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Behind the Lens With Arkady Mitnik
Meet Arkady Mitnik:
Born in former USSR, Arkady combines his professional career of Engineer with his main hobby of jazz photography.
Gear:
A number of Olympus E-cameras with top Zuiko lenses, Canon G-12 as well as analogue (film) OM-1 OM-2 and Mamiya 645.
Teachers and/or influences?
Leonid Levit from Ukraine, Alik Beliavtsev.
I knew I wanted to be a photographer when...
Well, to be honest, I never knew it, and still do not know.
Your approach to photography:
Be as natural as you can. Be yourself.
Your teaching approach/philosophy:
Share what you know, do not influence but offer what you have.
Your biggest challenge when shooting indoor (or low lighted) events:
Think less about how you shoot, versus what you see.
Favorite venue to shoot:
Bimhuis, Amsterdam.
Favorite festival to shoot:
Jazz In Kiev, Ukraine.
Where was your first assignment location?
Wow... so many years ago... I guess first concert of Pat Metheny in Ukraine around 1987, if I am not mistaken.
Your favorite musician(s) to photograph:
Bass players in general. Composition, hands and fingersmusic itself... love it.
Did you know...
I have way too many hobbies, and skiing is right next to jazz photography.
View more Arkady Mitnik photos at All About Jazz
Born in former USSR, Arkady combines his professional career of Engineer with his main hobby of jazz photography.
Gear:
A number of Olympus E-cameras with top Zuiko lenses, Canon G-12 as well as analogue (film) OM-1 OM-2 and Mamiya 645.
Teachers and/or influences?
Leonid Levit from Ukraine, Alik Beliavtsev.
I knew I wanted to be a photographer when...
Well, to be honest, I never knew it, and still do not know.
Your approach to photography:
Be as natural as you can. Be yourself.
Your teaching approach/philosophy:
Share what you know, do not influence but offer what you have.
Your biggest challenge when shooting indoor (or low lighted) events:
Think less about how you shoot, versus what you see.
Favorite venue to shoot:
Bimhuis, Amsterdam.
Favorite festival to shoot:
Jazz In Kiev, Ukraine.
Where was your first assignment location?
Wow... so many years ago... I guess first concert of Pat Metheny in Ukraine around 1987, if I am not mistaken.
Your favorite musician(s) to photograph:
Bass players in general. Composition, hands and fingersmusic itself... love it.
Did you know...
I have way too many hobbies, and skiing is right next to jazz photography.
View more Arkady Mitnik photos at All About Jazz