New York Photography Interview

Here at New York Photography Awards, we celebrate different views, opinions, suggestions, and openness in moving towards success. Thus, let’s take a closer look at the interviews from our worldwide winners and get inspired by their success today!

Japan


Takuma Kimura took up photography after being impressed by a photographer's work. He worked in an advertising photography studio for 12 years and took his first photo of a cat in h...

United States


Yan Jin is a visual artist based in New York who works in photography, video, sculpture, and installations. She studied abroad in France as an exchange student, where she was influ...

Germany


Klaus Maria Einwanger has been a photographer for 40 years and feels that his 'university' is life itself. He is inspired by people and circumstances and self-educated in photograp...

Germany


Nicole Maria Oestreich is a self-taught photographer who has rediscovered her love for the craft. Currently, she is enrolled in a distance photography school and plans to earn a ce...

United States


Stuart Reed Martin's photography journey began in 2009 with a Vivitar DVR 550, but his work changed significantly when he acquired a Panasonic Lumix G85 in 2019 and started living ...

France


Valentina Benigni started photography at age five and turned it into a profession in 2020. She has exhibited fine art photos, particularly of flamenco, and has self-published a boo...

Singapore


Yosh Hase is a full-time banker who has been involved in photography for 5 years. She enjoys photographing and has joined numerous workshops as well as photo walks where she contin...

United States


Katrine Moite is a photographer from Ukraine who started in New York City with a small camera and two lenses. She began taking photographs of weddings, families, and sports but the...

Switzerland


Adrian Schaub is a lawyer with a hobby of photography. He learned much of his skills from Adam Ansel and Andreas Feininger's books and previously studied Henri Cartier-Bresson's wo...

Japan


Ryo Utsunomiya is a wildlife and nature photographer based in Japan. He is self-taught and draws inspiration from everyday environments and relationships. ...

Poland


Monika Wanat is an artist and photographer who specializes in crystallography. She teaches photography and is the author of photography courses, guides, and newsletters. She has be...

Taiwan


Didi Hsu is an art and painting student, who uses photography to stay in a creative space. She uses the Internet to research photography-related knowledge and uses a consumer camer...

United States


Helene McGuire grew up in a family of artists and art lovers in France. She moved to New York for her master's degree and taught herself photography. ...

Australia


Matthew Tuffield has been a photographer for 20 years, inspired by the landscapes of New Zealand on a family holiday. His knowledge and skills are self-taught, with a course in mul...

United States


Christopher Behrend, is a professional artist and photographer in Buffalo, NY. He is also a published writer and a freelance IT specialist business owner. He took an introductory c...

Taiwan


Joseph Lai, a publicist and amateur photographer, is inspired by his father's photography and the pandemic-forced home working. He learned photography basics and experimented while...

Chile


Carlos Guevara, a Chilean photographer, loves nature and landscapes. He has a degree in finance and computer engineering, but his passion lies in photography. He climbs mountains f...

Italy


Carlotta Roda is a professional photographer from Italy who has a passion for photography since childhood. She learned with a semi-professional camera at age 6 and later graduated ...

Taiwan


Ru Fang Dong is a visual designer who specializes in creating aesthetically pleasing and impactful designs. He has a strong foundation in photography due to his design work, and is...

Switzerland


Thierry Lagnel is a Swiss autistic photographer who started in 2015 and became passionate about wildlife photography in 2018. Despite having no formal training, he has a deep inter...

Switzerland


Renzo Cicillini is a Swiss photographer who discovered his passion for photography in the beauty of landscapes and seascapes. He takes a minimalist approach to his work, striving t...

Spain


Anna Foix is a Spanish computer engineer who became passionate about photography in 2017. After attending a photography workshop, she trained extensively and has since won local an...

India


Tanumoy Das is a software engineer who enjoys photography and travels. He got into photography after capturing the sunrise in Darjeeling at age 8....

Taiwan


When he was 16 years old, Shang Yao-yuan began using a Nikon SLR film camera for school work. He discovered his love for photography and explored color and composition to create be...