Photographer Ektor Angelomatis (USA / Greece) (Malktime Photography) Can you tell us a little about you? I’m a photographer who grew up in Greece, but luck played its part and I have ended up being based in Los Angeles, California and Athens, Greece. This has meant that I’m able to work with amazing models and designers on both continents. It’s a wonderful sensation to meet and collaborate with people coming from such different backgrounds around Europe (Paris, London, Frankfurt, Athens) and the U.S. (Los Angeles, New York, Boston). From conceptual ad campaigns to personalized photo sessions, I love to hand-pick talented stylists and makeup artists, source cutting-edge garments, and scout unique venues for each project. Whether I’m photographing models in a costume designer’s latest collection, or working with a private client on a boudoir shoot, creating artful images and fine-tuning the smallest details is my real passion. How and when did you get into photography? For many years I was an amateur landscape photographer not following my real passion – which is fashion and boudoir photography. I studied law in Greece, and then actually pursued a law career, until I found myself in Los Angeles at the age of 28. There, the pieces fell into place and – quite randomly – I met someone who showed me that it’s never too late to follow my dream. That’s when I really decided to pursue professional fashion photography. Surrounded by art-thirsty and talented people in L.A., I made my first steps into fashion. The rest is history! What does photography mean to you? Fashion and boudoir photography is about trusting the process, and identifying what each individual contributor has to offer. It’s about creating a perfect moment – a perfect pose – and then that instinctual click of a button when what your eye sees resonates with the image inside you. Nikon or Canon? Favorite lens? That would be Canon for me. The 35mm is a favorite, but I also find myself turning to the 50mm often.
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