Introduction to Femke Tewari. 2:03 min. Interview: Raymond Elman, Beverly R. Muzii Post-Production: Beverly R. Muzii. Music: Carmen Cicero. Recorded 5/3/2024, Miami, FL.
FEMKE TEWARI is a Miami-based photographer, videographer, and creative director who works with a range of local and global swimwear, fashion, beauty, lifestyle and hospitality brands. She creates photos and video for websites, marketing campaigns, and social media.
Tewari’s clients include Dove, Ogilvy, Hilton Hotels, Warwick Hotels, Beach Haus. and many swimwear and resort wear brands.
Her work has been featured in publications like Travel + Leisure, Surf Girl, Women’s Health, Essence, Modern Luxury and Ocean Drive.
In 2022, Tewari published “Miami Women,” a book of photographs and interviews with 40 inspiring women born in 17 different countries. The women include refugees, surfers, creatives, business women, doctors, and mayors.
Tewari’s photographs of Miami women is also a major exhibition throughout the campus of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County from March 2 through June 10, 2024.
~https://www.femketewari.com/
The videos below are organized by Success Factor, and run between 30 seconds and 4 minutes. Click on any video. You must be connected to the Internet to view the videos.
EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES: 1:09 min.
Where did you grow up, and what was your first awareness of art of any discipline ?
DEVELOP A VOICE: 0:53 sec.
When did you start thinking about pursuing photography as a profession?
PERSEVERANCE FURTHERS: 1:14 min.
Did you receive formal training in photography?
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 0:48 sec.
Who are some of your role models and influencers?
COMMUNITY VALUES: 1:29 min.
I lived and worked in the Netherlands during the 20th century and it was one of the best experiences of my life, primarily because the Dutch people were so nice. Has that changed during this current era of angst?
CRITICAL THINKING: 1:26 min.
What distinguishes a great photographer from a mediocre photographer?
RESPECTS OTHERS POINTS OF VIEW: 1:39 min.
When you do commercial photography, how do you balance your personal aesthetic with the input from art directors?
CREATIVE FLEXIBILITY: 0:59 sec.
How does your approach vary when you are working with people who aren’t professional models?
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 2:09 min.
Your photography book, “Miami Women,” includes a lot of photographs of women interacting with the ocean.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:33 min
What was your motivation for creating the book “Miami Women”?
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 0:25 sec.
I noticed a “namaste” sign next to the front doorbell of your house. Do you practice Hinduism?
OPEN TO CHANGE, FLEXIBILITY: 1:41 min.
Your background is in finance and economics. What prompted you to become a professional photographer?
CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND: 1:03 min.
Do you think of yourself more as a photographer who tells stories or as a visual artist?
COMMUNITY VALUES: 1:18 min
In your Arsht Center exhibition, one of your photographs displayed in the lobby of the Ziff Ballet Opera House is printed on vinyl and enlarged to 13.3 x 15.8 feet. How did you decide which image to use?
DEVELOP A VOICE: 3:32 min.
How did the concept for “Miami Women” evolve from an idea, to a book, to an exhibition at the Arsht Center?
COLLABORATION: 1:43 min.
How was creating an exhibition at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts different from creating an exhibition in a traditional museum or gallery?
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED: 0:36 sec.
Is the 2024 exhibition of your photographs at the Arsht Center your first exhibition ever?
UNDERSTANDS THE BUSINESS OF ART: 0:52 sec.
Quite a few of the successful women in the arts that we have interviewed over the past ten years have spoken about “The Imposter Syndrome.”
CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND: 1:38 min.
Have you considered expanding your book “Miami Women” into a series of photography books based on other women in Miami or in other locations?
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 2:49 min.
What’s on your drawing board?
CRITICAL THINKING: 0:58 sec.
In the age of the “selfie” – when everyone is taking photos all the time with decent quality phone cameras — has the appreciation of professional photography increased or diminished?
CRITICAL THINKING: 1:15 min.
There are online websites that offer royalty-free photographs and music.
