{"id":38541,"date":"2020-08-02T04:57:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T02:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?p=38541"},"modified":"2021-04-14T13:37:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T11:37:58","slug":"top-slovenia-interview-luka-esenko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/en\/lifestyle\/famous-slovenians\/top-slovenia-interview-luka-esenko\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP Slovenia Interview: Luka Esenko"},"content":{"rendered":"

Award-winning photographer <\/h2>

The widely published landscape photographer Luka Esenko also leads small photography tours and workshops around Slovenia and Croatia, where he brings his clients of varying skills to the very best photography locations. Recently, we spoke to Luka and learned, among other things, of his opinion about social media, his favorite place in Slovenia to shoot, and his new venture, PhotoHound.<\/strong><\/h2>

How old were you when you first knew you wanted to be a professional photographer? And how did you first get Into the profession? <\/strong><\/p>

It was late, in my mid-20s when I returned from Austria where I was studying. It started with selling my travel photos and then later I started running workshops and tours in the Adriatic region. <\/p>

Everyone seems to be an amateur photographer these days, whIch we can relate to because everyone also seems to be an amateur writer. How has this affected professional photographers? <\/strong><\/p>

I think the core principle of business is still the same, regardless of everyone being a photographer. If you\u2019re very good at what you do you can still do good business with photography. The biggest change is that you must spend a lot of time promoting your work and this often takes more time than the photography itself.<\/p>

What do you think of faceBook, Instagram and other social media sites?<\/strong><\/p>

I acknowledge these platforms as being the main channels to promote my work. People spend a lot (too much) time there and being present is the way to get the word out. On the other hand, it\u2019s all become very crowded and superficial. A photographer mustn\u2019t forget about more traditional ways to show their work, like galleries, exhibitions, trade shows, talks, and meeting people in person.<\/p>

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