Readers' Showcase: Martin Kozak

There's a Slavia Prague flag on pic #8. Was it taken at the Slavia Swimming Pool? There used to be a glass wall like that! That's where I learned to swim nearly three decades ago. Boy this brings memories...

I don't do sport at all, but these shots are great; extremely creative... fantastic work Martin!

Very creative thanks for sharing

Looking at his work, I'm intrigued he isn't a full-time photographer, but then if he was he probably couldn't afford the kit to do what he does. He's a good photographer, but perhaps if he went full time he'd risk killing the enjoyment he gets from his sports work. Just pondering these things...

thanks god not the usual long exposure landscapes for once. Lot of dynamic/tension in those pictures, nice job.

Brilliant photos.

Who would have imagined that a Canon camera could produce such photos? If I went by the criticism on here, I would have expected every Canon to produce total junk. But I forget, every pro uses Canon, or maybe Nikon, and the constant whingers on here are more interested in micro lense depth and dynamic range stops than actual photography.

First - excellent photos : the moment and composition .
Second : every time , when I start to think (influenced by all new , highly capable slim and lite mirrorless models) that DSLR is not the main player no more , there comes a photo-set like this one (fine detailed to millimeter) , shot with big and heavy pro bodies and lenses with mirrors and mechanical shutter operated .

Great compositions and use of motion.

I believe this photographer can take better picture with P&S/iPhone then many people using 16 stops DR camera. Capture the right moment, beautiful artistic picture. He got the skill and fully understand what his gear can do for him.

amazing!

Photographers and published photos are very interesting.

but, Dear DPreview, can you fix your gallery layout? because it is auwfull.
Flip through photos very uncomfortable:
1. Button "Next" appears above it is below;
2. No buttons Next, Prev buttons in full screen mode;
3. No hotkeys binded to Next, Prev.

In my opinion, gallery layout is very outdated, please upgrade it.
Thank you in advance!

Photography at its finest...

Totally staggeringly creative masterpieces.
Vision
timing
execution.

To answer Marcel, there may well be many sports photographs around that are technically more demanding to take. Far from being 'nothing' these pictures are outstanding in their image composition and in the novel way familiar scenes are presented. This wok is truly innovative, something that is rare.

Stunning. Simply stunning.

This is just great photography, with sport as the subject matter.
Most compelling set I have seen in these showcases yet.

Inspirational!

This is sports photography with a difference. I was particularly impressed by pics no.4, 7 and 8. Great timing. Well done, Martin!

Generally here, the sport tends to be a building block in a larger formalism. And, in this way, the images seem to be less about documenting activity than constructing visual form. What shouldn't be missed - and to me the real currency in the work - is the preservation of the element(s) of sport in this decidedly more abstract treatment. Though not wholly original (and very little ever is), this perspective and the resulting methodology strikes me as largely fresh. Great to see, as a very healthy contrast, to more conventional approaches to shooting sports.

Rubbish and cliche ridden images.

Only joking... Fantastic set which brings a very individual and creative outlook to sports photography. I really enjoyed these.

Fantastic. And self taught. Very good eye.

And to dpreviewers' credit, not a single negative comment.

Not only creative but also innovative . well done.

Masterful.

Very nice work

Very cool shots. Sports meets fine art. Not exactly sports photojournalism.

Great photos, amazing use of negative space and capturing a moment.

Not your average sports photographer! Most excellent!

Beautiful portfolio of work. Bravo.

Very creative!

Yes he is from Czech Republic, he is contributing to my favourite FOTO magazine.

I would' not be surprise if this excellent photographer comes from Czech Republic ... Very conceptional work with artistic flare, well done!

Very nice. I like the sense of motion in these photographs.

Sports photography with artistic flare!..... Really enjoyed looking through this set of images, excellent work!