How Hernan's life behind the lens inspired
Life behind the lens
Hernan Diaz was a photographer, born in Tolima in 1931, the died in 2009 at the age of 78. He is known for being the foremost professional photographer during the second half of the twentieth century in Colombia.This outstanding photographer has been recogmized in many occasions , and after following his successful career I can say he has a lot to learn from. Despite the fact that his works were the ones which made him successful, it's from his personal life where I was able to learn the most.
Something that I found interesting was that he didn't take all his
pictures with a single type of camera. On yhe contrary, he would
took the same picture with different types of cameras. At the
begining of his career, while learning the art of photography, he
needed to choose one camera for all the photographs he must take for
his exam. He took the same 20 pictures wuth fuve diferrent cameras,
because he believed the camera told you which the best was. This made
me think about seeing life not from only opne perspective, but
from different points of view. By doing this I learnd to understand
other's point of virew before criticising.
Something else
that inspired me
about his life, were his beliefs about work. He thought that was better
not
doing something, rather than doing something in a mediocre way. He
believed
that despite it must be difficult, you must give it your best shot to
every
single thing you do. Because the quality of your work talk about you as
a
person, you must strive and give the best of you in everything you do.
I
learned that by doing mediocre things I become mediocre myself, so I
must work
hard to accomplish my goals.
It also called
my attention that
he wrote a book, where he admired others work and compared them with
his own
photographs. In his book, “Six
Contemporary Colombian Artists” he compares photography with
painting. I
found this very interesting because these are considered disciplines as
different as water and oil; however, Diaz was able to establish a
relation
between these two arts. By making this he inspired me to compare my
interests
with others, while I enrich my knowledge.
To sum up, I can
say that more
than his works, the real inspiration comes from his personal life.
Despite he
being an outstanding photographer, his actions in life are the ones
that
motivate me to see life behind the lens. I believe that by applying
this in my
life, the experience of living will be more interesting. Hernan Diaz
taught me
to see life in different perspectives, while I share with others.
