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Berg,
Bryan
guinness world record holder |
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Biyan,
Sacha Dean
photographer |
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Bronaugh,
Joshua
painter |
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Sheldon
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mixed media painter |
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Harry
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Lori
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Jeff
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Rebecca
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Jason
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An
interview
with
Sacha
Dean
Biyan:
Photographer
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images
have
been
used
with
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All
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How
did
you
become
a photographer?
How
I became
a photographer
is a
story
in itself.
Who
I am
at this
moment
is the
superposition
of every
wave
of experience,
past,
present
and
future.
I am
the
culmination
of foreshadowing
because
I am
what
I always
wanted
to be.
I grew
up between
North
America,
Europe
and
Asia,
graduated
with
a degree
in Robotics,
a Masters
in Aeronautical
Engineering,
and
am continuing
my post-graduate
work
in forgetting
everything
I ever
learned
in school.
I worked
as a
consultant
in the
aerospace
industry
for
over
ten
years,
ran
my own
company,
did
well,
lost
interest,
then
turned
my attention
to fashion
photography
and
photojournalism,
which
have
always
been
my great
passions.
I am
an infant
of the
seventies
who
bought
into
the
idea
that
anything
is possible
if we
our
minds
to it.
I do
what
I do
for
love
and
not
out
of necessity,
and
I revel
in the
fact
that
life
offers
infinite
possibilities
and
challenges.
I go
through
life
in different
phases
like
a waveform
propagating
through
space
in no
particular
direction,
yet
deriving
momentum
from
all
the
highs
and
lows. |
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What
motivates
you?
Beauty
motivates
me in
everything
I do.
I try
to seek
beauty
in every
facet
of life
from
the
most
complex
creations
to the
most
mundane
things
we all
take
for
granted
every
day.
I never
follow
society's
status
quo
about
what
is beautiful
because
I find
it too
artificially
structured
and
limiting.
I am
motivated
to seek
patterns
of beauty
in nature
derived
from
non-linearity,
asymmetry
and
chaos.
I try
to look
beyond
the
surface
of everything
within
our
reason
and
logic,
and
even
question
the
most
basic
elements
so that
I can
squeeze
out
those
hidden
patterns
and
connections
which
give
continuity
to our
thoughts
and
all
that
we see
around
us.
Nothing
is as
logical
and
simple
as our
brains
tell
us.
If we
can
overcome
the
barrier
of rational
thinking,
a whole
new
realm
unfolds
before
us,
offering
infinite
possibilities
and
endless
freedom
for
creative
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Where
do you
get
your
inspirational/creative
ideas?
An idea
flickers
in your
head
for
a few
milliseconds
amongst
a million
other
flickering
thoughts
but
some
shine
extra
bright,
just
enough
to set
off
a spark
in your
brain,
which
carries
through
like
a filament
into
the
physical
and
spiritual
realm
until
it forms
a concrete
vision.
Everyone
finds
his
or her
sparks
from
different
sources.
These
neurological
sparks
originate
from
ones
dreams,
experiences,
emotions,
and
memories,
or a
combination
of all
these
that
forms
ones
perception
of reality.
I believe
that
one's
perception
of reality
is really
the
basis
of all
creativity.
If your
perception
is not
restricted
by rationality
or common
sense,
or a
fixed
frame
of reference
for
your
beliefs,
you
leave
your
mind
fertile
and
allow
it to
absorb
as many
elements
as possible
from
your
environment.
In this
way,
everything,
in one
way
or another,
can
set
off
that
spark.
We transfer
thought,
idea
and
spirit,
which
are
abstract
concepts,
into
actual
physical
matter
during
the
creative
process.
The
final
result
of a
creative
inspirational
burst
is atoms
and
electrons,
whether
it's
a piece
of poetry,
a sculpture,
a painting
or a
photograph.
Hence,
all
forms
of art
originate
from
abstraction.
Through
our
senses,
our
perception,
our
spiritual
drive
and
our
passion
we somehow
translate
that
abstraction
into
form.
And
just
how
accurately
we perform
the
translation,
I believe,
depends
on how
strong
our
spiritual
link
is to
what
we are
trying
to create.
When
we are
bonded
with
our
art
and
create
anything
derived
purely
out
of love,
without
any
external
motivation
for
money
or recognition,
that
work
becomes
not
only
a physical
but
also
a spiritual
embodiment
of our
idea
in its
purest
form. |
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Where
do you
get
the
models
for
each
of your
assignments?
Generally,
the
models
are
selected
by the
client,
the
creative
director
or the
production
manager
of a
particular
project.
Occasionally
they
will
request
my presence
during
the
castings
but
this
is not
common.
For
my own
artistic
work,
it's
a different
story
because
I personally
select
all
the
models
with
my fashion
stylist,
and
we only
use
people
who
embody
perfectly
the
roles
of the
characters
we are
creating. |
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Where
is your
favorite
location
for
photo
shoots?
My favorite
location,
without
a doubt,
is on
the
beaches
of Brazil
along
the
northern
coast,
especially
in the
winter
because
the
light
at that
time
is so
clean
and
pure,
and
has
a special
spectral
quality
unlike
anywhere
else
I have
shot.
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What
was
the
most
exciting
assignment
you
have
worked
on?
The
Earth
Pilgrim
project
was
the
most
exciting
and
rewarding
project
I have
ever
worked
on.
This
was
a seven-year
journey
that
brought
me to
the
most
remote
corners
of the
globe
and
allowed
me to
see
and
experience
firsthand
the
lifestyles
of several
vanishing
cultures.
It started
off
as a
simple
travelogue
but
soon
evolved
into
a spiritual
journey
in which
the
photography
became
a secondary
aspect.
This
is not
to diminish
in any
way
the
work
that
went
into
producing
these
images
because
we had
the
grueling
task
of hauling
around
loads
of photo
gear
from
place
to place,
whether
trekking
through
the
Andes
or the
jungles
of Borneo
or the
Amazon,
or through
the
Arctic
tundra.
After
shooting
over
3,000
rolls
of film
and
coming
face
to face
with
death
at least
on three
occasions,
I wear
the
scars
and
bruises
of this
journey
on my
body
with
pride
as a
reminder
of the
incredible
things
I was
fortunate
enough
to experience.
Earth
Pilgrim
is really
the
beginning
of a
lifelong
journey
but
I finally
decided
early
last
year
that
there
was
enough
material
to tell
an interesting
story,
so we
held
a large
scale
exhibit
in Sao
Paulo,
Brasil
as a
retrospective
of all
this
work.
There
were
150
images
on display
and
the
exhibit
attracted
over
9,000
people
in a
month
and
it was
covered
by nearly
every
type
of media.
Now
in July
a fine
art
book
will
be published
to coincide
with
the
next
exhibit
in Barcelona.
I think
the
greatest
gratification
I get
in all
my work
is to
hear
how
it has
positively
affected
peoples
lives
from
so many
places
around
the
world.
That
alone
makes
everything
I do
worthwhile. |
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What
professional
advice
can
you
give
others?
From
my own
experience,
the
sagest
advice
I can
give
to any
artist
is to
follow
their
own
artistic
vision
without
any
fear
or compromise.
The
path
will
be strewn
with
obstacles
and
deviations
but
stubbornness
and
unwavering
dedication
are
the
only
things
that
will
allow
one
to maintain
the
proper
direction.
And
despite
what
people
may
say
or think,
a real
artist
will
be relentless
and
continue
to plough
ahead
like
nothing
else
matters.
Then
and
only
then
will
the
art
come
to life
in its
truest
form. |
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For
information
about
Sacha
Dean
Biyan,
please
visit:
www.eccentris.com
www.sachabiyan.com |
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