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Fjkslktr by FJAAK (featuring Modeselektor) from the album FJAAK
Snow by FJAAK from the album Fjaak - Directed and animated by Raman Djafari
Photographer Profile: Felix Wagner
I was born in a very small town in the middle of Germany. I studied in the much bigger but still quite small city of Koblenz and lived there for about 8 years until I moved to Ulm where I work at the University as a research assistant at the Psychology institute.
I haven´t really felt that photography could be such a big part of my life until I joined the very strong and interactive G+ community. Sharing my work with so many people and communicating with others all around the globe really pushes and inspires me to become a better photographer.
Q: When or why did you decide to start taking pictures? Did someone influence you?
I never made a conscious decision to take pictures. I always liked taking pictures and have always been interested in creating visual appealing stuff. I got my DSLR about ten months ago because I wanted to have more control composing my shots but I wasn´t really sure what I wanted to shoot until I saw and got inspired by the work of other Photographers of the G+ community. Inspiration comes from everywhere…shots of other photographers, books, movies, music.
Q: Can you recall the first photo you took (or saw) that made you go WOW!?
I guess I never took a WOW-shot myself because there are always details that I can make better or different and that´s a good thing. Considering the work of others it´s not one single shot that made me go WOW it´s rather those people that are able to turn a simple thing such as photography into a unique style of art over a longer period of time.
Q: Do you have any formal training in photography?
I never had a training or such. I think street-photography is the best the best way to improve your skills as you need to be able to frame a shot and set the camera within a second.
Q: What is your favorite gear for shooting on the street?
As long as I have some sort of device with me that is able to capture the things I see I am pretty satisfied with what I have. Primarily this is my Canon with a 50mm prime lens and since last week a 28mm lens.
Q: Do you think of yourself as an artist and what do you think of the word artist?
The word artist is way too subjective and vague to put myself or others in that category. I consider myself as someone that tries to create visual appealing images without actively manipulating the scenery (I know that´s not 100% possible).
Q: What has been the single biggest obstacle for you growing as a street photographer?
From time to time I get bored or even annoyed with the scenes the small city I live in provides me. And I figured out that I get a bit lazy when it´s cold and rainy…although I know that these are very good conditions to get some great shots. I still wonder if there are some sort of special gloves for photographers ;)
Q: Describe a typical day for you as a street photographer?
Ever since I started shooting the streets I try to take my camera everywhere I go. So I don´t specifically prepare for shootings. Before or after work or at the weekends I just go out and see what the day brings. Sometimes I get ten good shots in an hour sometimes nothing I see seems worth to be captured.
Q: How do you describe your style as a street photographer?
That is not easy to answer…I would say my primarily intention is to stay invisible, to melt in the crowd. I am definitely not the candid street shot type of photographer. I really hate it when people stare into the camera and I delete those shots almost immediately…I want to capture things that would have happened whether I´m there or not. I try to combine geometry, contrasts, shadows and light with the very special human factor.
Q: What inspires you to be a street photographer
What really inspires me is the feeling that everything that´s happening in the streets will only be there for one little moment. I love that challenge. Seeing and capturing beauty in the most ordinary situations is what strives me to go out and make as much as shots as I can.
Q: Tell a little secret about yourself that no-one knows …
Okay…first poster of a band I had was of the fabulous NKOTB (please don´t google that!)
Felix Wagner
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