Fotograaf Marius Tudor

—Bent u fotogeniek?

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

—Hoe bent u beland in de fotografie-industrie?

—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.

—Wat zijn volgens u de belangrijkste elementen van een goede foto?

—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.

—Houdt u van reizen?

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

—Wat vindt u het leukst aan uw beroep?

—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.

—Wat vindt u het minst leuk aan uw beroep?

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

—Wat ziet u de toekomst van 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.

—Wat is er bijzonder aan het fotografiegenre waarin u zich specialiseert?

—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.

—Hoe gaat u om met kritiek?

—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.

—Zijn er bepaalde trends in fotografie?

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

—Welke criteria moet de klant hanteren bij het kiezen van een fotograaf?

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

—Wat is er totaal uit den boze bij het fotograferen?

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

—Welke details die vaak onopgemerkt gaan, kan een fotograaf vastleggen?

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

—Wat beïnvloedt de waarde van een foto? Wat zijn de elementen ervan?

—Moment, light, composition.

—Welke persoon kan volgens u symbool staan voor de 21e eeuw?

—Nelson Mandela

—Wie wil u graag fotograferen?

—I would love to shoot Morgan Freeman.

—Heeft u bepaalde taboes op professioneel vlak?

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

—Met wie zou u graag fotograferen?

—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.

—Waar maakt u zich zorgen over en waarom?

—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.

—Als u een personage van een cartoon, boek of film was, wie zou u dan zijn?

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

—Wie inspireert u in uw leven en waarom?

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

—Hoe definieert u succes? Hoe meet u het?

—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.

—Bent u liever graag gezien of gerespecteerd?

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

—Wat is de grootste fout die u ooit begaan heeft op professioneel vlak?

—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.

—Wat neemt u mee op reis en waarom?

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

—Is er iets dat u liever niet gekocht had tussen de gadgets die u bezit? Waarom?

—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.

—Hoe leert u bij om betere foto's te maken?

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

—Wiens werk heeft u het meest beïnvloed als fotograaf?

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

—Wat had u graag geweten toen u begon als fotograaf?

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

—Wat wil u graag zeggen met uw foto's?

—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.

—Wat motiveert u om foto's te blijven maken?

—My couples!

—Hadden uw ouders strenger of minder streng moeten zijn?

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

—Wat zou u anders doen als u in de tijd kon terugkeren?

—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.

—Wat denkt u over leven op andere planeten?

—I belive in aliens!

—Wie zijn uw helden?

—My mother, my father and my fiance.

—Voor wie kan u geen respect opbrengen?

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

—Welke kant van u krijgt het publiek niet te zien?

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

—Wanneer bent u helemaal tevreden over uw werk?

—When my clients are very happy.

—Gelooft u in een traditionele rolverdeling voor man en vrouw?

—I belive in balance.

—Maakt u gemakkelijk vrienden?

—No, I am an introvert.

—Is er een leven na het huwelijk?

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

—Houdt u van honden of van katten?

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

—Het beste in het leven is:

—To always do what you like.

—Het vervelendste in het leven is:

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

—Wat zou u graag veranderen aan uzelf?

—I would like to change my anger management.

—Kan u tips geven voor beginnende fotografen?

—Be stubborn and never give up.

—Als buitenaardse wezens naar de Aarde komen en u bent de eerste persoon die ze ontmoeten, wat zal u hen dan zeggen?

—I will tell them I always belived they exist!

—U wordt gevraagd om een film te maken, welk genre wordt het?

—Comedy or drama.

—Morgen zal ik ... doen

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