Jevgenijs Luhnevs

Latvijas

Jevgeņijs is a freelance photographer and videographer based in Riga, Latvia with long professional experience. He started out as a music and concert photographer and now specializes in photography of real estate and architecture, his main passion is chasing lightnings and thunderstorms. Jevgeņijs finds in them something mystical and primitive that makes others endure with every roll of thunder.

Building compositions with the help of light became another passion and street photography is a new genre for Jevgeņijs to experiment with as Ricoh GR ambassador in Latvia.

"It is a great pleasure for me to join the team of Focus Nordic ambassadors and be the representatives of Ricoh GR in Latvia. It will be an amazing challenge for me to try something new and expand my professional boundaries.”, says Jevgenijs.

Q&A

How did you start with photo/video?
From early childhood I have always been curious about how a camera works. We had an old film camera in our family and my mother taught me how to take pictures and develop film since I was a little boy. My first big DSLR camera i bought in 2010 and very soon i became very addicted to photography.
How would you describe your style?
I love taking pictures of lightnings, thunderstorms and everything related to bad weather. I love experimenting with the light. I think that light is the most important part of good photography.
What inspires you?
I am inspired by the work of several people on Instagram from whom I have learned a lot about the use of light and composition, like @itsreuben, @pergite, @mikemezphoto and @arnarkristjans_photography.
What is your dream shoot or project?
My dream is to chase and shoot tornadoes and thunderstorms in Tornado Alley, USA.
What is your best advice to others that want to develop as photographers?
Practice and patience. It is the only way to develop both technical knowledge and creative thinking. As much practice as possible.