FOTOGRAFIT PRESENTS
LIVE WITH LARS
Long-form conversations with underwater photographers, filmmakers, divers and image-makers who have something worth sharing.
Stay on FOTOGRAFIT and watch the full interviews below. We talk technique, creativity, equipment, careers, projects and the stories behind the images.
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WITH LARS
INTERVIEWS · GEAR TALK · STORIES
THE INTERVIEWS
Meet the people behind the pictures
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INTERVIEW1 HR 05 MINENGLISH
Alex Høgh Andersen
Actor, photographer and life behind the camera
Known internationally for his role as Ivar the Boneless in Vikings, Alex Høgh Andersen is also a committed photographer. Lars talks with Alex about photography, visual storytelling and the creative drive behind his work.
INTERVIEW & TECHNIQUE46 MINENGLISH
David Gutteridge
Painting with light underwater
Ikelite ambassador and underwater photographer David Gutteridge joins Lars for a practical conversation about light painting underwater: how the technique works, how to get started and how creative lighting can change the look of an image.
INTERVIEW54 MINENGLISH
Alex Mustard
How to make great images in green water
Alex Mustard and Lars discuss underwater photography in green water. The conversation focuses on Alex’s approach, practical shooting choices and the techniques that help turn challenging local conditions into strong photographs.
LIVE WITH LARS38 MINENGLISH
Alex Dawson
A professional life beneath the surface
Full-time professional underwater photographer Alex Dawson talks with Lars about a career built around diving, travelling and creating images below the surface — including the choices and experiences behind that way of life.
INTERVIEW & EDITING42 MINENGLISH
Tobias Friedrich
Lightroom presets for underwater photographers
Underwater photographer Tobias Friedrich joins the LIVE WITH LARS series for a focused discussion about Lightroom presets, editing workflow and how post-processing can be used consistently without losing the character of the original underwater image.
CONVERSATION1 HR 27 MINDANISH
Lars Laursen
Selling underwater photography through image agencies
A detailed conversation about photographing, cataloguing and selling underwater images through picture agencies. Lars Laursen shares his working process and experience with the commercial side of maintaining a large image archive.
LIVE WITH LARS1 HR 18 MINDANISH
Emil Poulsen
Nature, photography and communicating enthusiasm
Emil Poulsen is a nature photographer, educator, diver and social-media creator. In this live conversation, Lars explores Emil’s fascination with nature and the way he combines photography, diving and communication.
LIVE WITH LARS1 HR 35 MINENGLISH
Leigh Bishop
Wreck diving and journeys into the unknown
British diver Leigh Bishop joins Lars for a long-form conversation about wreck diving, exploration and the pull of unknown places beneath the surface. A story-driven episode for divers as much as photographers.
LIVE WITH LARS1 HR 20 MINENGLISH
Stig Stasig
Underwater photography as a visual art form
Photographer and artist Stig Stasig joins Lars for a long-form conversation about underwater photography, visual ideas and the creative decisions behind stronger images. Stig shares practical experience and his perspective on developing a personal photographic expression.
LIVE WITH LARS1 HR 22 MINDANISH
Erling Svensen
More than 45 years documenting life beneath the sea
Erling Svensen grew up beside world-class diving in Egersund and has spent more than four decades diving and documenting marine life. Lars talks with him about experience, observation and a lifetime devoted to the underwater world.
LIVE WITH LARS25 MINENGLISH
René B. Andersen
Legends Beneath the Waves – Scandinavia
Lars talks with Danish wreck photographer and author René B. Andersen about Legends Beneath the Waves – Scandinavia, his two-volume book project documenting remarkable wrecks and underwater history across Scandinavia. The conversation covers the photography, the stories behind the wrecks and the work involved in creating the books.
LIVE WITH LARS2 HR 03 MINENGLISH
Christmas Live 2020
A long-form Christmas session with friends and FOTOGRAFIT ambassadors
Lars and Mikkel host an extended live session with friends and ambassadors from the underwater imaging community. A relaxed mix of conversations, experiences, photography and diving – and a snapshot of the FOTOGRAFIT community at the end of 2020.
MORE TO COME
New conversations, when we have something worth talking about
LIVE WITH LARS is not about short clips. It is a place for proper conversations with people who know their subject and have stories, techniques and experience to share.
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