Biography
Janek Sedlar was born in 1987 in Southern Moravia, Czech Republic.
His hometown Lipov is a small village in the White Carpathian Mountains,
in an area called Hornácko. The region features many places, where
cultural remains of our ancestors have been preserved. These places,
where nature mixes with ancient culture, were the playgrounds of Janek’s
childhood. They are the settings of the most beautiful memories of his
early years, a time of freedom spent mainly outdoors with his brother
and cousin. Their games were witnessed by the pure presence of nature.
From these early experiences stems his connection and close relationship
with his surroundings, where his happy childhood is eternally present.
Today Janek spends long hours in the White Carpathians, exploring and
trying to capture his favourite places in all their different moods.
Janek Sedlar’s inspiration is unmistakeable. It is nature in all its
untamed moods, from awe-inspiring mystery to the warm embrace of
familiarity. It is nature, who invites him in as a witness, sharing its
secrets hidden by misty veils or present in the golden glow of glorious
sunshine. Aware of the fact, that the beholder of his photography will
not be able to share in the intense experience of nature’s presence, he
tries to convey as much of it as he can through his images. Mindfulness
of the natural moods appears in his empathic use of editing processes in
which he concentrates on a visual translation of those elements which
are at first absent in the plane of the image, making scents, movement,
and sounds appear in hues defying the traditional concept of reality.
Janek’s photographic art comes from the heart and should be seen with
the heart. The genius loci will make itself freely available to those
open to see it.
Gear: Camera
Lens:
- Nikkor 16-35, 4G
- Nikkor 50, 1.4
- Nikkor 70-200, 2,8 VRII
- Nikkor TC-20 E III
Other: Lee filters
Stats: Affection: 149.8K Views: 1.9M
Favorites: 78,069 Likes: 143.7K Comments: 10,765
My Own Thoughts:
As I as browsing and looking at tree images to paint, I discovered the photography of Janek Sedlar. Each and every one I viewed is outstanding in his ability to capture outstanding color and emotional viewing of life's natural beauty in the trees around us. Simply amazing, so I just had to include his work here. As you browse thru the website and look at the gallery of photographs, you will soon find yourself saying : "Ahhh".
The website is easy to maneuver thru each category of: Photos, Favorites, Groups (1), and About (the Artist- listed above).
Enjoy the view, as I know you will at:
