Fotografer Mark Wallis

—Anda fotogenik?

—Not really, mainly because I pull stupid faces when I find myself on the wrong side of the camera.

—Bagaimana awal Anda masuk ke bidang fotografi?

—The old story of the couple with no money, an old uni friend with a decent camera and a firm agreement that there’d be no posed photos.

—Apa komponen terpenting dari foto yang baik menurut Anda?

—For me it’s all about the genuine moment, captured without any intervention by the photographer. A moment that would have happened even if the photographer wasn’t there. A moment of action, emotion, great light, etc.

—Anda suka bepergian?

—I do, but in comfort. I’m more of a city person than a wilderness person.

—Apa yang paling Anda suka tentang profesi Anda?

—Working for myself and (kinda) gatecrashing parties.

—Apa yang paling tidak Anda suka tentang profesi Anda?

—The assumption by some that I’m at the wedding to take control of everything and to take boring, posed photos of the guests.

—Bagaimana masa depan fotografi?

—Not sure I even know what the ‘present’ of wedding photography is. I just do what I do and hope enough people each year want that.

—Bagaimana Anda menangani kritik?

—Depends who it’s coming from and how constructive it is.

—Adakah tren dalam fotografi?

—Always somebody doing something that everybody else copies until something else comes along. Trends get old quickly (see ‘couple in rain with flashgun’, etc.)

—Apa yang seharusnya menjadi kriteria bagi pelanggan dalam memilih fotografer?

—Approach is key for me. They either want to just get on and enjoy their wedding and have a record of it, or they want to spend the day modelling for pieces of art or fashion photography (or somewhere in between). A connection with the photographer’s portfolio, and a desire to see themselves in those images, is a good guide.

—Detail apa yang umumnya lewat tanpa disadari yang tertangkap oleh fotografer?

—I don’t think there is anything specific. A good wedding photographer will have an eye for a moment or an interesting composition or great light that most won’t have, but the key thing is that when you’re employed to shoot a wedding you approach it from a different angle to a friend or family member who is there to enjoy the wedding. I am paid to be observant. Plus, I see what the common people are doing. I’m there to photograph everybody, not just the couple.

—Siapa yang dapat menjadi simbol abad ke-21 menurut pendapat Anda?

—For me, whoever does the most to increase education and encourage the use of reason and logic in decision-making from the top to the bottom of social and political hierarchy.

—Siapa yang ingin Anda jepret?

—Anybody that trusts me completely and who will ignore me.

—Anda memiliki tabu profesi tertentu?

—I won’t work for people or companies that I perceive to be helping to make the world a worse place.

—Dengan siapa Anda ingin menjepret?

—Nobody. I like working alone.

—Apa yang Anda khawatirkan, dan mengapa?

—Time and money and my misguided perception that I have a shortage of both.

—Apa momen paling mengesankan dalam hidup Anda?

—Completing this interview.

—Jika Anda karakter kartun, buku, atau film, siapakah Anda dan mengapa?

—Butthead from Beavis & Butthead, because he.. he… he. You said would. He.. he…

—Siapa yang menginspirasi Anda dalam hidup dan mengapa?

—I’m not good at absorbing or recognising inspiration.

—Anda lebih senang disukai atau dihormati?

—Depends who is doing the liking and respecting.

—Apa kesalahan terbesar yang pernah Anda lakukan di tempat kerja?

—Running up the stairs of Marylebone Town Hall with a zoom lens precariously perched in a jacket pocket didn’t end well.

—Saat Anda akan bepergian, apa saja barang yang Anda bawa dan mengapa?

—Clothes, money, phone, a camera of some sort.

—Di antara gadget yang Anda miliki, adakah yang Anda harap tidak pernah Anda beli? Mengapa?

—A Panasonic GF1 that I barely used and that my wife dropped and damaged after I’d had it for a couple of weeks. I don’t get on with cameras without viewfinders.

—Bagaimana Anda mengajari diri sendiri untuk mengambil gambar yang lebih baik?

—Take more pictures.

—Karya siapa yang paling memengaruhi Anda sebagai fotografer?

—Nobody specific, but seeing in 2004/2005 that a documentary approach was a viable option for wedding photography was the push I needed to start doing it myself.

—Apa yang ingin Anda katakan dengan foto-foto Anda?

—The truth.

—Apa yang memotivasi Anda untuk terus mengambil gambar?

—People keep paying me to come to their weddings.

—Apakah orang tua Anda seharusnya lebih atau tidak terlalu ketat?

—My mum got it pretty much spot on.

—Jika Anda dapat kembali ke masa lalu, apa yang akan Anda lakukan secara berbeda?

—I would make better use of my enquiring mind and study science or engineering, so that I could be of more use to the world and future generations.

—Bagaimana tentang kehidupan di planet lain?

—Presumably, but we’ll wipe out life on our own planet before we make contact with life on others.

—Siapa saja pahlawan Anda?

—I don’t really have any. They’d only ruin it at some point.

—Siapa yang tidak Anda hormati?

—Those who promote fear, intolerance and lies to feed their own greed.

—Apa yang Anda lakukan di waktu luang?

—I do DIY, or I play my ukulele, or I go to (mostly metal) gigs or I do a crossword.

—Sisi diri Anda manakah yang tidak pernah dilihat orang?

—Most of my sides. I’m a fairly private person.

—Kapan Anda merasa benar-benar puas dengan pekerjaan Anda?

—Dunno, it hasn’t happened yet.

—Anda percaya akan peran tradisional untuk pria dan wanita?

—Like most traditions, best left in the past. Live and let live.

—Anda mudah menjalin pertemanan?

—I really don’t. I’m friendly and approachable and I get on with most people, but I’ve been burnt too many times so I keep most people at a few arms’ length.

—Di mana Anda ingin tinggal?

—In a huge warehouse apartment in NYC, or in a cosy old manor house surrounded by a few acres, or on top of a hill in Scotland.

—Adakah kehidupan setelah pernikahan?

—It’s just a certificate and a great party. As you were.

—Anda punya lelucon favorit? Beri tahu kami.

—“Some people like cats and some people don't. Apparently the Pope's a cataholic.” Milton Jones

—Anda suka anjing atau kucing?

—I prefer cats to dogs, but I don’t like the damage they do to your house, so am currently resisting my family’s desire to own one.

—Siapa atau apa yang Anda benci?

—Overuse of hate.

—Hal terbaik dalam hidup itu:

—Freedom. And Five Guy’s Bacon Cheeseburger, All The Way.

—Hal paling menjengkelkan dalam hidup adalah:

—Procrastination. And people constantly changing speed on the motorway when I’m using cruise control.

—Apa yang ingin Anda ubah dalam diri sendiri?

—I’d like to have more self-belief.

—Apa yang ingin Anda ubah di dunia ini?

—I’d like to ensure everyone gets a quality education and eradicate dependence on myth, legend and violence.

—Dapatkah Anda memberi kiat untuk fotografer yang baru saja memulai karier?

—Take your own (decent) food, and wear comfortable shoes.

—Jika alien mendatangi Bumi dan Andalah orang pertama yang mereka temui, apa yang akan Anda katakan pada mereka?

—That I want a ride in their spaceship.

—Jika Anda dipanggil untuk mengambil gambar film, apakah genrenya?

—A very dark and gory horror film.

—Besok saya akan pergi...

—…something less boring instead.