Michal Židek
Member #00025 · Židlochovice, Czechia · member since 2026
C FPO
Distinctions
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Biography
Photography has been part of my life since early childhood, and I have always been fascinated by photographing women. In June 2025, I decided to fully embrace this long-standing passion, in my own personal amateur style, on female portrait and nude photography. Female beauty has always been a great source of inspiration for me, and I believe that photography can capture not only outer beauty, but also inner beauty, giving each photograph its own unique character. In the same year, I also participated in an international photography salon for the first time, and since then, I have been regularly taking part in these competitions. I have already received several awards in international photography competitions. For me, they are another valuable source of inspiration and motivation to continue developing my photographic work.
Photography is primarily my passion and hobby rather than a source of income. In many ways, this gives me creative freedom, as I am not bound by deadlines or commercial demands and can create and work on post-production according to my own inspiration and mood. I enjoy constantly learning and discovering new things, and photography is no exception. I continue to experiment, improve my skills, and explore new ways of expression. Whenever there is no model available, I head out into nature, where I practice, experiment, and develop ideas and techniques that I can later apply to my work with female portraits and artistic nudes.
The record
What FPO has registeredAwards by kind
13 awards · 5 of them medals
Where the work sits
21 of 53 titles carry a theme
Themes have been recorded since 2026. Results from earlier years are in the archive but carry no theme.
Points over time
Accumulated, by year of exhibition
Accepted works
53 titles| Title↓ | Awards↓ | Accepted↓ | Cap 15↓ | Points↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond the Frame | FPO Silver Medal, SALON Gold Medal | 4 | +11 | 8 |
| Reflected Solitude | SALON Honorable Mention E-Certificate, SALON Silver Medal | 3 | +12 | 7 |
| Depthwatcher | IAAP Certificates | 4 | +11 | 6 |
| Pressed Into Silence | FIAP Blue Ribbon, SALON HM Digital | 2 | +13 | 6 |
| Majestic Horns | — | 5 | +10 | 5 |
| Breaking point | SALON Bronze Medal | 3 | +12 | 5 |
| Dual Authority | SALON Honorable Mention E-Certificate | 3 | +12 | 5 |
| Caught by the Wind | — | 4 | +11 | 4 |
| The Red Passage | — | 4 | +11 | 4 |
| Inside the Look BW | PBA Silver Medal | 2 | +13 | 4 |
| Between Thought and Touch | — | 3 | +12 | 3 |
| Breaking Ground | — | 3 | +12 | 3 |
| "Inside the Frame. Outside the Rules." | FPO HM Certificates | 1 | +14 | 3 |
| Between Grip and Gravity | PBA HM E-Certificate | 1 | +14 | 3 |
| Between Us | MAPA Digital Certificate | 1 | +14 | 3 |
| Crimson Tension | — | 2 | +13 | 2 |
| Drawn to Light | — | 2 | +13 | 2 |
| Held Within | — | 2 | +13 | 2 |
| Outside the Rules | — | 2 | +13 | 2 |
| Rising Form | — | 2 | +13 | 2 |
| Scarlet Hold | — | 2 | +13 | 2 |
| Spiral of Silence | — | 2 | +13 | 2 |
| The Bowl Maker | — | 2 | +13 | 2 |
| “Beyond the Frame” | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| A Toast to the Shadow | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Arc of Motion | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Beneath the Weight | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Between Shadows | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Between Surrender and Fall | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Between Walls | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Duality | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Edge of Form | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Entwined Reflections | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Exposed Descent | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Human Bridge | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Infinite Curve | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Orange Exhale | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Poise | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Quiet Exposure | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Reaching Inward | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Reflected Surrender | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Resting Heat | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Shadow Directive | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Surge | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| The Geometry of Fear | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| The Missing Image | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| The Other Intent | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| The Quiet After | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Throne Study | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Unspoken | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Waterline | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Weightless in Ruin | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |
| Within | — | 1 | +14 | 1 |