Sunday Edition: Jaschi Klein and Charis Ioannou
PHOTOSNACK #314
Every Sunday, I contact photographers previously featured on PHOTOSNACK and ask them to send me their spontaneous thoughts, observations, reflections, or advice.
Today, I am sharing the messages I received from Jaschi Klein and Charis Ioannou.
Jaschi Klein
My visions are always tied to an open adventure. The result is only partly controllable and always a combination of planning, various dependencies, and chance. The surroundings for the shots are not just a backdrop - they significantly influence what happens. During the process, I also react to the unforeseen instead of being only orientated in the preconceived pan, which requires spontaneity and, at the same time, not getting lost in the various.
Emerging possibilities. I try to discover the levels behind the superficial facade in all processes. It‘s like walking.
There is a tightrope between intuition and the left brain's side. The picture seems to have a surreal character. For me, it's only the result of differentiated observation and must be a surprise.
Jaschi Klein was featured in PHOTOSNACK #251.
Charis Ioannou
As a jazz musician, I found that there are no shortcuts to getting great results in your music! One of my mentors once told me that to play great jazz music, you need to practice every day, listen to great jazz music, and play with other people every day.
For me, this has a direct translation into street photography. To make great street photos, one needs to shoot every day, look at great street photos every day, and interact with great street photographers from time to time (I find the last part of the equation doesn’t need to happen every day, but definitely, the first two statements need to happen as often as possible—ideally, every single day).
Here is a diptych from my pigeon series in Kyrenia, Cyprus. I got these shots on the same day, but only after continuous visits to the place for almost four years and having made more than 7,000 pigeon shots…
Anyone can do it if they put in the work. Keep on shooting, and the results will come automatically.
Charis Ioannou was featured in PHOTOSNACK #256.
Sunday Editions connect you with photographers whose work you previously explored through PHOTOSNACK.
I want to reveal some authentic parts of the people behind the cameras.
I don't ask them any specific questions. I ask them to share whatever comes to mind when they think about YOU, the newsletter readers.
It makes their responses genuine and personal.
I hope you enjoyed today's Sunday Edition.
Until next time,
Tomasz