Jonas Bendiksen Will Make You Rethink Your Photography Approach

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Podcast About Photography

Martin Kaninsky

17 episodes

9 months ago

There is a notion that if you want to become a good photographer, then perfect compositions and great lighting will be your best friends. And this is true. But the intention, why you are making the image, and your relationship with your subject are what make good photographers great. Belgian photographer Bieke Depoorter is one of those great (if not one of the best) photographers making use of the relationships she is able to establish. Her unconventional approach to the presentation of her projects and the way she pushes the limits of the medium are just a couple of the things about her that have fascinated me for quite some time, and I was fortunate enough to be able to talk to her about this, and much more. Thank you for listening or watching. Find Bieke Depoorter: https://biekedepoorter.com https://www.instagram.com/biekedepoorter/ https://www.facebook.com/BiekeDepoorterPhotographer/ https://twitter.com/biekedepoorter Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/36TS6kC Listen on Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2UHwbun Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi/3rrYMA0 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-228441570 Check out https://aboutphotography.blog for more stories about photography Index: 00:00 - Who is Bieke Depoorter? 00:48 - As a documentary photographer, what are your views on creating work for yourself versus creating work that has an impact? 03:36 - Is it possible to be honest as a photographer? 09:03 - Do exhibitions influence your project? 12:12 - A short recap of the project 13:06 - How do you perceive the balance, or perhaps tension, between art and documentary? 17:12 - Impact of (negative) feedback 24:13 - Balance between art and documentary regarding Magnum photos. Can photojournalism be objective? 26:03 - How demanding are the emotional connections? 28:48 - Does it help at all if the project becomes personal (when you spend a lot of time with someone, you inevitable get closer to each other). Is it how to get beyond obvious? 32:14 - Do you get better pictures if you spend more time with your subject? 35:28 - How do you recognize that the person has the potential to be a subject for a project? 39:28 - Do people on the street like to be photographed? 40:41 - What is the idea behind the format of your books? 42:13 - The photographer has the power to choose the story. 44:38 - Telling a story and editing the work. How do you choose 50 images out of 10K? 46:34 - Can you stay objective when editing your own work? 48:41 - How can someone improve their photography? 52:48 - Is composition important? 53:26 - Should you search for your own voice/style? 55:50 - Can you make a living as a documentary photographer? 57:30 - Any advice you would give to your younger self? 58:50 - What have you learned about yourself through these projects? 01:01:00 - The end, thank you for watching!

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Jonas Bendiksen Will Make You Rethink Your Photography Approach

Podcast About Photography

1 hour 13 minutes 45 seconds

3 years ago

Jonas Bendiksen Will Make You Rethink Your Photography Approach

Since 1996 when he became an intern at Magnum’s London office Jonas Bendiksen worked for editorial clients such as National Geographic, Vanity Fair, Red Bull or Land Rover. He also produced some amazing projects including documenting the second coming of Jesus or photographing the center of fake news with it’s fake history in his fake book. He also won many awards including Best Photography Book, ICP'Infinity Award or World Press Photo award. Jonas is a documentary photographer, photojournalist and member of legendary Magnum Photos. Find out more about Jonas: https://aboutphotography.blog/photographer/jonas-bendiksen Website: https://www.jonasbendiksen.com/ Magnum: https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/jonas-bendiksen/ Jonas Bendiksen: Curiosity in Practice | Magnum Learn: https://www.magnumphotos.com/learn/course/jonas-bendiksen-curiosity-in-practice/ Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/36TS6kC Listen on Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2UHwbun Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi/3rrYMA0 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-228441570 Index: 0:00:00 - Who is Jonas Bendiksen? 0:01:09 - What do you think most people get wrong when it come to documentary photography? 0:02:38 - The story of how Jonas became a photographer 0:06:55 - Now looking back, if you would start with documentary photography today whats the one thing you would stop yourself from doing? 0:09:15 - Millions or maybe billions of photos are being published every day, as a very successful photographer what do you think is that separates photos and photographers that can get traction and attention from ones that can’t. 0:15:02 - How to find the project in this word where everything seems to discovered and everyone with the phone is can be a photojournalist? 0:16:00 - What are you looking for when you look at photography of others 0:18:26 - You said your personal projects drive everything else and you always try to have at least one personal project. How do you keep pushing personal project when there is nothing that would force you to do it (no editor, no one waiting for the pictures) 0:21:09 - Jonas is not one of those 24/7 photographers who eat and sleep with a camera 0:24:02 - Being out in the field is almost like a small detail. From getting the idea to final thing. 0:26:43 - What is your photography process when you are out in the field? 0:29:22 - When do you know the project is finished? 0:30:54 - how do you find what is the best part of the project and how you want to structure it? 0:34:24 - Do you have some sort of system how to get from 10 000 photos to final 50? 0:39:36 - What about family photos? Do you apply the same system? 0:41:57 - Did your first project make you believe you can be a documentary photographer? 0:43:50 - Start of Satelites project 0:44:05 - Satellites. Altai Territory, Russia. 2000. © Jonas Bendiksen | Magnum Photos 0:50:05 - Documenting the second coming of Jesus? Story of The Last Testament 0:52:27 - How did you pick the right messiahs? 0:54:14 - Is design something that is import for you? To find the right presentation? 0:58:39 - What sort of impact do you want to have with your projects and did making of this project have impact on you? 1:01:27 - Do you want to be objective? 1:02:49 - The book of Vales 1:06:02 - Reacting to negative comments 1:09:26 - Did you think about pitching the project to the publisher as unknown photographer 1:11:29 - Photojounalist or documentary photographer career - Is it a good idea? 1:13:33 - The end, thank you for watching! #podcastaboutphotography

Podcast About Photography