Probably the best interview I’ve had (thanks to Martin for the great questions):
Peep it– thanks Martin [About Photography YouTube]
YouTube Index:
0:00:00 – Hello There!
0:00:56 – Introduction
0:02:13 – Photographing important life events
0:05:20 – Taking pictures during the funeral of Eric’s grandfather
0:09:06 – Taking pictures during the wedding
0:11:05 – Evolving yourself as a photographer or Pokémon …
0:11:54 – Starting with photography, exploring different genres
0:14:05 – Photographing the child birth
0:16:17 – Christopher Anderson -PIA
0:18:16 – Style of Eric’s photography
0:20:39 – Photography Masters – Henri Cartier-Bresson etc.
0:21:56 – Eric’s photography techniques
0:24:04 – Buy film, no megapixels
0:24:50 – Evolution of every street photographer
0:25:33 – Eric prefers shooting black and white digital
0:28:29 – Shooting in color
0:31:06 – State of street photography
0:32:25 – Problem with Instagram
0:34:31 – Are you shooting treet photographs that speak to your soul?
0:36:12 – Getting into trouble because of street photography
0:40:53 – Photography projects and books – Suits
0:51:11 – Publishing photography books
0:55:53 – Do you still educate youself in photography?
1:01:05 – Photography goals – books, Exhibition
1:04:18 – How will pandemic impact street photography?
1:08:29 – If you could travel back in time, would you change anything? (in your photography)
1:10:26 – Delete your Instagram and advices to photographers
1:13:52 – Shift in Eric’s content on social media
1:18:35 – The problem with instagram
1:26:28 – Ricoh GR IV wishlist
1:29:37 – Talking about Leica M
1:31:59 – is shooting manual overrated?
1:37:29 – Eric’s Ricoh GR III setting for his B&W style
1:41:02 – thoughts about film photography?
1:46:50 – Last thing you guys read, watched, learned in photography that inspired you
1:52:08 – Future projects and Haptic
1:54:42 – Never work with a publisher, always self publish
1:56:22 – Projects
2:04:46 – Why do you take photographs?