In 2017, Jan decided to retire and stop photographing. However, he had long had a passion for wildlife and outdoor activities, which led to many mountain hikes—but never with a camera… (“I was supposed to be on vacation…”)
Jan likely became a bit of a troublesome retiree, as both his wife and good friends began asking why he didn’t bring a camera along to photograph the birds and wild animals he could spend hours simply watching…?
It was only one attempt, but after that, Jan was completely hooked on nature photography, and perhaps most of all on birds of prey and wild animals. The love for travel was already in his blood from his sports photography days, and for the past five years, Jan and his cameras have been traveling extensively once again.
Jan’s photographic roots are in analog and mechanical photography, long before autofocus or other automatic features were available in our cameras. Back then, knowledge of light metering, ISO values, shutter speeds, apertures, and depth of field was essential to capture a good image. Today, Jan enjoys sharing his thoughts on how these parameters can still be combined with the automatic capabilities of modern cameras.
