Photographer - Sunny Smiles

Coffee Shop - Brooklyn Street Local

City - Detroit, MI

Date - December 31, 2022

Q - What camera did you use for Cameras and Coffee?

A. - I used the Fujifilm xt30 and Kodak Ektar h35

Q. How long have you been taking photos?

A. I’ve been taking photos on and off for 7 years

Q. Why did you start photography?

A . I was doing photography just as a hobby since I graduated high school, however when my grandma passed I went through her photos and all of her photos had this candid beauty, even when she wasn’t taking pictures of her family and friends, her landscape and street shots all had this same encompassing feeling. It made me want to emulate the candidness of her photos but turn them into more than just a hobby.

Q. What motivates you when it comes to photography?

A. Being able to look back and tell stories about the photos I take. Even in my street shots, I try to make them as personable to me as possible. 

Q. Describe your photography style.

A. I feel like my style sits somewhere between pastel and dreamy.

Q. Explain your Instagram name. 

A. Sunny smiles is my stage name for my music and the x’s are a call back to Gamertags from the 2000s

Q. What are your photo goals for the next year?

A. Just keep progressing and growing. I’d like to be able to release a zine of shots from different states I visit in my spare time.