Andrew Ghostly photographer and visionaire influenced by the world of cinema
Photographer: Andrew Ghostly
1. What significant life experiences or events have influenced and shaped your artistic vision?
Cinematography has always been one of my biggest inspirations. In particular David Lynch films, Lars von Trier..you know, dark directors. I got into photography at Film University during my study. So definitely this. I like movies that have a shocking element or make me feel something. I rarely play movies as a background. That type of stuff inspires me. And music too, i listen to music everyday. Maybe my artistic approach comes from a cinematographer’s perspective.
Also personal experiences shaped my vision. I’m a natural born rebel.
2. Collaboration often sparks fresh creativity. Can you share an example of a collaboration that led to an unexpected and exciting artistic outcome?
During my university study i did a photography project at the cemetery. There were beautiful models posing and one of them played a ghost. Team included people mostly people who i studied with. It was cold there.
Well, in three months one of those photographs were chosen by Nick Knight to be displayed in Paris!
It was my first international group exhibition that boosted my career and confidence. I never wanted to become a wedding photographer etc, all I wanted is to make creative artistic works.
3. Walk us through a specific project that challenged your creative boundaries. How did you approach it, and what did you learn from the experience?
I think going to new places -for photoshoots- in my case it was Europe, challenges your creativity in a good way. It benefits your experience in general. You have to re-introduce yourself to the new market. Share your vision and prove yourself.
Visiting new countries, working with a foreign team and exploring new locations is great. My photoshoots abroad were fun.
4. In the ever-evolving art world, what do you believe sets your work apart and makes it unique or groundbreaking?
Exactly, art world is always changing. Being adventurous really drives creativity. You should never settle if you want a creative career. Fun fact: agency that represented me had a hard time to market my works because they didn’t fit to any genres. But that’s what makes your work stand out i guess?
A few times I predicted visual trends before big magazines jumped on them. So this skill really helped me to caught magazines’ attention.
5. As you reflect on your journey, are there any specific goals or milestones you've set for your artistic career in the coming years?
One of my goals is to work on creative direction with music artists. To create cover arts and whole visual campaign. I’ve been art directing campaigns most of the time. It would be cool. It’s very possible in the future.
Also this year my photographs participate in maybe 10 international competitions, it would be great to win! Well, yeah let’s start with this.
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I'm a portrait and commercial photographer, who worked with Rolling Stone magazine, Esquire and others before the age of 25. I'm a Film student in the past and was influenced by films, especially David Lynch, Von Trier etc. This year my photos participate in multiple international competitions so i thought it would be cool to have a publication in your magazine before winners are announced! P.s. I added my portrait to submission as photo #1, it would be great if you could publish it as well as first one.
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Photographer: Andrew Ghostly