Lev Maslov

Favourite Negative film: Kodak portra 400 nc

Favourite Dia film: Fuji Provia 100 or 400

Favourite BW film: ilford delta 100 and 3200, and HP5 400 pushed to 1600

Why do you shoot digi?
It would be stupid to shoot sequences analog when you can go digital for that.

Why do you shoot analog?
I love my hassel to much to go digi for stills

What medium do you like better and why?
Becouse it's hasselblad, you get 1/500 sync speed with flashes, and you can go up to 1/2000 with no flash with the 200 series

How did you get into taking fotos?
Just started shooting skateboarding one day, it is pretty technical so it taught me a lot.

When was the point, that you desided that freezing moments was your future?
Just when I started shooting I did all a could to make it a job.

You always wanted to shoot...(scenerie, portrait of someone, action, ...)
People all around me.

What are the 3 best and worst things happening to you by beeing a fotografer?
Best - Travaling a lot, Getting payed for what I like to do most, not sitting at the office
Worst – A havy backpack, having skaters in my car most of the time, nothing else so far.

When was your first time on the PirateShip?
In 2006, when Hannes and Flo came to Moscow, and Mitya asked me to take photos.

What do you like to shoot next to snowboarding?
I like to shoot snowboarding next to skateboarding.