A Conversation With: Attila Szekely

Attila is a brilliant film photographer and writer. It is through his creative endeavours that Attila shares his view of the world around him. We caught up with Attila to discuss his creative influences and his love for analogue photography.

Hi Attila, introduce yourself. How old are you and where are you based?

 Hello Jack! I am a male of 17 years. I am based on the Sunshine Coast but I often try escape into other worlds as much as I can.

Your photography does an excellent job at conveying the beauty of your part of the world. What started your passion for photography?

 I don’t remember a single moment when I was like fuck I hear the calling and I need to take photos or whatever, I’m not even like that now. I guess I had been messing around with my mother’s kit a bit when I was little and then the interest stuck with me through my childhood. I remember looking through this book by a man named Taylor Bonin, he’s the bloke who follows around the growlers and captures their shit, anyway looking through this book I was like holy fuck it must be awesome to have these photos as memories when I’m all old and broken. Plus, they were really cool photos, I think that happened 4 years ago when I started listening to the band.

What’s the reasoning behind your almost exclusive use of film?

 I got sick of how everyone could use a digital camera without much understanding, I wanted to make something that required thought and had technical limitations that pushed me to try shit. I’m not saying I’m a scholar in this field, I’m an amateur at best but really weak attempts at shit piss me off. So using film forces to understand the relationship between shutter, aperture and ISO, otherwise you will waste 36 photos and a fuck tonne of money. So that was the catalyst of it all but I quickly grew in love with it after experimenting with different cameras and types of film. I love the tangibility of it, instead of a sensor interpreting what you’re seeing, its like the film traps the light and its almost like you’ve got a bit of the vibe locked away in your prints and negatives. I find that super cool.

 What do you typically shoot with... 

Read the remainder of the interview in Extraordinaire Vol. One

A Conversation With: Callum Henderson

Callum’s photography is exceptional in that it tells a story from the mundane. The distinct absence of people in his work depicts an eerie albeit captivating image. Following the release of his zine, I chatted to Callum about his work and the state of print photography.

 Hey Callum, first of all, introduce yourself! How old are you, where are you based and what exactly do you do?

 21 - Melbourne - Photographer (I guess)

 What drew you to film photography as your medium of choice?

 I started shooting film around 4 or 5 years ago when my dad gave me one of his old cameras to try out. He’s a 2nd generation TV cameraman, so I've always been surrounded by film & photography. I still remember getting hooked after that first roll, after that my obsession has grown to the point where I don't have enough space to store all my cameras.

Your photography brilliantly captures isolation in an urban environment. What has influenced this style?

 Ever since picking up a camera, I have always been intrigued by urban spaces. This has lead me on some pretty cool adventures, taking photos along the journey. Slowly that has progressed into capturing the mundane of isolated space. I take huge inspiration from photographers such as William Eggleston and Todd Hido. 

Congratulations on the zine you’ve recently published! What inspired the project?

Thanks! I had always wanted to base a project on the idea of urban isolation and unused spaces. I was at Uni at the time when were assigned a project where we had complete creative control so I thought it would be a good opportunity to bring this idea to life.

 Was the zine your first major project? What did you learn along the way...

Read the remainder of the interview in Extraordinaire Vol. One