From My City Walks

• Prize
  Silver in Portfolio/Personal
• Photographer
  Vladimir Kabelik
• Technical Info
  My portfolio includes film formats, ranging from 35mm to 4x5”, and also some digital captures.
• Photo Date
  1970s - 2020s (Portfolio category)
• Website
  http://www.kabelik.com/

Looking back at my life, the brief chapter in Prague during the Russian invasion leaps out as one of the most significant moments. Then, my escape and several attempts to start over. A refuge in Austria, a hopeless stay in Switzerland, and a new beginning in Canada. Many days were murky, but I was young, strong and naïve enough not to be afraid. I spent weeks crisscrossing the city in every new place, searching for jobs. Seeking some relief, my eyes began to look for familiar objects and compositions, and my lenses merged these realities into one seamless body of work.

• Biography
  Born in Zlin, Czechoslovakia · Educated at FAMU, Prague · Mentored by Miroslav Hak · Silver Pin by the Guild of Czech Photographers · 1982 Landed in Canada · Employed by Sheridan College · An early adopter of the Piezography process · Canadian solo exhibits: Niches, Black & White Blues, Memories, Suite 204, One Life - Two Cities, Limping Forward - Looking Back · Published in The Luminous Landscape, LensWork, Canadian Camera, PhotoEd · Represented by Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts · 2016 monograph Vladimir Kabelik: PHOTOGRAPHY · Black & White Magazine Spotlight Award · 2017 Art Photo Index member.
• Awards
  • VECERNI PRAHA Photo Award (late 1960s) • SILVER PIN by the Guild of Czech Photographers (early 1970s) • VECERNJI LIST, Zagreb “Grand Cup” film award (1977) • TECHFILM “Grand Prix” film award (1980) • EKOFILM award (1981) • BRONZE FELIX, Romania, film award (1981) • ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL - Photography Grant (1984) • LUCIE AWARDS (Honorable Mention) • IPA (INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS) - Honorable Mention (2007 + 2013) • GEMINI AWARDS - nominee (2010) • WORLDFEST - Special Jury Award (2010 ?) • YORKTON FILM FESTIVAL – nominee (2014) • GOLD AWARD at the PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE in Paris, France (2016) • SPOTLIGHT AWARD by the BLACK & WHITE MAGAZINE (2016) • TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS – Honorable Mention (2017)