Category / Photography

August 11, 2017

Autographed Portraits of Czech Photographer Jiří Jiroutek

Today we are looking at the Autographed Portraits of Czech Photographer Jiří Jiroutek. Jiří Jiroutek was born on March 21, 1967, in Louny. He is a contemporary Czech photographer currently residing in Liberec. He studied at the Institute of Creative Photography at the Silesian University in Opava (1994). He has been living and working as...

CULTURE, Photography

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Foggy Days in Prague on Instagram

As beautiful as Prague is in the sunlight, when you can see its colorful buildings and sights, some days in the early morning, or when in rains or snows and fog rolls in, the big shining city turns to a beautifully spooky one. Prague is not really known as a foggy city, but on occasion...

CULTURE, Photography

Czech Secret Police in Prague and Their Surveillance Photographs

Today we’re looking at some amazing (private) moments in time photographed by the (communist) Czech secret police while conducting surveillance during the 1970s and 1980s. Obviously, none of these people gave their consent and most did not even know they were being followed or photographed. Most of the images were taken from under folded newspapers, in...

CULTURE, Photography

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Photo Lens: Karel Ludwig

Today, we’re delving into the captivating world of Karel Ludwig, an internationally renowned Czech photographer whose work continues to inspire and mesmerize audiences worldwide. Join us as we explore a selection of photographs from his book, “Fotografie Karla Ludwiga.” Born on September 27, 1919, in Prague, Karel Ludwig’s journey into photography began in 1938 when...

CULTURE, Photography

February 14, 2017

Prague Is for Lovers

Happy Valentine’s Day! Today, to show that Prague is for lovers, we’re sharing images of love in and around the beautiful city of Prague. There are plenty of articles telling you what to do, where to go, and what to buy for Valentine’s Day in Prague, but honestly, you need no help finding something romantic to do...

CULTURE, Photography

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January 19, 2017

Photo Lens: Stanislav Tereba

Born in the early winter of 1938, Stanislav Tereba is a Czech photojournalist. Tereba started his career young and apprenticed as a photographer. He began taking photographs in 1956 when he worked as a photographer and lab technician. In 1990, Tereba officially started to work as a photojournalist for Večerník Praha, a daily newspaper sold on the streets...

CULTURE, Photography

January 12, 2017

Photo Lens: Winter Wonderlands

During our research for another post, we accidently stumbled across a true winter wonderland. These snowy landscapes have been captured by a talented Czech photographer and we immediately emailed him for permission to share his beautiful work. He agreed and as a result we can invite you to come along and join us on a tour...

CULTURE, Photography

November 22, 2016

People of Javorník Through the Lens of Ferdinand Bučina

Today we are taking a peek inside of a book entitled Lidé z Javorníka (or simply, People from Javornik) by Ferdinand Bučina (1909 – 1994) who was a Czech photographer and filmmaker. This post isn’t about him – we’ll do that another time. This post is sharing the pages of the book and the way he...

CULTURE, Photography

November 1, 2016

A River Trip Through the Lens of Vilem Hekel

We have written about the incredible photographic talents of Vilem Hekel before: Brno Built the Future in 1956, Skoda Glamour in the 50s by Vilem Heckel and Bohemian Fashion at Karlovy Vary Circa 1950s. Today we just had to share these beautiful images we happened upon from his family’s estate. To us, most of the images could represent young Pražáci leaving the...

CULTURE, Photography

The Bridges Over the Vltava River

August 28, 2016

The Photographs of Karel Plicka

Karel Plicka (1894 – 1987) was a Czechoslovak photographer, film director, cinematographer, folklorist, and pedagogue. He is considered a founder of Slovak film education and filmmaking. He helped establish the genre of ethnographic film in Czechoslovakia. In 1938 Karel founded photography and cinematography courses at the Škola umeleckých remesiel (School of Applied Arts) in Bratislava....

CULTURE, Photography

The Czechoslovak People’s Army in the Early 1960s

A Look Back at the Czechoslovak People’s Army in the Early 1960s is inspired by today’s date, July 13th. Today is a special day because it’s my father’s birthday, and while I was looking at old photographs of him, I found this collection of old army photos of him and his friends. Now I cannot...

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Photo Lens: Jiří Macht Poetic Prague

All of the images are from the book entitled Praha Poeticka or Poetic Prague. The photographer of these lovely images is Jiří Macht (born 1949). The scenes, a lonely looking Prague in black and white. Enjoy… Which image is your favorite? If you have not already subscribed to get TresBohemes.com delivered to your inbox, please use the...

CULTURE, Photography

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November 9, 2015

Artist’s Work is Worn on Their Faces

Artist Portraits is an ongoing series of collages by Roberto Voorbij in which artists wear their work on their faces. Created with the same concept, each of the works in the series features a portrait of an artist in which the face is replaced by an artwork by that artist. The resulting photographs are fascinating....

CULTURE, Photography

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November 7, 2015

Photographs of Exile by Josef Koudelka

In the May of 1970 Josef Koudelka left his country, intending to avoid retribution for his 1968 photo series Invasion. Despite the fact that the photographs had been published anonymously, Koudelka feared reprisal for the 1968 photographs, which recorded the Soviet invasion of Prague. “From that moment, I was afraid to go back to Czechoslovakia...

CULTURE, Photography

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November 3, 2015

Gypsies or Cikáni by Josef Koudelka

Gypsies or Cikáni (Czech for “gypsies”) is a collection of photographs taken by Josef Koudelka between 1962 and 1971. The photographs offer a look at Roma Society and the Gypsie’s way of life in various European countries. Koudelka originally planned to publish the photographs in Prague, but due to the Soviet invasion in 1968, he...

CULTURE, Photography

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October 30, 2015

Antonín Kratochvíl

Antonín Kratochvíl is a Czech-born American photojournalist who has not only captured some of the most incredible photos of this day and age, won the World Press Photo Award in four different categories, and founded VII Photo Agency, but has also been an incredible inspiration for young photographers around the world. His list of many achievements...

CULTURE, Photography

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