愛攝影的你要看! 11位國家地理雜誌女性攝影師的Tips
世界不乏有才的女性攝影師,只是她們不常被報導。你知道原來在過去十多年,刊登於《國家地理》雜誌的照片不少都是來自女性的嗎?她們可謂巾幗不讓鬚眉,十多年來秉承記者的使命,曾冒著危險穿州過省,到訪戰地、災地、部落、森林等地方,務求將一些未被聽見的故事透過影像告訴世人。筆者精選了11位《國家地理》雜誌女性攝影記者的作品,想知道怎樣才能夠拍到一張會說故事得照片,記得參考她們對攝影的看法或貼士了!
#必先理解故事,然後尋找一些你估計會有好素材的地點
The first step is understanding the story. And then it’s finding the places where you think pictures might happen.
—Amy Toensing
#拍照不只是按下快門,你要對當下作出反應
Taking pictures is not just pushing a button. Like a musician, you have to . . . respond in the moment.
—Diane Cook
#對待每一個故事就像寫論文一般,自己要投入
I try to approach every story I work on as though I’m going to write a thesis about it. I really embed myself.
—Kitra Cahana
#拍照是編輯,是將吸引你的東西輯錄下來,並不需要透露所有
Making a good photograph is about editing. It’s about seeing something that draws you in but doesn’t give everything away.
—Carolyn Drake
#處理複雜的故事,你要尋找一個能夠照亮更大議題的人物
When you’re doing a complicated story, you’re always looking for individuals who can illuminate bigger issues.
—Lynn Johnson
#一張好的靜態照片就是能夠展示整個故事
In a still photograph, you have to be able to tell the whole story and hope that the emotion and information is portrayed in that one image.
— Beverley Joubert
#每天都重要,攝影師要把握時間讓被噤聲的可以被聽見
The worst day is not when my safety is at risk; it’s when I can’t get the pictures I want. You have a chance to get voices heard, so every day counts.
—Stephanie Sinclair
#跟隨自己的直覺,邊做邊學
Mostly what I’m doing in life is following my instincts and learning as I go along.
—Erika Larsen
#一張好的照片是能夠對人說話
I love seeing things I’ve never seen before. I love the process of making an image that speaks to people.
—Jodi Cobb
#攝影無分邊界,沒有限制,是一種普世語言
For me the most profound thing about photography is that it is a universal language that speaks to everybody. It exists without borders, without barriers, without restrictions.
—Maggie Steber
#報導沒有聲音的人是重要的
I think it’s really important to cover people who don’t have a voice.
—Lynsey Addario
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Photos courtesy of respective photographers & National Geographic
TEXT: FLORIELLE
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