himSELF BY ANOUK LEFAVRE
AP: I do not have any specific inspiration. It's very rare. I make a lot of images and I keep very few. I do not have any recipe, no preconceived ideas and no techniques. I look at the pictures I have taken, and some are better than others.
AL: Do you have SL or RL photographers who influence your work?
AP: I do not like too sophisticated and pretentious images. The style "depressive artist" bores me a lot. I enjoy simple and natural things, and humour as well. Subtle things. Regarding photography in SL, I am a big fan of Neva Crystall and Mr. Godard. But I could quote dozens of photographers, many Japanese whom I adore for their natural and often joyful side. I will also mention my friends Ash, Kiki and Tatiana Easterwood. In RL photography, I enjoy photojournalism.
AL: With the mass of photographers in SL, how do you set yourself apart?
AP: I'm not trying to be original, only doing and giving my best. Sometimes the edition of a picture can take just 5 minutes, other times it can last several days…