Nhiếp ảnh gia Adam Johnson

—Bạn có ăn ảnh không?

—I think everyone is photogenic. Just not everyone appreciates it the first time they see a photo of themselves. I'm the kind of person who grows to like photos of myself over time, rather than instantly loving them.

—Bạn bước chân vào nghề chụp ảnh như thế nào?

—It just happened. I got married, bought a DSLR for my honeymoon, and became obsessed with it. I thought I was getting quite good, shot a friend's wedding (as a guest) and did a terrible job. So I went away, practised and studied super hard, bought better equipment then tried again. It went much better the second time and I was able to build a portfolio and website. 18 months later I quit my day job.

—Theo ý kiến của bạn, những thành phần nào là quan trọng nhất của một bức ảnh đẹp?

—If we are talking about a wedding photo then it's all about emotion. Light is my obsession, but a beautifully lit emotionless or 'mute' wedding photo is pointless. A photo has to speak for itself, it shouldn't need a caption or an explanation.

—Bạn có yêu thích du lịch không?

—Of course. And I love that wedding photography is showing me more of the world than I would ever have seen without it.

—Điều bạn thích nhất trong nghề của mình là gì?

—Freedom of expression. The more you shoot, the better you get, the more people hear about you and know about your work, the more freedom you are given to express yourself artistically. That and what I said about traveling in the last question!

—Điều bạn không thích nhất trong nghề của mình là gì?

—I am honestly grateful for this being my profession but of course, when you have young children at school, it can take its toll when you're out most weekends throughout the summer and not able to spend as much time with them as I would like.

—Tương lai của nghề chụp ảnh sẽ như thế nào?

—Who knows?! I just hope I'm able to change and adapt to however it changes. I truly believe there will always be a market for beautiful, well crafted photos – the technology and expectations may change but the product will not.

—Bạn có chuyên môn đặc biệt về thể loại ảnh nào?

—People. That's what it's all about. People and relationships. Being invited into a private world and asked to document it for a day.

—Thái độ của bạn trước những lời phê bình như thế nào?

—Badly. I do not like to be criticised. Often once it has sunk in I'm able to either reject or accept it and use it to improve, but I don't like it!

—Có bất kỳ xu hướng nào trong ngành nhiếp ảnh không?

—Of course! I just prefer to ignore them.

—Khách hàng nên có tiêu chí nào để lựa chọn nhiếp ảnh gia?

—If the photographer's photos of a total stranger's wedding can make you feel something in your heart and soul, you've found your wedding photographer.

—Cần tránh những điều gì khi chụp ảnh?

—There are no rules but I think each photographer will have their own principles or boundaries. If someone is crying because they are truly sad then I will not photograph them just to get that 'tear shot' that is so popular with wedding photographers these days. If I do not feel it is appropriate to shoot something, then I won't shoot it.

—Theo ý kiến của bạn người nào có thể là biểu tượng của thế kỷ 21?

—Can we answer this with 85 years of the century remaining?! I think there are so many medical and technological advances we will see in this century and I expect icons to be created in these areas.

—Bạn muốn chụp ai?

—Ben Folds, Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United.

—Bạn có bất kỳ điều gì cấm kỵ trong nghề nghiệp không?

—Not that I know of!

—Bạn thích chụp ảnh cùng ai?

—Annie Leibowitz, Joey L, James Nachtwey, Don McCullin, Richard Avedon... I love to shoot with other photographers, I think it's a good thing to do regularly.

—Bạn lo lắng điều gì, và tại sao?

—I am a worrier. I worry about a lot of things! Professionally speaking I worry about becoming irrelevant, about getting stuck in a rut and left behind and nobody wanting me to take their wedding pictures!

—Khoảnh khắc ấn tượng nhất trong đời bạn là gì?

—The births of my two children.

—Nếu bạn là một nhân vật trong một bộ phim hoạt hình, một cuốn sách hay một bộ phim thì bạn muốn là ai và tại sao?

—Peter Pan. I want to stay young and always fight pirates.

—Ai truyền cảm hứng cho bạn trong đời và tại sao?

—I don't know if they inspire me as such but my children are the reason that I do what I do and why I want to continually get better at it. I am inspired by anyone successful – in business, in photography, in sport, in life... Not in an arrogant way but I find my own successes an inspiration to keep trying harder and to achieve more.

—Bạn định nghĩa thành công là gì? Bạn đo lường thành công như thế nào?

—For me, people booking me to shoot photos of them, plus the recognition of my work by my peers is probably my yardstick of success professionally. Happiness and contentment are signs of success in wider life.

—Bạn muốn được yêu thích hay được tôn trọng?

—I don't think it's possible for me personally to respect somebody I don't like, so I don't think you can be one or the other. I can quickly lose respect for someone who turns out to be a huge douchebag.

—Sai lầm lớn nhất của bạn trong công việc là gì?

—I don't remember. I know I've made mistakes but I'm pretty good about moving on from stuff.

—Khi đi du lịch, bạn mang theo những thứ gì và tại sao?

—My iphone, my kindle, my macbook, my camera and some earphones.

—Có bất kỳ thứ gì mà bạn ước mình đã không mua trong số các thiết bị của bạn không? Tại sao?

—I tend to sell stuff if it doesn't fit into my life or work after I buy it. I remember I once bought a weird step trainer off an infomercial on the TV, it was so rubbish!

—Bạn tự học cách chụp ảnh như thế nào?

—Taking pictures is the education. I'm quite analytical so if I see a photo I like I work out what I like and why... I do the same with my own photos, working out how I could've done better or what I could've done differently. I look at other photography a lot – in books, online, instagram and I think that seeps into my work.

—Tác phẩm của ai gây ảnh hưởng nhiều nhất với bạn khi làm nhiếp ảnh gia?

—I think a turning point for me was doing a workshop with Daniel Aguilar from Mexico.

—Có điều gì bạn ước mình đã biết khi bắt đầu chụp ảnh?

—That there were no rules!

—Bạn muốn nói điều gì với những tấm ảnh của mình?

—I've no idea. Good stuff I hope.

—Động lực nào khiến bạn tiếp tục chụp ảnh?

—The thing I love about taking photos, or any creative pursuit I guess is that it's just that – a pursuit – and you can never catch the thing you're chasing, but you're constantly improving, or changing at least. It's not static, or limited, or constrained. I know I've not taken my best photo, and I may never take it, but I will always keep striving for it.

—Bố mẹ bạn nên nghiêm khắc hơn hay bớt nghiêm khắc đi?

—No comment.

—Nếu bạn có thể du hành ngược thời gian, bạn sẽ làm điều gì khác đi?

—Nothing, I don't think of life this way. I got to this point in my life, a point in which I am extremely happy, because of the choices I made. I don't want to change anything.That, or I'd go back and invest in Apple before they invented the iPod.Or I could invent the iPod.

—Cuộc sống trên các hành tinh khác như thế nào?

—Maybe, maybe not. I'm not concerned with it.

—Ai là người hùng của bạn?

—I have no heroes.

—Bạn không tôn trọng ai?

—An awful question.

—Bạn làm gì trong thời gian rỗi?

—I play piano, play and watch football, watch TV shows and movies, go to the gym, spend time with friends and family, listen to music...I don't see life as spare time and work time. It's just life. I do all this stuff and I work, there's no split time. I work when I have to and I play whenever I can.

—Khía cạnh nào trong con người bạn mà người ngoài không bao giờ thấy?

—The public? As opposed to who?

—Khi nào bạn hoàn toàn hài lòng với tác phẩm của mình?

—I love my own work. I love seeing progression in my work. I love it when my clients are in love with the photos I give to them. Completely satisfied? Is this possible?

—Bạn có tin vào các vai trò truyền thống của nam giới và phụ nữ không?

—My parents got divorced when I was young. This has skewed my view of tradition in the home... I don't really know what traditional roles are – women raise children, cook and clean and men just earn the money? Then no, I don't believe in that. A family is the sum of its parts, not separate and distinct people or roles.

—Bạn có dễ dàng kết bạn không?

—Yeah I guess. I'm never the instigator, I'm shy so I tend to wait for people to make friends with me!

—Bạn muốn sống ở đâu?

—If I could have four homes I would have one in the UK, probably near where I live now, one in New York City, a rural house in Southern France and one somewhere in California! Not that I'm greedy.

—Điều ngu ngốc nhất bạn từng đồng ý làm là gì?

—I'm not sure I've ever agreed to something stupid.

—Cuộc sống sau hôn nhân có tốt không?

—I've been married 8 years... I'm still alive.

—Bạn có câu đùa yêu thích nào không? Hãy kể cho chúng tôi.

—What's invisible and smells like carrots?Rabbit farts.

—Bạn thích chó hay mèo?

—Neither.

—Bạn ghét ai hay cái gì?

—I hate wasps. Passionately.

—Điều tốt đẹp nhất trong cuộc sống là:

—Family time.

—Điều khó chịu nhất trong cuộc sống là:

—Traffic jams.

—Bạn có muốn thay đổi bất kỳ điều gì quanh bạn không?

—I want to make my house bigger!

—Bạn muốn thay đổi điều gì trong bản thân mình?

—I would like to break my iphone addiction!

—Bạn muốn thay đổi điều gì trên thế giới?

—Far too much to list. The world is a broken place.

—Bạn có thể đưa ra vài lời khuyên cho các nhiếp ảnh gia vừa mới bắt đầu không?

—You don't have to shoot every second of the wedding, you're not making a stop motion movie... Slow down, breathe, let your mind take in what is happening then tell the story with your photos. There are no rules.

—Nếu người ngoài hành tinh đến Trái đất và bạn là người đầu tiên họ gặp, bạn sẽ cho họ biết những gì?

—You will never feel satisfied after eating a McDonalds...

—Nếu bạn được mời quay một bộ phim, đó sẽ là thể loại nào?

—Slapstick comedy.

—Ngày mai tôi sẽ đi làm...

—I'll go to the gym, do some editing, get ready for Saturday's wedding, kick a football with my children, eat food, drink coffee...