Markus hartel biography definition
Markus Hartel began a career as a street-photographer coincidentally upon moving to New York City....
Recently Alessio Coghe had the opportunity to conduct this interview with fellow street photographer Markus Hartel.
This is what Alessio had to say about Markus:
I have gotten to know Markus virtually over the past few years. Our conversations, conducted on various social networks, range from getting a hamburger in our respective cities (Im currently based in Mexico City, while Markus lives in NYC) to each other’s web initiatives in photography.
I know him to be extremely helpful and courteous. His affability, which was confirmed during this interview, is a lesson in humility for photographers around the world including me.
In the fifth part, Marcus Hartel's street shoots are read again through these concepts.
Though Markus is certainly the better contemporary street photographer and I’m not the only who thinks so.
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about your background? How did you get started with street photography?
A: I have a professional background as a typesetter, one of the remaining old school graphic and print designers.
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