• What brought you to photography? Please tell us a bit about your education and your career.
    Photography happened accidentally for me. I got my first DSLR camera as a gift from my mother and brother and then I had to learn how to use it. I studied advertising and PR and was back then working on digital marketing.

 

  • How did you start with architectural photography?
    After experimenting with all possible subjects I realized that architecture photography was my thing. Which is quite convenient because I love traveling. Both my parents are architects, I guess that also had a big influence.

 

  • What fascinates you about architecture and spaces?
    One of the biggest fascinations comes from the fact that behind every architectural piece there is a lot of work we don’t see. Dedicating enough time to explore these spaces gives you the opportunity to better understand the whole purpose and all the details designed by the studio.

 

  • How do you choose your objects, spaces and buildings?
    Before my traveling I do quite a lot of research, but many of my favorite photos happen in locations found randomly. I get lost very easily, and in my case I consider that a good thing.

 

  • How do you frame them? / How do you choose your perspective?
    I’m not sure how to respond to this one. My framing and perspectives come just naturally, so I don’t put much time into them.

 

  • Are you working digitally or analog? Which format are you working in?
    I work digitally. Sometimes I fantasize with the idea of incorporating an analog camera into my bag, but it hasn’t happened yet. I remember learning to develop film in a studio as a small kid, and the feeling when checking the photos for the first time after being developed was very fulfilling.

 

  • Where does your inspiration come from?
    My main inspiration comes from my mom. And of course, I also follow the work of many other artists on the internet.

 

  • What are you trying to evoke with your images? Emotions, fascination, curiosity, awe?
    Some of them are more emotional, especially when you can catch an interesting moment involving people and architecture. These could be my favorite ones. Other photos are more purposed to capture the architecture in its whole essence. But overall I would like to highlight the importance of architecture and landscape design in our lives. Traveling one can understand a lot about a country’s history and society through where the people live and interact.

 

  • It seems like you are not only taking pictures of buildings, but also telling the stories of peoples living environments. Are you talking to the inhabitants before you shoot or are you observing life in the buildings you are taking pictures of?
    Depends on the situation. Sometimes the situation requires me to ask for permission first before I take the photo, especially if there are kids in the frame. Otherwise, I prefer to shoot first and then show the photo to the people and ask if they are ok with me taking the photo. I got a lot of help and location recommendations by speaking to local people during my trips.

 

  • How do you bring the soul and heart of a space to live in your images?
    I find the best way to bring the soul and heart of a space is to show the space in use, full of life. That’s how the space was conceived by the architects and designers. However, silence and solitude is also very powerful sometimes. This works for instance at opera and theater halls.

 

  • What was the place you were most fascinated by and why?
    It’s fair just to name one, but probably Harbin Grand Theater, designed by MAD Architects. Also The Chinese Wall. Mainly because of the conditions under which I shot them. Harbin is one of the coldest cities in the world, and I spent 2 days photographing the theater at -20ºC. It’s an impressive place, but one of the most fascinating things for me was to observe the life around it. Couples were even taking their wedding photos around the building under these conditions.
    When visiting the Chinese Wall, the weather was very grey, humid and foggy, so I managed to create a very mystical and minimal collection. And I could never imagine I could take photos with no people in sight.

 

  • What are the projects you are working on right now?
    Right now I’m working on an exhibition I’m going to have in a few days here in Tallinn, Estonia. It’s a retrospective of my ‘Urban Geometry’ project

 

  • Do you have a place or space you are dreaming of photographing in the future?
    Not a specific place in mind, but I would love Japan to be my next destination.