Travel and New York City Photography - Vivienne Gucwa
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I was interviewed by for the travel site . I am honored to have been chosen to be September’s Photographer of the Month there.
I don’t often get a chance to talk about my New York City photography and my travel photography at the same time. So, this was a nice change of pace and I was more than happy to answer Jordan’s questions.
Nice - South of France - Summer Afternoon
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Some teasers and the link to the full interview:
How did you get interested in photography?
I started taking photos in a rather stream-of-consciousness manner in the mid-2000s. Since I live in New York City, I don’t drive. Without much in the way of material things or financial prosperity, walking became my way to deal with stress. It also became a way for me to experience the city like I hadn’t before. I would choose a direction and walk as far as my feet would take me; I still do this.
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Night Vision - Street Art - East Village - New York City
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As the scenery unfolded before me, I began noticing lines, forms and structures that I‘d previously ignored. To embrace my new-found sense of wonder, I took the only camera I could afford at the time, a simple point-and-shoot costing less than $100, on my walking adventures. I just wanted to capture the moments and experiences that made my heart swell.
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Greenwich Village in the Rain - New York City
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Starting out in photography with limited tools enticed me to learn more about light, which in turn, has set me on a lifelong journey attempting to capture something as fleeting and vast as the transient quality of New York City and other places around the world.
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Marseille - South of France
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How long have you been a photographer?
I started to pursue photography seriously in the winter of 2009. During that winter, I decided to finally post the photos I had accumulated along the way online. I knew nothing about posting photography online and had heard that blogs were a great place to post photography. I literally googled the word “blog” and….
…read the full interview here:
Hope you enjoy! I even included some travel and general photography tips! :)
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Eiffel Tower - Shangri-La Hotel - Paris - France
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Mount Pelee and the Caribbean Sea - Martinique
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Notre Dame - Paris - France
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Information about my New York City photography book which is releasing in stores and online in the autumn of 2014 (including where to order it):
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