What is Photography?

1. What question does Erik pose to the audience?
• Is it photography?
2. What was Erik's first real passion?
• Drawing
3. What conception of photography did Erik previously hold?
• He felt like photography was about being in the right place and the right time, and that the process ends when the trigger is pressed
4. How did this inspire him?
• He wanted to create something different, something where the process was started when the trigger was pressed
5. What "common goal" do Erik's photos hold?
• To retain a level of photo-realism
6. Define realism as used in this context.
• His works look as if they were captured as a photograph
7. What principles does he adhere to when creating an image?
• When combining photos, the combined photos need to have the same perspective and the same type of light
8. Why is easier to create a place rather than find a place?
• When you create a place instead of find one, you don't have to compromise with the ideas in your head
9. How does he plan the photos?
• He starts with an idea, sketches it, and then finds the different locations for the "pieces of the puzzle"
10. What is his conclusion?
• The only thing that limits us is our imagination