Fotógrafo Marius Tudor

—¿Es usted fotogénico(a)?

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

—¿Cómo empezó a trabajar en la industria de fotografía?

—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.

—¿En su opinión, cuáles son los elementos más importantes de una buena fotografía?

—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.

—¿Le gusta viajar?

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

—¿Qué le gusta más de su profesión?

—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.

—¿Qué le gusta menos de su profesión?

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

—¿Cuál será el futuro de la fotografía?

—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.

—¿Qué tiene de especial el género fotográfico en que trabaja?

—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.

—¿Cómo gestiona las críticas?

—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.

—¿Existe alguna tendencia en la fotografía?

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

—¿Qué criterios debería tener en cuenta una persona a la hora de elegir a un fotógrafo?

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

—¿Qué no está permitido de ningún modo cuando realiza una fotografía?

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

—¿Qué detalles que normalmente no tenemos en cuenta puede un fotógrafo captar?

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

—¿Qué influye en el valor de una fotografía? ¿Cuáles son sus elementos?

—Moment, light, composition.

—En su opinión, ¿qué persona podría ser un símbolo del siglo XXI?

—Nelson Mandela

—¿A quién le gustaría fotografiar?

—I would love to shoot Morgan Freeman.

—¿Tiene tabúes profesionales?

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

—¿Con quién le gustaría fotografiar?

—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.

—¿Qué le preocupa y por qué?

—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.

—Si fuera un personaje de animación, literario o cinematográfico, ¿quién le gustaría ser y por qué?

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

—¿Quién le inspira en su vida y por qué?

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

—¿Cómo definiría el éxito? ¿Cómo lo mide?

—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.

—¿Qué prefiere, gustar o sentirse respetado?

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

—¿Cuál es el mayor error que ha cometido en su trabajo?

—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.

—Cuando va de viaje, ¿qué lleva consigo y por qué?

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

—¿Se arrepiente de alguno de los gadgets que ha comprado? ¿Por qué?

—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.

—¿Cómo se forma para tomar las mejores imágenes?

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

—¿A quién pertenece el trabajo que le ha influenciado más como fotógrafo?

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

—¿Cuál es la única cosa que desearía haber sabido cuando comenzó a tomar fotografías?

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

—¿Qué desea decir con sus fotografías?

—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.

—¿Qué le motiva a continuar tomando imágenes?

—My couples!

—¿Cree que sus padres deberían haber sido más o menos estrictos?

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

—¿Si pudiera volver atrás en el tiempo, qué haría de forma diferente?

—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.

—¿Qué piensa de la vida en otros planetas?

—I belive in aliens!

—¿Quiénes son sus héroes?

—My mother, my father and my fiance.

—¿Por quién no siente respeto?

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

—¿Cuál es su lado desconocido que la gente nunca quiere ver?

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

—¿Cuándo está complemente satisfecho de su trabajo?

—When my clients are very happy.

—¿Cree en los roles tradicionales de hombres y mujeres?

—I belive in balance.

—¿Hace amigos con facilidad?

—No, I am an introvert.

—¿Hay vida después del matrimonio?

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

—¿Le gustan los perros o los gatos?

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

—Lo mejor de su vida es:

—To always do what you like.

—Lo más molesto de su vida es:

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

—¿Qué le gustaría cambiar de usted mismo?

—I would like to change my anger management.

—¿Podría ofrecer algunos consejos a los fotógrafos que empiezan?

—Be stubborn and never give up.

—Si los extraterrestres llegaran a la Tierra y fuera la primera persona que encontraran, ¿qué les diría?

—I will tell them I always belived they exist!

—Si le llamaran como fotógrafo de una película, ¿a qué género pertenecería?

—Comedy or drama.

—Mañana voy a hacer...

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