Life on Earth through the eyes of its inhabitans

Even though it was my grandfather who actually took this photograph, the story behind it touches me a great deal and a mere look at the retrieved glass negative film makes my knees shiver.

The first issue of WoL Magazine has been ranked amongst the top sellers in the Art section on Zinio.com.

For section WoL Interviews’ historic first interview we feature Patrik Elias, all-time leading scorer for the New Jersey Devils. The parallels between him and the Week of Life Project aren’t simply a shared origin in the Czech Republic and current success in the US, but also a mutual interest in the well being of others as exemplified by Elias’ activities with UNICEF.

50 000 photographs - that is 50 000 captured moments in lives of people living across 31 countries of the whole world, 50 000 instants and memories, which will never be repeated and if so, they will not offer the same feelings and enjoyment you have experienced the first time.

The unspoiled nature, the diverse fauna and flora, the rich underwater world – all of which can be found in Belize, a small country on the eastern shore of Central America that can be passed through by car in a single day. Its territory is home to the remains of the Mayan culture dated back to the times between the 3rd and 8th century, when Belize was part of the Mayan Empire. Colonizers were present in the later era of the country as well. In the 16th century, the territory was under the rule of the Spanish and subsequently, British lumberjacks settled in. Belize is a country, where on one side you enjoy the beauties of nature and on the other, turn your head in disbelief looking at the living conditions (high number of citizens, primarily children infected with AIDS, poor hygienic conditions) the citizens live in during this advanced age.

A wedding day belongs to one of the greatest memories in the life of two individuals, who decided to take their relationship a step further and entered the holy matrimony. Whether they live happily ever after or eventually become separated, nothing can change the fact that they lived through their own individual D-Day together and expressed their mutual understanding with an ‘I do’. Various traditions are connected with wedding days and all the exciting memories are shared alike by the newlyweds and their wedding guests. Today’s photo topic offers the taste of such wedding days, selected from your documented sets, allowing for you to compare the different courses such an extraordinary day can take.

From the day photography came into existence, the desire to document unique events related to all of the fields of human activity was born. A countless number of individual collections full of captured moments are spread around the whole world recording history for future generations.

My life’s path has led me astray from my original profession as a pastry cook to the Institution of social care in Břežany, where I fulfilled my mandatory civil service. This experience opened my eyes and I came back to work as a tutor even after my civil service had ended. At that time, there were 170 people living in this village chateau. The tutors made a continuous effort to sweeten their lives with all sorts of events and activities. This time, it was a bonfire. On that given day, I arrived for my afternoon shift and without any real reason, I took my DSLR out of the car only with a tele-lens designed for photographing portraits and details. A moment later, I realized that I will need my wide-angle lens as well, so I had to go back to the car to pick it up. On the way back to my car I passed the one-hundred year old lime tree under which lay an ordinary bench.

When hearing the name Lenka Pužmanová, many of us think of the well thought out, originally conceived weeks that are connected by a characteristic element – the never to be forgotten view outside of her window. The style of this graphic designer is in one word unmistakable, be it for its colorful or graphical approach. Even though she does not regard herself as a documentarian, we can state with certainty that she is able to document her life in great fashion and with ease, so typical to her specific style.