Name?
Amélie Sourget

Age?
25

Job/ Position?
internship

Hometown?
Chartres ( France)

Website?
www.asourget.com

What are you using nowadays?

Hasselblad 501cm, medium format. Color Kodak portray 400 VC films.

Main influences / sources of inspiration?

Gruyaert, Pinkhassov, Wim wenders, Chris Anderson...

Favourite magazine?

Blind Spot, Le Monde 2.

Up-and-coming photographer?
Yes

Current exhibitions?
One at the Phtoo district gallery on the 20th street NY.

Current projects?
I go on with my work and want to do more reportages. I'll have a collective show in Pittsfield on September. Looking for a job.

What's the most annoying part of your job, if there is such part?
It's expensive and hard to be recognized.

Were you trained in photography or was it just a case of trial and error? In case of any school, do you recommend it?
I studied photography in a school for four years in Paris.

Any handy hints for a rookie photographer?
Maybe just doing what I do. Trying to find where your photos could match, looking at magazines, advertising agencies...E-mailing them.