This week I’d like to introduce you to Eric Thalmann, hailing from Switzerland, the land of great chocolate and knives. A self purported amature, but with a keen eye and the right attitude, I’ve enjoyed Eric’s fresh perspective on subjects I don’t normally take into account. By the way, I think he’s the flag, not the cat, in the photo at left. :)
1. Explain a bit about who you are and the type of photography that interests you most.
I’m a recent and amateur photographer on Flickr. Before I got my reflex camera, I used to take photos without really thinking through, and Photoshop was my second eye :) Now, I invert the process to take the better picture I can, to avoid any further modification.
2. If you could have a paid trip for 4 weeks anywhere in the world, just to photograph and report back, where would it be and why?
The Buthan/Bouthan, for the wonderful landscapes you can have there, or the US again, but alone (too boring for my girlfriend to follow me in several abandoned factories, ghost towns, etc. :)).
3. Name two of your photography inspirations.
Three in fact… it’s all picture styles which I haven’t explored yet but I would to like very much.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/avi_abrams/1990080768/
This is a picture which impressed me very much. I discover the power of the rotated pictures (and others follows: http://www.flickr.com/photos/strombe/2663234165/ + http://www.flickr.com/photos/johanneseiriksson/408887755/ etc.)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/npjarvis/2810840150/
I don’t know why, but I’m very receptive to landscapes which shows mountains chains gradients (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34943760@N02/3277654293/ + http://www.flickr.com/photos/coyote-agile/1578404172/ + http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucaballetti/2892195812/ etc.)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erica_roll/2989984087/
I enjoy very much pictures which shows objects interacting with background… (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jibbyimages/1415632696/ + http://www.flickr.com/photos/r_m_x/2524257976/ etc.)
4. What do you hope to convey to others through your photography?
For some pictures I hope to causes questions and a little bit of reflection to discover the entire pictures with details :)
For many pictures I hope the humor I found in the situation is transpired into the photo.
