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le chat noir by

le turk

"a biography would be of no use"

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five minuteswith le turk

Tell us about your latest projects “La chutedes Empires” and “Le chat noir”

It's hard for me to talk about my projects. Likeall my series, "Le Chute des Empires" wasborn with visions. A century that echoes ourown. An empire collapses, the revolts of thepeople, the nations be wakened, wars that arepreparing. And amid the rubble, a woman, wholooks lost his world die. "Le Chat Noir" is a co-llaboration with "Maison Blackitten", a fashionhouse that manufactures lingerie and corsets.I had to adapt to the world of his collection. Itwas a pleasure, because our universe arevery similar. The idea was to refer to the fa-mous cabaret "Le Chat Noir", and its time(early twentieth century) ... Speaking ofFrance ... this is my passion.

Because you use a pseudonym? Who is LeTurk?

The Turk is my demon. It's me, but worse, atumor of myself. Why this name? It's a longstory ...

How did you get interested in photo-graphy?

The photograph does not interest me. I lovetelling stories. And the photo has allowed meto do it more easily than with music or drawingthat I used to practice at the time. I 'm goingback to music, drawing and even cinema, littleby little, but the photo has allowed me to ex-press myself quickly.

Which artist/photographer inspired yourart?

I have already answered this question a dozentimes ... The artists who inspire me the mostare almost all dead ... But some of the deadare more alive than my contemporaries. Bach,Fellini, Mozart, Jerome Boch, Otto Dix. Christ.Today what inspires me the most is what I see.You, this absurd world, women, wine ...

Could you please tell us something aboutyour technique and creating process?

I have no process. I make myself available toimages, visions, characters that already exist. Ilisten. And I keep a diary, a chronicle of what ishappening somewhere, I catch it and I transmitit, that's all. The rest is a bit of tinkering, trifles,with wood, polystyrene, paint, who cares.

Could you tell our readers how to reachsuch excellent results in photography?

Yes, of course: they only have to do just likeme: Sort this out now!

Can you share what visually appeals to youas a photographer and why you shoot whatyou shoot?. Can you tell us a little bit aboutyour photography style?

This is a very difficult question. Certainly myaudience could answer better than me. I comefrom the graphic world of comics and painting... I love when the message is strong, almostcartoonish, theatrical. For me, burlesque is thebest way to talk to the modern world. Createsets that sound fake, characters trapped in anabsurd world, this is the best way for me to talkabout this society.

What quick advice do you have for some-one who wants to improve his or her photo-graphy skills?

Work. Drink. Fuck. Work again and again. Lit-tle sleep. Do not listen to anyone. Hold on.

What do you like most about your profes-sional life?

My Freedom.

What do you like the least about runningyour professional life?

My Freedom...

Thank you for taking the time to talk withus today.

It was a pleasure ...

architecturalphotography of

Architect and International Award-Winning B&W Fine ArtPhotographer, Julia lives in Athens and has a passion forboth architecture and photography, doing them with the

same dedication and joy. Interested in photography from avery young age, she is used to think in images and considers

them even more important than words.

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julia annagospodarou

landscape astrophotography by

jesse summers

Composing scenes at twilight on night were the conditionsperfectly align, Jesse is able to incorporate the stunningcenter of the Milky Way galaxy into his landscape photos

through the use of creative long-exposure imagery.

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architecture by

koji tajimaTime, space, architecture, perspective. Break and re-create.

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I've had many gifts in my life... but maybe the best one of all wasthe camera my father gave me when I was ten years old.

the wonderful world of

scottstulberg

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Interviewwith scott stulberg

How much preparation do you put into ta-king a photograph? Are you planning everystep or is it always spontaneous?

Much of the time is my preparation, especiallybefore a trip abroad. I study the countries… Istudy the people….. And I try to learn the bestlocations because my images are used in somany magazines and different things all overthe world…. That they have to really be as po-werful as possible. Studying the types of ima-ges that sell… Is what you need to do to besuccessful and it's all about preparation forme. But much of the time when I'm on locationit can definitely be spontaneous as an idea willjust pop into my head or I will meet the perfectsubject and then a great idea will hopefully fo-llow. When timing and creativity collide…..Then anything is possible so you always haveto be prepared!

Could you tell our readers how to reachsuch excellent results in photography?

It's really about determination and how muchyou want to push yourself. It's about readingeverything you can… As I get every magazinepretty much because you never know whenyour eye might see in one particular photo-graph that completely changes so much foryou. This has happened to me quite often andI will push myself to venture off into differentkinds of photography when I see somethingthat really excites me. I am constantly lookingon Google for so many different things whetherit is an idea with photography or a new Photos-hop idea. Google is really a photographer'sbest friend as is Photoshop…..And you reallyhave to be good with both… using both ofthem quite often as they will pay back in spa-des! Studying other photographers and seeingwhat makes them different is so incredibly im-portant… But coming up with your own ideasand never staying stagnant and always thin-king outside the box is what is going to makeyou different and have people wanting to knowwho you are and hopefully purchase your pho-tographs. It's all about how much you want toput into it. It really is.

Can you share what visually appeals toyou as a photographer?

That's really a tough one as I like so many dif-ferent things. Sometimes I am totally turnedon by night photography and shooting carswith slow speed photography…. Making themlook like they are going 100 miles an hour…..As anything after dark is one of my favoriteparts of photography. But also one moment Imight think of trying the capturethe EiffelTower in a different perspective….But then Ican be a top of the canyon… say at a gorge-ous part of America…. And watching the sun-set and realize that this might be my favoritepart of photography and visually the moststunning in terms of just an awe inspiring mo-ment. Visually… There is so much around theworld that I love and probably my favoritething is actually all the different kinds of peo-ple that I find all over the planet. Quite often, Iam just walking into a store whether in theUnited States or a country far away…..And Iwill see a face… Whether it is a woman or achild… or an incredible looking man who hasshown the years of a tough life all over hisface…..And this gets me so intrigued and intoa conversation with them and hoping that theywill become a model for me. .. So manythings really excite me and appeal to me andI'm just so happy I am a photographer andable to capture so many things all over theworld that really intrigue me!

Light is such an important factor in photo-graphy. Describe your ideal lighting situa-tion.

That's also a very tough one. With my cour-ses…. The number one thing I tell everyone isthat “it's all about the light!” That is what Istress and you can find beautiful light any-where…… But I would have to say that quiteoften I am just mesmerized by sunrise or sun-set light that just stops me in my tracks. Whenyou're in a place like Africa… and you are outat sunrise or sunset… this is really where youcompletely understand how important beauti-ful and soft light is. It changes everythingwhen you capture a gorgeous cheetah and itscubs with gorgeous soft warm light. It really

grabs you and humbles you and although somany things…. It really is the truth.Give me a beautiful sunset anywhere in theworld…. And hopefully my camera will be ne-arby!

What fascinates you in places that youshoot?

I'm big into different cultures. And if I'm inAfrica I want to be with the tribes just as muchas I want to be capturing the animals. I lovehow different the people are all over the worldand of course the different city life that youfind….. The different architecture that is allover this planet…. And the way of life that peo-ple accept and really know nothing different.When I'm photographing kids in Cambodia….They have not a clue of what life is like any-where else and they have huge smiles and agreat life….As they have no idea what it's likein all of these other countries where people areso spoiled. I appreciate so much that they askfor so little and give so much…. And I reallywould have to say that it's the people in coun-tries all over the world that excite me the mostand give me the best sense of appreciation forthis big beautiful world. I'm so glad that I havea gift .. That lets me walk up to almost an-yone…. And engage in conversation…. Andthen have them trust me that I can photographthem. I havea very easy time being able to photograph al-most anyone that I meet but I know this is ahuge challenge for so many people. You justhave to do your best at approaching people…And it really will come naturally!

What is your favorite subject to photographand why?

Like I said… People… Locally and all over theworld are without a doubt my favorite subjectto photograph. If I had to pick one particularsubject or people…. It would be the monks inBurma. They are without a doubt my favoritesubject that I have ever photographed and abig part of my new book Passage to Burma. Ihave become very close with many of the veryspecial MonkMasters in Burma…. And they

have brought me into their culture and havegiven me incredibly special permission to pho-tograph many of the monasteries….andmonks…and nuns and this is something that ismore special than anything else that I've everdone. Being around these very special peopleis probably the highlight of my life and I'm sohappy that I was given the opportunity to do acoffee table book on this incredible country andtheir amazing culture. Even the kids all overthe country with their Thanaka face paint…That they all wear on their faces…. Is incre-dibly powerful and just being with them day-to-day… Is more rewarding than almost anythingelse that I have done in my life. The

Do you tend to bring the same equipmenton each shoot or do you change up yourgear depending on the subject and theme?

The gear that I bring when I travel is usually si-milar from trip to trip as I love to bring super-wide…. All the way to super telephoto…. As Inever really know what I might run into. Butquite often I will leave a lens or two at homedepending on the location…. Or I will bring anextra lens or two. I always carry an extra ca-mera body and my fiancé who is my assis-tant….Also carries a lot of gear so that wehave plenty of stuff between the two of us. So-metimes I will bring small soft boxes…. Andflash gear… And sometimes small lightstands… But I always have my tripod and myreflectors in my diffusers with me no matterwhere I'm going. There is probably nowhere Iwould travel to without all three of those things.And many times… or even most times…. Ihave my laptop with me so that I can downloadand edit back at the hotel room.

What advice would you offer to photogra-phers that would like to get into lifestylephotography?

It’s just about how much you want it…and howmuch you want to push yourself. Of course youdo have to have some talent because thesame goes for anything in life. If you're not pre-disposed to be a great pianist….

Then that might not be what you do in life. Butwith photography… there has to be some in-nate talent and then you can work on that ta-lent and become incredibly talented as there isso much to learn in so many ways to grow inphotography. You can suck up all the kno-wledge you can find… like a sponge…. And tryand learn as much as possible…. But you alsohave to be good with technical things and havea huge willingness to try different things. Youalso have to be great with people if you want todo to things like lifestyle photography or eventravel photography because for me… capturingpeople is more important than anything be-cause images with people sell more than any-thing in the world… especially for stockphotography.But just like Nike says…. “Just do it!” That's allthere is to it. Just do it! Get out there and havethat camera nearby!!!

Thank you for taking the time to talk with ustoday.

surreal worlds of

audreysimper

The lighting, the make-up, the model,the styling, the location, the pose andthe editing are all essential pieces tomy stories.

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