Catch up with Reagan Kupa
FOTOFEST Young Photographer OTY 2025
Congrats on your acheivement Reagan,
1.Question for you, when did you first pick up a camera, what age and what camera?
First picked up a camera about 3 years ago tagging along in a photoshoot with Zach Elms and then brought my own camera about 2 years ago slowly upgrading cameras as time goes on.
2.What or who inspired you to do this?
My inspiration is Zach Elms since day one he had been there teaching me new ways and still to this day even tho he isn’t bassed in nz anymore is still helping me out and i wouldn’t be where I am today without him and his help.
3. Has car photography always been your thing or did you start with a different interest or straight into cars?
Starting off my journey being into cars and then photography cars and then now ive been expanding my career and doing shoots different from cars such as for business.
4. .Dream photo shoot, what would it be what make of car and where?
(anywhere in the world)
Dream shoot would be any shoot in a different country. Really want to do a shoot in Tokyo or Switzerland.
5. What’s your plans for the next few years and is photography a part of this?
My plans are to get a full time or part time position at something such as a car dealership or get some contracted shoots for business and then to hopefully be able to do photography as a full time job being my own boss.
6. Any mentors or people you follow/ work that inspires you?
There are to many people that I look up to but some of my main mentors are Ethan Fairburn, Jackson Francis, and once again Zach Elms
Images below show Reagan on his very first photo shoot.
View work at kupa.media on Instagram
