{Interview} Simone Naumann
Today I wanna share an interview with you: My interview guest is Simone Naumann, a photographer from Munich who has a lot to tell.
Simone was born in Dresden, lived in the Netherlands for a couple of years and has an extended family in Norway, Brasil and Germany. At the moment she lives in Munich, where is is a freelance photographer since 2009. In addition she studies the Art of Photography at the Prager Fotoschule.
1. You are diverse when it comes to photography subjects: Products, landscape and photographic projects as well as artistic photography. What is it that fascinates you about photography?
I am fascinated by different aspects of photography, hence the variety of my work. First of all, I enjoy the technical side, working with different lights, various equipment and not least the finishing touches at the computer.
Another highlight is working with people and the unending possibilities to put people into a composition with either nature or architecture.
Art in photography is often a mixture of both with no fixed boundaries.
2. A look at your website told me that you can be proud of a couple of publications. Congratulation! Was it hard work to get published in those magazines?
Thank you! To get into a magazine sometimes depends on being at the right place at the right time but more often of the ability to meet the clients needs regarding qualitiy and the subject of the photograph.
3. One thing people connect with you is your “Project Components”. What was it all about?
“components” is my part of a larger project of the Prager Fotoschule Austria. My lecturer Reinhard Reidinger chose the subject social media. Social media plays a big role in my life. I use social media tools a lot, for business and privately. So it was obvious for me, that my project would show the worldwide connections between artists, photographers and in general art loving people all over the world.
Getting in contact with hundreds of creative people all over the world , led to the creation of an wall installation with 200 portraits. The visitors of the exhibition, that took place in St. Pölten Austria, were able to actively explore the project and the people behind it.
4. You just exhibited this project. You told me the next exhibition is already in planning? What is it and when will it take place?
The exhibition was called “Elements”, on display between the 28.06 and the 02.07.2012 in the Geranienhaus in Nymphenburger Schlosspark Munich. It was an joint venture of the goldsmith Sigrid Wagner and myself. The work shown on my part where photographs featuring people and rooms, of different years in different sizes.
We were very proud to have about 80 guest on our official opening night despite tropical temperatures.
For anyone who might have missed it, I will show these photographs again under the title „Räumlichkeiten“ in the Dachauer Forum this autumm.
5. Where do you want to lead your photography? What are your goals?
My maxim is photography on a high level. I work in event, documentary, portrait and product photography, so the aim is to achieve a very high level of quality for the client but also for myself. It will be the second year that I will work on the Munich Shopping Night by City Partner and I enjoy doing so immensely.
All above that I am planning two long term art projects, I will not give away any details yet, but you can follow the latest developements after the summer break on my blog www.simone-nauman.com
6. Everyone needs something that keeps the balance to daily work. What’s yours?
I enjoy working so much sometimes that I tend to ignore the stress and hectic of the work. I often only realize after a couple of days after a job, how exhausted I am.
I unwind spending quality time with my familiy and friends. I read, watch a film or relax in the garden.
7. Thanks for your time! Anything else you want to say?
I am really chuffed to be discovered by Kategraphy and very much enjoyed our conversation.
„Umwege erhöhen die Ortskenntnisse” (german: Detours increase knowledge of place”)
Catharine Avak at Components
I really enjoyed the interview and am looking forward to many more interesting interview partners!
Thanks,
Kate
