Interview with Laina Briedis (eros turannos in flickr), photographer. Issue #10

Laina Briedis (eros turannos in flickr) loves going on adventures – road trips & long drives out to beautiful nowheres, with adventure music blasting, the windows open, and her hair flying all over the place.

Laina Briedis photos have been published in Issue #3, #4, #8 and #10 of Carpaccio Magazine. Her works have been featured in “Carpaccio Guide to emerging illustrators, photographers & artists Vol. 1″ (sold out), “Carpaccio Guide to emerging illustrators, photographers & artists Vol. 2″ (sold out) and “Carpaccio Guide to emerging illustrators, photographers & artists Vol. 3″. If you want to get Vol. 3 you can get it through MagCloud. You can get the printed version of Issue #10, as well.

Laina Briedis on cover Issue #3: "Here Comes the Sun" (14th June 2009)

CM: Tell us something about you.

Laina Briedis: Anything? Oh man, I wouldn’t know where to start! Well, I love going on adventures- road trips & long drives out to beautiful nowheres, with adventure music blasting, the windows open, and my hair flying all over the place. I think going on adventures may be my favourite thing to do besides taking pictures- but then again, you could say they go hand in hand!

CM: Where do you find inspiration?

Laina Briedis: Goodness, I find inspiration in so many things! In our infinite universe, in nature and the changing of seasons- I actually feel like there is a direct connection between the core of myself and the seasons. But I find inspiration in all sorts of little connections as well- even in simpler things like cold air coming in through the window and giving me the chills, or the sound of someone’s voice, or the many lovely shapes the human body can take on. Everything can be so beautiful if you take the time to really appreciate it, I think. I’m also inspired by other artists- it’s a wonderful feeling being able to see someone else’s art and relate to it so deeply, or be moved by it in some way.

CM: What are your influences?

Laina Briedis: My influences are much the same as what inspires me, I’d say- little and big things in the world around me, nature & the human body- all different kinds of connections that I try my very hardest not to take for granted.

Laina Briedis for Carpaccio Magazine

CM: What’s photography for you?

Laina Briedis: Photography is the ultimate source of my happiness. It provides me with a way to preserve feelings, emotions, and memories in something infinite, concrete and beautiful- and it’s a wonderful means of self-expression :) I feel like most of what photography means to me cannot be adequately expressed through words, though.

CM: In a world where you can’t take photos… What do you do?

Laina Briedis: It’s hard to imagine not being able to take photographs- that would be awful! It’s weird thinking of the time before photography was discovered / invented, I really don’t know what I’d do with myself- probably the same sorts of things I do now, only without taking pictures- even saying that feels really sad and empty, though. I’d probably spend more time painting and writing, or maybe I’d take my harp into the woods everyday and play music for all the woodland creatures!

portrait of Laina Briedis by María Cerezo

Laina Briedis website: flickr.com/photos/31908330@N08