Danko Gospic

What first drew you to photography, and how did it become a form of personal expression?

I have always paid attention to forms, lines and shadows, and I felt photography was an opportunity to record what I see around me in my own way. Later I started to observe the people in everyday activities so the fascination began and I couldn’t tear myself away from the camera.

How does your experience as an interior designer influence the way you compose a photograph?

I mentioned lines and forms but a good composition is the result in both cases. If there is no good composition, then something is not done properly. After so many years I am constantly observing the world around me as if through a camera.

Danko Gospic | Shadow Gang

When you enter an unfamiliar space, what catches your attention first: the light, the proportions, the textures, or the traces of people’s lives?

Lights and shadows always attract me first but then I look for something in the frame that evokes emotions in me, like a story. I love documentary photography for that very reason.

Light plays an important role in both interior design and photography. How does your approach to it change between these two practices?

Light in the interior is one the most important elements and must be carefully planned, so photography is also a hunt for good light. In both fields, light is magic that either wakes up the princess or turns into a frog.

How much of your photographic process involves planning, and how much depends on responding to an unexpected moment?

I try to plan as little as possible and manage in the moment while experience helps me recognize or predict situations I want to see, but an unexpected moment gives a special touch to photography.

How does combining photography with your design career affect the time and freedom you have to experiment?

I had several opportunities to become a professional photographer, but I chose design because that way I can enjoy photography more intensely and without pressure. I try to spend at least a few hours every day wandering and exploring with my camera. My job doesn’t interfere with that at all, and I would never give up photography because of my career commitments. It’s my therapy.

Danko Gospic | Have Mercy

What would you like to explore in a future photographic project, and what questions would you want that project to raise?

I think a lot and research about the major crises that threaten our planet. I beleive that a large number of people still do not understand the seriousness of these situations and I would like the photographs to bring the truth closer to them.