Photo Journal Monday: Michal Zahornacký

©Michal Zahornacký

All images and text by Michal Zahornacký.

In my photo series Curves, I aim to show different picture of portrait photography. It goes beyond the classical beauty and prefers an abstract art image of the photographed model. I try to distort the perfect symmetry of the shape.

In my more recent and abstract photo ideas, I am questioning the viewer's perception of aesthetics and encourage them to find beauty in abstract imperfection which is so unique and rare in current media.

The curvature of the image is achieved by using the physical properties of water. The surface of all water is curved. The water in motion creates irregular curves of the object. It can move, curve, reflect. The photographs are shot on film, not software-manipulated with any photo effects.

©Michal Zahornacký

I was inspired by famous as well as modern painters, who create beautiful paintings and are not afraid to break classic portrait rules. I wanted to bring that to my underwater photography series. I find excitement in the creative process as the possibilities of water curvature are endless. With my creative ideas, I break the perfection and create unique abstract underwater portraits aiming to show that even imperfection can be beautiful.

©Michal Zahornacký