Tell us about yourself in two sentences - who are you?
I'm a guy spending too much time sitting in front of a screen, working on my photos or developing apps. Nine months ago, I grabbed my camera and decided to go to South America for a year and come back home with some good pictures and stories.
What's the weirdest situation you've found yourself in while taking a photograph?
Tough one but I think this is the weirdest. It was my last day in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. Through a fence, I climbed inside an abandoned bull arena. It was quite dangerous because it was falling apart and obviously I wasn't supposed to be in there. Eventually, I spent more than 5 hours in there because I couldn't stop taking pictures! At one point I was just thinking - what kind of weirdo spends 5 hours in an abandoned bull arena by himself, haha!
What do you shoot on? What's your favourite set up?
I'm still shooting with my first camera - a Sony Alpha 65 which I bought in 2012. I don't have a lot of gear. I have the kit lens, a 35mm f1.8 Sony Prime and a 28-75mm 2.8 Tamron. Latter one is the only lens I brought on my trip. None of it I would consider my favourite setup not only because it's already dying slowly. But I can tell you what my favourite reasonable setup would be - a Sony Alpha 7RII, a wide open wide-angle lens and a zoom lens similar to the one I have right now.
What's your number one tip for an aspiring photographer?
To me consistency and a good workflow are essential. Go out there, shoot whatever it is you enjoy shooting, share it with some sort of community, get feedback and try to develop your own style.
"After taking two flights and a bumpy 4x4 bus to Jericoacoara I enjoyed this perfect sunset on a sand dune next to this fisherman."
"After taking two flights and a bumpy 4x4 bus to Jericoacoara I enjoyed this perfect sunset on a sand dune next to this fisherman." Read less
by Fabian Schmiedlechner
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