Jurufoto Adam Johnson

—Adakah anda seorang yang fotogenik?

—I think everyone is photogenic. Just not everyone appreciates it the first time they see a photo of themselves. I'm the kind of person who grows to like photos of myself over time, rather than instantly loving them.

—Bagaimanakah anda mula menceburkan diri dalam industri fotografi?

—It just happened. I got married, bought a DSLR for my honeymoon, and became obsessed with it. I thought I was getting quite good, shot a friend's wedding (as a guest) and did a terrible job. So I went away, practised and studied super hard, bought better equipment then tried again. It went much better the second time and I was able to build a portfolio and website. 18 months later I quit my day job.

—Apakah komponen paling penting sekeping foto yang bagus menurut pendapat anda?

—If we are talking about a wedding photo then it's all about emotion. Light is my obsession, but a beautifully lit emotionless or 'mute' wedding photo is pointless. A photo has to speak for itself, it shouldn't need a caption or an explanation.

—Adakah anda minat mengembara?

—Of course. And I love that wedding photography is showing me more of the world than I would ever have seen without it.

—Apakah yang paling anda sukai mengenai kerjaya anda?

—Freedom of expression. The more you shoot, the better you get, the more people hear about you and know about your work, the more freedom you are given to express yourself artistically. That and what I said about traveling in the last question!

—Apakah yang paling anda tidak suka mengenai kerjaya anda?

—I am honestly grateful for this being my profession but of course, when you have young children at school, it can take its toll when you're out most weekends throughout the summer and not able to spend as much time with them as I would like.

—Apakah masa depan fotografi?

—Who knows?! I just hope I'm able to change and adapt to however it changes. I truly believe there will always be a market for beautiful, well crafted photos – the technology and expectations may change but the product will not.

—Apakah yang istimewa dalam genre fotografi yang anda sedang mengkhusus?

—People. That's what it's all about. People and relationships. Being invited into a private world and asked to document it for a day.

—Bagaimanakah cara anda menangani kritikan?

—Badly. I do not like to be criticised. Often once it has sunk in I'm able to either reject or accept it and use it to improve, but I don't like it!

—Adakah wujud sebarang trend dalam fotografi?

—Of course! I just prefer to ignore them.

—Apakah sepatutnya menjadi kriteria untuk seorang pelanggan memilih jurufoto?

—If the photographer's photos of a total stranger's wedding can make you feel something in your heart and soul, you've found your wedding photographer.

—Apakah perkara yang patut dielakkan semasa penggambaran?

—There are no rules but I think each photographer will have their own principles or boundaries. If someone is crying because they are truly sad then I will not photograph them just to get that 'tear shot' that is so popular with wedding photographers these days. If I do not feel it is appropriate to shoot something, then I won't shoot it.

—Siapakah individu yang boleh menjadi simbol abad ke-21 menurut pendapat anda?

—Can we answer this with 85 years of the century remaining?! I think there are so many medical and technological advances we will see in this century and I expect icons to be created in these areas.

—Siapakah yang mahu anda rakamkan dalam foto?

—Ben Folds, Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United.

—Adakah anda ada sebarang tabu profesional?

—Not that I know of!

—Siapakah orang yang anda mahu merakam foto bersamanya?

—Annie Leibowitz, Joey L, James Nachtwey, Don McCullin, Richard Avedon... I love to shoot with other photographers, I think it's a good thing to do regularly.

—Apakah yang merisaukan anda, dan mengapa?

—I am a worrier. I worry about a lot of things! Professionally speaking I worry about becoming irrelevant, about getting stuck in a rut and left behind and nobody wanting me to take their wedding pictures!

—Apakah detik paling mengesankan dalam hidup anda?

—The births of my two children.

—Jika anda ialah karakter dalam kartun, buku atau filem, siapakah yang anda ingin jadi dan kenapa?

—Peter Pan. I want to stay young and always fight pirates.

—Siapakah yang menjadi sumber inspirasi hidup anda dan mengapa?

—I don't know if they inspire me as such but my children are the reason that I do what I do and why I want to continually get better at it. I am inspired by anyone successful – in business, in photography, in sport, in life... Not in an arrogant way but I find my own successes an inspiration to keep trying harder and to achieve more.

—Bagaimanakah anda mentakrifkan kejayaan? Bagaimanakah anda mengukurnya?

—For me, people booking me to shoot photos of them, plus the recognition of my work by my peers is probably my yardstick of success professionally. Happiness and contentment are signs of success in wider life.

—Mana satu yang lebih penting bagi anda, disukai atau dihormati?

—I don't think it's possible for me personally to respect somebody I don't like, so I don't think you can be one or the other. I can quickly lose respect for someone who turns out to be a huge douchebag.

—Apakah kesilapan terbesar yang pernah anda lakukan ketika bekerja?

—I don't remember. I know I've made mistakes but I'm pretty good about moving on from stuff.

—Apabila anda pergi mengembara, apakah yang anda bawa bersama anda dan mengapa?

—My iphone, my kindle, my macbook, my camera and some earphones.

—Adakah sesuatu yang anda harap anda tidak pernah beli antara banyak gajet milik anda? Mengapa?

—I tend to sell stuff if it doesn't fit into my life or work after I buy it. I remember I once bought a weird step trainer off an infomercial on the TV, it was so rubbish!

—Bagaimanakah anda meningkatkan diri untuk merakam gambar yang lebih baik?

—Taking pictures is the education. I'm quite analytical so if I see a photo I like I work out what I like and why... I do the same with my own photos, working out how I could've done better or what I could've done differently. I look at other photography a lot – in books, online, instagram and I think that seeps into my work.

—Hasil kerja siapakah yang paling mempengaruhi anda sebagai jurufoto?

—I think a turning point for me was doing a workshop with Daniel Aguilar from Mexico.

—Apakah satu perkara yang anda harap anda telah tahu ketika mula merakam foto?

—That there were no rules!

—Apakah yang ingin anda sampaikan melalui foto anda?

—I've no idea. Good stuff I hope.

—Apakah yang memotivasikan anda untuk terus mengambil gambar?

—The thing I love about taking photos, or any creative pursuit I guess is that it's just that – a pursuit – and you can never catch the thing you're chasing, but you're constantly improving, or changing at least. It's not static, or limited, or constrained. I know I've not taken my best photo, and I may never take it, but I will always keep striving for it.

—Bukankah ibu bapa anda pada satu tahap patut bertegas?

—No comment.

—Jika anda boleh kembali ke masa lalu, apakah yang akan ada lakukan dengan cara berbeza?

—Nothing, I don't think of life this way. I got to this point in my life, a point in which I am extremely happy, because of the choices I made. I don't want to change anything.That, or I'd go back and invest in Apple before they invented the iPod.Or I could invent the iPod.

—Bagaimanakah kehidupan di planet lain?

—Maybe, maybe not. I'm not concerned with it.

—Siapakah hero anda?

—I have no heroes.

—Siapakah orang yang anda tidak hormat kepadanya?

—An awful question.

—Apakah yang anda lakukan pada masa lapang?

—I play piano, play and watch football, watch TV shows and movies, go to the gym, spend time with friends and family, listen to music...I don't see life as spare time and work time. It's just life. I do all this stuff and I work, there's no split time. I work when I have to and I play whenever I can.

—Apakah sisi diri anda yang tidak pernah diketahui umum?

—The public? As opposed to who?

—Bilakah anda akan benar-benar berpuas hati dengan kerja anda?

—I love my own work. I love seeing progression in my work. I love it when my clients are in love with the photos I give to them. Completely satisfied? Is this possible?

—Adakah anda percaya dengan peranan tradisi bagi lelaki dan perempuan?

—My parents got divorced when I was young. This has skewed my view of tradition in the home... I don't really know what traditional roles are – women raise children, cook and clean and men just earn the money? Then no, I don't believe in that. A family is the sum of its parts, not separate and distinct people or roles.

—Adakah anda mudah berkawan?

—Yeah I guess. I'm never the instigator, I'm shy so I tend to wait for people to make friends with me!

—Di manakah anda suka untuk tinggal?

—If I could have four homes I would have one in the UK, probably near where I live now, one in New York City, a rural house in Southern France and one somewhere in California! Not that I'm greedy.

—Apakah perkara paling bodoh pernah anda bersetuju lakukan?

—I'm not sure I've ever agreed to something stupid.

—Masih adakah kehidupan selepas perkahwinan?

—I've been married 8 years... I'm still alive.

—Adakah anda ada lawak kegemaran? Beritahu kami.

—What's invisible and smells like carrots?Rabbit farts.

—Anda suka anjing atau kucing?

—Neither.

—Siapakah atau apakah yang anda tidak suka?

—I hate wasps. Passionately.

—Perkara terbaik dalam hidup ialah:

—Family time.

—Perkara paling menjengkelkan dalam hidup ialah:

—Traffic jams.

—Adakah sesuatu di sekitar anda yang anda ingin ubah?

—I want to make my house bigger!

—Apakah yang anda mahu ubah pada diri sendiri?

—I would like to break my iphone addiction!

—Apakah yang anda ingin ubah di dunia ini?

—Far too much to list. The world is a broken place.

—Bolehkah anda berikan beberapa petua untuk jurufoto yang baru saja bermula?

—You don't have to shoot every second of the wedding, you're not making a stop motion movie... Slow down, breathe, let your mind take in what is happening then tell the story with your photos. There are no rules.

—Jika makhluk asing datang ke Bumi dan anda ialah orang pertama yang mereka temui, apakah yang akan anda beritahu kepada mereka?

—You will never feel satisfied after eating a McDonalds...

—Jika anda dipanggil untuk penggambaran sebuah filem, apakah yang akan menjadi genrenya?

—Slapstick comedy.

—Esok saya akan pergi dan melakukan...

—I'll go to the gym, do some editing, get ready for Saturday's wedding, kick a football with my children, eat food, drink coffee...