Was it you? Or was it her? It could be you. It was you, wasn't it? You practiced your routine so many times. You went through your warm-up, got prepared, visualized every move... Your coach said something to you and then they called your name. The music started.

90 gymnasts from 18 clubs, 9 countries and more than a thousand photographs from which I selected several hundreds. That was Chodov Cup 2019.  Can these numbers describe it? No, not at all. Can a mere photograph describe commitment, endurance, balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination and above all beauty? No, not at all. Nevertheless

Photography is mainly about light. It’s not just light intensity but many other light qualities that we – photographers – care for. The greeting: ‘Good light’ that photographers (at least here in Czech) use to wish each other well instead of “Good day”, is a proof of how important light is to us.The venue was a darkened hall lit with an artificial and boring top light. Yet there was an awesome

The South Moravia Cup 2019 was my very first direct - or should I say first-camera ;) - experience in Rhythmic gymnastics photography. I was a bit anxious at first but the feeling soon evolved into a dream like one. It was like standing on the gymnastic carpet, a bit tense at the beginning and then entering a different state of mind, a different universe with the first steps once the music started.