Fotograaf Marcin Karpowicz

—Bent u fotogeniek?

—I don't feel like a photogenic person.

—Hoe bent u beland in de fotografie-industrie?

—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.

—Wat zijn volgens u de belangrijkste elementen van een goede foto?

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

—Houdt u van reizen?

—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.

—Wat vindt u het leukst aan uw beroep?

—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 :)

—Wat vindt u het minst leuk aan uw beroep?

—Uncertainty of the future bookings.

—Wat ziet u de toekomst van fotografie?

—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.

—Wat is er bijzonder aan het fotografiegenre waarin u zich specialiseert?

—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.

—Hoe gaat u om met kritiek?

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

—Zijn er bepaalde trends in fotografie?

—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)

—Welke criteria moet de klant hanteren bij het kiezen van een fotograaf?

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

—Wat is er totaal uit den boze bij het fotograferen?

—I don't see that kind of things.

—Welke details die vaak onopgemerkt gaan, kan een fotograaf vastleggen?

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

—Wat beïnvloedt de waarde van een foto? Wat zijn de elementen ervan?

—Moment, composition and lighting

—Welke persoon kan volgens u symbool staan voor de 21e eeuw?

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

—Wie wil u graag fotograferen?

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

—Heeft u bepaalde taboes op professioneel vlak?

—No – I don't have.

—Met wie zou u graag fotograferen?

—I would like to shot with Ivan Troyanovsky

—Waar maakt u zich zorgen over en waarom?

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

—Wat is het meest indrukwekkende moment van uw leven?

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

—Als u een personage van een cartoon, boek of film was, wie zou u dan zijn?

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

—Wie inspireert u in uw leven en waarom?

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

—Hoe definieert u succes? Hoe meet u het?

—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.

—Bent u liever graag gezien of gerespecteerd?

—I would like to be liked.

—Wat neemt u mee op reis en waarom?

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

—Is er iets dat u liever niet gekocht had tussen de gadgets die u bezit? Waarom?

—no there is not

—Hoe leert u bij om betere foto's te maken?

—browsing the internet.

—Wiens werk heeft u het meest beïnvloed als fotograaf?

—Emin Kuliyev

—Wat wil u graag zeggen met uw foto's?

—I would like to show the feelings.

—Wat motiveert u om foto's te blijven maken?

—Happy bride and recognition from other photographers.

—Hadden uw ouders strenger of minder streng moeten zijn?

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

—Wat zou u anders doen als u in de tijd kon terugkeren?

—I will do exactly everything the same.

—Wat denkt u over leven op andere planeten?

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

—Wie zijn uw helden?

—Krzysztof Wielicki – Polish alpine and high-altitude climber

—Voor wie kan u geen respect opbrengen?

—I respect everybody.

—Wat doet u in uw vrije tijd?

—I love to watch good movies.

—Welke kant van u krijgt het publiek niet te zien?

—dark side :)

—Wanneer bent u helemaal tevreden over uw werk?

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

—Gelooft u in een traditionele rolverdeling voor man en vrouw?

—No – I don't believe in that.

—Maakt u gemakkelijk vrienden?

—Yes I do .

—Waar zou u graag wonen?

—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.

—Wat is het domste waarmee u ooit akkoord bent gegaan?

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

—Is er een leven na het huwelijk?

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

—Houdt u van honden of van katten?

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

—Wie of wat haat u?

—I don't hate.

—Het beste in het leven is:

—My wife!!

—Het vervelendste in het leven is:

—Are narrow minded people.

—Is er iets rondom u dat u graag zou veranderen?

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

—Wat zou u graag veranderen aan uzelf?

—To be more precise in my daily life.

—Wat zou u graag veranderen aan de wereld?

—I would like to distribute the wealth more evenly.

—Kan u tips geven voor beginnende fotografen?

—Never give up.

—Als buitenaardse wezens naar de Aarde komen en u bent de eerste persoon die ze ontmoeten, wat zal u hen dan zeggen?

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

—U wordt gevraagd om een film te maken, welk genre wordt het?

—comedy.

—Morgen zal ik ... doen

—edit some photos.