Marc Fairhurst: "Why Did You Take That Shot?"
“I’m not trying to tell a story or change perspectives, I’m just shooting what attracts and allures me too.”
My guest in this episode is London based street photographer Marc Fairhurst. We talk about his progression in street photography, from earlier work to more recent. Marc tells how his idea of how he should personally be making photographs has evolved over time.
I first came across Marc’s work when I interviewed him for my blog „The Art of Creative Photography“ five years ago. Now I’m very happy to follow up with him on my podcast. Marc’s practice began with street photography, influenced heavily by the works of Tony Ray-Jones and the works produced by the John Hinde Company, before taking on a more journalistic and documentary approach to the craft. He is currently working on a number of personal projects, slowly working his way through the creative progression in photography, the pursuit of a standard and in the process, research, development, and in the eventual implementation of ideas.
His primary focus within photography is to capture and document people; their customs, their traditions, their way of life – what people do and how they go about doing it. As to what photography means to him, Marc answers: „I like that photography allows me to see what other people find so alluring and attractive. I always ask myself when I look to others, ‘Why did you take this shot?’ I try to figure people out I guess. At the moment I’m not trying to say anything with my images; I’m not trying to tell a story or change perspectives, I’m just shooting what attracts and allures me too. I’m still in training as it were; still finding my feet and way, and I think I’m heading in the right direction. I’m going through a bit of a transitional period at the moment, and it feels good.“
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