2008 Woodie Awards
Owner of Blink Gallery Brings Travel Experience to Newport
Justine Axelsson
Issue date: 5/3/05 Section: Entertainment
Q. What does most of your subject matter seem to be?
A. "I would say it is a split between landscapes and people. Landscapes are meditative and serene, and they are easier to take. Photographing people takes really quick thinking, but it's more fun.
With people, you have to be conscious of their personal space, feelings, and the situation. I think the photographs of people are more interesting because people react to people more."
Q. I know you received "Travel Photographer of the Year Award." Can you tell me a little about what that award is?
A. "The award has only existed for about two years. I won the 'Spirit of Adventure" and the "Natural World" categories. The ideas were adventure, the natural world and environment, cities, and people in their culture.
The photographs were entered in sets of four and were coordinated into various subjects. I won with my set called "desert trek in Egypt" which was basically a 10 day walk in the sand, and I won for photographs of a leatherback turtle, and a waterfall.
Q. What makes a photograph "good" to you?
A. "There are so many variables, it's hard to say. There are two main things. The first is what's in the picture. What's it about? The other is, do the shapes in the picture work?
What makes them great is if both things are functioning together. I sort of have trouble with serene and sentimental images because I like colors, big shapes, and boldness. Then main thing I prefer is that the picture is authentic. I can't stand fake sentimentality and fake nostalgia."
Q. What is it about the way you photograph that sets you apart from others in the same field?
A. "I'm really a documentation photographer. All my pictures are real situations. I'm trying to show that what I photograph is actually out there and that I have found it. I spend a lot of mental effort thinking about how certain parts of the picture complement other parts and I choose what to crop and what to leave in.
A. "I would say it is a split between landscapes and people. Landscapes are meditative and serene, and they are easier to take. Photographing people takes really quick thinking, but it's more fun.
With people, you have to be conscious of their personal space, feelings, and the situation. I think the photographs of people are more interesting because people react to people more."
Q. I know you received "Travel Photographer of the Year Award." Can you tell me a little about what that award is?
A. "The award has only existed for about two years. I won the 'Spirit of Adventure" and the "Natural World" categories. The ideas were adventure, the natural world and environment, cities, and people in their culture.
The photographs were entered in sets of four and were coordinated into various subjects. I won with my set called "desert trek in Egypt" which was basically a 10 day walk in the sand, and I won for photographs of a leatherback turtle, and a waterfall.
Q. What makes a photograph "good" to you?
A. "There are so many variables, it's hard to say. There are two main things. The first is what's in the picture. What's it about? The other is, do the shapes in the picture work?
What makes them great is if both things are functioning together. I sort of have trouble with serene and sentimental images because I like colors, big shapes, and boldness. Then main thing I prefer is that the picture is authentic. I can't stand fake sentimentality and fake nostalgia."
Q. What is it about the way you photograph that sets you apart from others in the same field?
A. "I'm really a documentation photographer. All my pictures are real situations. I'm trying to show that what I photograph is actually out there and that I have found it. I spend a lot of mental effort thinking about how certain parts of the picture complement other parts and I choose what to crop and what to leave in.