Light over Darkness is a photograph taken in the mid-Dutch winter in the North Sea. The moment of capture is the first light during a perfect moment before the wave breaks. The energy of the photo is provided by the strong contrast between light and darkness which is always most beautiful at this time of day.
Every artwork from Werk aan de Muur can be transformed into a beautiful photo print, printed on heavy satin photo paper of 260 grams.
My name is Michal Pelka, I'm both a medical specialist and a photographer.
I live in 2 worlds that seem opposite. Change is the only constant in my life. I dwell in a world measured in milligrams and minutes. A place where breath is borrowed, consciousness is suspended and where physiology is reduced to numbers on monitors. The margin for error is razor thin and every second carries the weight of life itself.
As an anaesthesiologist, I walk the thin line between…
