Winner of the Competition 12 Macro Art Photo Project
About this interview
Congratulations to Petar Sabol, winner of the IGPOTY 12 Macro Art Photo Project. In this interview we find out the story behind the winning image.
Q1. Macro photography is a big part of your identity as a photographer. What do you find so important/attractive about the genre?
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Q2. Tell us more about the location of the photograph. Is this a favourite location to find macro subjects? Did you make a special journey?
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Q3. Did you have a clear idea of what you would be shooting that day?
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Q4. Insects are fast moving living subjects - how did you control for this variable and form the composition? What other challenges did you face?
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Q5. What equipment or techniques did you use to produce the final result?
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Q6. How much editing in post-capture was necessary?
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Q7. More broadly what would you like people to takeaway from this image? Is there a deeper meaning?
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Q8. What advice do you have to other budding macro photographers?
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Q9. Is there something really special/rare or meaningful that you would love to capture but haven't yet?
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Q10. And finally, why did you enter IGPOTY?
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