Getting to Know Viktoria Haack
It is an absolute delight to welcome the one and only Viktoria Haack as The Shooting Range: A Photography Challenge's Guest Judge for December 50/50. The Match Brief will be released on December 1st at 9:00am MST and shooters will have until December 21, 2022 to submit, so make sure you make a note to self about that. In mid-December we will be sharing a post explaining what exactly the Foundation has been getting up to (or trying to get up to) since being established in May 2022 but right now let's spend a little time getting to know the gentle and beautiful soul that is Viktoria Haack.
Viktoria is an English native who now calls Secwepemcúl’ecw (Secwépemc, known as Salmon Arm, BC) home. Somewhere between living on an isolated island for ten years, getting an Honours Degree in World Art Studies and Museology, and moving to Canada, her love of fine art, anthropology, and photography led her to becoming a respected and renowned visual storyteller. If you're not familiar with her work you should go check out her website and give her a follow on her socials.
A master of keeping it simple, we asked Viktoria a few questions to help Challengers get a sense of who she is. Please enjoy some of Viktoria's incredible photos and this little peek into the mind of the December 2022 50/50 Guest Judge.
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What is the best advice you have ever gotten (or given)?
I wish we weren't so hung up on social media validation.
Head out into nature with my pup.
Producing some YouTube Content.
I really admire the work of Charlie Russell. His work with bears and the book "Talking With Bears: Conversations With Charlie Russell" by GA Bradshaw was an incredible read with so many insightful nuggets that I will always cherish.
I've always had a love of art. Being able to turn that passion into a career as a photographer fulfilled a lifelong ambition to become a creative. I always knew that was the path I wanted and the dream became a reality over a number of years but fully came to fruition when I moved to Canada in 2007.
Learn to say no to projects or jobs that don't interest you. Schedule time for yourself, no matter how busy your calendar becomes. Get out into nature as often as you can.
Everything is where it's meant to be...
We hope you've enjoyed getting to know Viktoria, and cannot wait to release details of the upcoming 50/50 Challenge. Entries open when the Match Brief drops over at The Shooting Range on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 9:00am MST and will close at 11:59pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.
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