Fotograf Marius Tudor

—Sind Sie fotogen?

—My mother loves all my pictures, she belives I am photogenic!

—Wie sind sind zur Fotografiebranche gekommen?

—I have started almost 6 years ago after I met my love Gabriela. I did not start with shooting flowers, but I took it straight the hard way. Three months after I grabbed my first semi-professional camera I shot for free my first wedding. Since then, I shot almost 200 weddings and 100 baptisms.

—Was macht Ihrer Meinung nach ein gutes Foto aus?

—I strongly belive in a moment as the first component and I am always fighting to find it. Before finding the moment, I scout for the best light condition and I am making some composition scenarios. Having all those elements in my mind I start to shoot until I get what I want. Sometimes nothing happens in the frame, but patience is my ally.

—Reisen Sie gern?

—I love to travel and I belive seeing as many places as I can helps me to develop as a man.

—Was gefällt Ihnen an Ihrem Beruf am meisten?

—I love people and the fact that I always have to be on alert! I do my best to never be bored. My couples gives me the energy to go forward.

—Was gefällt Ihnen an Ihrem Beruf am wenigsten?

—I would love to have more time to visit my family.

—Was ist die Zukunft der Fotografie?

—I think we have to understand the new generation, people between 20 and 25 years. They are different than the people we've shot before and trying to adapt to their way of living, thinking and acting will be the next step in our business. The future of wedding photography stays in crazy shots. Traditional is dying.

—Was das Besondere an dem Fotografiegenre, auf das Sie sich spezialisiert haben?

—What's special? It's special because we connect new people every day (some of them are coming into my life to change it), it's special because I can wake up and go to sleep when I want, it's special because we have the power to make people happy.

—Wie gehen Sie mit Kritik um?

—Sometimes it's hard to handle it, but I've learned lately how to manage situations like this. I started to listen more and even if I fight for my opinion if the criticism makes me think about how can I improve myself I am cleaning the trash.

—Gibt es irgendwelche Trends in der Fotografie?

—There are no trends in wedding photography. If there is one, that one will be good photography. Everyone wants to improve it!

—Was sollten die Kriterien für Kunden bei der Wahl eines Fotografen sein?

—They have to choose a photographer who makes them feel confortable and who inspires confidence.

—Was ist bei Fotoaufnahmen strikt verboten?

—There are no rules when shooting. Everything is allowed.

—Welche Details werden häufig übersehen, die ein Fotograf aber erkennt?

—I belive in one quote: "When everyone is looking in one direction, turn around!"

—Was beeinflusst den Wert eines Fotos? Welche Elemente sind wichtig?

—Moment, light, composition.

—Welche Person verkörpert für Sie das 21. Jahrhundert am besten?

—Nelson Mandela

—Was würden Sie gern fotografieren?

—I would love to shoot Morgan Freeman.

—Gibt es für Sie in Ihrem Beruf Tabus?

—As I said before, there's nothing forbidden.

—Mit wem würden Sie gern fotografieren?

—I would be honored to shoot one day with Erika and Lanny Mann, Daniele Vertelli and Pedro Cabrera. These are the first names that come to my mind, but the list is longer so far. There are so many great photographers out there which I would be honored to meet and shoot along side with.

—Worüber machen Sie sich Sorgen und warum?

—For the moment I have no worries, I am young and restless, but I always think at the moment when I will not be able to help people in need.

—Welche literarische Figur oder Filmfigur wären Sie gern und warum?

—Mickey Mouse. That was my nickname when I was a kid. He is a funny character.

—Wer inspiriert Sie in Ihrem Leben und warum?

—I am inspired by people who manage to do something great for the others.

—Wie definieren Sie Erfolg? Wie messen Sie ihn?

—We can define and measure only our success. What success means for me may not be the others success defintion. For me success means to balance your personal life with your career and to be happy with the balance, to be surrounded only by the people you love and to do only what you like to do.

—Gefällt es Ihnen mehr, wenn man Sie mag oder wenn Sie respektiert werden?

—Respect is the engine of all human relationships. I would rather be respected and not liked than liked and not respected.

—Was war der größte Fehler bei Ihrer Arbeit?

—I've made a lot of mistakes and I think the biggest mistake in my life was the period when I did not allow myself to make mistakes.

—Was nehmen Sie mit, wenn Sie auf Reisen gehen und warum?

—If I am traveling with the right person I don't need to take something with me.

—Haben Sie Apparate oder Ausrüstung, die Sie lieber nicht hätten kaufen sollen? Warum?

—I am not a gadget addict. All I bought until now it was because I need it. I was very unhappy about my previous smartphone...in time it became very slow.

—Wie bilden Sie sich weiter, damit Ihre Bilder noch besser werden?

—I am going to workshops, I shoot and read a lot (books, articles, others experiences).

—Welche Arbeiten haben Sie als Fotografen am meisten beeindruckt?

—When I started wedding photography the very first photographer that influenced my work was Fer Juaristi.

—Was hätten Sie auf jeden Fall wissen müssen, als Sie mit der Fotografie begannen?

—I wish I knew how to free my mind. I was very stressed about tehnical stuff.

—Was möchten Sie mit Ihren Fotos zum Ausdruck bringen?

—I belive all about wedding photography is about people. I've seen a lot of photographers wasting their time during the wedding day taking pictures of the rings, wedding dress and other stuff like this while people let go their emotions.I want to show with my photographs how my clients felt their wedding day.

—Was motiviert Sie weiterzumachen?

—My couples!

—Hätten Ihre Eltern strenger sein müssen?

—They did not like me to do the mistakes they did in the past. They realized later that my life is not their life.

—Wenn Sie zurückschauen, was hätten Sie besser machen können?

—I am happy with my actual life. If there's one thing I could ask if I go back in time its my today's mind.

—Was halten Sie vom Leben auf anderen Planeten?

—I belive in aliens!

—Wer sind Ihre Helden?

—My mother, my father and my fiance.

—Wovor haben Sie keinerlei Respekt?

—I have no respect for people who do not respect humanity, for people who do not respect me and for lazy people.

—Welche Seite Ihrer Persönlichkeit bleibt dem Publikum verborgen?

—Actually If I am answering to this question there won't be an unseen part of me.

—Wann sind Sie mit Ihrer Arbeit in jeder Hinsicht zufrieden?

—When my clients are very happy.

—Glauben Sie an die traditionellen Rollen von Mann und Frau?

—I belive in balance.

—Schließen Sie schnell Freundschaft?

—No, I am an introvert.

—Gibt es ein Leben nach der Heirat?

—I don't know yet, as soon as I find I will edit this answer. :-D

—Lieben Sie Hunde oder Katzen?

—I like almost all forms of life. To answer your question, I prefer dogs.

—Das Beste im Leben ist:

—To always do what you like.

—Das Ärgerlichste im Leben ist:

—To be forced to do what you don't like.

—Was würden Sie an sich selbst gern ändern?

—I would like to change my anger management.

—Haben Sie ein paar Tipps für angehende Fotografen?

—Be stubborn and never give up.

—Wenn Außerirdische auf der Erde ankommen und Sie sind die erste Person, die sie treffen, was sagen Sie zu ihnen?

—I will tell them I always belived they exist!

—Angenommen Sie erhalten den Auftrag, einen Film aufzunehmen. Welches Genre würden Sie für den Film wählen?

—Comedy or drama.

—Morgen werde ich...

—...wedding photography. It's saturday!