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At 19, PIJNAKEN ERIC won second prize in an international photography competition with diapositives of the Metro under construction in his birthplace, Rotterdam. This achievement led to a career as a modern art journalist and socio-economic editor. He eventually settled in the South French Cevennes mountains, where he has lived for over 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

As a boy of fourteen, I took photos of cows in the meadows with my Agfa Clack. However, I didn’t like the pictures because I felt the cows were missing life. In the following years, I tried hard to capture life in my photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 19, I won second prize in an international photography competition with diapositives of the Metro under construction in Rotterdam, my birthplace. This led to a career as a modern art journalist and socio-economic editor. I eventually settled in the South French Cevennes mountains, where I have now lived for more than 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

I am principally a self-made photographer, though I have also attended workshops from Leica Camera in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

My first shots were of cows when I was a boy, and a bit later, I made an 8mm film starring my sister Marja at the Zadkine statue in the center of bombed Rotterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Well, I tested practically all photo gear brands and ended up with Pentax and Leica cameras, and for snapshots, I use a Sony RX100 VI. The reason for this selection is that I sought equipment capable of rendering sensitivity, human feeling, and the expression of life. Most cameras are too synthetic and only razor-sharp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use the whole range of Pentax reflex cameras, from wide-angle to macro, and also medium format. For Leica, I have one Leica M9 for color, and two Monochrom models, the M9 and M11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q5. What compliment inspired\/touched you the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During exhibitions, I am touched by spectators who arrive and immerse themselves in the images, openly expressing their feelings. That’s a real treasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winning Entry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HAIKUGRAPHY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about this interview<\/a> with Chih Hsuan Hung, the Category Winner of the Year in the 2024 MUSE Photography Awards.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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