria untuk seorang pelanggan memilih jurufoto?

—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.

—Apakah perkara yang patut dielakkan semasa penggambaran?

—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.

—Apakah perincian yang selalunya terlepas tanpa disedari namun boleh disedari oleh seorang jurufoto?

—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.

—Apakah yang boleh mempengaruhi nilai sekeping foto? Apakah elemen nilai itu?

—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.

—Siapakah individu yang boleh menjadi simbol abad ke-21 menurut pendapat anda?

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

—Siapakah yang mahu anda rakamkan dalam foto?

—People madly in love.

—Adakah anda ada sebarang tabu profesional?

—I am a woman of no limits.

—Siapakah orang yang anda mahu merakam foto bersamanya?

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

—Apakah yang merisaukan anda, dan mengapa?

—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.

—Apakah detik paling mengesankan dalam hidup anda?

—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.

—Jika anda ialah karakter dalam kartun, buku atau filem, siapakah yang anda ingin jadi dan kenapa?

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

—Siapakah yang menjadi sumber inspirasi hidup anda dan mengapa?

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

—Bagaimanakah anda mentakrifkan kejayaan? Bagaimanakah anda mengukurnya?

—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?

—Mana satu yang lebih penting bagi anda, disukai atau dihormati?

—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.

—Apakah kesilapan terbesar yang pernah anda lakukan ketika bekerja?

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

—Apabila anda pergi mengembara, apakah yang anda bawa bersama anda dan mengapa?

—My husband, because he can read maps.

—Adakah sesuatu yang anda harap anda tidak pernah beli antara banyak gajet milik anda? Mengapa?

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

—Bagaimanakah anda meningkatkan diri untuk merakam gambar yang lebih baik?

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

—Hasil kerja siapakah yang paling mempengaruhi anda sebagai jurufoto?

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

—Apakah satu perkara yang anda harap anda telah tahu ketika mula merakam foto?

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

—Apakah yang ingin anda sampaikan melalui foto anda?

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

—Apakah yang memotivasikan anda untuk terus mengambil gambar?

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

—Bukankah ibu bapa anda pada satu tahap patut bertegas?

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

—Jika anda boleh kembali ke masa lalu, apakah yang akan ada lakukan dengan cara berbeza?

—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.

—Bagaimanakah kehidupan di planet lain?

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

—Siapakah hero anda?

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

—Siapakah orang yang anda tidak hormat kepadanya?

—Paedophiles

—Apakah yang anda lakukan pada masa lapang?

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

—Apakah sisi diri anda yang tidak pernah diketahui umum?

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

—Bilakah anda akan benar-benar berpuas hati dengan kerja anda?

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

—Adakah anda percaya dengan peranan tradisi bagi lelaki dan perempuan?

—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.

—Adakah anda mudah berkawan?

—Yes

—Di manakah anda suka untuk tinggal?

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

—Apakah perkara paling bodoh pernah anda bersetuju lakukan?

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

—Masih adakah kehidupan selepas perkahwinan?

—YES! It just keeps getting better!

—Adakah anda ada lawak kegemaran? Beritahu kami.

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

—Anda suka anjing atau kucing?

—Cats. I'm not embarrassed.

—Siapakah atau apakah yang anda tidak suka?

—Celery. Eww

—Perkara terbaik dalam hidup ialah:

—Champagne and cheeses with friends.

—Perkara paling menjengkelkan dalam hidup ialah:

—People farting next to you on flights.

—Adakah sesuatu di sekitar anda yang anda ingin ubah?

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

—Apakah yang anda mahu ubah pada diri sendiri?

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

—Apakah yang anda ingin ubah di dunia ini?

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

—Bolehkah anda berikan beberapa petua untuk jurufoto yang baru saja bermula?

—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!

—Jika makhluk asing datang ke Bumi dan anda ialah orang pertama yang mereka temui, apakah yang akan anda beritahu kepada mereka?

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

—Jika anda dipanggil untuk penggambaran sebuah filem, apakah yang akan menjadi genrenya?

—Whatever genre Monty Python calls itself.

—Esok saya akan pergi dan melakukan...

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