Dimitris Makrygiannakis: Remembering Life Through Photography

Dimitris Makrygiannakis Remembering Life Through Photography Arrow-home "You can find exciting things to photograph at your doorstep and even in the smallest of places." Dimitris Makrygiannakis In this interview Greek photographer Dimitris Makrygiannakis tells how a broken leg and a trip to India fueled his passion for taking pictures and shaped his artistic vision. Themen Darum geht es in dieser Folge Until photography became a cornerstone of his life, Dimitris used his camera on his travels to make the normal touristic shots. „Remembering my life through the art of photography is what keeps me going.“ These days, taking pictures has a different meaning for him. He says: „Sometime in 2010 and after a series of events I discovered artistic photography. Got totally hooked and since then photography is a part of my life everyday. I started as a street photographer, but nowadays I will make photos of anything I find having artistic value. Family, friends, objects and still enjoying the streets. Remembering my life through the art of photography is what keeps me going.“ Among the photographers who have greatly influenced his style are Lukas Vasilikos and Achilles Nasios. About the importance of having a mentor in photography, Dimitris says: „I think they are very important, because they have the experience and have developed a vision. Through discussions with them you discover things you have never thought of. It’s impressive how a photo that you might not be able to fully appreciate can change though the feedback of others – and ultimately it makes you look at it in another way. It’s not only all about changing your opinion about that particular photo. But you start thinking in other aspects. „You can find exciting things to photograph at your doorstep and even in the smallest of places.“ For example, when I came back from India I still was very focused on street photography even though I had already started to work on other things. And it was Achilles who encouraged to further broaden my view. He reminded me that photography was all around me. You don’t have to go to India to take interesting pictures. You can find exciting things to photograph at your doorstep and even in the smallest of places. These things you might eventually discover yourself with time. But a good mentor can speed up that process in a helpful way. That’s why I think that mentors are needed in photography.“ Street Photography Den Zauber des Alltäglichen einfangen – oder, wie es Henri Cartier-Bresson sagte: Der „entscheidende Moment“. Erfahre von den besten deutschen und internationalen Streetfotografen, wie sie das Außergewöhnliche im Alltäglichen erkennen und in faszinierenden Bildern festhalten. Mehr zum Thema Die Geschichte hinter dem Bild @ Dimitris Makrygiannakis Sunbathing „This photo was shot in Stockholm in the summer of 2014. I think it was a promotional campaign of some kind of bodylotion. There were a lot of models laying on the floor. The funny thing was that it was a very cloudy day, there was no sun at all. That made it even more unusual and absurd – this whole scene of people pretending to be sunbathing. „A lot of my photos include symbols.“