Petrified
Caves, together with the oceans, are the last unexplored areas on Earth. Geological forces have been shaping some astonishing natural forms in caves for millions of years. This is a hidden world full of disheartening beauty, fantastic and mythological creatures, organic shapes and forms beyond our wildest imagination, spiritual and religious symbols, pictures and objects of striking beauty.
As a caver I have an opportunity to see unseen places – our planet’s interior. By photographing in the caves one is facing with two opposite problems: not enough light, and too much light - at the entrance which is usually visually the most attractive place. However, the abundance of directional natural light actually impairs vision and makes a radius around the entrance hardly visible for naked eye. Specifically this zone between the light and total darkness is the object of the “Petrified” series. I was interested in this area from the beginning of my speleo-photographic journey, however it took years to change my habits of observation and to discover new and far greater dimensions in semidarkness.
I am discovering the underground world that has not been seen this way by human eyes until now; a world which lets your imagination flourish and petrifies your body.
As a caver I have an opportunity to see unseen places – our planet’s interior. By photographing in the caves one is facing with two opposite problems: not enough light, and too much light - at the entrance which is usually visually the most attractive place. However, the abundance of directional natural light actually impairs vision and makes a radius around the entrance hardly visible for naked eye. Specifically this zone between the light and total darkness is the object of the “Petrified” series. I was interested in this area from the beginning of my speleo-photographic journey, however it took years to change my habits of observation and to discover new and far greater dimensions in semidarkness.
I am discovering the underground world that has not been seen this way by human eyes until now; a world which lets your imagination flourish and petrifies your body.