WHO? My name is Birka Wiedmaier. After living for over 20 years abroad, we moved at the end of 2020 back to Germany, where I now live in Berlin. I discovered my love and passion for street photography while living in Moscow.
Interviews
Interview with Koushik Sinha Roy
WHO? This is Koushik Sinha Roy, a high school teacher by profession and street photographer by passion. I was born and brought up in a sub-divisional town, Uluberia of Haora district, West Bengal, India and have been trying to figure out who the hell or heaven actually I am, but officially I am one of the members of the international collective ‘Little Box’ and the founder of Instagram and Flickr pool- ‘lyrical_sp’. My photographs reflect my psyche and thus may tell a whole lot about me.
Interview with Marci Lindsay
WHO? My name is Marci Lindsay and I am a DC-based street photographer. I am a member of the DC Street Photography Collective and the Optic Nerve Collective. I’ve only been shooting street photography for about four years, although I’ve had a love and appreciation for it (and photography in general) from a young age.
Interview with Dimpy Bhalotia
WHO? I am a brown girl with big eyes. Been travelling across the seas for over a decade now. The fact that time is not ticking away but life is, is what drives me to photograph life on the streets.
Interview with Sonia Fitoussi
WHO? My name is Sonia Fitoussi. I was born and raised in Paris where I studied law. I was working as a lawyer when I had the opportunity to move to London with my family in 2004. I have discovered London with my little Canon G7, all in automatic mode, and when I showed my photos to a gallery in South Kensington, they offered me an exhibit. From then on, everything started, and I took photography very seriously. I have learnt through courses, books, and workshops. One of them was at Magnum in Paris with Matt Stuart and Richard Kalvar. I still think of their advice every day while photographing.
Interview with Cosmin Garlesteanu
WHO? I live in Bucharest, Romania, I’m 36 and I’m addicted to photography. Especially to street photography. When I was a boy, I dreamed of becoming a choreographer or to work in the music industry, but I ended up graduating from the Academy of Economic Studies.
Interview with Alexandra Avlonitis
WHO? I am Alexandra Avlonitis, Brooklyn-born and living in Manhattan my entire adult life. I pursued my interest in art starting in my high school years – I studied drawing at the Art Students League and elsewhere – but detoured off that path when I was obliged to select a career choice. I succumbed to the pressures of pursuing a professional degree and went to law school instead.
Interview with Polly Rusyn
WHO? My name is Polly Rusyn, I’m a London-based pro photographer with a few prior careers including being a graphic designer, an adventure travel tour leader, and a commercial product manager in the travel industry.
Interview with Hiroshi Tabata
WHO? My name is Hiroshi Tabata. I’m originally from Japan, but I have lived in the U.K. for almost half of my life now. I used to travel a lot, and photography was a big part of it. As the priorities in life change, I had been away from traveling and then photography as well. However, it was around the end of 2015 when I started shooting on the streets as a routine.
Interview with Kristin Bethge
WHO? My name is Kristin Bethge and I live in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. I’m working as a photographer. I’m wandering around with a small backpack. When I’ve seen something, which rise my attention, I will take out my discreet camera. After taking the photo, I put my camera back in my backpack. Maybe that’s a way of describing who I am when I’m taking photos.