My
partner Mark Sink and myself make the work together.
How did you discover photography and what makes
you keep on doing it?
When I was a child, my dad would
teach me the basics of using a camera. In high school I took a photo class and
knew from then on that is what I wanted to do. I set up a darkroom in my
family's second bathroom and would stay up all night printing.
Which artist would you like to work
with?
I have many artists I admire. I
already work with and collaborate with someone I love and admire, Mark Sink. I
feel very lucky to collaborate with him almost every day. Sylvie Tillmann,
Bruno Dayan, Paolo Roversi, Rineke Dijkstra, and Nazif Topçuoğlu
are a few of my contemporary favorites.
In your opinion, what are the characteristics of a photographer, and what
differentiates it from a good photo taker?
Well
almost everyone is a photographer these days with digital cameras. They are
easy to use, and a wonderful tool. I think a good photographer is someone who
thinks of art, photography, painting, history, cooking, life, people, all day
long, everyday all day and never takes a break from work. Art is not work as an
artist, it becomes like a labor of love, like raising a child. You would do
anything for it and never cease being committed to it. Art is life.
What are your hobbies besides photography?
I like to cook, I worked as a
cook for a couple years, I now work as a florist, I love flowers and bees, I
like to blog, watch people on the street, I sew and construct many of the
outfits in the pictures with the help of my mom, I like bookmaking.
Is there anything you want express with your works?
The way I see things.
What do you expect from your photographic future?
I expect there is a lot
for me ahead. I have ideas I am just starting to work on and I hope I become a
better photographer and make better work all the time. I hope that I am not
ever without a camera and if I am I hope I am doing something really wonderful
and interesting instead and then take a picture of it.
Thanks to Kristen Hatgi
Photos by Kristen Hatgi and Mark Sink
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