Photo Lens: Marc Riboud’s Prague

Marc Riboud was born in 1923 in Saint-Genis-Laval near Lyon. In 1937, at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, he took his first photos using a small vest pocket Kodak given to him by his father for his 14th birthday. In 1944, he joined the resistance in the Vercors. From 1945 – 1948 he studied engineering...

CULTURE, Photography

January 26, 2020

Time Travel to Jihlava in 1982

Let’s travel back in time to 1982 in the city of Jihlava. Why am I sharing these with you today? Because I am an old photography fan from way back when and when I came across these I just knew I had to share them here. These photographs of Jihlava are interesting in that you...

CULTURE, Photography

November 13, 2019

The Earliest Czech Autochrome Photographers

Today we are looking at some of the earliest Czech autochrome photographers. The Autochrome Lumière is an early color photography process patented in 1903 by the Lumière brothers in France and first marketed in 1907. It was the principal color photography process in use before the advent of subtractive color film in the mid-1930s. Commercial...

CULTURE, Photography

November 8, 2019

Photographs of The Prague Spring by Josef Koudelka

In the August of 1968, crowds of Soviet tanks rolled into the shining capital of Prague, marking the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. This historical event, which would change the lives of the Czech people for years to come, has come to be known as The Prague Spring. During the invasion, one young man took to...

CULTURE, Photography

June 14, 2019

Sweet Sleeping Babies Clad in Slovak Kroje

What a special post today, as we are looking at the most adorable and sweet sleeping babies clad in Slovak kroje thanks to the creative mind and eye of Slovak photographer Monika Klučiarová. She has taken precious little newborns and dresses them in kroje (traditional Slovak folk dress/costume) to create the most adorable portraits, we promise you...

CULTURE, Photography

April 22, 2019

Depeche Mode Exploring Prague in 1988

Last week we wrote about the Historical Depeche Mode Concert in the CSSR . After the famous concert, Depeche Mode returned to Prague with their photographer Anton Corbijn and he took this series of beautiful photographs. Yes, Depeche Mode, back in the CSSR. The photographic style of Anton Corbijn is instantly recognizable. His images of...

LIFESTYLE, Music, Photography

February 22, 2019

Altneuschul or Old New Synagogue of Prague

The Old-New Synagogue in Prague is the oldest and most historic Synagogue in Europe. Inaugurated in 1270, the Altneuschul or Old New Synagogue is the oldest continually active synagogue in all of Europe. Below is a circa 1900 Czech postcard showing a bird’s eye view of this famous Synagogue. All buildings in the complex are...

NOSTALGIA, Time Warp

January 30, 2019

The Instagram Photos of Jerzy Michalka

Jerzy Michalka is a Czech photographer on Instagram. Not much is known about him accept for the fact that he uses a Nikon D7200 and with it he takes some of the most breathtaking photos of our favorite place, Czech Republic! Jerzy photographs not only pictures of the capital, Prague but all around other surrounding...

CULTURE, Photography

July 25, 2018

Photo Lens: Prague in Monochrome

Prague is a picturesque city, to say the least. Its baroque skyline and misty weather conditions make it ideal for a portrait anytime of day, down any street. Its faces and personalities are equally as enchanting and unique – you only have to take a look in our archive to find that some of the...

CULTURE, Photography

July 18, 2018

The Mysterious Amateur Photography of A Soldier in Prague

Looking through old photographs of Prague, we stumbled across a Flickr album by a user named Mark Susina containing spectacular photos of Prague in the 50’s. The photographer of these photos is Marks father, who took the photos while being stationed in Prague in the army. Mark says of the photos that a few of...

CULTURE, Photography

July 4, 2018

The Photographic Works of Jiří Všetečka

Jiří Všetečka was a Czech documentary-style photographer, born on October 12, 1937 in the city of Prague. In school he enjoyed math, physics, and music, playing both the piano as well as the violin. His love of photography didn’t start until his 20s when he took his first photos on a friends camera which merely...

CULTURE, Photography

May 16, 2018

Vladimir Ambroz and His Symbolic Performance Art

Vladimir Ambroz is a name often associated with graphic design, but Ambroz is also a photographer and performance artist. Vladimír Ambroz’s virtually unknown activities in the field of performance art, interventions in the public space and actions related to staged photography lasted only a few years. In the late 1970s, he was part of the Brno...

Art and Design, CULTURE

April 30, 2018

The Face of Prague – Beautiful Images from 75 Years Ago

If you are an old friend and supporter of this site, you know that I love old documents, photographs, books, records and ephemera in general. More so, I love sharing my discoveries with you, the readers. That is precisely why I was inspired to share The Face of Prague – Beautiful Images from 75 Years Ago....

CULTURE, History, Photography

March 23, 2018

A Series of Moments Captured Through The Lens of David Tichý

David Tichý is a Czech photographer whose fascinating photographs capture ordinary moments in a unique and intriguing way. He certainly has an artistic eye, depicting simple subjects such as a flock of birds, a pedestrian, or a city street in a captivating, and at times almost haunting, way. His pictures feature some of the most...

CULTURE, Photography

February 5, 2018

Ahoj Jane – A Collection of Jan Saudek Memorabilia

Ahoj Jane (Hello Jan) – A Collection of Jan Saudek Memorabilia is an 84 page paperback collage of memories and quotes from the private correspondence between Czech photographer Jan Saudek and his friends. Jan Saudek (bornMay 13, 1935 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech art photographer. His best-known work is noted for its hand-tinted portrayal of...

CULTURE, Photography

January 19, 2018

Hitting The Many Slopes of Hrubý Jeseník via Instagram

Hrubý Jeseník is a huge mountain range located in the eastern region of the Czech Republic. It is the second highest mountain range in all of the Czech Republic and in the summer, the forests of the mountains make for a great location for climbing, hiking, and mushroom picking. In the winter though, it turns...

Czech Republic, PLACES