“To me, a woman is beautiful when she is intelligent, bold, fearless and unashamed. I like somebody who can be out of their comfort zone and come to own it.”
LA based photographer Damon Loble got a job at a camera store when he was 18. The Beginning of a Love Story. His work is not about creating a reality that is not there, but rather about showing how the person really is. And that is already almost more beauty that one can handle. Patience is one of the things he is a great believer in; opportunities will arise once you stay focused on what you want, and combined with a great sense of passion for everything he is doing in life, he brings the certain something to his stunning photographs.
Where does your love for photography come from?
My love for photography comes from the love of light, the way it is recorded as it shapes our interaction with every aspect of life. It’s incredibly satisfying to be able to create a moment with a camera that you wouldn’t necessarily have realized was there if you were simply observing. Anyone using a camera is making extremely complicated choices in how they interpret that particular segment of time.
In an interview you said “I’m a good digital tech, but when it comes to getting paid for photography, there’s a strange disconnect that happens.” What have you learned and what changes have you made meanwhile?
I think that it’s still the same situation. I use what I am good at to pay for what I want to become better at doing in the future. The only thing that’s really changed for me is that I am slowly becoming more willing to bring in people to help make the images better than I can do by myself.
What makes a good photographer? And do you think that being good is enough to be successfull as well?
I don’t know that there’s really any one way to say what makes a good photographer. I think that to be good you have to have passion and drive and consistency and evolution. If you feel something, any kind of emotion when you look at another individual’s work… whether it is happiness, sadness or jealously, then that individual is successful with that picture. There are just too many amazing people shooting to be able to define what exactly a good photographer is. But I do think there is a difference to being a good photographer and a successful one.
Lots of your work is very erotic. When is a woman beautiful in your eyes?
To me, a woman is beautiful when she is intelligent, bold, fearless and unashamed. I like somebody who can be out of their comfort zone and come to own it.
And where do you draw the line when it comes to nude images?
I draw the line on nude images at the point where my subject needs to draw that line. My personal style is less about creating a stylized situation that pretends to be more fun than real life, rather I prefer to show someone who is ok being seen as he or she is photographed.
Your best life lesson so far?
My best life lesson has been patience in situations. It’s taken me longer to reach the same places others have in far shorter timespans. I’m a firm believer that if you remain focused on what you specifically want, eventually you will have an opportunity to get it… of course I’ve also blown a lot of those opportunities as well.
What besides photography draws your interest?
This is silly, but I am passionate about SCUBA.
Where do you see yourself ten years from now? What do you want to achieve in life?
I see myself enjoying the work I do. I feel very fortunate to be in the situation I’m in, and I think that it is going to continue moving forward. Ultimately, I’ll have a villa on a Mediterranean island, enjoying the rising sea levels.
The most important thing in life?
The most important thing in life is continuing to have a passion for everything in your life. I believe it’s what drives a person to continue exploring and learning.
2015 is comning! Did you make a New Year’s resolution already?
I have made my New Year Resolutions already, and I’ve already decided to break them.
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