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themes: a mind of winter: photographer: martin rak

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Trapped (c) Martin Rak

 

Since childhood, I have always been attracted to nature. It doesn’t matter if it is hiking, climbing, travelling… I just love being outside. Therefore, it is more than obvious that when it comes to photography, I enjoy shooting landscape and nature the most.

For the last two or three years I tend to shoot more and more black and white minimalist images, which means I need to simplify the scene as much as I can and there are three main elements helping me with that – water, fog and snow.

There is no sea in the Czech Republic, but we usually get some fog and snow in the winter. I am always excited when the first snow starts falling from the sky and the entire country becomes white and silent. It is a wonderful feeling to walk in the fresh snow in a forest completely covered in frost and look for the best composition. It is like a dream white world away from everyday life. It is where I want to be, where I want to relax, where I want to create.

The winterscape is clean, simple, quiet and calming.

Martin Rak, December 2014 (website)

 

Winter Images

 

Fence (c) Martin Rak

 

Forest Harmony (c) Martin Rak

 

Frozen Forest II (c) Martin Rak

 

Frozen Jewel (c) Martin Rak

 

Road II (c) Martin Rak

 

Road (c) Martin Rak

 

6 (c) Martin Rak

 

Alley 2 (c) Martin Rak

 

Alley (c) Martin Rak

 

Alone (c) Martin Rak

 

Dancers (c) Martin Rak

 

All images and text on this page unless otherwise noted are protected by copyright and
may not be used  for any purpose without the permission of Martin Rak and/ or Nathan Wirth.
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