I was born into the time of normalization in that communist half of the world. I have never regretted it although everything official was my enemy, that’s how I was raised from early childhood. Communists nationalized the factory of my grandfather, so he was the enemy of the state and my parents were persecuted for religious reasons. Father was an artist, photographer, not ashamed to say a thinker, and to a great extent I owe him for everything I am, as to my mother who is my constant support. After the circumstances in the state changed, my father had landscape atelier at FAMU in Prague, and again I am not ashamed to write he influenced many people who refuse to forget him even though it has been 10 years since he succumbed to the cancer and died. I studied at UMPRUM Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague – atelier of photography. Probably the most striking individual I met there was my professor Ivan Pinkava, on the other hand I must say, I have never been much influenced by work of other photographers and as my inspirational source I rather consider art itself, especially paint, I mention at least Váchal, Panužka, Doležal, of ours.