Reinfried Marass Interview - Without heart photographs would be mere images

In some words … The story of your passion … How long have you been a photographer ?

It all started at age of 18. I went on a trip to Egypt and The Sudan for several month. Just for fun. Well, I had no camera with me. For sure you can imagine that I wasn’t able to ‘archive’ great visual moments and impressions. And I started with photography upon my return and after my graduation as mechanical engineer. One always should listen to Mom and to have a more ‘serious’ job as backup to overcome the ‘thin’ years. Or to have a rich spouse. But I didn’t go pro from the start. For the first years it was just a nice hobby. I always liked to become a wildlife photographer, down in dark Africa of course. But I had no idea how to monetize this passion. Back in the old days wildlife photography mainly was waiting. Waiting for the lion to roar. And I couldn’t convince a female to accompany me to sugar the times between the lion’s roars. And I skipped it till today. But one day I’ll be back to Africa, but not as a wildlife photographer. There are a lot of other things to cover […]

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    perfectionist I’m...loner. Many photographers are loners. Pure, raw

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40. frothy-loins said: Amazing! I loved this.
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43. siganmelostontos said: I love the interview! Your works are great, and your style it’s so authentic, its “your” style. Regards from Valparaíso, Chile.
44. parvumphotos said: nice to hear you’re a mechanical engineer. i’m on the 5th year myself and doin it only for the “serious job” position, hope i can trail a path similar to yours!
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