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My hardcover book I AM released

Journal Entry: Mon May 20, 2013, 12:19 PM


After such amazing and adventurous 6 years art journey I finally decided it's time to turn all my photos
into a unique thing - a beautiful art book called "I AM". I found an amazing book printer right here in the
Czech Republic which has published books for world known artists, so I could not be luckier. They specialize
in beautiful photography books, and I worked with them one on one to create a high quality art book.
It is a really big 28x28cm (11x11in) 100-page hardcover book that holds its own on bookshelves and coffee tables.

The book features all of my favorite images from my last six years printed on a silk-finish 200g premium paper.
All books are numbered and personally signed as a limited edition of 500 only. The price is 39 EUR plus 10 EUR
shipping costs. It is 49 EUR in total.  

You can purchase the book I AM and find more on my website HERE











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Martin Stranka
Artist | Professional | Photography
Czech Republic
AWARDS

2012 1.st place, International Loupe Awards 2012, International
2012 Gold Award, International Loupe Awards 2012, International
2012 Honorable Mention Award, International Photo Award 2012
2012 Finalist, 32th Annual Spring Photography Contest
2012 1.st place, EISA Photo Maestro, Czech Republic / International
2012 1.st place, Panasonic Lumix Award, International
2012 1.st place, Professional Photographer of the Year 2011, International
2012 2.nd place, Digital Photographer of the Year Awards 2011, International
2011 Category Winner - People's Choice, 1X Photo Awards 2011, Conceptual, International
2011 Emerging Talent Award, Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011, International
2011 Finalist, My Universe / Autumn 2011, Digital Basics, International
2011 3.rd place, 6th MIKK annual photography competition, Digital Abstraction 2011, International
2011 TOP 12 / Most Popular Ever, One Exposure (1x.com), 42.000 entries, International
2011 1.st place, Convozine Challenge, International
2011 Honorable Mention, Convozine Challenge, International
2011 Finalist - Saatchi Showdown, The Saatchi Gallery, UK / International
2011 Photographer Of The Week, JPG Magazine, International
2011 Blur Photo 011, annual Best of BLUR magazine, Zagreb / Croatia
2011 3.rd place, Digital Photographer of the Year Awards 2010, 300.000 entries, International
2011 Finalist, The Icon Prize, International
2011 Artist of the month, One Exposure (1x.com), International
2011 Finalist, Focus project 2010 / Artists Wanted, NYC / International
2011 Artist of the week, The Saatchi Gallery, UK / International
2010 1.st place, The Photography Ashes, International
2010 Finalist, Digital SLR Photographer of the Year 2010, International
2010 Finalist, ClickIt 2010, Photo Essays, International
2010 Finalist, ClickIt 2010, Vision 2010, International
2010 Finalist, Photographer Of The Year 2010, over 114.000 entries, International
2010 1.st place, International Photo Award 2010, International
2010 Finalist, Through Your Eyes photography contest, International
2010 Finalist, 30th Annual Spring Photography Contest, International
2010 Honorable Mention prize, International Photo Award 2010, International
2010 1.st place, The Print Space Gallery, UK / International
2010 Best of 20 photographers, Art of Emotion, BLUR magazine, International
2010 Directors Choice, Center International Awards, 6.000 entries, International
2010 Finalist, Pixpa, over 1000 entries, International
2010 Finalist, Sony World Photography Awards 2010, 43.700 entries, International
2010 Hall of the fame 2009, Nonsense Society, International
2009 Silver award, International Aperture Awards 2009, Illustrative, International
2009 Silver award, International Aperture Awards 2009, Landscape, International
2009 Bronze award, International Aperture Awards 2009, Illustrative, International
2009 1.st place, The Print Space photography competition, UK / International



EXHIBITIONS

2013 Snap! Orlando 2013, Orlando, Florida, USA
2013 Traumwelten, Salve Art Gallery, Leipzig, Germany
2013 Vystavni Galerie Central Most, Most, Czech Republic
2013 FotoExpo, IDIF, Vystaviste Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
2013 Martin Stranka, Brucie Collections, Kiev, Ukraine
2012 Photokina, the worlds leading imaging fair, Cologne, Germany
2012 Art For Life, charitable calendar, Eurovea, Bratislava, Slovakia
2012 Art For Life, charitable calendar, Myslbek, Prague, Czech Republic
2012 Sony World Photography Awards exhibition, Palac Lucerna, Prague
2012 Salve Art Gallery, Leipzig, Germany
2012 Mono Effect, Palace Langhans, Fotoskoda, Prague, Czech
2012 12x12, Saatchi Gallery, London, The United Kingdom
2012 I Found The Silence, Hilton / Cloud 9, Prague, Czech Republic
2012 Art Takes Time Square, Artists Wanted, New York, USA
2012 Professional Phototgrapher of the Year, London, UK
2012 Rebirth / Znovuzrozeni, Myslbek Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2012 Dream on / off, Main Palace of Czech Post Office, Prague, Czech Republic
2012 SCOPE, New York Art Show 2012, Manhattan, New York, USA
2012 The Affordable Art Fair 2012, Superstudio piu, Milano, Italy
2012 Robert Fontaine gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
2012 L' ART INDUSTRIEL gallery, Udine, Italy
2011 And I Keep Falling, Phenix Cafe, Prague, Czech Republic
2011 250 pictures, Bemmel, The Netherlands / International
2011 UNHCR and MSF charity exhibition, 23 artists, Somalia / International
2011 6th MIKK annual photography competition, Digital Abstraction 2011, Slovenia
2011 The Photographer Of The Year, Moscow / Russia (tba)
2011 Art for life, ICON gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2011 Getty Images Gallery, Nikon Photo Contest International 2011, London, The United Kingdom
2011 Ginza Nikon Salon, Nikon Photo Contest International 2011, Tokyo, Japan
2011 Osaka Nikon Salon, Nikon Photo Contest International 2011, Osaka, Japan
2011 Expo Vale Tattoo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
2011 LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
2011 BLUR PHOTO 011, Croatian National Post Office, Zagreb / Croatia
2011 Escapism, Museum of Young Art, Vienna / Austria
2011 SecondLife, virtual gallery, Educatica, Czech Republic / International
2011 PurePhoto Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2011 5P Gallery, Bern, Switzerland
2011 Saatchi Gallery, Artist of the week, London, The United Kingdom
2011 MONO, EXPart Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2010 Salon 2010, North Carolina, USA
2010 Art for life, Prague, Czech Republic
2010 The language of stillness, HATCH festival, Asheville, USA
2010 MONO, ICON Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2010 The language of stillness, Castell Gallery, North Carolina, USA
2010 Review Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
2010 Center, Newspace for photography, Portland, Oregon, USA
2010 The C Word, TaiKoo Place, Island East, Hong Kong, China
2010 Gape Gallery, Solidni nejistota, Prague, Czech Republic
2010 The Print Space Gallery, East London, The United Kingdom
2009 Cafe Emporio, Palace Flora, Prague, Czech Republic
2009 My stories, Solidni nejistota, Prague, Czech Republic
2009 Art for life, The Chemistry gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2009 Karousel Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2009 Katcher Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2008 Art for life, The Chemistry gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2007 PhotoExpo, North Bohemian Gallery, Litomerice, Czech Republic
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you is awesomes
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 4:47 PM
~IQ-Colors:iconiq-colors:
عمل اكثر من جميل : big like
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 12:01 AM
*AXNLphotography:iconaxnlphotography:
love your work man
Wed May 16, 2012, 1:37 AM
~BeatrizBelbut:iconbeatrizbelbut:
Your work is abslutly stunning. Couldn't find one photo that I didn't absolutly love... Thank you so much!
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 1:55 PM
~Aurelie91:iconaurelie91:
well, just another 'i love your work' message :)
Mon Feb 13, 2012, 6:56 AM
~7MissIzzy7:icon7missizzy7:
Amazing Gallery! Congratz
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 7:22 AM
*Tazzil:icontazzil:
Usually I brush aside photography, because on here it's usually teenagers with a Nikon, but your photographs are a true work of art! They have a very artistic, free, and emotional approach. Altogether very inspiring. I'm glad I found your work! :D
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 4:32 AM
~stechmuecke:iconstechmuecke:
all of your pictures make me feel like floating...
Fri Dec 9, 2011, 12:12 PM
~alwaysinchaos:iconalwaysinchaos:
I love the way you work with light! Great work.
Thu Oct 6, 2011, 3:06 PM
~MonkeyShepherd:iconmonkeyshepherd:
Fantastic gallery, love your work!!!!!!!!!
Tue Jul 12, 2011, 4:16 PM
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Mood: Passionate ~WoobieTuesday May 14, 2013  New member Hobbyist General Artist
would so love to collaborate with you. i wrote this poem yesterday, and i wonder whether you would be interested in designing an image to go with it? i really admire your art...


'peace of ground'

he holds her sweetly
the way a little boy holds a balloon

securely
between gentle hands

exerts no pressure
beyond steady guidance

and a loving gaze
the substance of which is weighty

enough to make her feel
she has found some peace of ground
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*MartinStranka 1 day ago  Professional Photographer
Thank you so much for your poem, it is so nice.
Unfortunatelly I dont co-operate with any lyrics. Many thanks anyway :heart:
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:iconblackfeather1791:
I am MUTED. Amazing!
Let me now congratulate to your awards.
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*MartinStranka 1 day ago  Professional Photographer
:heart:
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~NOONAD Apr 19, 2013  Student Filmographer
real real so amazing photo. pls take my friendship thanx :)
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~WoobieTuesday Apr 17, 2013  New member Hobbyist General Artist
you are amazing . . .
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*MartinStranka Apr 19, 2013  Professional Photographer
:heart:
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I included your photo in my feature "Smoking" [link]. Thanks for the inspiration! :hug:
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Mood: Obsessed ~girlink Apr 13, 2013  Student General Artist
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Mood: Tender ~girlink Apr 14, 2013  Student General Artist
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Happy Birthday :happybounce:
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*MartinStranka Apr 14, 2013  Professional Photographer
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~123roo123 Apr 13, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Happy birthday!
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*MartinStranka Apr 14, 2013  Professional Photographer
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