I spent six weeks pedaling with Aura through Iceland in 2014. Since we didnโ€™t kill each other in the process, we decided to get married after that. We called it Project PI.


I won some contests. Though I donโ€™t see any clear relation between the idea of a contest and photography, it allowed me to get some objective evaluation of my work and meet some great people.

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2022 GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year โ€“ runner-up Nature’s Studio
2019 GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year โ€“ winner Plants & Fungi
2018 Asferico Nature Photography Competitionย โ€“ highly commended Landscape
2017 NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Yearย โ€“ winner Plants & Fungi
2017 Milvus Nature Photography Contestย โ€“ grand prize
2016 GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Yearย โ€“ highly commended Plants & Fungi


More so, after getting the accolades above, I got invited to speak at some of the biggest nature photography festivals in Europe โ€“ Cinclus Fest (Portugal), GDT International Nature Photography Festival (Germany) and NaturArt Festival (Hungary). So yes, entering contests can prove beneficial on many more levels than just feeding your ego.