I first picked up a camera while my brother was skateboarding down the street and didn’t realize I was filming him with his own gear. I come from a small town, where the only sport club around was a downhill skiing club — and I was thrown into it at the age of five, because there was no other option. Lucky me! Growing up among the sandstone towers of Adršpach-Teplice, the outdoors was my playground. Ski racing, mountain biking, climbing, whitewater kayaking, skateboarding — these were the ways my brother, my friends, and I spent our days. These sports didn’t just shape our childhood; they became the moments I naturally wanted to capture. 

Filmmaking began in high school with our small crew, the Alternativa Team. What started as rough edits of local ski adventures slowly grew into projects from all over the world. Over time, I realised I wasn’t just interested in documenting action — I was drawn to the reasons why people choose these wild places, and what those choices say about their lives and values.

For me, the camera is less about chasing the biggest line or the wildest stunt, and more about capturing the meaning behind the movement. My films and photographs look for the human perspectives in wild environments — the philosophy, the quirks, the motivations, and the way people build their lives around mountains and rivers. The landscapes are always present, but they’re never just a backdrop; they’re a character, shaping the people who move through them.

I’ve always lived in two worlds: the structured world of education and cities, and the raw, untamed world of snow, rock, and water. Balancing those has given me a unique lens — one that thrives in all conditions, whether on glaciers, in ski resorts, by river rapids, or on vertical rock faces.