Conceptual nominee

I had long worn this project in my head before I finally decided to realize it. Basically since my childhood I very much liked the fantasy genre and I can say that I grew up on Lord of the Rings, Dungeons & Dragons and RPG computer games. Especially in aforementioned movie I was fascinated by the wonderful scenery of New Zealand and I guess that’s where I took the first inspiration to shoot landscapes. I try to write fantasy novels now and then, and one day I had the idea of connecting those two hobbies together. The result is a project called “Rover”, which should follow the character of a former Ranger who was forced to leave his country and wander through the magical environment of a fantastic world. Let yourself be carried away by your fantasy too and have a look at these fragments of a wandering and adventurous life.

My name is Marek Ondracek, whereas within my (not only) photographic activity, I’m used to use my nickname MarkuSnakus.

My journey as a photographer has been ever closely linked to the landscape and nature itself. Year by year I become more aware of the importance, fragility and variability of nature and I am also interested in the influences and processes that shape it. Also I increasingly discover and realize its hidden effect on man, but also the effect of man on it. Since I have for a long time lived and still work in a big city, I’ve got more and more a need to find peace and solitude in nature. My try to capture it the best I can goes with it hand in hand.

I am also an Olympus product specialist, trainer and ambassador.