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    Casual Photo Conversations with Steve Bloom

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    <p>We were talking about photography. And I thought he could wish some extremly difficult picture or something like that. His words were:<em> My one wish is for all children to have better and healthier lives than their parents</em>. I was deep touched for it.<br>

    Starvy, shoot Nat Geo documentary photography must be great! I would like as well. World peace or war stop would have be both a wish of each human on this earth. Patrick, Ruben, Mikael I agree with you for that wish. US Marshal Fugitive Task Force sounds exciting.<br />Thanks for your responses.</p>

    Casual Photo Conversations with Steve Bloom

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    <p>Few days ago I have had the chance to talk to Steve Bloom (www.stevebloom.com). He is the best wildlife photographer I have ever known. Since I saw his work I felt in love. He has travel all over the world taking the most exciting pictures we can imagine. So, in the conversation I asked him: <em>if you could ask for a wish what would it be?</em> His response was surprising to me.<br>

    I wonder, you as photographers like me, if you could ask for a wish... what would it be? <br>

    I would like hearing your responses, and after that I tell you what Steve said to me.</p>

    My First Book

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    <p>Hello everyone!<br>

    In one thread, here in the casual conversations, I was talking about crisis. A huge period without a clear end. But today I'm here, and happy to present my first book: CABARCENO. A large format book, wich contains a series of wildlife portraits made in the Europe's largest wild animal preserve (in Cantabria, Spain), where more than a hundred species roaming in semi-wild conditions. It took me tree years of an intensive work. Sometimes hard, difficult, maddeningly, others funny, exciting and amazing. I'm very proud of this book. I think that it represents the effort of a lot of years, working hard and ever trying to improve. </p>

    <p> So now I want to share it with you, with the Photonet members. Five years, a book and a few tiny wrinkles, between my first digital camera, a Minolta Dimage 5 and today a Canon 1Ds Mark III. I've learned, and improved my skills here in Photonet. This site is very special for me. That's why I want to say thanks for listening to me, for helping me, criticize my work, for visiting my portfolio. It has been visited 100.000 times. </p>

    <p>THANK YOU SO MUCH</p>

    <p>http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=997968</p>

    Crisis!

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    <p>I can't express myself in English how much I appreciate your words, your comments and your advices. Each one have been very useful. I would like to respond each one of them, as you deserves, but my English don't allow me. I want to say to the everyone who has read or has writen in this thread, and has understood me or has felt like me: THANKS.</p>

    <p>Almost one year later, the crisis hasn't gone, obviously. At least I'm not happy with what I do. It's not creative, my work it's no different, not better. But I'm very proud of my work till last year. I have felt happy here in photonet, this site has been very very useful for my work, my pictures, myself. I have learned a lot here, because there are great photographers, and I would appoint... <strong>Miguel Lasa, Marcel Van Oosten, Abdul Kadir Audah, Rafael Ferrando Flores, Michael Anderson, Foureyes, Rarindra Prakarsa, Migel A. de Arriba Cuadrado, Allon Kira, Guy Tal, Mehmet Ozgur, Max Billder, Wilson Tsoi, Yuri Bonder (I don't remeber you), Jean-Sébastien Monzani, Pavel Kaplum, Dyonis Moser, Jay Patel, Pedro Cruz Vera, Al Magnus, Richard Van Hoesel, Lars Raun, Floriana Barbu, Salih Güler, Hector Brandan, René Asmussen, Tim Holte, Birte Ragland, Camilo Marguelí</strong>... and many others photographers that I admire, and whose work I've learned a lot.</p>

    <p><strong>Jack E</strong>, you are right, I have never been in Africa, all my wildlife pictures are taken in Cantabria, Spain, in Cabárceno, the Europe's largest wild animal preserve, where more than a hundred species roaming in semi-wild conditions. But I need a change of scenary.<br>

    <strong>Leopoldo Della Ciana</strong>, you are not the first, and maybe it will not be the last. Thanks for your marry proposal.<br>

    <strong>Francisco Javier Gimenez</strong>, tus palabras son precisas, hechas desde un inteligente punto de vista. Te las agradezco mucho.<br>

    <strong>Daniel Cano Ott</strong>, thanks for your opinion about my work, and for your theory 80-20. I wish you all the best.<br>

    <strong>Antonio Díaz</strong>, Itaca esta lejos, muy lejos. Gracias por el fragmento de la Iliada y por tu tiempo.<br>

    <strong>Jill Bingham</strong>, your words are encouraging. Thanks for it! I wish you the best as well.<br>

    <strong>Juan Riera</strong>, no solo es miedo, hay algo de falta de motivacion y no encuentro la causa.<br />Antes era capaz de irme a cualquier hora, a cualquier sitio sin importarme nada. Ahora algo ha cambiado y no se por que. Siempre estas ahi, te lo agradezco mucho.<br>

    <strong>Keith Aldrich</strong>, thanks so much for your beautiful words. I need that passion return to my life, my photographic life.<br>

    <strong>Hugo Romano</strong>, pienso que en la fotografia vemos pasion, sensibilidad, inteligencia, suerte, paciencia, destreza de cada autor. Cuando nos repetimos, todo esto desaparece y nos convertimos, nuestra fotografia se convierte en previsible, y por lo tanto dejamos de crear. Me siento incapaz, hoy por hoy de ahondar en otros campos. Gracias por todo lo que dices, y por lo que no.<br>

    <strong>Mark Keefer</strong> , you makes me smile. I have lived your experiences. I make mine your words: <em>But a new day comes and there will be new opportunities for me to improve</em>. Thanks and best to you.<br>

    <strong>Mario Lopez</strong>, efectivamente el cambio hacia algo nuevo requiere un gran esfuerzo, y para ello hay que tener mucha motivacion y ganas suficientes como tu dices. Gracias por tan buenos animos.</p>

    <p>All of you makes me feel better. I still have much to learn.</p>

    Crisis!

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    GungaJim Africa is waiting for me... I hope so. Thanks for your kind words.

     

    Camilo gracias por encontrar esta reflexion. Respondo tus preguntas, disfruto de cada segundo haciendo fotos. Es

    una pasion arrolladora. Hay muchos fotografos que me parecen increibles y de quienes admiro profundamente su

    trabajo. Sobre la critica o autocritica... cada vez me parece mas dificil encontrar la justa medida. Gracias por la

    costa brava y tus magicos campos de amapolas. Quiza algun dia.

    The Naked King

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    Have you heard about this famous tale? I can see something similar in some pictures on the top rated photos every

    day. Maybe mine are overvalued a great deal and I dont like it. Lately I'm bored to check how the same members

    are always talking about wonderful and unreal dresses.

    Sometimes I would like to shout: the king doesn't have anything on! ... I know that I'm not the only one who can see

    the naked king.

    Crisis!

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    Finlay, thanks for your kind words. I would like to improve in wildlife photography, creating something new for me, by travelling to new places where I have never been. Maybe I would love to do more portraiture.

     

    Jon, creo que es imprescindible cuestionarse el propio trabajo de vez en cuando. Distanciarse y tratar de encontrar el valor justo de lo que hacemos, para intentar mejorar, para poder dar ese salto adelante. Gracias por recordarme y escribirme. Un abrazo.

     

    Steven, What about my world? My world is what you see. Sometimes in crisis, sometimes ok. My world is photography, my landscapes, my beasts, all what I feel are in my pictures. All the best to you.

     

    Heath, I could spend the rest of my life photographing wildlife, I still love it. But, you are right, I need to travel. All my nature photography have been taken in Cantabria, Spain. I need go out and so I could improve a great deal. Nick Brandt is a fantastic photographer, I love his unique wildlife pictures.

    Thanks for your words.

    Crisis!

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    First at all, I must say that you makes me feel better.

    I know that this is not a new question or a new problem. Many of us, felt the same from time to time. But what's the difference between an style and repeat the same? This is what I feel now. I'm not creating anything new since long ago. That's why I appreciate very much your advice. There are many interesting things to do. I think I need travel and take a look outside from my little land. As Peter Daalder says, I need a change of scenary. Tasmania could be perfect, the antipodes for my country. Thanks for giving me your help.

     

    Yes, Exactly Bill Clark says: passion for life and desire to beautifully express what's in my heart with my camera. I'm Musician too, and I know that music is a fantastic way of comunication, but it's the camera the perfect instrument to express for me.

    Todd you says something important: I expect more from myself today, I add that I'm not improving. This is one key for me.

     

    Two weeks ago, a friend of mine, and one of the best photographers in photonet, had a heart attack. I was at the hospital thinking that he could die. Now he is ok. I feel happy for him, but I'm just a little scared and sad... Maybe I'm in crisis beyond photography.

     

     

    It's difficult for me to translate this:

    Me siento incapaz de traducir con el sentido que quiero dar, este parrafo.

    En otro orden de cosas, creo que a veces se sobrevalora, se enaltece demasiado algunas fotografias o fotografos y viceversa. Necesitamos encontrar el justo valor de nuestro trabajo. Y si no, ser capaces de ser criticos con nosostros mismos.

     

    Es muy gratificante dejarse mecer por el dulce vaiven de los halagos, pero de vez en cuando hay que poner los pies en la tierra. Yo lo hago ahora y es cuando me siento mareada y aturdida, con dificultades para encontrar un Norte. Creo que en ocasiones la autocomplaciencia alimentada con alabanzas y excesivas admiraciones nos puede hacer acomodarnos en lo que creemos es un fantastico trono y en realidad es una silla como la de los demas.

     

    Thank you very much for your encouragement words.

    Crisis!

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    Do you think that photographers must constantly evolve in their work? I think we

    must do it. You can have any style, you can love landscape or portrait, any

    subjet, but you must to improve in every shot, to look for new ideas. But I feel I'm

    not improving, just repeating the same.

     

    I don't like my latest photographs. Actually there is nothing new in my gallery

    since long time ago. I'm repeating myself once, and again. There is nothing that I

    like. I'm in crisis since many time ago. I think that is the end of a stage, but I

    can't find a new way, a renewed form to shot wildlife or landscape. That's what I

    love to do, but I have no ideas, nor desire. I see what the great landscape

    photographers do, and I feel small. So, I have no more to share. Maybe I'll repeat

    me once more. At least, I know it. Is there someone else in the same situation?

     

    When I speak about this with friends, all they say the same, occasionally there is

    crisis time, but think that is not a matter time, but of ideas. I have nothing new to

    say. I look forward to find my way soon. I appreciate any advice. Please accept

    my apology, I'm trying to improve learn English.Thanks for your time.

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