INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY WORK
Not every photograph is commissioned
Some photographs are made for clients and publications. Others begin with a place, a moment or a change in society that deserves a record.
Your support helps sustain that independent documentary work.
Independent fieldwork
Time to follow a story.
Independent work gives me time to return, observe change and follow stories beyond a single assignment.
The work follows public space, human behaviour, technology, work, protest, isolation and the quieter tensions of contemporary life.
“One-time support is charged once. Monthly support can be cancelled at any time. Payments are processed securely.”
What support makes possible
Time for fieldwork, research, travel, editing, archiving and publication. Contributions support the process behind the photographs and the continuity of independent work.
FIELDWORK
Time spent photographing in public space, at demonstrations, in workplaces and wherever social change becomes visible.
RESEARCH & TRAVEL
Preparation, conversations and travel connected with stories that require more than a single visit.
EDITING & SEQUENCING
Selecting, refining and arranging photographs into coherent visual narratives rather than isolated images.
ARCHIVING & PUBLISHING
Preserving files, captions and context, and preparing stories for online publication, print and exhibition.
ONGOING WORK
A continuing record of contemporary life.
Some stories take shape in a day. Others require months or years of returning before the photographs begin to form a complete narrative.
ONGOING SERIES ↓
A continuing study of how screens, devices and digital systems shape behaviour in public space.
A documentary series about screens, surveillance, movement and loneliness in the public spaces of contemporary Europe.
My independent work follows contemporary Europe: public space, technology, algorithmic work, protest, urban loneliness and everyday human behaviour.
Repeated visits and observation allow these stories, and their meaning, to develop over time.
A documentary exploration of the quieter tensions surrounding public events, institutions and everyday life.
A long-term record of platform labour, delivery work and the people operating inside systems shaped by applications and algorithms.
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Photographed by Črt Piksi.
I am Črt Piksi, a freelance photographer based in Ljubljana with more than ten years of experience in documentary, editorial and commercial photography.
I worked with the Slovenian newspaper Delo and received the Delo Photograph of the Year 2022 award.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Support contributes to independent fieldwork, research, project-related travel, editing, archiving and the publication of documentary stories made without a commissioning client.
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Only if you choose monthly support. One-time support is a single payment. Monthly support can be cancelled at any time through the payment information provided after your contribution.
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No product, print or image licence is included with a contribution. Fine-art prints, commissioned photography and commercial image usage remain separate services.
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No. Contributions made through this page are voluntary support for an independent professional photography practice and are not charitable donations for tax purposes.
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When a project, publication or exhibition is open for dedicated support, it will be clearly identified on this page. General contributions support the wider independent practice.
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Yes. Sharing a finished story, following the work or introducing it to an editor, publisher or cultural institution can also be valuable.