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Photo: Raphael Macek
this happens all the time; if you’re happy and opportunities. Each photographer has his vision and
confident, the images will transmit this. can share these views, which promotes development
2) Try to develop the technical part of your
of the field for all the professionals involved.”
photography so that it is a facilitator and not
hinderance to the creation process. As I mentioned
earlier, when we are confident with the technical
Results
“Over
these
10
years,
we
have
been
part of photography, we liberate the creative side. developing workshops in different countries, in
3) Try to dedicate yourself and experience different cultures, and photographing different
the photograph altogether. If your idea is to have breeds of horses. Today we have produced more
photography as a profession, try to be close to people than 20 workshops for more than 400 participants
who help and support this growth; try to live moments who follow and exchange knowledge from the
that arouse your creativity. Photography is an art that beginning to the present day, forming a great
depends on the experience of each individual, and network, and above that, a large family.”
it is your experiences that will shape your viewpoint
throughout this passionate profession.
If you’d like to know more about Macek’s
work, or view the workshop schedule for 2018,
visit raphaelmacek.com.
Workshops
Macek contributes to the technical development
of other photographers by dedicating part of his La pasión por los caballos ha sido siempre una
time to teach equestrian photography through constante en la vida de Raphael Macek. Como hijo
workshops all over the world. The workshops are de criadores, no podía escapar de la pasión común
intentionally exclusive and limited to small numbers de su familia y, desde la infancia, cultivó su amor
of participants so that Macek has time to focus on por el mundo equino produciendo y publicando
each individual photographer’s needs. hermosas fotografías de caballos para que todos las
“I’ve always enjoyed learning and also sharing
admiren.
knowledge. I believe that when people are interested Como un adolescente observador y atento,
in learning a particular subject with instruction from Macek experimentó el mundo a través de la óptica
someone who has already walked the path, the del lente de una cámara; allí comenzó la unión de
more they will be able to use creativity, because they sus dos pasiones: los caballos y la fotografía, que
are going to dominate the technical part, and use dieron como resultado la exitosa carrera que hoy
them in their favor, taking their photography to their celebramos.
highest point.
Cuando le preguntamos qué representa la
“Today the horse is present in several areas
of
photography:
sporting
events,
fotografía en su vida, Macek afirma que observa la
advertising fotografía como una forma de transmitir emociones
campaigns, fashion, works of art, and many others. y poder compartir momentos especiales. “Para mí,
When we can master the technical part, creativity is una foto es un vehículo capaz de hacer que las
liberated and so you can capture unique images that personas de diferentes partes del mundo puedan
capture the spectator’s attention in a singular way. experimentar parte de las experiencias y los puntos
Images that will really be remembered. Also, the de vista de momentos únicos que la fotografía tiene
exchange of knowledge during these workshops el poder de eternizar. Comencé mi carrera con la
with me and other professionals opens doors and idea de producir algo que me hiciera feliz. Desde
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