The Heart of The Setting Sun

• Photographer
  Petr Vapenik
• Technical Info
  ICM technique
• Photo Date
  19.8.2023
• Website
  https://www.petrvapenik.com

The photo was taken during the last moments before sunset using the ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) technique. During a few seconds of exposure, I made movements with the camera to use the last evening sun rays to create a shape of simplified heart in the final photo. The more detailed structure of the light lines in the resulting image is done by the view through the garden bush.

• Biography
  I´m a self-taugh photographer originally from the Pilsen region (West of the Czech Republic), now living in Dobrichovice near Prague. I have been involved in photography since childhood, first only with B&W and home-made photos, later with color and infrared pictures. I have been exhibiting publicly since 2013, I have realized 10 solo exhibitions in Czech Republic and my photographs have been shown at several joint international exhibitions (e.g. ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, California, 2020, Glasgow Gallery of Photography 2022 and 2024 or Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2022).
• Awards
  1st Place and Gold Star Award, ND Awards 2022 2nd Prize, International Photography Awards (IPA) 2024 Gold Award and Gallery Award, San Francisco Bay International Photography Awards 2020. Silver Winner, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2022 Bronze Winner, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2023 and 2024 Gold Winner, London Photography Awards 2023 Gold Winner, European Photography Awards 2022 Silver Winner, New York Photography Awards 2022 and 2023