Ice Cave in Paradana
Ice, darkness and a narrow beam of daylight in the Trnovski gozd karst.
Stories in two directions
Aerial & cave
photography
Photo stories shaped by flight,
caves and the karst landscape.
Selected works
About
Žan Kafol
I’m a photographer and software engineer based in Postojna, Slovenia.
Photography grew alongside paragliding and caving. The camera moves between long views from the air, the darkness of the karst and night landscapes close to home.
More photo stories- Location
- Postojna
Slovenia - Institute
- Karst Research Institute
ZRC SAZU - Photography practice
- Aerial, cave, nature
and night photography
Featured & awarded
Two-time overall winner
Cerkniško polje, 2022 · Enlightened (All Roads Lead to Rakov Škocjan), 2023
Mayor's Award, Postojna, 2024
Special achievements in photography and promotion of the Municipality of Postojna, Slovenia
I Am Nikon photo contest, second place, 2010
Photo titled Jaz sem Raketa (I Am a Rocket) won second place on I Am Nikon photo contest
Published in
Tourist ambassador for Visit Postojnsko (Tourism Postojna)
If you want to get away, you go up or down.
Žan Kafol, neDelo, 2023
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Fotografija Postojne iz zraka in pod zemljo
Radio 94, 2026
Županovo priznanje za fotografijo
Municipality of Postojna, 2024
Prepih na obisku: Žan Kafol
Prepih, 2024
Da si lahko zares ustvarjalen, moraš včasih kršiti ustaljene okvire
RTV SLO, interview, 2023
Če si amater, še ne pomeni, da si slab
RTV SLO, interview, 2023
Dvakratni zmagovalec National Geographica
Dobro jutro, RTV SLO, 2023
Če se hočeš umakniti, greš gor ali pa dol
neDelo, 2023
Žanu Kafolu se je v poletni noči vse poklopilo
Radio 94, 2023
Razsvetljenje v Rakovem Škocjanu
Primorska kronika, TV Koper, 2023
Znova izbranec National Geographica
Prvi dnevnik, RTV SLO, 2023
Žan Kafol: Na sončni strani
TV Koper, RTV SLO, 2023
Žan Kafol: od zgoraj, od blizu
Prepih, 2022
Nedeljski klepet: Žan Kafol
Radio 94, 2022
Žan Kafol zmagal na natečaju National Geographica
Radio 94, 2022
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