My Photo CV
I´m a self-taught amateur photographer originally from the Pilsen region (West of the Czech Republic), now living in Dobrichovice near Prague. I have been involved in photography since childhood, first only with B&W and home-made photos, later with color and infrared pictures. I have been exhibiting publicly since 2013. I try to make visible what is often not seen at first glance, so called “pictures from behind-the-light”. I like using of the very long exposure times in various areas of the spectrum and non-traditional work with lenses. In the last three years, my photographs have been shown at joint international exhibitions and in foreign photographic magazines. My pictures are parts of several private collections and they complete the interior of many apartments and companies.
Solo Exhibitions:
2013 Pictures from "behind-the-light", Dobrichovice Castle
2013 Magic Garden, Policka
2014 Photographs of Petr Vapenik, Ceska sporitelna Gallery, Rytirska street in Prague
2016 Restaurant/gallery Pod Lipami (Prague - Vrsovice)
2018 Pictures of Berounka River, Dobrichovice Castle
2020 Thirty Faces of the Light, Horni Pocernice Theatre, Prague
2020 Explosions, Reflections and Whirls, CSOB Bank, Pilsen
2020 In one Picture, in one Sentence, Dobrichovice Castle
2021 Beginning of a Great Journey, Kámen Theater, Praha
2024 Uplifting, Chotesov Abbey (near Pilsen)
2025 Minicycles, Holandsky dum (Dutch House) Gallery, Beroun
Joint Exhibitions:
2019 Personal Narrative, PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA
2020 Dreamscapes and Visions, PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA
2020 ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, California, USA
2022 Prix de la Photographie Paris, Espace Beaurepaire Gallery, Paris, France
2024 Abstract, Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Great Britain
2024 Abstraction in Photography, Independent & Image Art Space, Chongqing, China
2024 Czech Federation of Photografic Arts, the Ambit Gallery of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Snows, Prague, Czech Republic
Main International Awards (more detailed info):
1st place and Gold Star Award, ND Awards 2022
2nd Prize, International Photography Awards (IPA) 2024
Gold Award and Gallery Award, San Francisco Bay International Photography Awards 2020
Silver Winner, Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2022
Silver Winner, New York Photography Awards 2022, 2023
Gold Winner, European Photography Awards 2022
Bronze Winner, Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2023
Gold Winner, London Photography Awards 2023
2x Bronze Winner, Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2024
Bronze Winner, Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) 2024