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salonski gost/the salon guest
polona bohorič arne hodalič
Profesionalni in
strastni opazovalec
sveta
Professional
and Passionate
Observer of the
World around Us.
Čeprav ga svetovna javnost pozna kot
vrhunskega reportažnega fotografa in
snemalca, je njegova fascinacija nad
naravo in okoljem še mnogo več kot
samo poklic: je jadralec, potapljač, jamar,
kolesar, raziskovalec, biolog, novinar,
urednik in docent za fotografijo na VIST-u
(Visoki šoli za storitve) v Ljubljani.
osebne značajske lastnosti, ki jih v sebi združuje arne hodalič, so
tako močne, da so uspele nerazdružljivo preplesti njegovo osebno
in poklicno pot. navdušen pustolovec se je življenja, povezanega z
naravo, naužil že v otroštvu. za to je zaslužen predvsem njegov oče,
sicer zdravnik, ki je svoje strasti do morja in raziskovanja prenesel
na svoja sinova že v časih družinskih dopustov, ki so jih preživljali
na kornatih po robinzonsko, v pravem pomenu besede – povsem
odrezani od sveta.
arne se je že v zgodnjih najstniških letih trdno odločil, da bo njegov
cilj lastna jadrnica. naslednje desetletje je vse svoje zaslužke
usmerjal v ta cilj in pri 24-ih letih uspel. V istem letu je z diplomo
dokončal študij biologije in postal najmlajši lastnik jadrnice, ki jo je
po kupljenih načrtih izdelal z lastnimi rokami. z veseljem se pošali,
da je takrat vedel o gradnji jadrnic skoraj več kot njegov prijatelj
Japec Jakopin, solastnik podjetja za izgradnjo jadrnic, ki danes
While Arne Hodalič is generally known
to the public at large as a top feature
photographer and cameraman, his
fascination with nature and the
environment is much more than just a
profession: he is also a yachtsman, diver,
speleologist, cyclist, explorer, biologist,
journalist, editor and Assistant Professor at
the School of Applied Sciences in Ljubljana.
The irresistible force of the personal character traits found in arne
hodalič has made it is impossible for him to separate his personal life
from his career. always an enthusiastic adventurer, arne developed a
strong bond with nature at an early age. Credit for this should go to his
father, a medical doctor by profession, who imparted his passion for the
sea and exploring to his sons during family vacations spent on the kornati
islands in true robinson Crusoe style, completely cut off from the world.
in his early teenage years arne set himself an ambitious goal: he wanted
to have his own sailboat. For the next decade he put every penny he
earned towards that end, and, at 24, in the same year as he got his
university degree in biology, he finally succeeded, becoming the owner
of a sailboat. he built the vessel with his own hands using a set of plans
he had purchased and likes to joke that at the time he knew more about
sailboat building than his friend Japec Jakopin, co-owner of a prominent