Christian Kleiman
1. Can you introduce yourself and talk about how you got into photography?
I started photography in 2006 when I discovered how to obtain photos from a self build remote-controlled camera system that I used to hang on a flying parasail towed by my boat.
First I specialized in aerial photography where I started taking pictures from my
2. Where did you study photography?
I
3. Do you remember your first shot? What was it?
My first shots were done at my workshop where I managed all the tries and errors with the remote-controlled servos to trigger the camera and operate its cradle.
I remember my first aerial shot was obtained from a helium balloon to a near roundabout. When I saw the results I got amazed by the perspective. Only birds had the privilege to get this view as, at that time, drones with cameras didn
4. What do you hope to achieve?
Exposure and recognition.
5. What inspires your unique storytelling?
I hope it will awake a different way to perceive reality.
I find that a Tiny Planet can express in a unique and special way as within any landscape another hidden one is unexpected unless the secret of this reality is revealed.
6. What THREE (3) words describe your photography style?
Surreal, Fantasy, and Conceptual.
7. Congratulations! As the winner of the London Photography Awards, what does it mean for you and your team to receive this distinction?
I feel honored, proud, and humbled.
8. How has winning an award developed your career?
It confirms that my work is validated by the best, and it
9. What was the best piece of advice you were given starting out, by a mentor or your role model?
Never give up! If you believe in it, sooner or later you will see it for real. - Napoleon Hill -
10. What advice would you give someone who would like to become a photographer today?
For professional photographers:
Learn about equipment and software to achieve your mastering.
Be aware of your concurrence and mark their highlights as your starting point.
For Fine Art photographers:
Express through your images what you like and what moves you. There is no perfect image but there is a perfect expression.
11. What is your key to success? Any parting words of wisdom?
One step at a time.
Step by step with a clear perspective of what you want to achieve
12. How do you stay in that space of being receptive to new information and knowledge?
By acknowledging and being aware of the constant stream of the universal rhythm of truth.
13. Can you introduce yourself and talk about how you got into photography?
I started photography in 2006 when I discovered how to obtain photos from a self build remote-controlled camera system that I used to hang on a flying parasail towed by my boat.
First I specialized in aerial photography where I started taking pictures from my
14. Where did you study photography?
I
15. Do you remember your first shot? What was it?
My first shots were done at my workshop where I managed all the tries and errors with the remote-controlled servos to trigger the camera and operate its cradle.
I remember my first aerial shot was obtained from a helium balloon to a near roundabout. When I saw the results I got amazed by the perspective. Only birds had the privilege to get this view as, at that time, drones with cameras didn
16. What do you hope to achieve?
Exposure and recognition.
17. What inspires your unique storytelling?
I hope it will awake a different way to perceive reality.
I find that a Tiny Planet can express in a unique and special way as within any landscape another hidden one is unexpected unless the secret of this reality is revealed.
18. What THREE (3) words describe your photography style?
Surreal, Fantasy, and Conceptual.
19. Congratulations! As the winner of the London Photography Awards, what does it mean for you and your team to receive this distinction?
I feel honored, proud, and humbled.
20. How has winning an award developed your career?
It confirms that my work is validated by the best, and it
21. What was the best piece of advice you were given starting out, by a mentor or your role model?
Never give up! If you believe in it, sooner or later you will see it for real. - Napoleon Hill -
22. What is your key to success? Any parting words of wisdom?
One step at a time.
Step by step with a clear perspective of what you want to achieve
23. How do you stay in that space of being receptive to new information and knowledge?
By acknowledging and being aware of the constant stream of the universal rhythm of truth.
