INTERVIEW

KENNY HSU

Kenny Hsu (@noodlesallday) is a Taiwanese film photographer based in Rio de Janeiro.
He told Others Magazine about his influence of being born in California, and how his photography is moved by the light nature gives to him.

When did you first pick up a camera?

My first camera was a Sony Cybershot and I was around 18.

Do you have specific influences in your work?

Yeah, the sun, where it goes I go.

What would you say is your signature as a photographer? How did you get started?

I try to bring beauty and emotion to my work, I started having fun taking pictures of my friends, I was always the guy that had a camera with me.

What’s been the most surprising element of your job?

Meeting people and hearing their stories.

Any other artistic mediums you are interested in exploring?

Music for sure!

What gets you off - literally and figuratively?

Nature and people.

You’re based in Rio de Janeiro - are there certain things in the city that has  influenced you? What makes Rio a special place for you?

Yeah, everything, from the beaches to the culture. My parents are taiwanese and I was born in California so I try to see things as a foreigner always.

When and where are you the most creative?

To be honest, usually when I am feeling sad and down, that's when the ideas come to me.

Film or digital? Which lens do you use the most?

Film for sure, for the lens lately the 105mm.

If you could choose any era to work in which it would be?

NOW!

Who or what would be your dream subject to shoot?

Just random regular people.

Do you have a specific narrative in mind when you are shooting? How do you work around the scenography and colors?

I always try to tell some kind of story using whatever light nature gives me.