Gregor is a man of many talents and even more mysteries – one of which is the number of his talents. While he is just a regular kite flyer and occasional kite maker during the day, at night he transforms into a lawyer, a fighter for justice – and even a president of a Rotary … Read more
We are KAP Jasa team. KAP stands for Kite Aerial Photography, therefore we strive to do a KAP session every time we can, including on festivals. The great International Kite Festival in O., on the beach of the Adriatic sea by the delta of Neretva river presented a lot of opportunities to shoot some great … Read more
Note: certain names and places have been changed to protect authenticity. “I hate kite flying.”– Bear, to no one in particular, after the kite festival in O. You know when you love something so much you want to show it to everyone? When you are so excited, jumping up and down when you are getting … Read more
You see a lot of strange things at a kite festival, but the most strange – and elusive! – one must be – a teenager. Sure, there is a young kite master here and there, a fifteen year old stunt kite genius, a true young adult kite lover here and there. But – at least … Read more
In a kite festival – or in any kite-related event – there are two target groups, to use a foul word … the audience and the kiters. Kiters are a weird bunch, and they get impressed by weird things. Like stitches. People in the audience are much simpler – they see big stuff flying, they … Read more
Maribor. A fierce rival of our city, Ljubljana. Situated in Styria in the northeastern part of Slovenia it is – or it is trying to be – simultaneously completely different and as similar as possible as the capital. Being slightly smaller, having a different history and different socioeconomic landscape (Maribor had way more basic industry … Read more
“There is the Tour of Slovenia cycling race going on right now.”“So?”“And it will be windy tomorrow.”“And…?”“And the race is broadcast live on TV Slovenia and on Eurosport …”“… Ahaaa!” Our kite club has a status of a non-governmental organisation in the public interest, and one of the main reasons we exist, as defined in … Read more
We know, we know … as we were obsessed with Ljubljana Marshes, it would seem that we are now fixated on Planina polje. But we can’t help it – the polje is so intriguing, and ever changing, and beautiful … So as we were driving down to Dolenja vas for the party, the 10th anniversary … Read more
This one shall be short and brief and powerful – just like the music that enveloped us at the 10th anniversary party of the Emberborn smithy. We flew above the smithy and the barn before, so this time it was just fun – and as it is appropriate for a blacksmith’s party, it was all … Read more
Janez is a master kite maker (and a top kite aerial photographer, and a fantastic kite flyer), but he also makes books (and skateboards, and schnapps, and sauerkraut, and is an accomplished cook and whatnot, but that’s for another story). He does not make knives (though this might change). Lenart is a blacksmith. He makes … Read more