honorable mention
Vladimir Cech Jr. czech republicPhoto © Vladimir Cech Jr.
title
Moonwalker
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entry description
Wild eurasian lynx walking in front of my homemade camera trap with beautiful starry sky in the background and magically shining full moon. This is single shot, NOT stacked or merged from more pictures. ONE moment, ONE place, ONE animal...and one giant amount of luck!about the photographer
I'm not a "graduate" photographer, I have no experience with photo schools or courses. It´s seven years back when I borrowed my dad´s camera and start shooting via technique called "trial and error". In 2013 I had the enormous luck to visit India and fulfill until then relatively utopian dream - observe and try to photograph wild creature whose charisma and natural beauty can´t be described by simple words, The Tiger! Since then, I try to come back every year. Not only that I want – I just have to! I love nature and animals as a whole but I am obsessed with top predators. The mainspring and big passion for me are definitely felines. I believe my greatest success so far is creation extensive portfolio of big cats pictures for which I am known, published and awarded in my home country, Czech Republic. I think I´m not typical wildlife photographer who shoots everything in every opportunity. I need some personal motivation and connection with photographed object for longer time in my photography so I am rather try to work in long-term "projects" and publish more photo-journal work then simple photography. Last year I started an ambitious project based on "dslr" camera trapping and got great results with Eurasian lynx in Czech Republic forests and few months ago I was successful in Mongolian mountains, where I managed to get a picture of the ghost itself - snow leopard! On these projects I am use to closely cooperate with local NGOs and various conservation organizations.back to gallery