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Darkrooms Uncovered - Alex Kustanovich

Darkrooms Uncovered - Alex Kustanovich

A peek into a photographer's mental creative darkroom

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What does your creative ritual look like? Do you have specific habits or conditions that spark your creativity?


None at all

When you're feeling creatively blocked, what's your go-to method for breaking through?


Warm bath and Mexican food. Nothing works better.

Describe a moment when your creative perspective shifted dramatically. What triggered it?


When I walked through a crowd of people in Times Square, and kept shooting like my life depended on it.

What recurring themes or elements do you find yourself naturally drawn to capture?


Street, subway, night

What non-photographic influences (books, music, films, etc.) most impact your work?


Fiction, jazz, film

What photograph of yours feels most personally revealing, and why?


Have to think about it. They're all revealing and none of them are.

Find out more about Alex Kustanovich

Website: www.framingthestory.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kustanographer

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