Julius started with analog BW photography at high school. After university studies went to Aberystwyth (Wales) for voluntary work at Plas Lluest Centre for people with learning disabilities. He took one year BW photography course at the University Art Centre in Aberystwyth with well known photographer Ron Davies and built up a darkroom for people with learning difficulties. After one year of voluntary work successfully applied for a grant for own photography project in London. He has worked nearly 10 years as a full time photographer for magazine, advertising company and on his own photography business. Julius is now working as an Editor in chief in PRO.Laika, the largest specialised camera store in Bratislava, Slovakia. He is lucky enough to have time to photograph his own themes and to choose photography genre that he loves – document, reportage and street photography. He loves to capture people in everyday life, but also goes out to photograph different stories from untouched life of slovakian shepherds through charity golf to Gentleman Sailing regata.
Nový setový objektív síce neoplýva extrémnou svetelnosťou, ale vo svojom označení nesie písmeno S, čo v preklade znamená SUPERIOR.
Sú to už takmer 3 roky, keď som testoval prvý moderný teleobjektív Nikon s Fresnelovou šošovkou. Bol to vynikajúci AF-S 300 mm f/4 PF. Veľkosťou pripomína štandardný zoom 24-70 mm so svetelnosťou f/2.8. Dnes vám píšem o ďalšom rekordérovi. AF-S NIKKOR 500 mm f/5,6E PF ED VR je najmenší pevný objektív v tejto ohniskovej vzdialenosti, ak nepočítam špeciálne zrkadlové objektívy s nižšou svetelnosťou či obrazovou kvalitou.
Na ceste z Photokiny 2018 sa mi okrem Dana Vojtěcha, fotografa a Nikon ambasádora, podarilo vyspovedať aj Martina Přívratského, režiséra i kameramana v jednom. S Danom majú spoločný ateliér Tomorrow creative.
Takmer 700-kilometrová cesta autom je zdĺhavá, hlavne keď sa vraciate domov. Photokina 2018 bola za nami a tak sme s Danom Vojtěchom, Nikon ambasádorom, zužitkovali čas strávený v aute a porozprávali sa o jeho práci, ale aj o Nikon novinkách.
Technika, technológia, ale aj fotografie, diskusie a prednášky. Taká bola Photokina 2018 na "stánku" Nikon.