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Marián Michel

Everyday work stress situations and lack of time. This briefly describes life in the 21st century. The nature, meadows, woods and rivers are places where I can gain more strength and energy.

Lowing massive deer, the smell of spring or “wedding dance” during the roe deer rut, are since my six years moments that fill my life. Every single moment spent on hunting with my uncle in Male Karpaty, or friends around Zilina were for me always special.

  All experience and knowledge of the habits of wild and aquatic animals collected during this period are now priceless. By selecting the best place based on deer tracks, wind or light conditions, to blend in with nature using camouflage. All these aspects, along with the ability to control your photographic equipment lead to a single goal - the photography, which can even after couple of years later, bring me back to that moment, when I was sitting under the tree in the woods and pressing the trigger on my camera.

  After many years of observing and monitoring animals, I decided to immortalize these moments. Since 2007, when I bought my first camera, together with my "photo-buddy" Peter Bino wander in the woods near Žilina. Early morning awakening long before sunrise and a couple of kilometers walk through the woods are not uncommon. Later, I bought my first camera Canon 500D and Sigma 120-400mm lens and thanks to Peter's valuable assistance and expert advice on photography, first beginner successes arrived soon. A few years later, in April 2016, I took a decision to go a step further and buy a new gear, body Canon 80D and Canon 400mm f5.6 lens.

  Focuses of my interest are mainly animals living in the wild and nature itself. With my photos, I would like to provide a short view into the "backstage" of our Slovak nature and present images from the life of our animals.15

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