An Interview with Evan Batky
We recently spoke with Evan Batky, 19-year-old photographer from Colorado, USA, who currently resides in Geneva, Switzerland. He tells us about his inspirations and why photography is so important to him.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and why photography is important to you. What was it that first got you interested in photography?
My name is Evan Batky, I’m 19 years old and I lived in CO for 18 years. For the last 2 months I’ve been living in Geneva, Switzerland. Photography is important to me because it combines all the things I really value. It allows me to connect and make amazing friends. I’ve made so many friends who either also take photos or model. It’s an amazing community that stretches all around the globe. Second photography takes me on amazing adventures. I’m always looking for a new mountain to climb, or lake to swim in. The photography then comes in to capture all the memories. Behind every photo there is a story, and whenever I look at one of my photos I always remember everything about the moment I took the photo. I first began interested in photography along with a group of my friends around 3-4 years ago. We would all go out and take photos in the mountains. It was just for fun, and to make memories.
“I’ve made so many friends who either also take photos or model. It’s an amazing community that stretches all around the globe.”
Who or what are your main sources of inspiration?
For inspiration I have to start with Kent Johns (@kent_johns), and Michael Graef (@mikeygraef). They were the first professional photographers I ever met, and their work back then, and now, constantly inspires me. Besides that I don’t really have a specific source of inspiration. I try to look at as many different social media platforms as I can to get inspired. Recently I’ve been spending a lot of time of Pinterest and Behance.