An Exclusive Interview with Nilla Palmer

I am very happy and excited knowing that Light and Composition judged my photo externally and so many people voted for my photo on Facebook and other Social Media.

The Tren de las Nubes (train to/in the clouds), travels on the third highest railway in the world and climbs the Andes over 4,220mts high.
The train crawled to a stop just for a moment in the middle of nowhere, and young artisans raced up to the windows to sell their handmade treasures in the extreme conditions of the snowy wastes. I saw this boy’s face in the snow, so I pushed the window down briefly to take this image before other passengers wanted the window closed from the icy weather.

In All Weathers, by Nilla Palmer

I am flattered that people have taken the time to appreciate my work. So far, it has been a long journey; however, my love for the art of photography continues to grow with each new country I visit. I still prefer film as a medium to digital photography, but, whatever the medium, I prefer minimal or no post-production.

Australia is definitely a beautiful and diverse continent and apart from our indigenous history, it has a youthfulness that sometimes isn’t seen in other parts of the world. Australia and its people are visually stunning; this has influenced me in the past and continues to do so.

I love the challenge of Street and Documentary Photography as both are fast or you miss the moment. For me, these genres portray people as they really are as opposed to staged photography, which is easier to shoot, as typically, conditions are controlled. There are no boundaries or rules with Street or Documentary Photography. I also enjoy capturing other genres to broaden my skills and portfolio.

For me this started at a very early age. I loved to sketch, painted the occasional oil, and inked many drawings. This helped the natural progression of artistic imagery to photography. At a young age, I took mental snapshots of places I knew would look great on film. I would then return with my camera, as I knew how the images would look. I seem to have the ability to visualise the frame before I capture the image.

Yes, MulticulturArt exhibited two of my photos in Shoreditch, London, in September 2012. Although I couldn’t attend the London exhibition, the feedback was positive. In October, the Global Art Agency invited me to exhibit in Amsterdam in December 2012. The Amsterdam exhibition was amazing and I sold some of my work.
I am currently looking at venues in Brisbane to exhibit. If anybody would like to exhibit my work, please contact me.

Not really, mainly because I either work or travel (and photograph) fulltime, so there are not many hours left in the day.

Be patient and try to submit photographs each month to Light & Composition as this is excellent publicity for your work. It is important to vary your genre but you should always truly like each image you submit. If you can, travel the globe as this will broaden your perspective on humanity and result in images that you never thought you were capable of taking.