Editor`s Choice

Sabrinka, the railroad, animals and beer – this is the name of Romans Jaros’ sixth week, which tells us the main themes of this week. Images are very diverse, but Roman managed to assemble them into a very interesting unit, along with all the other usual moments in his life. This mixture of a set offers a wide range of photos starting from different types of animals such as the elephant, ostrich or a large snail, all the way to typical images from Roman’s job at the railway as a train operator, combined with pictures of his children and the occasional beer. The only thing we could slightly criticize is the frequency in which Roman submits his weeks. It’s a shame, since his sets are really something.

Digital photography has been crushing analog photography for many years now and not only with digital cameras, but also with cameras installed in cell phones. Many of us were quick to adapt and got used to checking the display immediately after making the shot, adjusting the resolution or noise. Some, however, did not fall under the spell of the pixel mania and stayed fond of film. The market is filled with different options of using film and Martina Teislerova decided to have fun with it in her sixth week called Analog's Not Dead! - Lomo Fisheye & Matchbox Pinhole Week. The name suggests the way in which she documented her latest week. It’s a wonderful week to look at and an invitation to see what Martina will come up with next.

Frantisek Vrba is another in the line of Week of Life members who stayed away from the project for some time only to come back and continue documenting their life once again. His weeks are always interesting and it certainly isn’t enough to just go day by day. You need to look through them individually, but be careful, you might find yourself stunned. The fact that Frantisek likes black and white photography is evident and it can be seen in almost every image. His sixth week in his B&W collection is different only for its slight touch of red in some photographs. Once again, the author managed to pull off several perfect images, suitable for display in large format.

Emilie Mrazikova has been a member of the project for more than 2 years. In 2010, she documented 13 weeks of her life and then stayed mute for a whole year. Today, she occasionally submits a week and has 16 weeks altogether, which is a respectable number. And that last one with the name A little bit of fun is the Editor’s Choice for today. Similar to her previous weeks, Emilie documented her everyday life, which is not at all a routine. We can see a clear attention to detail and together with other interesting images, she put together a well balanced set.

The Week of Life project keeps welcoming new members and new countries. Recently, we have welcomed Indonesia or Israel. Now, we are happy to announce that a 44 th country has joined – Switzerland. Dana L. is the first representative of this beautiful alpine country, who entered the project not documenting her home, typical to new members, but with a week from another exciting country, Madagascar. The images are overflowing with the exotic atmosphere typical to this country. It’s a place sought out by photographers and a destination that leaves many of us envious. We hope today’s selection will be motivation enough and an impulse for Dana to capture the country where she lives, known for its nature, chocolate or watches.