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Luke MacBride is a Canadian Photographer based in Accra, Ghana. He has lived and worked in New York City, Valencia Spain, Toronto Ontario and Shanghai China. He traveled to over 70 countries in the past 20 years and he always has his camera at his side. We conducted a short interview with him. In which ways does travel impact on your photography?  Traveling is a must for me. It may not be for everyone, but it gives me perspective on people and the world in general. I take a lot of pictures and when I look back at them over the years I usually remember how I felt at that moment and who I was with at the time. In some ways it helps create a type of narrative for my life. I don’t think of my photography as something static, but rather as an ongoing story of how we slowly change and evolve as individuals if that makes any sense.  Taking photographs on different continents or of different cultures is exciting. Every place I go I feel like I catch a glimpse of what life’s like for t...

What is outside is no longer outside. Trees, forests, mountains, rivers, lakes. Michael Nguyen has transformed these elements in his artworks into feelings, fantasies and dreams. They become part of our inner nature, part of the human soul. Through the subjective lens, Michael Nguyen gives all a new perspectives, a new soul. "Michael Nguyen's photography is the art of showing more than you can see. Making visible - worshipping the invisible, he walks with the third eye of a wanderer through the visual adventure of life. Michael Nguyen How did you become a professional photographer? Before this journey, where were you working on? Before I could consider myself lucky to work as an artist, medical nursing was my vocation. While working in the intensive care unit and the emergency room, I was confronted with great suffering and death. This certainly had an impact on my photographic work. Many of my photos, as one can see, are melancholic and sometimes a little b...

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 26, 1987, Lucila Masciorini is a Miami-based visual artist that uses photography as her medium. Her interest in photography began when she found her father's old camera in a dusty box, where it had been stored for years. Fortunately, the camera was still functional, and so she began experimenting with it. Shortly after, Lucila decided to attend the Andy Goldstein Creative School, where she studied photography. Although best known for her surrealist compositions -which feature select body parts placed in unconventional settings- she is particularly interested in the use of the camera as a way of immortalizing her own interpretation of moments that are worthy of being seen again. The essence of her work lies not in what people see, but what people don't see conveying a sense of mystery that forces the viewer to engage intellectually. Coral Contemporary Gallery has included her work in numerous collective exhibitions, and currently disp...

Edgar Garcés is an internationally renowned, award-winning creative photographer who has been working in advertising, artistic and editorial photography for over 25 years. His huge experience now serves him well in the field of conceptual photography which he has been specialising in for the past 10 years, shooting campaigns for numerous international brands, personal clients and agencies. We have conducted a short interview with him. Which do you prefer most, black and white or color? It all depends on the final result, having in mind which are the parameters of creative creation. Do you consider your final artistic and commercial work influenced by your background with advertising, artistic and editorial photography? How long have you been in these industries and how did you discover your strengths in conceptual photography? Over the last 25 years, I have been shooting all kind of subjects in photo advertising and editorial assignments. I always try to include...

Canadian photographer Daniel Castonguay based in Montreal is a true storyteller in capturing the life and soul of the streets. Living in a busy area, he was naturally driven to street photography, with the goal of chronicling quotidian life and human nature.  In the series "Quotidian life", he illustrates the daily life of its residents, rain or shine. He considers that through candid images, sometimes amusing or even touching, street photography is the ideal media for seizing precious slices of everyday life. We have conducted an interview with Daniel. What do you see in the moments that had inspired you to create your series "Quotidian life"? First and foremost, my work is one of a street photographer. From this field work, in a post production stage, I’m emphasizing the mood I was in and add atmosphere, dramatizing my imagery, thus challenging the strict rules of street photography which may displease some purists. As some people just can't bel...

Dan Doyle Pleasantville photographer has a unique perspective which makes his work stand out in a crowded field. Dan Doyle got his start as a photographer in high school. Growing up in Pleasantville, he frequently photographed the beautiful natural areas in Ohio. He also experimented with portrait photography. His high school teachers encouraged him to explore a career in photography. He attended Ohio State University, where he was an art major with a concentration in photography. After college graduation, he toured Europe and honed his photography skills. Along the way, he took the time to enjoy hiking, his favorite activity. When he returned from Europe, he opened a photography studio in Jackson Heights, Queens. Recently he has opened another studio in Pleasantville, Ohio where he grew up. Each of his studios has a different focus, with his New York studio focused on portrait photography and video production. Doyle is excited to open his new studio in Pleasantville, bringing...

Initially, Adam Flipp took up photography in his teens as a way to avoid traditional school work, however, he soon became enthralled by the craft. As a child, he found it difficult to express himself, and found that through photography he was able to communicate without words. He knew from the moment he picked up a camera that his life had changed forever, and he hasn’t looked back since. Now, Flipp is an industry leading fashion and portrait photographer in Australia. Having collaborated with renowned brands like Nike, Hewlett Packard, Johnny Was, and more, he has shown his country, and the rest of the world, just what he is capable of. In the fashion world, he impressed the masses with his work on the hit show Australia’s Next Top Model, travelling the globe doing what he loves. “My style is clean and commercial but with a little bit of edge. I’ve spent most of my career shooting pictures for clients and I would like to have more time to shoot more of my own pictures. I d...

When Hubert Kang takes a photograph, he is always looking for moments and layers in an environment to build a visually rich image. He doesn’t ask for models to pose, he gives them a story and lets them act naturally. In that process, he captures something that’s believable and relatable, but yet at the same time useful to his client. His style is authentic and emotional, a hybrid of commercial and documentary photography; there will be imperfections and surprises, but in a good way. This in demand photographer has had quite an esteemed career. From travelling the world with Fairmont hotels to travelling Canada for Globe and Mail , millions have seen and appreciated his work. He is known for his ability to tell a story with a single image, and popular companies seek him out to help rebrand their advertising image, such as Metropolis at Metrotown Mall, Vancouver’s largest shopping center, and Fairmont Royal York, one of the nation’s most prolific hotels. “It’s easy for every...

From an early age, D. Scott Carruthers seemed destined for a career in the visual arts. His parents and teachers identified Carruthers as showing a great flair for drawing and painting prompting his parents to encourage this creative flair for the future. To continue to encourage an all-around education in the arts, the photographer's mother bought him his first camera to assist in developing his framing and sense of perspective. As he attended art school, D. Scott saw his interest in photography grow to include both landscape and portrait images being captured on a regular basis. Knowing his future lay in the development of his photography skills, D. Scott Carruthers decided to move to the West Coast of the U.S. where he felt he could better explore talents. By the age of 20, Carruthers was already a much sought after photographer who decided to begin his career with the establishment of his studio. Since the launch of his studio, the photographer has gone from strength to s...

Ismail Sirdah is a successful photographer in the Atlanta area and the owner of his studio and school. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Sirdah received his early business education working in his family’s restaurant business in Atlanta. He took photography classes at the Savannah School of Art and Design. Since his family’s restaurant is part of the Atlanta music scene, Sirdah was at first interested in working in the music business. His initial interest in photography stemmed from his desire to do event photography himself, rather than paying high rates for the service. He bought a simple DSLR camera and started working as a photographer’s assistant. He learned the ropes of the business from his employers and began creating ideas for his independent studio. Ismail Sirdah is one of the up-and-coming names in the Atlanta photography business. He specializes in portrait photography, though he is also well versed in wedding, travel, and retail photography. Sirdah’s combi...

Tonight our guest is Rachel Silva from São Paulo, Brazil. She graduated in Marketing. Her passion is traveling the world and she believes the world is too big to live in one place. For this reason she had the opportunity to live in Hawaii in which she realized that living in this place and having this contact with nature aroused her love for photography. She currently works on a cruise ship and gets through social networks like Youtube and Facebook to talk about her professional experience. We have conducted an interview with Rachel. What kinds of photography do you like the most? I love all kinds of photography because I believe they all show what art is. But what I love to photograph is the nature and all the wonders we have around this world. I believe that every photograph raises the curiosity in knowing where a certain photo was taken and the history of the place. How is traveling around the world special for you and helps you lead a full life? Traveling and ge...

Today our guest is Delia Sander from Ventura County, California. She earns her living as a global product planner for a biotech company but she also discovered her love of the outdoors. We have conducted an interview with Delia about her experiences of the outdoors as well as a photographer. Where are you currently based and what is your professional background? I’m currently based in Southern California just outside Los Angeles where I work for a multi-national Biotech company. Growing up in Germany I decided to go to college in the Netherlands and graduated with a master in Logistics and Operations Management. I started working for the at the Dutch location of the Biotech company right out of college. About 4.5 years ago the opportunity came up for me to relocate to Southern California and take a job at our corporate headquarters. I am currently working there as a Global Product Planner which means I’m responsible for ensuring our product supply is meeting the market de...