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Michal Lučanský Nature & wildlife photography
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Michal Lučanský Nature photographer

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Selected recognition

  1. 2014 Zlatý jeleň Overall winner
  2. 2022 Czech Nature Photo 2nd place
  3. 2022 WildArt Photographer of the Year Commended
Fox
Coiled nose-horned viper on a rock with a wide landscape view behind.
Pl. 02 Reptiles & Amphibians
Plate 01 Mammals Fox
Camera
SONY ILCE-1
Focal
400 mm
Exp.
1/800 s · f/2.8
ISO
12800

Featured plates

Selected from the archive · 7 of 437

Chosen for the light, the moment — or simply because the animal stayed a little longer than expected.

A noble crayfish holding a small fish on the riverbed.
Pl. 03 Invertebrates ILCE-9M3 · 24 mm · 1/200 · f/4 · ISO 1000
Two kingfishers on a branch, one spreading its wings.
Pl. 04 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/4000 · f/4 · ISO 4000
A brown bear sniffing the ground on a grassy slope.
Pl. 05 Mammals ILCE-1 · 284 mm · 1/800 · f/5.6 · ISO 3200
Wide-angle shot of a male stag beetle on a mossy log with a sun star in the oak canopy.
Pl. 06 Invertebrates ILCE-7RM4 · 24 mm · 1/160 · f/16 · ISO 500

6 collections

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A capercaillie displaying with fanned tail in misty forest light.
Pl. 07 Birds ILCE-1 · 400 mm · 1/1600 · f/2.8 · ISO 1000
Black-and-white portrait of Michal Lučanský
Michal LučanskýPhotographer · SK

02The photographer

It began with a kingfisher.

Watching a common kingfisher made Michal pick up a camera in 2012. Today his favourite subjects are animals many people still fear — reptiles and amphibians.

He photographs them to break old prejudices and show their irreplaceable role in nature, even right beside our homes. He also helps monitor large carnivores and birds of prey with Slovak experts.

Photographing
Since 2012
Specialism
Reptiles & amphibians
Fieldwork
Carnivore monitoring
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