• Oman mängulist laadi pildistamiskogemust alates viiendast eluaastast (Smena-2).
• In a playful style I started taking my first photos (using Smena-2) at the age of five.
• Esimese päris oma fotoaparaadi (Smena-8) sain kümnendaks sünnipäevaks. Smena ja Ljubiteliga pildistasin veel ka kooli päevil, olgugi, et põhiliseks kaaslaseks oli saanud Zenit-E.
• For my tenth birthday I got my first real camera (Smena-8). I kept taking photos using Smena and Ljubitel even in upper secondary school, although my main camera-friend of that time had become Zenit-E.
• Kaamerakogemus läbi erinevate aegade on olnud Smena, Zenit, Ljubitel, Kiev, Saljut, Linhof, Olympus ja Nikon ning tollase Kunstiinstituudi fotostuudio suured ja vanad saksa plaatkaamerad, mille nimesid kahjuks enam ei mäleta.
• In different periods my experience with cameras included Smena, Zenit, Ljubitel, Kiev, Saljut, Linhof, Olympus and Nikon, as well as the big old German plate cameras of the photo studio of the Estonian Academy of Arts of that time, the names of which I unfortunately no longer remember.
• Pildistamine on minu hobi, töö ja kirg. Täna on sel pigem põhiprofessiooni igapäevaselt toetav ning kohati olulist vürtsi andev funktsioon.
• Photographing is my hobby, job and passion. Today, it has become a supportive part of my main profession, adding important spice at times.
• Olen kunstnik, kes kasutab tänapäevase fotograafia võimalusi ja fotograaf, kes visualiseerib läbi isikliku esteetilise nägemuse kogemusi, aega, kohti ja inimesi.
• I am an artist who uses the opportunities of modern photography, and a photographer who visualises experience, time, space and people through personal aesthetic vision.
• Fotograafia esteetikas paelub mind eelkõige autentsetes valgustingimustes (sh väheses valguses ilma lisavalguseta) pildistamine ja visuaalse sõnumi meditatiivne minimalism.
• When it comes to the aesthetics of photography, I am fascinated by taking photos in the ambient light conditions (including low light with no additional lighting) and meditative minimalism of a visual message.
• Kunstnikuna eelistan igal juhul loomingulist tulemit sisutule ja kuivale tehnilisele perfektsionalismile. Selleks kasutan oma töödele viimase lihvi andmiseks meelsasti digipimiku ajas pidevalt laienevaid võimalusi.
• As an artist I definitely prefer creative results to empty and dry technical perfectionism. To that end I happily make use of the constantly expanding opportunities of the digital darkroom to put the finishing touches on my work.
• In a playful style I started taking my first photos (using Smena-2) at the age of five.
• Esimese päris oma fotoaparaadi (Smena-8) sain kümnendaks sünnipäevaks. Smena ja Ljubiteliga pildistasin veel ka kooli päevil, olgugi, et põhiliseks kaaslaseks oli saanud Zenit-E.
• For my tenth birthday I got my first real camera (Smena-8). I kept taking photos using Smena and Ljubitel even in upper secondary school, although my main camera-friend of that time had become Zenit-E.
• Kaamerakogemus läbi erinevate aegade on olnud Smena, Zenit, Ljubitel, Kiev, Saljut, Linhof, Olympus ja Nikon ning tollase Kunstiinstituudi fotostuudio suured ja vanad saksa plaatkaamerad, mille nimesid kahjuks enam ei mäleta.
• In different periods my experience with cameras included Smena, Zenit, Ljubitel, Kiev, Saljut, Linhof, Olympus and Nikon, as well as the big old German plate cameras of the photo studio of the Estonian Academy of Arts of that time, the names of which I unfortunately no longer remember.
• Pildistamine on minu hobi, töö ja kirg. Täna on sel pigem põhiprofessiooni igapäevaselt toetav ning kohati olulist vürtsi andev funktsioon.
• Photographing is my hobby, job and passion. Today, it has become a supportive part of my main profession, adding important spice at times.
• Olen kunstnik, kes kasutab tänapäevase fotograafia võimalusi ja fotograaf, kes visualiseerib läbi isikliku esteetilise nägemuse kogemusi, aega, kohti ja inimesi.
• I am an artist who uses the opportunities of modern photography, and a photographer who visualises experience, time, space and people through personal aesthetic vision.
• Fotograafia esteetikas paelub mind eelkõige autentsetes valgustingimustes (sh väheses valguses ilma lisavalguseta) pildistamine ja visuaalse sõnumi meditatiivne minimalism.
• When it comes to the aesthetics of photography, I am fascinated by taking photos in the ambient light conditions (including low light with no additional lighting) and meditative minimalism of a visual message.
• Kunstnikuna eelistan igal juhul loomingulist tulemit sisutule ja kuivale tehnilisele perfektsionalismile. Selleks kasutan oma töödele viimase lihvi andmiseks meelsasti digipimiku ajas pidevalt laienevaid võimalusi.
• As an artist I definitely prefer creative results to empty and dry technical perfectionism. To that end I happily make use of the constantly expanding opportunities of the digital darkroom to put the finishing touches on my work.
ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL. FRANK ZAPPA
WHY DO YOU NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE WRONG JUST BECAUSE A FEW MILLION PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE? FRANK ZAPPA
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Move and the way will open. Zen Proverb
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Move and the way will open. Zen Proverb
There is no path to happiness, happiness is the path. Buddha
The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. Robert M. Pirsig