A COMMENT ON ‘PHOTOGRAPHY” by VLADIMIR KABELIK

We are all storytellers. And the most important story we tell is the story of our own life.

We are all immigrants in this life. We may not have crossed the sea ice of the Bering Strait or fled from persecution in another country but we are all born as strangers to this world.

Some of our life story we make, some is made for us. The story we tell changes with time, varies depending upon our audience.

For artists, their work is their most important life story – a record and reflection of who they are. Vladimir Kabelik is a photographer. This book is his visual autobiography.

It is also our life story. There have been times when we all have been a stranger in a strange land, even if we never have left the place of our birth. We have all faced adversity, questioned ourselves, woke from nightmares, been affected by our physical and natural environments.

Kabelik’s images and words stir emotions, evoke memories, provoke associations.

While looking at his images we reflect on our own life story.

-- David Barlow --
Television Producer