Czech photographer Martin Straka describe his serie " Boyhood " as a time in our life when we begin to discover ourselves through inner dialogues and explore our self identity.
"Martin Stranka, a native of the Czech Republic who lives in Prague, is a self-taught professional photographer, born on April 13 1984. Martin was a bored student plodding through courses in business school when the unexpected lost of a close friend led him to pursue photography as a form of therapy. That hobby turned into a passion and, eventually, a profession
Boyhood series has been awarded Grand Prize Winner in Annual Photography Awards 2021, Fine Art Photographer Of The Year also in Annual Photography Awards 2021, 1st place in ND Awards 2021, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2021, Fine Art Photography Awards and Aesthetica Art Prize 2022 with jury of renowned curators Kyung An from the Guggenheim Museum and Sarah Allen from the Tate Modern.
