I Grew Up Here…
This ugly communist block of flats in the photograph is where I grew up. Karviná 8, northeast Czech Republic. I lived there for almost 22 years. Looking at it now, I completely understand why someone might see rows of these…
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152 Black And White Testing New Lightroom Preset
Shot from the woods in Zavada, the Czech Republic A few days ago I got my hands on some new black & white Lightroom presets, and I’ve been testing them ever since. It’s interesting how a single click can turn…
#125 Morning In Karvina
What a morning in Karviná. It snowed all night. Proper fresh powder… such powder I haven’t seen in a long time. And then the sun finally came up… Pure magic. This shot is from the health resort in Karviná. They’ve…
#112 Karvina – Communist Apartment Blocks
Here’s a classic communist block of flats — the place where I grew up. Where I learned to ride a bike… where I first ice-skated… where I spent whole summers inline skating up and down this side streets. It’s a…
#106 Adventurer
There’s a line I read the other night that sucker-punched me right in the gut. It said: “How can I make sure I squeeze everything out of life instead of having life squeeze everything out of me?” Boom. Read that…