Photographer Louis Anthony Duran

—Unang una sa lahat - sino ang papangalanan mo na pinakamahusay na photographer sa Maynila, Pilipinas? :)

—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.

—Ikaw ba ay photogenic?

—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.

—Paano ka nagsimula sa industriya ng photography?

—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.

—Ano ang mga mahahalagang bahagi ng isang magandang larawan sa iyong opinyon?

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

—Mahilig ka ba maglakbay?

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

—Ano ang pinakagusto mo sa iyong propesyon?

—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.

—Ano ang hindi mo gusto sa iyong propesyon?

—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

—Ano ang magiging kinabukasan ng photography?

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

—Ano ang espesyal sa kategorya ng photography kung saan ka dalubhasa?

—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.

—Paano ka tumatanggap ng pagpuna?

—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.

—Mayroon bang mga trend ang photography?

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

—Ano ang dapat na pamantayan ng isang customer sa pagpili ng photographer?

—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.

—Ano ang mga bagay na dapat iwasan kapag kumukuha ng larawan?

—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

—Ano ang mga detalye na kadalasan ay hindi napapansin na napapansin ng photographer?

—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.

—Ano ang mga umiimpluwensya sa kahalagahan ng isang larawan? Ano ang mga element nito?

—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.

—Sinong tao ang sumisimbolo sa ika-21 siglo sa iyong opinyon?

—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.

—Sino ang gusto mong kuhaan?

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

—Mayroon ka bang mga propesyonal na ipinagbabawal?

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—Sino ang gusto mong makasama sa pagkuha ng larawan?

—I always want to shoot with Suzzy Son.

—Ano ang ikinababahala mo, at bakit?

—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.