Today, I’m joined by Mania de Praeter, aka Poppze, on Instagram. She is the first Belgian in the podcast and from my hometown, Antwerp. Her photos stand out to me as very clean and minimalist yet rich in context and story.
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- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poppze/
- Threads: https://www.threads.net/@poppze
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The summary of this episode with Mania de Praeter + links
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:00 Changing styles during Covid lockdowns
00:04:30 What did street photography mean for you
00:08:00 Inspirations beyond photographers
- Matisse
- Wayne Thiebaud
- Hopper
- Saul Leiter
00:11:00 Morning routines between two cities
00:13:30 Seasonalities to your work
- Deadvlei
00:17:30 Preparing for the elements
00:19:00 Differences between Antwerp and New York
00:22:00 Planning out your photowalk
00:27:30 Fishing techniques and meeting with other photographers
00:30:00 On clean compositions
00:35:30 Black & White vs Color
00:39:00 Editing photos in Snapseed on iPad
00:45:00 About the Jewish people in Mania’s photos
00:48:50 Doing projects
00:53:00 Camera setups
- 24-70mm lens
- Campsnap
01:03:00 Listening to music or podcasts
01:05:00 Outro
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