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Helene McGuire grew up in a family of artists and art lovers in France. She moved to New York for her master’s degree and taught herself photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interview With The 2023 New York Photography Awards Winner<\/strong> \u2013 Helene McGuire <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

I grew up in France with a family of artists and art lovers. Art, music, and cinema were always at the center of our conversations and many of our activities. Museums and exhibits are always a favorite place to go. Photography has always stolen my heart. I took a break from law school to attend art school in Paris and loved every minute of it. I moved to NY for my master’s degree and have been here ever since 20 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I immediately loved capturing beautiful landscapes that I and others could see and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

I didn’t. I taught myself. 46 Years of cultural accumulation all over the world and academic research skills started it, then reading, personal research, practice, trial and error, and finally workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

I remember the shot that made me think I could turn it into a job. One of my friend’s husbands was an actor. He saw a shot I took of him and his son and he said, ‘You have an eye, let’s take some more.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Currently, I work with a Canon 5D Mark IV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eyeing Leica for Street Photo works at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winning Entry<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

‘Box portrait’ series, Achilles. When I started as a photographer, the best piece of advice I received was to learn to optimize and develop the art with …. (Read more at New York Photography Awards<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about this article<\/a> from Matthew Tuffield from Australia, the Category Winner of the Year from the 2023 New York Photography Awards!<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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