Interview Girona

                                                        INTERVIEW IN GIRONA

- Where are you from? + I'm from Empuriabrava, but I was born in Figueres.

- Is it the first time that you are in Spain? + No, I'm Spain from my first days of life.

- How did you come here? + As I told you before, all my life was here.

- Why are you in Girona? + I'm in Girona because I'm studying at the university.

- How long are you going to stay here?  + Now I'm living here, specifically, I don't know how long I'm going to stay.

- Are you travelling with family or friends? + No, for now.

- What have you visited up to now? + The whole city.

- What do you like the most? + The stadium of Girona and the faculties of Montilivi.

- Have you bought any presents? + Of course, JAJAJAJA.

- Do you know any words in Catalan or Spanish? + I speak perfectly both languages.

- Have you tried any typical Spanish or Catalan food? + Obviously, the "Tortilla de patatas", typical Spanish food.

- Do you think Girona/Catalunya is expensive? + Personaly, I don't think this.

- Do you think any differences with your country? + My country is the same of the country that you speak, JAJAJAJA.

- Do you know anyone who lives in Girona? + I have many friends in Girona.

- Is there anything you don't like? + No, for now, the city is incredible.

- Have you watched Game of Thrones? Did you know some settings from season 6 were here in Girona? + If I'm honest, I never have seen this serie.

- Would you recommend Girona to your family or friends? + Yes, of course.

- Will you come back again? + I liked it so much that I stayed to live.

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EXPERIENCES

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Already done:

1- I have been to morocco. I went to Morocco, with my family to visit my grandparents,and visit my country.

2- I have been to portaventura.With school and friendlys ,We had a great time,because a It is a very big parkaquatic.



3- I have  visited the new camp, because I had a soccer tournament with my team and we took advantage of it.







HAVEN´T  DONE

1- I haven`t been to dubai yet ,because it is a lovely city.



2- I haven't visited Tailandia yet with my brother,because it is a country of adventures.



3- I haven't go to New York,because it is a country in which I would love to live the rest of my life.

Italy best photo

                                                                    Italy Best photo

                                                               

This photo is the one I like most about Italy because it is the one that has marked me the most and reminded me of the best moment in Italy ñ, and it has been very nice since I went out on one of the many bridges in Italy

And just behind it appear that boats so famous and so known in Italy for what beautiful they are.

my large future family

I want to have four children, two boys and two girls, and live in the Netherlands, due to the fact that it is a low-polluting site.

I want to have a woman who has things very clear and who has goals in her life and wants to create a family with love and commitment.

Both my partner and I have a good job so that we can support the whole family and have as educate our children and take them to a good school where they give them a good education and good studies.

So that when they grow up they will be clever and have good knowledge about life and have a great job and be able to do the same as us and better.

my own business

                                             





I want to have , be my own boss.



In the future I would like to open many stores and one of them that is of sishas and video game

And then I would create my own clothing brand Samadi, an international clothing brand to make it known all over the world

And above all when I have the experience of carrying a single business I will open more and above all I have been told that to be a good boss you have to worry a lot about your workers.

And the first place I want to open to go experience is to open a local sishas.

MARIO STIEHL

https://www.mariostiehl.com/


How did you get started in the world of professional cycling photography?

I started in 1994. I come from East Germany, and when I was a kid back then, all we had was the Race of Peace. And I remember that we left the school and stopped on the side of the roads to encourage the cyclists. That was my first encounter with cycling. Then I started to follow the Tour de France and the Spring Classics on television whenever we have the broadcast.

So photography was not your first love, was it professional cycling itself?

Yes, definitely. In 1991 I became interested in sports and sports statistics. One of my first goals was to write a book about cycling statistics because there was nothing available in Germany (Oriental).

So, I would go to Strasbourg, France, to look for some materials. The idea was to create my own book in German on sports statistics. When immersing myself in the project, I realized that what I really wanted and needed was ... Photos


Mario at the center with his colleagues Scott Mitchell (GBR) and James Starts (USA).


So I got in touch with some of the best cyclist photographers in Germany at that time. When I asked them about the cost of their photos, I could not believe how expensive it was! So I decided to dedicate myself to cycling photography. It had not been my passion before. By the way, I never finished that book because I fell in love with photography.

Do you remember Graham Watson? The grandfather of cyclist photography. He retired two years ago. When I started, I took a look at her books because I liked her style, and since then I've been admiring her as an influence. Five years ago, I spent a season with him, and it was a revelation for me.

Could you have a summary of your day during a race?

First of all, it really depends on the stage and the time of travel around it. In some large laps it can be very long. I usually wake up between 6 and 7 in the morning. The next thing is to shower and have breakfast. Then I usually have to be at the site two or three hours before the exit to create all the data for that day's stage.

Then, an hour before the signing ceremony, I must be there to take pictures of the athletic directors, the cyclists and all the people surrounding the race. The next is the race in the passage of four to six hours, riding a motorcycle about 80% of the time.


© Mario Stiehl


Then comes the podium ceremony and all the other things, which takes place around the media. After the podium ceremony, I go to the press center for two or three hours to send the images to my clients. By the way, I'm not the last one left in these events. It's always Tim De Waele, another professional photographer like me (from Belgium), who stays longer!

After that, I go back to my hotel where I have to send the photos because the clients are the most important thing. I paid for the whole season and I want to have the material as soon as possible. Then I talk to my driver to organize the next day.



I finish at midnight or sometimes even at 2 in the morning. As I said, sometimes we have very long transfers, especially at the beginning or end of the season, when we travel in the dark because it is too early or too late.

It's not an easy job….

How is a typical year?

This is a complicated question…. The thing is that my company is growing more and more, so now I work with partners. But the bottom line is that I'm out of the house about 260 days a year. I start in mid-January and work until October.


Mario Stiehl

In low season, I am at home. I like ice hockey and basketball because I really need a break from cycling. Of course, it could be an opportunity to get bored with cycling.

Of the great laps, which one do you like the most?

I prefer the Giro. It is the most beautiful, and many people will say the same. The country and culture are incredible. It is not complicated to cover it. Sometimes the stages are hard, however, it is more relaxed than the Tour de France.

The Tour de France is the hardest. It's the biggest cycling race, everyone knows it. But for me, it's a circus ... Too many people, too many journalists. As I said, it's not complicated to cover the race, but when it's your passion, then it's not very fun.


© Mario Stiehl
Also, after the terrorist attacks in France, it has not been very special in the last three years. Security measures are everywhere, and it's stressful. And you get tired of it. You have to travel before and after the stages, long transfers. Just a lot of stress.

And out of the big laps?

Many years ago, he had said the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Swiss Tour. These races are really nice and not so stressful

Iconic Picture

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Alberto Korda photographed Marchist Revolutionary Che Guevara in 1960 at a memorial service for victims of the La Coubre in Havana,Cuba.

My objectiv of march

You can read a book,or go running every day in the morning,that is,if you like to read like me.
When i was 12 years old,my father forced me to go night and day to run with him and also made me eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.

My father every month and above all this insists on exercising and eating healthy because this month of March I have a soccer tournament.

Theme studies, this month will be very hard because we have many exams and my goal is to approve them all.

But in order to improve my studies I would be afraid to focus more and give more time to study at home to be able to conçentrarme with my studies and more than anything to open the goal in this whole subject.

THE GOTHIC NOVEL

Gothic architecture is a style that flourished in Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Originating in 12th-century France, it was widely used, especially for cathedrals and churches, until the 16th century.



Professor John Mullan examines the origins of the Gothic, explaining how the genre became one of the most popular of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and the subsequent integration of Gothic elements into mainstream Victorian fiction.

 

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SHOTS AND ANGLES

Long Shot

The photographer try to capture the monument and the one that surrounds.

Point of view

The photographer tries to capture the man from a lower part of his body and he tries to capture in the moment exacte in which fa l'acció.

Eye level shot

The photograph is very interesting, because he tries to capture the photo of his face trying to stand out in beauty.

Aerial shot

A photograph captured from the sky and capturing all the interesting of that city.

Two shot

He wants to capture the two characters together.

Medium shot

The photographer wants to take the picture of the little girl on the waist with a pillow by catching a little the background in which the girl is centered.