Žan Kafol — Photo journalPhoto stories from the air, caves and the karst landscape.https://foto.kafol.net/en/blog/2026-08-13T14:50:39+02:00Žan Kafolhttps://foto.kafol.net/Planina Cave: Technical Work, No Time to Posehttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2026/08/no-time-to-pose-planinska-jama.html2026-08-13T14:50:39+02:002026-08-13T14:50:39+02:00Four boats, two divers and a fast-moving technical operation at Skrivnostno jezero in Planinska jama.Crescent Sun 🌒https://foto.kafol.net/en/2026/08/crescent-sun-vremscica.html2026-08-12T20:18:16+02:002026-08-12T20:18:16+02:00A partial solar eclipse over Slovenia, seen through cloud and evening haze from Vremščica.Calendar 2026https://foto.kafol.net/en/2025/10/koledar-2026.html2025-10-08T10:02:31+02:002025-10-08T10:02:31+02:00This year I decided to publish my first calendar, featuring the subjects that define me most: the karst landscape and flying in the local area. It is a…Ice Cave in Paradanahttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2025/02/ledena-jama-v-paradani.html2025-02-13T23:13:05+01:002025-02-20T15:23:16+01:00The Great Ice Cave in Paradana is one of Slovenia's deepest and best-known caves, with a history of ice being cut, removed and sold in the late 19th century.…Festive Postojna 2024/2025https://foto.kafol.net/en/2025/01/praznicna-postojna-2024-2025.html2025-01-01T17:28:01+01:002025-02-23T21:19:56+01:00A photo series by Žan Kafol showing Postojna during the 2024/2025 festive season.Sicilyhttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2024/11/sicilija.html2024-11-09T16:33:04+01:002025-02-20T16:47:23+01:00We planned a trip along Sicily's southern coast. There were a few days of bad weather (we escaped Catania just before the floods), but it cleared up for the…Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3)https://foto.kafol.net/en/2024/10/komet-tsuchinshan-atlas-c-2023-a3.html2024-10-24T00:43:15+02:002024-10-24T11:08:16+02:00After the monsoon period came three clear days. The peak, when the comet was closest to Earth at 71 million kilometres, or 0.47 AU (47% of the average…Victory is a State of Mindhttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2024/06/victory-is-a-state-of-mind.html2024-06-23T13:11:09+02:002024-10-03T13:12:01+02:00In the spirit of recreation's double meaning—Ronaldo's most-liked Instagram photos and a sports day—Tobija, Miha and I decided to climb to the bottom of…Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Slovenia – May 2024https://foto.kafol.net/en/2024/05/severni-sij-aurora-borealis-v-sloveniji-maj-2024.html2024-05-11T22:24:11+02:002024-05-11T22:24:11+02:00Seeing the northern lights here is unusual, but because solar eruptions have been more frequent in the current period, we have been able to observe them…Markov Spodmolhttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2024/01/markov-spodmol.html2024-01-10T23:20:17+01:002024-01-10T23:20:17+01:00With all the media coverage of Križna gora and the rising water, I remembered that I had never posted any photographs of Markov Spodmol on the blog, and that…Flying over the Gulf of Triestehttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2023/12/letenje-nad-trzaskim-zalivom.html2023-12-25T18:04:50+01:002023-12-31T18:47:23+01:00I first flew from the secret Sveti Primož take-off back in 2019. It is hard to say who first discovered it or tried taking off there, most likely locals.…Kačna Cavehttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2023/12/kacna-jama.html2023-12-18T20:09:07+01:002023-12-18T20:09:07+01:00Kačna Cave was on my list almost as soon as I took up caving, as my fellow club members immediately told me about the world's best photograph by Robbie…Festive December in Postojnahttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2023/12/veseli-december-v-postojni.html2023-12-08T10:45:00+01:002023-12-08T10:45:00+01:00Festive Titov Square in Postojna; a festive night in Postojna; Postojna at night.Aurora Borealis or SAR?https://foto.kafol.net/en/2023/11/aurora-borealis-ali-sar.html2023-11-08T22:26:10+01:002024-10-11T00:33:16+02:00I rushed to photograph a heavenly barbecue fire, but by the time I arrived it was out: only a few red embers remained, the food was cold, everyone had left,…Second National Geographic Winhttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2023/10/druga-zmaga-na-national-geographic.html2023-10-06T21:30:53+02:002025-02-28T19:23:22+01:00After last year's win (archive) in the 2022 National Geographic photo competition, I was convinced it could not happen again this year. Surely someone else…Cave Diverhttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2023/08/jamski-potapljac.html2023-08-04T07:56:47+02:002023-08-04T21:31:06+02:00Sebastjan Gantar, a cave rescuer and diver from Postojna, helped us retrieve two water loggers from Škratovka Cave, at the end of about 100 metres of passage…Second Wave of Storms – Nanoshttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2023/07/drugi-val-neviht-nanos.html2023-07-25T08:50:35+02:002023-07-25T08:50:35+02:00A new wave of storms crossed the Primorska–Notranjska region during the night of 24–25 July. The first cell, which passed over Nanos, put on a real show. The…Storm over Nanoshttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2023/07/nevihta-na-nanosu.html2023-07-24T13:19:30+02:002023-07-24T13:19:30+02:00The storm system that developed over the Po Valley in the second week of July and was persistently carried into Slovenia by the westerly wind largely…Gorenji Vrsnik – Full Moonhttps://foto.kafol.net/en/2022/04/gorenji-vrsnik-polna-luna.html2022-04-17T23:32:22+02:002022-04-17T23:32:57+02:00A photo series of Gorenji Vrsnik, its church and hayracks beneath a full moon, photographed by Žan Kafol.[🧟♀️SHROVE TUESDAY] The Slivnica Witch Uršula Is in Her Element.https://foto.kafol.net/en/2022/03/pustni-torek-coprnica-ursula-z-metlo-nad-slivnico.html2022-03-01T16:08:20+01:002022-03-19T11:01:04+01:00NEW AIR FORCES ACTIVATED FROM POČEK… Fighter S5-URSUL4 in action with one merciless mission. DEATH TO SHROVETIDE! FREEDOM TO THE PEOPLE!