Fotógrafo Marcin Karpowicz

—¿Es usted fotogénico(a)?

—I don't feel like a photogenic person.

—¿Cómo empezó a trabajar en la industria de fotografía?

—My wife's idea. We photograph the nature, when we were hiking – eventually my wife started to photograph people – finally our friend took us to photograph her wedding in Mexico – and this is how I started my journey with wedding photography.

—¿En su opinión, cuáles son los elementos más importantes de una buena fotografía?

—moment, composition and light. You have to have those three elements in order to have perfect photo.

—¿Le gusta viajar?

—Yes – I love traveling. So far I lived in three different countries and in two different continents. I was born in Poland, lived for 6 years in USA and finally moved to Canada, where I am living today.

—¿Qué le gusta más de su profesión?

—I am dealing, most of the time, with happiness and love during the day of wedding. I am in constant movement – meeting different people. The life looks like the box of chocolates – you never know what kind of clients you get :)

—¿Qué le gusta menos de su profesión?

—Uncertainty of the future bookings.

—¿Cuál será el futuro de la fotografía?

—Difficult to say – maybe the future will be screenshot from the video coverage. For sure there will be more and more competitiveness with the guests capturing the moments through their better and better phones and their ability to instantly share those photos on all social media platforms.

—¿Qué tiene de especial el género fotográfico en que trabaja?

—In few hours the photographer needs to capture the story of love between the bride and groom, connection to their friends, and nurture of their parents.

—¿Cómo gestiona las críticas?

—I am handle very well constructive criticism – criticism helps my development of being better photographer.

—¿Existe alguna tendencia en la fotografía?

—There is s trend to show main subjects as a part of broader spectrum. Bride and Groom are not longer dominate the photos but they are the part of the environment. In my opinion there is also strong emphasis on the verbs in the photographs – so there is a lot of action – so we can see strong interaction between two nouns by incorporating the verbs into the photos (like laughing, walking, running, jumping etc)

—¿Qué criterios debería tener en cuenta una persona a la hora de elegir a un fotógrafo?

—Three things: portfolio, personality, and of course, budget.

—¿Qué no está permitido de ningún modo cuando realiza una fotografía?

—I don't see that kind of things.

—¿Qué detalles que normalmente no tenemos en cuenta puede un fotógrafo captar?

—We all see the same things – the perspective is different.

—¿Qué influye en el valor de una fotografía? ¿Cuáles son sus elementos?

—Moment, composition and lighting

—En su opinión, ¿qué persona podría ser un símbolo del siglo XXI?

—Mark Zuckerberg because he make us the slaves of online presence.

—¿A quién le gustaría fotografiar?

—I don't have a particular person in mind. I always want to shoot people, who are open and showing the feelings.

—¿Tiene tabúes profesionales?

—No – I don't have.

—¿Con quién le gustaría fotografiar?

—I would like to shot with Ivan Troyanovsky

—¿Qué le preocupa y por qué?

—I am trying to not focus on the future – keep leaving in the presence – therefore I am not worry about anything.

—¿Cuál ha sido el momento más impactante de su vida?

—Each day is impressive, when I am spending it with my wife.

—Si fuera un personaje de animación, literario o cinematográfico, ¿quién le gustaría ser y por qué?

—Kung Fu Panda – because everything is possible if you have believe.

—¿Quién le inspira en su vida y por qué?

—My wife – because she is most optimistic person I have ever met.

—¿Cómo definiría el éxito? ¿Cómo lo mide?

—The success is very tricky term. success and failure is the same stick. There is no success without the failure and vice versa. Therefore the best is stand in neutral position.

—¿Qué prefiere, gustar o sentirse respetado?

—I would like to be liked.

—Cuando va de viaje, ¿qué lleva consigo y por qué?

—Good book – because during the travel I have actually a time to read.

—¿Se arrepiente de alguno de los gadgets que ha comprado? ¿Por qué?

—no there is not

—¿Cómo se forma para tomar las mejores imágenes?

—browsing the internet.

—¿A quién pertenece el trabajo que le ha influenciado más como fotógrafo?

—Emin Kuliyev

—¿Qué desea decir con sus fotografías?

—I would like to show the feelings.

—¿Qué le motiva a continuar tomando imágenes?

—Happy bride and recognition from other photographers.

—¿Cree que sus padres deberían haber sido más o menos estrictos?

—I have very easy going parents and I don't want any change.

—¿Si pudiera volver atrás en el tiempo, qué haría de forma diferente?

—I will do exactly everything the same.

—¿Qué piensa de la vida en otros planetas?

—yes – there is – would love to see it.

—¿Quiénes son sus héroes?

—Krzysztof Wielicki – Polish alpine and high-altitude climber

—¿Por quién no siente respeto?

—I respect everybody.

—¿Qué hace en su tiempo libre?

—I love to watch good movies.

—¿Cuál es su lado desconocido que la gente nunca quiere ver?

—dark side :)

—¿Cuándo está complemente satisfecho de su trabajo?

—Far away of being satisfied. A lot of things need to be improved.

—¿Cree en los roles tradicionales de hombres y mujeres?

—No – I don't believe in that.

—¿Hace amigos con facilidad?

—Yes I do .

—¿Dónde le gustaría vivir?

—I am torn apart between two countries: Paland where my family lives and where my heart is and Canada – the beautiful country, which give me the opportunity to be a photographer.

—¿Cuál es la cosa más estúpida que ha aceptado hacer?

—Crossing the river in the polish mountains in early spring :(

—¿Hay vida después del matrimonio?

—yes – it is and I am the example of it. I cannot imagine the life without my wife.

—¿Le gustan los perros o los gatos?

—I have two cats – I am more cat person.

—¿A quién o qué odia?

—I don't hate.

—Lo mejor de su vida es:

—My wife!!

—Lo más molesto de su vida es:

—Are narrow minded people.

—¿Hay algo a su alrededor que le gustaría cambiar?

—I would like to see around more open minded people.

—¿Qué le gustaría cambiar de usted mismo?

—To be more precise in my daily life.

—¿Qué le gustaría cambiar del mundo?

—I would like to distribute the wealth more evenly.

—¿Podría ofrecer algunos consejos a los fotógrafos que empiezan?

—Never give up.

—Si los extraterrestres llegaran a la Tierra y fuera la primera persona que encontraran, ¿qué les diría?

—welcome and I am sorry if you will be disappointed.

—Si le llamaran como fotógrafo de una película, ¿a qué género pertenecería?

—comedy.

—Mañana voy a hacer...

—edit some photos.