Featured Artist • Tomas Nevesely

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When did you start photography?
I got my first SLR in the fall of 1999 but I only began photographing seriously in 2003.

How important is photography for you?

Photography is a huge part of my life. Not a day goes by where I don’t do something related to it, whether it is being out shooting, editing images on my computer, or even just reading photography magazines and visiting internet forums.

Describe your favourite and most inspiring location.
My favorite location is Kananaskis in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I spent a lot of time hiking and camping there growing up and it holds many great memories. Kananaskis is next door to Banff National Park and has the same great scenery, but with less tourists.

Who is your favourite photographer?
Many different photographers have inspired me over the years but my favorite is Simon Baxter. I really love his approach to photography and his images are breathtaking.

What are your future photographic plans?
I have recently started a project to create a short time lapse film of my favorite place, Kananaskis. This is my first time doing anything like this so I still have a lot to learn (from colour grading to video editing), but for now I am just focusing on capturing all of the images in the field.

What advice would you give to a younger you about photography?
Get out, shoot more and try out everything. Don’t just read about how to do something, but actually go out and try doing it for real. Everything will make more sense and you will improve faster.