MY is an internationally awarded photobook by Gabriela Teplická, rooted in long-term documentary photography and intimate personal testimony. The book presents an authentic visual portrait of the artist’s own family, captured over several years with sensitivity, honesty, and deep respect. Rather than idealizing family life, MY reveals strength, fragility, care, and courage as they unfold in everyday moments.

The publication is conceived as a carefully crafted object. Honored with a golden 1st place at Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), Budapest International Foto Award (BIFA) – 1st place and FEP European Photo Book Award 2022. It features special hand-crafted binding, emphasizing materiality, tactility, and the physical experience of reading. The book design was created in collaboration with designer Veronika Bošková, whose approach transforms the book into a symbolic extension of its content.

The cover symbolism reflects the essence of the project. Gabriela Teplická appears here in all her roles: woman, wife, daughter, mother, and photographer. The circle becomes a central motif, connecting these roles and symbolizing her as a creator, the point where everything begins and ends. The circle on the cover is placed at the position of the human heart, underscoring the idea that just as the body cannot function without a heart, this book could not exist without the author’s devotion, perseverance, and love.

The red lines along the edge of the book, echoing the color of blood, connect the individual pages in the same way veins connect the human body, and blood binds members of a family. The book itself thus becomes an organism, held together by relationships, care, and shared history.

The photographic narrative is accompanied by an original text by Matúš Zajac, curator of photography, who reflects on the visual language of the project and its broader social significance. Together, image, text, and design form a cohesive whole that transforms private experience into a universal reflection.

MY is both an intimate confession and a social statement. It asks where we locate heroism and invites us to recognize it within our closest relationships. As a limited-edition publication, the book stands as a materialized gesture of gratitude, respect, and love, honoring those who quietly shape our lives every day.

MY is an internationally awarded photobook by Gabriela Teplická, rooted in long-term documentary photography and intimate personal testimony. The book presents an authentic visual portrait of the artist’s own family, captured over several years with sensitivity, honesty, and deep respect. Rather than idealizing family life, MY reveals strength, fragility, care, and courage as they unfold in everyday moments.

The publication is conceived as a carefully crafted object. Honored with a golden 1st place at Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), Budapest International Foto Award (BIFA) – 1st place and FEP European Photo Book Award 2022. It features special hand-crafted binding, emphasizing materiality, tactility, and the physical experience of reading. The book design was created in collaboration with designer Veronika Bošková, whose approach transforms the book into a symbolic extension of its content.

The cover symbolism reflects the essence of the project. Gabriela Teplická appears here in all her roles: woman, wife, daughter, mother, and photographer. The circle becomes a central motif, connecting these roles and symbolizing her as a creator, the point where everything begins and ends. The circle on the cover is placed at the position of the human heart, underscoring the idea that just as the body cannot function without a heart, this book could not exist without the author’s devotion, perseverance, and love.

The red lines along the edge of the book, echoing the color of blood, connect the individual pages in the same way veins connect the human body, and blood binds members of a family. The book itself thus becomes an organism, held together by relationships, care, and shared history.

The photographic narrative is accompanied by an original text by Matúš Zajac, curator of photography, who reflects on the visual language of the project and its broader social significance. Together, image, text, and design form a cohesive whole that transforms private experience into a universal reflection.

MY is both an intimate confession and a social statement. It asks where we locate heroism and invites us to recognize it within our closest relationships. As a limited-edition publication, the book stands as a materialized gesture of gratitude, respect, and love, honoring those who quietly shape our lives every day.