Photo Live Magazine First Issue
Photo Live is a photography magazine for the photographer. We interviewed a range of talented photographers in genres such as street photography, bird, portraits, fashion, and much more.
Photo Live is a photography magazine for the photographer. We interviewed a range of talented photographers in genres such as street photography, bird, portraits, fashion, and much more.
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CHRIS<br />
MARQUARDT<br />
If you’ve ever listened to a podcast<br />
on photography you must have<br />
heard about Tips from the Top Floor<br />
with Chris Marquardt. He not only<br />
produces and hosts the longest running<br />
photography podcast, but is an<br />
author, photographer and tour leader...<br />
let’s head over to Germany and<br />
say hello...<br />
Chris how did you get into photography,<br />
when and who got you started?<br />
I’ve always had an interest in various<br />
art forms. I was lucky to be able<br />
to get musical training for over 20<br />
years and over time I learned to play<br />
multiple instruments. <strong>Photo</strong>graphy<br />
also always fascinated, I had access<br />
to our school darkroom and<br />
got to experiment with light fairly<br />
early on. Watching an image appear<br />
out of nowhere in front of my eyes<br />
was a really magical experience<br />
and photography has been a passion<br />
ever since. Like many others,<br />
I started out shooting mostly “from<br />
the gut” without really understanding<br />
what made some pictures work<br />
better than others. Over time - and<br />
especially thanks to my podcasts - I<br />
started digging deeper and gradually<br />
learned how perception plays a<br />
crucial role in photography and how<br />
I could use that knowledge to create<br />
better photography.<br />
You do so many different things -<br />
how did you get started as a podcaster?<br />
In the early podcast days, around<br />
2005, creating a new show wasn’t<br />
as straight-forward as it is today. It<br />
all came down to being at the right<br />
spot at the right time. Thanks to my<br />
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