Fotógrafo Louis Anthony Duran

—Em primeiro lugar - quem é para si o melhor fotógrafo em Manila, Filipinas? :)

—Michael "Mico" Gonzales of Mayad Studios of course. He's the photographer of the new age. Combining art, beauty and story into his photos. He is my mentor and now one of the most sought after photographers, not just in Manila, but also world wide.

—Você é fotogénica(o)?

—My angles are a bit hard to find, but I consider myself as a friend of the camera, both as a subject and as a photographer.

—Como se iniciou na indústria da fotografia?

—I was a Photo Editor/Colorist for 4 years. I decided I really love the industry of documenting love and marriage. The only growth I needed was to be out in the field and be the one to capture these images.

—Em sua opinião, quais são os componentes mais importantes para uma boa fotografia?

—Emotions, first. Story comes second. The rest is framing, color treatment, atmosphere, background and all.

—Gosta de viajar?

—Very much. I see new inspiration in all the travels I make.

—O que mais gosta na sua profissão?

—Seeing the marriages I help document, flourish into a family rooted union. Just seeing them grow more and thinking that I have been part of this certain marriage is enough to make me smile.

—O que menos gosta na sua profissão?

—Not much, all the things I dislike are the things I strive to improve and get comfortable with until it's bearable to me. Until it becomes my strength

—Qual será o futuro da fotografia?

—I believe we are heading outwards the classic traditional treatment. To something more candid, more storry-filled, treatment.

—O que há de especial para si, no género de fotografia em que se especializou?

—The atmosphere. To be in a room filled with excitement, love, and all the magic. As a very empathic person, feeling this atmosphere makes me want to do more. See more stories and capture them as they happen.

—Como lida com as críticas?

—Positively. It's 2019. People are becoming more judgemental and sensitive at the same time. Now it's up to you whether you'd use their statements as something to motivate you to get better, or to just bring you down and discourage you from all that you want to do.

—Existem tendências na fotografia?

—Right now, people seem to be fascinated by raw, random treatments of weddings and pre weddings.

—Quais deveriam ser os critérios considerados pelo cliente na escolha de um fotógrafo?

—They should look for someone to fit their vibe. Whether they are fun, quirky, serious, wild, adventurous, intimate, elegant, it goes on. But it has to be the clients personality that the photographers adapt to.

—O que não é permitido de todo ao fotografar?

—Complicating things. This is a no for a photographer. When you are in a wedding preparation, you should be as comforting as relaxed as you can be so you can ease the tension on your couples. You have to deliver simple and easy instructions for them to be comfortable in front of the camera

—Que detalhes passam habitualmente despercebidos mas nos quais um fotógrafo repara?

—Mostly treatment. From the very artistic way to the very classic way. Photography is art. And the artist who can appreciate these details are the photographers themselves.

—O que influencia o valor da foto? Quais são os seus elementos?

—Memorability. It sums up the overall feel of the photo. For a photo to be memorable, it has to stand out, not just to capture attention, but to tell a new story, a new perspective.

—Na sua opinião, que pessoa poderá ser o símbolo do século XXI?

—A very innovative person. In all fields, the progress is very fast paced, and this is due to these people finding new ways to create new things.

—O quem pretende fotografar?

—I want to take photos of strong successful women with strong stories, capture them in their element.

—Tem tabus profissionais?

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—Com quem gostaria de fotografar?

—I always want to shoot with Suzzy Son.

—Com que se preocupa e porquê?

—I worry about me losing passion towards things I do. Passion is my driver in all things. Without it, I will never have the patience to do things, instructions and jobs properly.