Hard lessons. Quiet moments. Loud stories.
A dream collaboration with Leica Camera.

Thank you for the trust.
More to come.

The lighting is intentionally simple and controlled. It does not seek attention, but quietly supports the atmosphere of calm, intimacy and timeless elegance. The result is a portrait that does not age – built on detail, mood and the silence between moments.

Dance photography is about precision, balance and trust. Every movement has its beginning and its end, every gesture carries meaning. In this series, I worked with silence, light and the human body as the only visual language.

As a photographer, I can clearly sense the difference between a technically perfect performance and a truly lived moment. In Maria’s case, it is always the latter. The goodness she radiates naturally fills the space, reaches the audience, and becomes part of the images themselves.

On Lomnický štít, silence feels different. It is not empty or cold — it is calm, deep, and grounding. Wind, snow, and distant mountain ridges create a space where thoughts slow down and presence takes over. Moments like this remind us how important it is to pause and simply exist.

Between Protocol and Moments: Journey to the Vatican and Rome

Cold conditions force natural reactions. Expressions become real, gestures subtle, emotions visible. No distractions, no excess. Just a person, light and environment working together.

Interview with fine art photographer Martin Krystýnek featured in SWAN Magazine, a renowned black-and-white photography publication focused on people and visual storytelling.

A dream came true. After being selected by Leica Camera for the Leica 100 Photographers project, I was invited to test the new Leica Q3 Monochrom before its official release. An honour of the highest kind.

Testing the Leica Q3 Monochrom felt less like trying a new camera
and more like stepping back into a familiar room inside myself.
A place where light has weight, shadows breathe,
and every tone carries intention.

Shooting a full hockey match on the Leica Q3 Monochrom sounds unusual.
No zoom, no color, no “sports body.” But the results prove otherwise.

A small spontaneous Halloween experiment to see how the Leica Q3 performs in low light, fast motion, and a dramatic atmosphere. Costumes, shadows, and slightly longer shutter speeds created a surreal, almost horror-film look.

A few minutes away, modern Europe moves at full speed. Here, survival has no finish line. These images show people who live in silence, endurance, and dignity — even when the world refuses to see them.

Faces here tell stories no one asks to hear — stories of cold nights, quiet hunger, and stubborn hope. Children grow up in a world of mud and tin, learning too early that the world outside their settlement moves forward without waiting.

This session was all about softness in motion — natural beauty captured in its purest form. No heavy styling, no artificial perfection. Just emotion, skin, light, and the delicate chaos of wind and flowers.

Photography in places like this stops being work.
It becomes witnessing.
Listening.
Breathing with the land.

Naked Truth is an ongoing portrait series exploring authenticity in a world shaped by filters and perfectionism.
The goal is simple: show people as they are — honest, soft, real.
No retouching. No artificial beauty. Just truth.

This year, my black and white portrait “Freckles Beauty” was awarded Silver in the Portrait category at the prestigious Exposure One Awards 2025 in New York. The contest gathered thousands of submissions from photographers across 64 countries, making the recognition even more meaningful.

There are weddings that feel like fairy tales, and then there are weddings that go beyond — where elegance, emotion, and culture meet in a timeless celebration. Catalina and Andrej’s international wedding at the enchanting Château Béla in Slovakia was exactly that: a day filled with poetry, color, music, and love.

Being selected among the 100 Photographers in the 100 Years of Leica project is one of the greatest milestones of my career. To be chosen by a company like Leica — a brand that has defined the very essence of photography for over a century — is not only an honor, but also a deeply humbling recognition of my work.