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Week of Life Masters
  This section brings you interviews with persons who in our opinion approached the task of the Week of Life documentary project in the best way and whose weeks can be considered masterpiece reportages of their lives.
  

 

Diary-like perception of the world in the eyes of Lenka Pužmanová 10.08.2010 More

When hearing the name Lenka Pužmanová, many of us think of the well thought out, originally conceived weeks that are connected by a characteristic element – the never to be forgotten view outside of her window. The style of this graphic designer is in one word unmistakable, be it for its colorful or graphical approach. Even though she does not regard herself as a documentarian, we can state with certainty that she is able to document her life in great fashion and with ease, so typical to her specific style.		    


Juraj Sucharda: Photography becoming my profession 09.07.2010 More

Juraj Sucharda’s entrance into Week of Life was bold and symbolic at the same time – in his first week, he documented his second daughter’s arrival into this world as though to predetermine his next steps in the project. The initial colorful weeks full of love, compassion and family happiness turned over time into photographic gems rich with emotions, life and the desire to advance more and more in the field. Juraj has made a huge step forward from the time he started documenting his life and right in front of our eyes is turning out to be an amazing documentary photographer, who rarely lays aside his camera.		    

Juraj Sucharda


Along the path to artistic vision with Jan Nožička 07.06.2010 More

Jan Nožička is without a doubt a promising talent in the pool of Czech photography. At the same time, he has been of great value to the Week of Life project, exploiting the most out of his creativity and artistic vision, while staying modest and realistic. As a result, his weeks have a meaning and do not deviate from the most important aspect - the documentary genre. Jan Nožička is one of the members who entirely understood the concept and idea of the project and achieved to combine the two in a coherent artistic manner. It takes some time to discover such valuable personas, which are then deservedly acknowledged in the most important of sections, the Week of life Masters.		    

Jan Nožička


First steps of Martina Štolbová in the deep waters of documentary experience 10.05.2010 More

As Martina Štolbová admits herself, photography has become a part of her life only recently. Despite that fact, it has completely absorbed her nowadays and joining a project such as Week of Life was a great new challenge for her. She puts her heart into taking photographs and expresses fully what she feels at the time she has a camera in her hand. As a result, her weeks were appealing right from the start and that is why her heart-felt images have now reached the rank suitable for the Week of Life Masters section, in which she is the first non-professional photographer. Meet a unique woman, who not only regards photography as a type of entertainment, but also as a tool that enables her to find her own meaning of life.		    

martina štolbová


Searching for light amidst the darkness with kevin v. ton 30.03.2010 More

Week of Life Masters is probably the most viewed and observed section at our portal – be it its fascinating photographic content or the ability to understand and fulfill all of the recommended rules and conditions of our project. This is the reason for the section not appearing on a regular basis, since we usually have to wait for someone eligible to appear. Someone who is worthy, based on the photos as well as their personality expressed, and brings forth such interesting material, worthwhile to observe, explore and obtain a few confessions from the author. Such description fits our newest acquisition, a graphic designer with a slightly mysterious name, perhaps a pseudonym, kevin v. ton. The decision process was long but we have reached a decision eventually and after reviewing his answers, we were able to confirm that our choice was spot on, not only thanks to the photos he has shared with us.		    

Kevin v. ton


Graphic designer Vladimir Yurkovic, photographer from the bottom of his soul 23.02.2010 More

Photography, graphics and design are three phenomena that for the last ten years interlock like pigtails of a blond sitting by the weir. But there is no reason to be surprised, on the contrary, together they support and help each other like siblings that have the same father but different mother. Photographer and graphic designer Vlado Yurkovic from Slovakia is well aware of this. His B&W, widescreen set was one of the first in our project and he was the first one to stay in memory of many users with his photo-graphic approach. We are very happy to welcome this artist in our section Week of Life Masters. Welcome to the world of Vlado Yurkovic.		    

Vladimir Yurkovic


Back to the Future with Federico Ciamei 21.01.2010 More
When the week of Italian designer Federico Ciamei arrived a few months ago, time stood still for a while in the editor’s office. Everyone, even the experts, gathered round to look at the photographs. Holding their breath, they stared at the computer monitor in silence. In the first seconds, and even minutes, it was not at all clear that it wasn’t a fake set composed of color photographs from the 70s or 80s or new photographs of the lowest technical quality or an instigation targeted at top quality digital devices able to produce ultra sharp and quality images. None of this turned out to be true. This, I dare say, artist’s documentary concept was absolutely exceptional. It worked with the atmosphere of the scene more than with anything else that the digital world offers today! Color de-saturated images with frequent artistic exposure error but deliberately selected and composed to directly pull us into the action were exposed on negative and had undergone a chemical process (C41), which most likely means nothing to anyone anymore. Thus, let’s return some time to this “back to the future.”    

Federico Ciamei


Modest Daniel Kaifer 25.12.2009 More
Daniel Kaifer’s life is closely tied into the small town Horská Kvilda, where he has lived with his family for seven years now. His photographs pay tribute to this place and its inhabitants and depict an atmosphere you could not find in any larger town. Come read an interview with a man who humbly claims that he‘s just a kind of sleepy bear that withdrew into the mountains.    

Zdeněk Dvořák


Sincere Eva Mueller 16.12.2009 More

From the very moment when photographer Eva Mueller documented her week of life, her photographs stood out with their absolute honesty. She has shown us her life the way it is. She revealed a large piece of herself and at the same time introduced us to the life of a photographer living in New York, a city that never sleeps. The art and visual sense that she gained during her graphic design studies are evident from Eva Mueller’s photographs. The peculiarity of Eva’s photographs and the way, in which she approached capturing her week justly ranks her among Week of Life Masters. Today we bring you an interview with her.		    

Zdeněk Dvořák


Let's meet Zdeněk Dvořák! 03.12.2009 More

In the simplest way possible, Zdeněk Dvořák's photographs can be described as an absolute celebration of ordinary life. However, in this case ordinariness is pushed back by atmosphere, which radiates from his images; atmosphere that clearly demonstrates that no life is ordinary if it's lived to its fullest and with joy. We are very glad that we have the privilege to welcome the author of this photographic style in the premiere interview for the new section Week of Life Masters.		    

Zdeněk Dvořák


   
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The goal of the Week of Life documentary project is to document the lives of people on planet Earth. Through the unique medium of photography, we have an opportunity to share our lives with the whole world and thereby overcome many barriers. All that’s needed is to take a camera in one hand and press the shutter button. And thanks to the advent of digital photography, sharing one’s photographs in the largest documentary project is a matter of minutes. Every individual week of life is like a small documentary, which together with others helps to create a truly unique photo library of humanity.
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