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.

Q&A 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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