空白杂志::NONZEN

Daniel Bartolomé is a young photographer based in Barcelona, I received his letter earlier this month. Daniel sent his beautiful photo to me, amazing pictures, clean light, simple scene, I love his style, so I invited him to do an interview here.

眼前一片金色

金色是万能的，从古罗马竞技场到埃及金字塔，再到北京的紫禁城，金色的神秘高贵让每个人神往。在金色的世界里，每个人的亮相都彰显非凡气质，备受注目。金色是如此神圣而充满力量，华丽而张扬，凡是与之相连的事物都充溢着了奢华与香艳味道。金色能穿过透明的空气，抚摸我们的身体，给予无限温暖，让人迷恋。

于是那些灿烂夺目的金黄色成为富贵的主打色。不论是金色的斗篷、披肩，还是貂皮大衣，都会让人一见钟情，继而两眼放光，直到爱不释手。钟爱金色，而不落入俗套，崇尚自由与性感的摩登形象成为富贵们的不懈追求。

来自光的灵感

“当阳光被云层遮蔽，光芒瞬间消逝，此种变化，令我记忆犹新。”各种形体在光之中都能达到完美和谐，它还原了世界的真实。在摄影师的镜头前，光的意义非凡，它不但记录历史，捕捉生活细节，还无时无刻不在精细的表现正在发生的一切。

光是一切事物的度量，绝对，精确，永恒，无法控制，无法超越。回忆所能回忆的一切，你所能想到的都沉浸在光亮中，其余的则消逝于黑暗中。“Light is everything——不管它怎样变化，我们如何努力控制它，不管人们怎样评介它……”西班牙摄影师Daniel Bartolomé这样赞美光，看他的作品，光是炫丽而鲜艳的，模特儿深邃澄净的眼神，在光的折射中，发出异样的光辉，让人无法忘怀。

金色华丽转身

“在我很小的时候就被对摄影着迷，经常从杂志和报纸上剪下大量的照片，拼贴在一起，以此为乐。早前的那些旧黑白照片和黑白电影，一度误认为过去的人们都生活在只有黑色和白色的世界里。19岁时，我去了伦敦，花了四年时间学习摄影，之后回到巴塞罗那开始涉足时装摄影。”

“几乎我的每次拍照经历都很享受，当我脑子里浮现出一张照片的雏形时，我就想着怎样把它拍出来，这个过程非常享受！”创作是一种转型的过程，将浮游在脑海中的意念，转化成为可看见、可抚摸、可感受的实体。一切由零开始，经过不断的构想，继而逐步实现，把虚有概念幻化出来。“创作一幅美丽的时装照片，我最关心的是如何把自己心中构想的画面完美地在镜头前表现出来，模特、场景，每个细节都很重要，不仅仅是填充这些简单的物件，而忽略了塑造图像本身。”“要拍摄一张好的照片，最重要的是每个参与其中的人都调整到最佳状态，才能创造出杰出的作品。”

“我们应该相信事实，任何事情都应该被看到或者被记录。”“不管你想表达什么，摄影都应该尽可能的联系其它的事物，就算图片的狂轰滥炸让人们变得麻木不仁，摄影和影像的意义就在于此。”

摄影之外的旅行

“我喜欢旅行，给我印象最深的地方是摩洛哥南部的 Essaouira，那里地处大西洋海岸，当地的建筑和气候非常迷人。因为当地是曾经的法国殖民地，至今，那种殖民地风情仍在，非常美妙，看上去很像《星球大战》的Tatooinne。而且，那里是个冲浪的好地方，最让人惊讶的是当地人的发髻和他们的冲浪装备，非常神奇。”

关于摄影师

Daniel Bartolomé（全名Daniel Bartolomé Bermúdez）是一位年轻的时装摄影师，出生于德国小镇Mainz，在西班牙北部城市Burgos长大，毕业于英国布莱顿大学（University of Brighton）摄影专业，目前在西班牙巴塞罗那从事时装及广告摄影。

Well, first of all plesse tell us a little about yourself.

I have had a direct relationship with image making for the last 10 years. I spent four of those studying photography in the UK, then I assisted mainly fashion photographers in Barcelona and I am starting to work as a photographer in Spain.

What made you choose photography?

I guess I’ve always felt attracted by photographs since a very early age. I used to spend loads of time checking pictures,cutting them out of any magazines or newspaper I could get my hands on and collecting them when I was very young.

Do you remember which photo shoot you enjoyed most?

I could not say which photo shoot I enjoyed the most, I’d say that what I really enjoy is the very short period of time when I see an image in my head, even before I make it happen. I get a real rush out of that.

Most people think that, in an artist’s life, childhood is the most important part, can you tell us about your childhood?

My childhood was pretty normal, a lot of football playing…I grew up a small town in inland Spain and it got boring as I was turning into a teenager. This situation made me want to leave for a more interesting place, so I moved to London when I was 19.

What is your childhood dream?

My chilhood dream was to become a striker for Real Madrid!!!

Is there any special experiences?

There is two things I remember very well: I used to believe that life in past was all in black and white on the basis of the old photographs and movies that I saw when i was young! Also I can vividly remeber being shocked by how lighting conditions would suddenly change when clouds blocked sunlight.

Which artist do you especially like and enjoy?

Many and from differentt art forms, definetly not only photographers; from William Henry Fox Talbot to Jeff Wall, from Helmut Newton to Tim Walker, but also Luis Buñuel, Stanley Kubrick, Autechre, John Coltrane, Goya, Francis Bacon….the list would be endless but I think music “plays” a very important role in my everyday life.

Creation is a process of transformation, converting the abstract ideas in mind, into something for you to see, to touch and to experience. It starts from nothing, through unceasing practice to realize them all. In your creative process, what is the most concerned about? aesthetics, style, artistry, feelling or others? Why?

With fashion photography I am mostly concerned about making sure that I am able to reproduce whats in my head. At this stage that involves a lot of problem solving, but not only in terms of arranging stuff or dealing with people but also the mental process and decision making needed to create an image.

Some people said that the most important thing in taking a good fashion photograph is to forget about shooting the model, how do you think of it?

I would not say that, there is not a system since it involves people and every human being is different. I think many different things need to be tuned in perfectly to create outstanding images, specially with fashion.

What are your biggest source of inspiration?

Light, light is everything. How It chages, the way we try control it, the visual effect that it has on matter, how people react to it…

Do you feel there is any kind of overriding “theme” behind your work? What is it?

I am making an concious effort to avoid that happening, although it would probably make things easier on a commercial level. I am not only shooting fashion, this allows me go into other directions in terms of style, subject matter….

What does photography mean to you?

Nowadays, the more I consider it as an occupation rather than the most important thing in my life the most I get out of it. I am making an effort to gain perspective in my everyday relationship to it.

What’s important in photography and imaging today?

I think is important to believe in the fact that not everything has been seen or photographed.

Do you think it’s important for the artists to tell something about the world with their works?

I think is more important to be able to be able REACH others with whatever you want to say, it is becoming more difficult because we are being bombarded with images constantly and we become numb to them , but I believeit is still possible.

You lived in UK and Spain, do you like to travel? which city you’ve traveled or lived impressed you most?

I do love to travel, I think the most impressive town I’ve been to is a place called Essaouira in southern Morocco. It is in the atlantic coast, the architecture and the atmosphere is just magic. It used to be part of the french empire so it has this colonial feel and the houses look like the ones in Tatooinne in Star Wars!!

Also is a surfing spot, and it is kind of surprising seeing the moroccian locals with dreadlocks on their hair and wearing surf gear.

What are you doing now? What is the next?

Improve the commercial aspects of my phototgraphy. An go on a well deserved holiday!!

This interview is available in the 98th issue of Chinese Life Element Magazine, more Information about Daniel Bartolomé @ www.danielbartolome.com