UPDATED: My crowdfunding book project was successfully finished! Now I work on the book. It will be published during summer 2017. All contributors will receive the book not later than the end of September. You can still pre-order the book HERE.

I am a self-taught professional photographer, born on April 13 1984, based in Prague, Czech Republic. My distinctive vision of photography is etched as a unique space located in a balance and serenity, while my sophisticated and rewarding images exist in that narrow window of a few seconds between dreaming and awakening. I am grateful I have won over 50 major international photography awards from different competitions, including Professional Photographer of the Year, Nikon International Photo Contest, Prix de la Photographie Paris, Sony World Photography Awards and International Photography Awards eleven times in a row. 

My solo and group exhibitions have been seen from South and North America, through Europe, all the way to Asia. My photographs have been exhibited in places such as New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Tokyo, Milan, London, Miami, Paris, Prague, Hong Kong, Kiev and many more. I feel flattered my work stood proudly alongside the likes of Andy Warhol, Annie Leibovitz, Banksy, Damien Hirst or Helmut Newton. I love the smell of autumn and the sparkling grains of dust floating in the sunset.

Here are some photographs from the book "10 YEARS":

Until You Wake Up

Somebody Told Me This Is Real

It Is You

Everytime You Go

We Missed You

I Wish I Was Special

I Found The Silence

Far From The Rivers 

Ten years. Ten years since I first fell passionately in love with photography: a love affair that completely consumed and overwhelmed me. It’s impossible now to imagine my former life without it. Photography for me began as a kind of therapy, but ironically it became a powerful, addictive compulsion. This love affair, this deep love and passion, has brought me many worldwide exhibitions, and I have won a great number of international photography awards. Nothing in our lives compels us or shapes our life decisions more powerfully than passion does. 

Throughout that decade, I encountered characters who shaped the narrative of my life; now those people are powerful memories. There were moments and events too that changed my perspective on life and on my own self. I began recording these events in order to capture my own perception of reality in photographic form, only to realise that in doing so, I was creating episodes chronologically like entries in a journal. Even though these moments were personal and very intimate, I decided to gather them together and publish them in book form. 

I traveled a lot  and visited many unique places. I took there many photos I can put together in one Book "10 YEARS" now. 

My goal is to publish the 800 copy limited edition book "10 YEARS" through fundraising platform. It will be a high quality art photobook containing my photos from the years 2007-2017, a hardcover gem that will really hold its own on bookshelves and coffee tables. Many details during printing and binding separate a good book from a great book and I want this to be a great book. I need your help to reach a goal of 15,000 USD to publish the book and ship all books and prints to you.

While the book itself will be the main goal I am also offering a Portfolio One (set of small signed prints) and beautiful museum archival prints up to 180x100cm (71x39in) of your own choice from my portfolio, personally signed and numbered (limited edition of 25). All prints will be immediately sent till the end of May. All books and Portfolio One sets will be sent immediately after publishing it during this September. Here are the perks you gain if you become a part of this journey:

THE BOOK "10 YEARS"

After ten years of work as a photographer and a hundred of exhibitions around the world, I would like to celebrate it by creating high quality art photography book called "10 YEARS", 800 copy limited edition book, a hardcover gem that will really hold its own on bookshelves and coffee tables. It will be really big 28x28cm (11x11in) 100-page hardcover book, silk-finish 200g premium paper, personally signed, features all of my favorite photos 2007-2017. And because I appreciate your support each book will contain 3 extra signed prints (only for books purchased during the crowdfunding campaign).

PRINTS

Everyone who gets a perk with any kind of print will be personally contacted via email with all details. All prints are printed on a archival 100% cotton fine art paper Museo Silver Rag with pigment ink of the highest museum quality and standards.  All prints are shipped rolled in a protective hard PVC tube to any country worldwide.

A3 PRINT

The personaly signed A3+ size print 48x33cm / 19x13in. It is printed on a archival 100% cotton fine art paper with pigment ink of the highest museum quality. If you get a perk with A3 print you can choose one from those two options "Until You Wake Up" or "I Can Hear You Call":

"Until You Wake Up" print

"I Can Hear You Call" print

SMALL SIZE PRINT

If you get a perk with "SMALL SIZE" PRINT, you will be personally contacted via email regarding your choice of any print from my portfolio HERE. Print size is 50x50cm/20x20in (square format) or cca 80x50cm/31x20in (rectangular format). It is printed on archival 100% cotton fine art paper Museo Silver Rag with pigment ink of the highest museum quality and standards. Each print contains certificate of authenticity, personal signature and it is limited edition of 25. All prints are shipped rolled in a protective hard PVC tube to any country worldwide. 

MEDIUM SIZE PRINT

If you get a perk with "MEDIUM SIZE" PRINT, you will be personally contacted via email regarding your choice of any print from my portfolio HERE. Print size is 70x70cm/28x28in (square format) or cca 110x70cm/43x28in (rectangular format). It is printed on archival 100% cotton fine art paper Museo Silver Rag with pigment ink of the highest museum quality and standards. Each print contains certificate of authenticity, personal signature and it is limited edition of 25. All prints are shipped rolled in a protective hard PVC tube to any country worldwide.

LARGE SIZE PRINT

If you get a perk with "LARGE SIZE" PRINT, you will be personally contacted via email regarding your choice of any print from my portfolio HERE. Print size is 100x100cm/40x40in (square format) or cca 143x90cm/56x35in (rectangular format). It is printed on archival 100% cotton fine art paper Museo Silver Rag with pigment ink of the highest museum quality and standards. Each print contains certificate of authenticity, personal signature and it is limited edition of 25. All prints are shipped rolled in a protective hard PVC tube to any country worldwide.

EXTRA LARGE SIZE PRINT

If you get a perk with "EXTRA LARGE" PRINT, you will be personally contacted via email regarding your choice of any print from my portfolio HERE. Print size is 130x130cm/51x51in (square format) or cca 180x100cm/71x39in (rectangular format). It is printed on archival 100% cotton fine art paper Museo Silver Rag with pigment ink of the highest museum quality and standards. Each print contains certificate of authenticity, personal signature and it is limited edition of 25. All prints are shipped rolled in a protective hard PVC tube to any country worldwide.

PORTFOLIO ONE SET

The set contains 24 photos 18x18cm (7x7in) each personally signed, the images in the set are listed on the website. They are printed on heavy weight paper and comes in a special black envelope. When the Portfolio One is sold out, it is no longer available.

You can pay exclusively by your credit card. If you would like to pay by your PayPal account, it is possible, please contact me through my email: stranka.martin@gmail.com

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me via my email: stranka.martin@gmail.com or leave a comment here on Indiegogo campaign page.

If you can’t contribute, that doesn’t mean you can’t help. If you like the project I will be very grateful if you follow us and share our campaign with all your friends, family and loved ones. The Indiegogo share tools on this site can help get the word out! If you would like to write about the project and share it with your friends and readers, here is a media kit with all campaign photos and text to download:

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