{"id":21239,"date":"2023-11-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=21239"},"modified":"2023-12-08T04:38:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T04:38:19","slug":"interview-with-marlena-wels-from-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/interview-with-marlena-wels-from-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Marlena Wels from Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Marlena Wels, a Fine Art Photographer and Self-Portrait Artist, developed her passion for photography in her early teens. Her dedication deepened at 15 during an internship at a local studio, leading her to purchase her first DSLR camera and discover surreal photography on Flickr, sparking her enthusiasm for crafting imaginative worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q1. Can you introduce yourself and talk about how you got into photography?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi, I\u2019m Marlena, a Fine Art Photography and Self-Portrait Artist living in the very north of Germany and to be honest, I don\u2019t remember where my photography journey exactly started. I developed an interest in taking photos in my early teenage years, but it didn\u2019t get any serious until I did an internship at a local photo studio when I was 15 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This experience prompted me to purchase my first DSLR camera and explore Flickr, where I stumbled upon surreal photography styles that I had never known existed. Instantly, I was captivated by the idea of creating my own surreal worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2. Where did you study photography?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I am a self-taught photographer, my academic background includes a degree in Multimedia Production from the University of Applied Sciences in Kiel. During my time there, I skilfully incorporated photography into various media projects, including the development of surreal 360\u00b0 worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q3. Do you remember your first shot? What was it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, I don\u2019t remember the very first shot but it probably was a first try in some fairy tale-related white dress princess vibe thing with terrible editing. It\u2019s way too long ago!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q4. What equipment do you use?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I primarily work with a Nikon Z6. Most often I will use a 50mm 1.8 for my concept shoots, but I also own a 35mm 1.4 and 85mm 1.8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q5. What do you hope to achieve?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love dragging people into other worlds, out of reality. It\u2019s some kind of escapism into beautiful, magical or haunted scenes. But under this surface, I like to implement elements and stories \u2013 most of the time, I will know exactly what I personally want to tell with this idea, as I use it often as some kind of diary. But it\u2019s just my interpretation and I also hope that people will see their own story, the situation they\u2019re in and feel kind of understood and cared for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q6. What compliment inspired\/touched you the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two that has deeply touched me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone told me I was the one who inspired him to start with photography, which was a completely crazy feeling to hear that and another one told me to keep the work up, warrior of light!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q7. What inspires your unique storytelling?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the time, it\u2019s personal. Experiences, feelings, situations or thoughts I want to work through, to visualise them, process and accept them, so that they can be a part of myself in the future. But sometimes it\u2019s also the beauty of nature – specific locations, plants or trees, which sparks an idea and the wish to capture the magic they inhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This little self-portrait series was created as part of an exhibition with the theme “attitude” – the former meaning \u2026 (Read more at European Photography Awards<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Read more about this interview<\/a> with Subhodeep Pal from India, the Gold Winner of the 2023 European Photography Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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