issue31 (part2) January 2018

Photographer Mascha Foto n Design
(Austria / Vienna)
Can you tell us a little about you? My name is Mascha
Fekete, I am 26 years old and I live in Vienna. I hold
three degrees, namely in advertising and market
communication, in media design and media engineering.
Besides photography I perform graphic design,
video editing and I conduct workshops. 2015 I started
freelancing and founded my own company Mascha Foto
n Design. I did grow up in a very creative environment
as my father lectures at an art academy and my mother
is a web designer and directs an art association.
Creativity means a lot to me – I do unfold my creativity
in the abovementioned fields and also by often painting
and singing.
How and when did you get into photography?
It all started with a school friend as I turned 14. We
were very focused on film and video at this time. She
wrote scripts, we both filmed, acted and then I edited
the footage with Adobe Premiere. My father had
inspired me as he himself then worked a lot with
Premiere and Photoshop. He taught me how to use the
programs enabling me to edit complete movies at the
age of 14. We also participated at film festivals and I
was even recruited by a company who appreciated my
editing. Although it was work on a voluntary basis, I did
much enjoy it. After these experiences it didn’t take me
long to start learning Photoshop too. We took mutual
photos of us with the small digital camera of my
brother editing the images directly. That was so much
fun that I decided to bring this hobby to perfection.
Starting with refining lighting by using spotlights and
further learning Photoshop. On my sixteenth birthday I
received my first Single Lens Reflex camera and decided
shortly thereafter to start my apprenticeship as media
expert.
I took photography and graphic design more and more
serious and kept studying further. The beginning of a
love that hasn’t ended till today.
What does photography mean to you? Maybe it
is like a small love story. We got to know each
other for a long time, it became part of my life
and boom we got married. Haha! But seriously:
To me photography means freedom with responsibility.
I have the freedom to live my creativity
but also the responsibility towards the people
which I photograph, who follow my works and of
course also towards myself. As I do want to keep
a certain level of perfection, if not increasing it.
And it does give me some feeling of pride and
fulfilment.
Model:
Elai Menai
Make up and Hair:
Paulina Moldovan
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