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Back               in               August               I               started               a               professional               writing               course               at               Virginia               Tech.

One               of               our               writing               assignments               that               were               to               be               due               at               the               end               of               the               semester               was               to               interview               someone               in               the               profession               we               would               like               to               pursue               after               graduation               and               draft               up               a               professional               profile               of               how               writing               factors               in               to               their               career               on               a               daily               basis.

Wanting               nothing               more               than               to               be               a               photographer,               I               jumped               right               in               the               assignment               and               contacted               Kevin               Mason               aka               Dark               Daze.

Kevin               is               a               wildly               talented               photographer               from               Sussex,               England               whose               blog               I               have               been               following               for               a               while               now               so               I               was               thrilled               when               he               said               he               was               willing               to               be               interviewed.

Unfortunately               this               assignment               was               cut               from               the               class               due               to               time               constraints,               but               I               still               want               to               share               this               inspirational               interview               that               is               helpful               to               anyone               who               wishes               to               become               a               photographer               one               day.

When               did               you               decide               to               go               into               the               photography               field?


               I               left               university               3               months               before               I               was               due               to               finish               my               Interior               Architecture               degree.

I               had               a               strong               feeling               then               that               I               wanted               to               pursue               photography,               but               maybe               that               decision               had               been               made               years               before               and               I               wasn't               aware               of               it.
               How               did               you               make               this               decision?


               I               was               appalled               by               my               tutors               attitudes               at               uni-               architects               are               control               freaks-               and               I               knew               also               I               wanted               to               work               for               myself               not               join               a               practice.

I               was               doing               more               and               more               photographer               and               film               in               all               my               projects               so               it               seemed               like               my               calling.

I               had               originally               intended               to               apply               for               the               photography               degree,               but               I               only               had               about               6               photos               to               my               name               and               thought               they               wouldn't               accept               me.
               Who               or               what               influenced               you               to               become               a               photographer?


               I               believe               we               all               build               up               a               visual               language,               that               we               filter               and               process               and               that               helps               us               to               read               the               world               around               us.

I               am               a               very               visual               person,               socially               fairly               shy,               not               great               with               conversation               but               I               feel               I               understand               people               more               through               observation.

Photography,               or               being               a               photographer               is               an               attempt               to               understand               my               world               and               for               others               to               hopefully               understand               me.
               How               did               you               prepare/educate               yourself               for               a               career               in               photography?


               I               am               entirely               self-taught               but               I               have               read               everything               I               could               get               my               hands               on               when               it               came               to               images.

I               am               at               heart               a               geek,               who               also               loves               learning               technique.

I               spent               thousands               of               pounds               over               the               years               on               film,               at               the               expense               of               food,               rent,               clothes-               really,               I               know               it               sounds               a               romanticized               version               but               photography               has               cost               me               a               fortune.

I               was               almost               married               once               and               even               messed               that               up               as               my               obsession               with               photography               came               first-               in               fact               it               has               cost               me               several               relationships,               as               people               realize               that               I               can               never               truly               share               myself               completely-               or               not               at               this               point.

I               also               studied               on               the               internet-               and               I               have               also               been               obsessed               with               film               lighting,               cinematography               for               years.

At               18               I               would               watch               one               film               every               afternoon               and               although               I               wasn't               aware               at               the               time               I               was               learning               a               huge               amount-               I               would               just               go               through               lists               of               "greatest               films'               until               I               had               seen               everything               that               appealed               to               me.
               On               a               more               practical               note               I               also               looked               at               photography               books               and               tried               to               break               down               why               the               pictures               worked,               and               what               the               photographer               was               doing               that               was               different               from               everyone               else.

I               also               joined               two               different               production               companies               working               for               free               for               2               years               learning               lighting,               film               camerawork,               set               building               etc
               When               did               your               career               start?


               When               I               went               on               a               road               trip               with               my               parents               aged               9-               and               took               some               snaps               and               cried               when               the               prints               came               back               as               they               were               not               what               I               had               seen               through               the               camera               --               .

Truthfully               though               it               was               when               I               find               a               subject               matter               that               I               really               enjoyed               photography,               which               was               graffiti               writers               that               I               knew.

It               was               a               niche               area               at               the               time,               kind               of               underground               and               allowed               my               work               to               get               an               international               following               pretty               quickly.

I               then               worked               for               Graphotism,               shooting               their               covers               and               portraits.

It               didn't               pay               but               it               was               definitely               the               start               and               led               on               to               work               with               MTV               offshoot               production               companies,               music               video               shoots               as               a               cameraman               etc.
               What               was               the               greatest               obstacle               you               had               to               overcome               when               you               first               entered               the               photography               field?


               That               I               knew               nothing               about               photography,               and               that               I               have               a               complete               inability               to               network.
               What               is               your               job?


               I               own               and               run               (with               a               business               partner)               the               biggest               photography               and               training               centre               in               the               south               of               England.

I               am               also               a               full               time               photographer               as               well               as               teacher.
               What               sort               of               writing               do               you               produce               routinely               on               your               job?


               I               write               consistently               in               my               field.

Part               of               my               ability               to               get               work               and               get               noticed               is               through               social               media               interaction.

From               Twitter               to               my               personal               blog,               to               Garage               Studios               blog.
               I               give               online               criticism               of               work,               exhibitions               other               photographers               and               myself.

This               has               often               led               me               into               difficulties.

When               I               went               under               the               pseudonym               darkdaze,               an               alter               ego               of               sorts               I               wouldn't               hold               back               with               my               opinions               and               tried               to               create               something               of               an               arrogant               online               ego-               kind               of               the               opposite               of               what               I               actually               am-               it               was               all               part               of               being               in               the               world               of               hip               hop               and               graffiti,               bragging,               boasting               etc               you               can               read               my               old               blog               on               www.darkdaze.org.
               I               tried               to               tell               stories               with               my               images,               make               accounts               of               events               and               the               subjects               into               heroes.

This               for               example               is               my               account               of               travelling               to               LA               with               a               bunch               of               Graffiti               writers               who               are               both               revered               and               feared               around               the               world               in               equal               measures,               it               gained               a               lot               of               followers,               but               also               shaped               peoples               opinions               of               me,               and               possible               also               potential               clients,               who               maybe               rejected               me               on               the               basis               of               some               of               what               I               was               saying.
               I               have               now               realized               to               a               great               extent               that               a               burst               of               writing               isn't               like               a               conversation               or               opinion               given               in               a               bar-               on               the               internet               it's               archived               for               ever               and               can               really               come               back               and               bite               you               in               the               arse.

Some               of               it               I               did               deliberately               as               I               was               bored               of               graff               and               hip               hop               and               wanted               to               change               my               audience,               some               of               it               was               just               ranting.

Now               instead               I               blog               opinion               that               I               try               and               have               some               overall               responsibility               for,               I               run               a               business,               my               opinion               may               not               always               be               in               the               interest               of               the               business,               so               I               have               two               blogs.

One               is               more               mainstream,               slightly               less               opinionated.
               I               also               write               extensively               in               terms               of               briefs,               photographic               briefs               for/from               clients,               its               often               a               long               time               before               you               even               get               to               images               or               sketches               etc               and               so               I               have               to               sell               ideas               by               writing               about               them.


               I               also               teach               a               lot,               so               I               write               all               my               own               courses,               as               well               as               giving               written               feedback               to               students.

Finally               I               have               contributed               to               several               How               To               kind               of               books               and               have               to               write               a               lot               about               why,               how               I               shot               certain               images               and               analyze               my               own               work.
               What               are               some               of               your               accomplishments               in               the               field?


               I               have               been               published               in               magazines               from               UK,               to               USA,               Korea,               France.

I               have               been               interviewed               in               both               documentaries,               and               in               print               media.

I               have               numerous               solo               exhibitions               and               joint               exhibitions.

But               my               biggest               accomplishment               to               date               is               starting               this               business               and               keeping               it               thriving               thru               a               recession.
               Oh               and               I               founded               GangUp               a               fashion               magazine.
               What               are               the               pros               and               cons               of               being               in               the               photography               business?


               Pros-               you               get               to               live               out               your               dream.

When               It               works               you               genuinely               cant               believe               you               are               getting               paid               for               what               you               love.
               Cons-               its               an               incredibly               hard               business               to               survive               in-               someone               will               always               undercut               you.

Clients               care               less               now               about               impact               of               the               image               than               they               do               about               the               cost               of               an               image.

It's               an               industry               of               obsession               and               insecurity               like               being               any               kind               of               artist.

You               never               now               when               you               are               going               to               make               money,               and               if               it               will               ever               last.

You               are               only               as               good               as               your               last               picture.

Visual               droughts               are               common               and               awful.
               Do               you               do               other               types               of               photography               than               portrait               work?


               I               shoot               fashion,               portraiture,               and               corporate               work-               but               I               don't               put               corporate               work               on               my               website.
               What               advice               could               you               give               to               a               newcomer               to               the               field               as               he               or               she               searches               for               their               first               job?


               Don't               price               yourself               too               cheaply.

Be               confident               in               your               visual               language,               if               its               strong               it               will               win               through.

Don't               compromise               at               the               expense               of               your               integrity.
               What               are               your               future               photography               goals?


               A               studio               in               USA,               and               permanent               residence               there.

Eventually               I               want               to               make               movies,               and               have               a               retrospective               at               MOMA               SF.
               Does               the               price               of               a               camera               matter               in               ways               that               it               affects               the               quality               of               the               picture?


               No-               the               camera               is               a               device               for               showing               what               you               see.

Its               construction               is               practically               irrelevant.
               Was               photography               just               considered               as               a               hobby               to               you               in               the               past?


               No               when               I               knew               I               wanted               to               do               it               I               never               stopped               being               serious               about               it.
               What               makes               a               good               photographer               in               your               opinion?


               Someone               who               has               enough               arrogance               to               believe               that               want               they               want               to               say               and               show               should               be               seen-               but               not               so               much               arrogance               that               they               believe               people               will               want               to               see               it.
               What               do               you               enjoy               most               photographing               and               what               do               you               enjoy               photographing               the               most?


               I               enjoy               presenting               fictions               that               I               see               as               truths.
               Do               you               prefer               using               film               cameras               over               digital?


               In               my               soul               yes-               but               sometimes               I               would               be               impossible.

So               I               have               embraced               digital               in               the               same               way               I               have               disposable               point               and               shoot               cameras,               it's               just               another               way               of               showing               what               you               want               others               to               see.
               What               motivates               you               to               do               what               you               do?


               I               couldn't               possibly               do               anything               else               now-               or               at               least               not               until               I               have               got               all               of               this               out.
               How               long               did               it               take               to               take               your               hobby               in               photography               and               turn               it               into               a               career?


               Properly               it               took               about               6               years               of               full               graft.
               Is               your               work               mostly               freelance               or               do               you               work               primarily               for               a               certain               company/companies?


               Freelance,               people               come               to               me,               I               don't               think               I               have               applied               for               a               shoot               in               the               past               3               years.
               Thank               you               so               much               to               Kevin               Mason               for               this               extensive               interview.

I               appreciate               you               taking               the               time               to               give               such               detailed               and               inspirational               answers               to               my               questions.
               You               can               find               Kevin               Mason               online               here:               Tumblr,               Garage               Studios,               and               Kevin               Mason               Photography.
               Please               visit               the               corresponding               blog               post               on               Penny               Laine               for               some               of               my               favorite               photos               by               Kevin               Mason.






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