Fotograf Chris Sansom

—Fotogenični ste?

—Hell no!

—Kako ste ušli u svet fotografije?

—To be completely honest I finished Film School and didn't want to make films, so I looked for a way to make a living from Photography and weddings just made sense. There wasn't a burning desire to be involved with weddings. I learned to build a website and offered cheap photography and within two weeks I'd shot my first wedding. During that time I saw Rangefinder magazine and read American Photo's 'Worlds top ten' list and I was completely inspired. When I shot the first wedding I was totally and utterly hooked, I just loved everything about it. Soon after Verity joined be and we never looked back.

—Šta smatrate da su ključni elementi dobre fotografije?

—Composition, originality and light

—Volite putovanja?

—Yes, although until recently I've not done much!

—Šta najviše volite u vezi sa svojim zanimanjem?

—Getting to do what I love with the person I love most in the world. What's not to like!?

—Šta najmanje volite u vezi sa svojim zanimanjem?

—Some of the attitudes we encountered when we first started out, with some people worrying more about what others are doing than themselves.

—Kakva će biti budućnost fotografije?

—Who knows! Everything seems to go full circle so I'm sure a lot of the techniques people are using now will still be popping up in the future.

—Šta je posebno kod vrste fotografije koja je vaša specijalnost?

—It's a day that is absolutely jam packed with photo opportunities. As photographers all any of us can ask for is a great moment or two and weddings provide a bounty of great moments. Not to mention the fact that everyones cheerful and it's just a flippin' awesome job!

—Kako podnosite kritiku?

—We don't really get much criticism! Certainly not from clients, but if we did we would just try to rectify the situation any way that we could to ensure they still had a great experience. If it's criticism from peers, mentors or each other then we know they have our best interests at heart and try to take it on board so we can improve next time.

—Da li u fotografiji postoje trendovi?

—Loads! Too many to list and a few that really wind me up. I won't start on those.

—Šta treba da budu kriterijumi kada klijent bira fotografa?

—They have to connect with their photographer and be comfortable sharing their day with them. They obviously have to love the photos too!

—Šta treba izbegavati kod snimanja?

—Over here in the UK we're pretty reserved when it comes to the ceremony. Our officiants don't tend to like us getting too up close and personal so we have to be careful not to overstep any boundaries there. Oh and other suppliers trying to push you out of the way....but that's another story!

—Koje najčešće neprimetne detalje primećuje fotograf?

—Intimate moments between the bride and groom,

—Šta utiče na vrednost fotografije? Šta su njeni elementi?

—Waaaaay to much to write down. From personal connection to technical skill. It all depends on who's judging it, I know most the photos I consider to be valuable aren't technically great, they just have emotional significance. Of course if you can get an emotionally significant photo that is technically sound then you're onto a winner!

—Za koju ličnost smatrate da bi mogla da bude simbol 21. veka?

—Haha that's a pretty odd one, I have no idea!

—Koga biste želeli da fotografišete?

—I'd love to photograph Zach Braff!

—Da li za vas u poslu postoji nešto zabranjeno?

—No

—Sa kim biste želeli da sarađujete?

—I'd love to go on a shoot with Ben and Erin Chrisman, Davina + Daniel, Two Mann Studios, they are all couples who've really inspired us. Oh and I'd love a day out with Emin Kuliyev, every day he posts some new awesome lens creation on Facebook, I'd just love to try out some of his exotic kit!

—Šta vas brine i zašto?

—I don't really worry about anything, I'm not a worrier!

—Koji trenutak u vašem životu je bio najupečatljiviji?

—I don't know really, hopefully there's lots to come!

—Koji lik iz crtaća, knjige ili filma biste bili i zašto?

—Totoro, because he's awesome.

—Ko vam je životna inspiracija i zašto?

—Photographically there are too many awesome people to list!

—Šta za vas znači uspeh? Kako ga merite?

—Are people booking you? That's really all there is to it, everything else in terms of awards etc is lovely but not a measure of success.

—Da li biste pre bili voljeni ili poštovani?

—Liked

—Šta je najveća greška koju ste do sada napravili u poslu?

—Touch wood I haven't ever made any huge mistakes!

—Šta nosite sa sobom na putovanja i zašto?

—A camera because it's part of who we are!

—Da li ima nešto među vašim alatkama čiju kupovinu ste zažalili? Zašto?

—Not really, I love all of my gadgets!

—Kako se edukujete da biste bolje fotografisali?

—By watching films and looking at masters of photography outside of weddings. There's so much to learn from other fields of photography!

—Čiji rad je najviše uticao na vas kao fotografa?

—Verity's, I see everything she shoots so that always affects me moving forwards.

—Šta biste voleli da ste znali kad ste tek postali fotograf?

—The less you see other wedding photographers work, the more you develop a unique style. And not to worry about anyone copying your shots!

—Šta želite da poručite svojim fotografijama?

—Nothing, it's about how the couple want their day to unfold and I want the photos to reflect that. Ok, it's in my style but it's their story so it should be their message.

—Šta vas motiviše da se i dalje bavite fotografijom?

—I just love taking photos!

—Da li mislite da su vaši roditelji bili premalo ili previše strogi?

—I really couldn't ask for a better life, so I'd say neither, I wouldn't want anything to change!

—Da možete da se vratite u prošlost, šta biste uradili drugačije?

—I'd worry less about having the best kit. It really doesn't make a difference!

—Šta mislite o životu na drugim planetama?

—What about it? It has to exist somewhere and I'd love to see where!

—Ko su vaši heroji?

—I don't really have any heroes, lots of people I respect, but not particularly any heroes!

—Prema kome nemate nimalo poštovanja?

—Where I grew up there was a lot of closed-mindedness and intolerance so I don't have any respect for people like that!

—Kako provodite slobodno vreme?

—Take photos, train for Ninja Warrior and train and compete in Triathlons.

—Koji deo sebe nikada ne pokazujete javno?

—The 'sitting at home and watching chick flicks with Verity' side

—Kad ste potpuno zadovoljni svojim radom?

—Never! I love what we do but there's always things that you could improve on and that's what makes us strive to continue pushing ourselves professionally.

—Da li verujete u tradicionalne uloge muškaraca i žena?

—No

—Da li lako sklapate prijateljstva?

—Yes

—Gde biste voleli da živite?

—I absolutely love Yorkshire, but I would like to live in the Lake District one day, or possibly America!

—Šta je najgluplja stvar u životu koju ste pristali da uradite?

—I have no idea!

—Da li postoji život posle braka?

—What an odd question! I love life after marriage!

—Imate omiljeni vic? Prepričajte nam ga.

—Not really!

—Da li volite pse ili mačke?

—Both, but I prefer dogs!

—Da li postoji neko ili nešto što mrzite?

—I don't really HATE anything!

—Najbolja stvar u životu je:

—My wife!

—Najiritantnija stvar u životu je:

—There only being 24 hours in a day during wedding season

—Da li ima nešto u vašem okruženju što biste promenili?

—No

—Šta biste promenili kod sebe?

—Nothing really, I'm pretty comfortable with my flaws!

—Šta biste promenili u svetu?

—That's a pretty big one! A bit more financial equality around the world would be a good start.

—Da li imate neki savet za fotografe koji tek počinju?

—Concentrate on what you're best at, looking at other photographers is great but you'll never make any headway until you produce something that's truly your own instead of rehashing old work.

—Kad bi vanzemaljci došli na Zemlju i prvo sreli vas, šta biste im rekli?

—Leave, before the government locks you in a bunker!

—Kad bi vas zvali da snimite film, koji biste žanr izabrali?

—I'd like to shoot a comedy drama

—Od sutra ću da…

—A triathlon, without any training at all since it's been a busy wedding season.