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This month’s featured artist is von-aspern. A street photographer from Europe!
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Full name.
Kay von Aspern
City and country where you live.
Vienna, Austria
How you started with street photography?
I started with street photography 10 to 12 years ago. I lived in Hamburg, Germany and just bought my first digital camera to explore the city with it. For the first time I took a lot of pictures of graffitis, but after a while I got bored with that and I decided to take pictures of people in their surroundings. At the beginning my influence of the classical masters was low… But that changed of course. I started reading photo books and visiting exhibitions.
Why street photography?
I didn’t choose street photography knowingly. Honestly I even don’t like the notion, but this is the phrase which is known. I simply like wandering around with my camera and to take pictures of things I see. That’s all.
What and/or who inspires you?
I am inspired by fresh air, the feeling of personal freedom and the place I am walking through. This is enough motivation for me. If you mean inspiration by another photographer I could name a lot I really enjoy. But I got a lot of inspiration by my friend Siegfried Hansen. He is a stunning photographer with a really special eye and was also a great teacher in the beginning for me. Other good friends with a camera are Christian Reister, Mario Cuic, Luis Corrales, Alexander Magedler and of course my companion Elisabeth Schuh. And there are lots more of people who inspire me. Also some famous photographers of course.
Could you name a few of those “famous” photographers?
For example Henri Cartier-Bresson, André Kertész, Ray K. Metzker, Martin Parr, Saul Leiter, Ernst Haas, just to name some of them. There are lots more and it’s impossible to list them all.
How often do you go out to capture moments?
I always have a camera with me. If I see something that keeps my interest I make a picture.
Do you take photos also of your personal life? If so, how do you approach it compared to your street photos?
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