CZECH ARTIST / CURATOR / AUTHOR
I am a Czech artist with over 20 years experience as an enthusiastic Fine Artist committed to delivering promised results and remaining true to my artistic vision with high energy, passion, drive and a commitment to success.
As a Czech artist living in Canberra, Australia I carry my beautiful fairy-tale cultural heritage into every creative project, now also infused with my love and passion for Australia and its unique characters, places and incredible light and beauty. Whether it be working one-on-one with clients or capturing the essence of a place, I always look for the magic and a unique way to tell the story with sensitivity and love.
In 2017, I published my precious biography “Life Rocks”, the story of my rich adventurous life. From there I founded two podcasts focused on social justice and stories of creativity from around the Globe. In 2019 I held a successful curated exhibition of my Australian coastal photographs at the Sea Change Event in Huskisson, NSW. I have contributed as a writer and photographer to the South Coast Style Magazine, as well as, the CBR Life.
These inspired me to establish my own boutique portrait studio to provide creative and elegant services with European Flair by producing stunning, high quality images, as well as, selling fine art photographic prints of my regular Australian adventures interstate, along our magnificent coast-line, and into our inspiring mountains. Recently I curated my exhibition ‘LOVE LETTERS TO BOHEMIA’ in Canberra which displayed photographic images from my beloved home. I was honoured also to be asked to Judge the impressive Photographic Exhibition at the 2022 Cooma Show.
My latest project, and the one of which I am immensely proud, has been to establish ‘YARNS Magazine’, a truly unique quarterly magazine containing an eclectic collection of curated stories (‘yarns’) about unusual people and places from Australia and around the world. These are presented with individual focus and perspective - over 600 pages of photos and ‘yarns’ mostly as told by the subjects themselves!
Petra xo
“May you live all the days of your life”
Importantly, we at YARNS Magazine acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the Lands where we live, learn, work and play; and we pay respect to them and their elders, past present, and future.
TESTIMONIALS
“Petra makes anyone’s real life appear like it belongs on the cover of a magazine. She has an eye for finding the simple beauty in the everyday, and can turn your individual gifts and talents into a visual brand that will attract the entire world.
Aside from that, Petra is one of the most generous, creative, kind people I know and her talent is a gift to everyone she touches. I can wholly recommend Petra’s photography services if you desire to take your business or product to the next level. She has helped me numerous times over the years and I will continue to use her services wherever my work takes me."
Hollie Bakerboljkovac
Institute for Self Crafting / Braidwood Holistic Therapies
NSW, Australia
“Petra is such a talented photographer, and I was thrilled to be able to collaborate with her and was amazed at the results of her work. From the beginning, her friendliness and calm manner gave me all the confidence I needed. Somehow she was able to capture every essential essence, expression and moment in the most beautiful way. She has a true gift and artist within her to be able to work all the angles in a manner that will make you feel like you’re on the cover of a Vogue magazine! She was able to bring forth the hidden beauty within that I never even knew existed. In addition to that, the quick and excellent photos provided were the cherry on top! Petra was able to execute the session with warmth and kindness and yet still be attentive to detail. She is officially my favourite photographer, and I will not hesitate to come to her again in the future.”
Anushka Kumar
ACT , Australia