I captured M. making his way upstream in the river Váh. In complete nudity, surrounded only by the cool flow of the river.

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on the river side who i like (from series)

The photos captures a boy (M.) I first time met in 2023 while using a 35mm compact camera. The time we started spent together, in his native surroundings along the river Váh. These moments still come back in my memories. I realized then that I had started photographing a boy who grew close to my heart over time, and this observation of mine continues to this day.

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Lukáš Páterek

student, Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava

I became interested in photography during my studies in high school. During my university studies, I acquired knowledge of working with black-and-white analog photography. I take analog photography as my favorite imaging medium, I perceive and capture an image that has a certain value of freezing time and at the same time carries nostalgia. I capture in it the beauty of the "raw" seen.