Fotograf Stephanie Kindermann

—Først og fremst, hvem vil du si er den beste fotografen i Brisbane, Australia? :)

—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 ble du en del av fotografbransjen?

—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.

—Hva er de viktigste komponentene i et bra bilde etter 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.

—Er du glad i å reise?

—I live for it.

—Hva liker du best med yrket ditt?

—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.

—Hva liker du minst med yrket ditt?

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

—Hvordan ser fremtiden ut 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.

—Hva er det spesielle med den fotografisjanger du har spesialisert deg 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 takler du kritikk?

—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.

—Finnes det noen trender innen fotografering?

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

—Hva bør kriteriene være for en kunde som skal velge 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 absolutt ikke tillatt 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, som vanligvis ingen ville lagt merke til, kan en fotograf fange opp?

—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.

—Hva påvirker bildets verdi? Hvilke elementer inneholder 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. århundre etter din mening?

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

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere?

—People madly in love.

—Har du noen yrkesmessige tabuer?

—I am a woman of no limits.

—Hvem kunne du tenkt deg å fotografere sammen med?

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

—Hva bekymrer deg, 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.

—Hva er det mest imponerende øyeblikket i livet ditt?

—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.

—Hvilken animert figur, literær person eller filmkarakter ville du vært, 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 deg i ditt 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 suksess? Hvordan måler du graden av suksess?

—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?

—Foretrekker du å bli likt eller respektert?

—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.

—Hva er den største tabben du noensinne har gjort på jobben?

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

—Når du skal ut å reise; hva tar du med deg, og hvorfor?

—My husband, because he can read maps.

—Er de noe blant dine gadgets du angrer på å ha kjøpt? Hvorfor?

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

—Hvordan utdanner du deg for stadig å ta bedre bilder?

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

—Hvem sitt arbeid har inspirert deg mest som fotograf?

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

—Hva spesifikt skulle du ønske at du visste da du begynte å fotografere?

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

—Hva ønsker du å formidle gjennom dine bilder?

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

—Hva motiverer deg til å fortsette med fotografering?

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

—Skulle foreldrene dine ha vært mer eller mindre strenge?

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

—Hva ville du ha gjort annerledes hvis du kunne reise tilbake i tid?

—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.

—Hva tenker du angående liv på andre planeter?

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

—Hvem er dine helter?

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

—Hvem har du absolutt ingen respekt for?

—Paedophiles

—Hva gjør du i fritiden din?

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

—Hvilken side av deg viser du aldri offentlig?

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

—Når er du helt fornøyd med arbeidet ditt?

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

—Tror du på tradisjonelle manne- og kvinneroller?

—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 lett for å få nye venner?

—Yes

—Hvor kunne du tenke deg å bo?

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

—Hva er de teiteste du noensinne har gått med på å gjøre?

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

—Finnes det et liv etter bryllupet?

—YES! It just keeps getting better!

—Har du en favorittspøk? Fortell.

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

—Liker du hunder eller katter?

—Cats. I'm not embarrassed.

—Hvem eller hva hater du?

—Celery. Eww

—Det beste i livet er:

—Champagne and cheeses with friends.

—Det mest irriterende i livet er:

—People farting next to you on flights.

—Er det noe omkring du kunne tenkt deg å forandre på?

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

—Hva hos deg selv kunne du tenkt deg å endre på?

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

—Hva i verden kunne du tenkt deg å endre på?

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

—Kan du komme med noen gode råd til fotografer i startfasen?

—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!

—Forestill deg at romvesener ankommer jorda, og at du er den første de treffer. Hva ville du sagt til dem?

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

—Hvis du ble spurt om å spille inn en film, hvilken sjanger ville den være?

—Whatever genre Monty Python calls itself.

—I morgen skal jeg...

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