VEIL – a campaign to publish my book

When I started shooting film ten years ago, it wasn’t about returning to the past. It wasn’t nostalgia. It was more of an attempt to approach photography differently — without the need to control everything. Megapixels, colors, sharpness, endless comparisons… none of that was the reason why I had once begun to photograph. I was tired of chasing the “best” gear and sensors.

I wanted to slow down. To return to that moment when you look through the viewfinder and simply stand still for a while. With no need to prove anything — just to be present and look. To measure the light, carefully set all parameters, and let time flow.

I’ve written a lot about my feelings and about carrying heavy equipment in my earlier articles. Nothing has changed since — I still carry a heavy backpack… 
In 2024 I even trekked across Patagonia for a month — yes, with the Mamiya on my back… 
But that’s probably a story for another article on its own.

The more I photographed on film, the more it fascinated me. Many things didn’t work out — but many exceeded all expectations. And waiting became another part of the magic. Seeing the photographs only days or weeks later is, for me, also a form of slowing down.

Gone are the days when I rushed home from the mountains, ran to my computer, and eagerly sorted and edited my images. Film taught me patience.

Of course, someone might argue that slowing down can be achieved with digital photography too — and that’s true. But this is the path I chose. A path that fulfills me, even though it costs far more time and money.

And somehow, ten years passed without me even realizing it.

Then one day, an unexpected offer came — from someone completely outside my usual “bubble” — to bring these photographs together into a book. That’s when I realized how beautiful it would be to have everything collected in one place.

I never photographed with the intention of making a book. I simply enjoyed the journeys, the hours spent in the darkroom, and those moments when someone bought one of my prints.

I own many photobooks by masters such as Ansel Adams, Sebastião Salgado, and others. And now — it feels almost unreal that I might soon have one of my own sitting beside them. Of course, I would never dare to compare my work to theirs, but seeing my photographs gathered into a single, tangible book would mean the world to me.

Together with Snap Collective, we have launched a campaign to publish my book VEIL.

Supporting the Book

The creation of this book is based entirely on pre-orders. Over the next two weeks it will be decided whether the project goes to print — and this will only happen if we reach the required number of orders.

If you would like to support the project by purchasing the book or sharing it with friends, I would be incredibly grateful. If you order directly through me, shipping is free.

If the book is successfully published:
– Everyone who purchases the book during pre-sale will be listed in the book as a supporter.
– Every supporter will also receive a signed and numbered 18 × 13 cm silver gelatin print as a bonus.

Thank you so much if you’ve made it this far. You’re also welcome to explore my earlier articles — many of the photographs featured there will appear in the book as well.

VEIL is a collection of black-and-white fragments of landscape and silence. Places where I have spent a great deal of time — some I return to again and again, others I may never see again.

It is a quiet dialogue between place and presence.

Pre-orders here or via instagram

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