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Hotel Chelsea 07.06.2011 More

	New York City is packed with legends and legendary landmarks. Hotel Chelsea is one of these landmarks. During her visit to the Big Apple, Stanislava Kopackova stayed at this hotel and was able to put together a very intriguing report about an unusual experience, supported by photographs from Adolf Zika. (WoL)

Disabled Sports 06.04.2011 More

	In his adolescent years, Jan Povýšil suffered an accident, binding him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. This unfortunate matter turned his life around, but it did not take long for him to discover new things in life and he quickly acquainted himself with sports for the disabled. As an athlete by nature, he immediately started swimming and luckily for WoL, also succumbed to the phenomenon
	of photography. As a result, we are now able to see the world of the disabled and their sports activities in form of basketball tournaments, ice-hockey games etc. Disabled sports have become quite a popular occurrence lately and the society has been made well aware of it, especially thanks to the increasing number of disabled athletes and the Paralympic Games that first took place in Rome in 1960. (Wol)

Novaya Utka 21.01.2011 More

	Despite our technological advancement and the fact that people have been chasing success, money wealth altogether, there are still places in the world where time has practically stopped. People here live a life without stress, are close to each other and their lives calmly flow by without any real obstacles. Victoria Minyazova visited such a place, a village called Novaya Utka, where she
	tried to capture the local atmosphere and the lingering countryside lifestyle. The resulting images speak for themselves and take us on a journey into time that many of us have already forgotten, and some of us have never even experienced.(WoL)

Annual hog killing 12.01.2011 More

	When water freezes outside and the land is coated with snow, it is the right time for the annual hog killing. This dated Czech tradition is usually organized between November and March and it is such an event that many families rank its importance along Birthdays or Christmas Holidays. One of the families to hold such a tradition is the Prčík family, well known from the weeks
	of Zdeněk Dvořák. And due to the decline of this tradition, mainly because of financial reasons and lack of time, we now have a single opportunity to experience what goes on in the backyard of the Prčík family and enjoy the atmosphere of everything that is involved with this event. Before continuing further however, we would like to warn you that the content of the photographs is not for individuals with a weak stomach. Additionally, we’d like to emphasize the fact that the time and care devoted to the animal as well as the process of killing the pig, which is by the way fast and almost painless, in this case favors the Czech local hog killings as opposed to the wholesale slaughter houses. Still, today, local hog killing is considered as animal torture and condemned by a wide spectrum of people around the world. (WoL)

Art Basel Miami Beach 06.01.2011 More

	Tomas Loewy does it again and brings us closer to a unique event called Art Basel Miami Beach. Once again, you will get the impression that the citizens of this planet are sometimes able to come up with the craziest ideas. In any case, it is important to emphasize that Art Basel Miami Beach is mainly a social event based on a common theme and that is art. In this reportage, you will witness
	that art really has no boundaries. Enjoy and let the following report be an inspiration to you! (WoL)

Red tsunami 06.12.2010 More

	The news about a toxic sludge spill from the aluminum works in the city of Ajka in western Hungary traveled the world. The entire region suddenly turned red from the alkaline mud and the catastrophe, the largest ecological catastrophe in Hungary as the locals claim, has even taken several human lives. The villages affected the
	most are called Kolontár and Devecser. Thanks to Juraj Sucharda, we have the chance to visit the region once again and think about how ruthless we are towards our environment and how easy it if for normal peaceful lives to turn into pure desperation. We are not here to moralize, as everyone has the right to their opinion or perspective of this catastrophe. We would simply like to draw the attention to the fact that human actions can have devastating consequences and have been the major cause of natural disasters in recent times. Nature is a strong opponent for humans and will certainly not leave our actions go unpunished, the ecological catastrophe in Hungary included. (WoL)

Mothers 22.11.2010 More

	What is so specific about maternal leave? How does it even feel to be a mother? What do women experience and how does the existence of their child affect their own personal needs? Do they have free time for themselves after they tuck in their children at night? And if so, how do they spend it? This photographic documentary created by Zuzana Bobovníková,who has been on maternal leave
	herself, busts myths and stereotypes about mothers as we all know them. Her unconventional insight into the lives of women and the style in which she presents it shows us that mothers are too human beings in need of the occasional time off. Yes, they need to take care of their children, but enjoying their free time does not make bad mothers out of them. On the contrary – Each and every photo shows how much they love their children and that motherly love truly has no boundaries. (WoL)

The Circus 04.10.2010 More

	Acrobatic numbers causing heart beats to stop, wild animals doing drills our brains cannot comprehend and an ever-present clown acting as a little rascal to entertain the crowd. All this and more can be seen at a circus, a magical place that attracts children from all corners of the planet. Admirer of this craft or not, one cannot deny these ‘families of the circus’ one thing – they live nomadic
	lives full of hard work and a sense of duty, where the only gratitude they receive is applause and satisfied faces in the audience, though the faces are actually often unsatisfied and cruel in their judgment. Zdeněk Dvořák is one who has ventured out to investigate the life of the circus. He found himself in the best position to do so – he met the ringmaster of Circus Jo-Joo himself and prepared an invaluable report about these nomadic folk. (WoL)

Burning Man 29.07.2010 More

	There is one thing that needs be said about the Burning Man festival – who hasn’t experienced it, will never believe. And even those that have experienced it in person will look for evidence in the form of photographs and other souvenirs long after the festival has ended, in order for them to be completely sure that it was not all just a dream. Perhaps you are thinking that we are
	exaggerating, but do believe that Burning Man is not just another random festival. It’s a mixture of all the things a person could imagine under the word festival. Music, art, entertainment, unrestrained sex, new friendship, complete isolation from civilization,… - all of this and more awaits you in the middle of the Nevada desert for one whole week. But do not be fooled, even this form of entertainment has its rules, making Burning Man that more valuable and attractive. You can find out more about the course of the festival and its participants in the reportage by Tomas Loewy, who experienced the festival first hand. In the end, what could be more inviting than an interpretation of a man who in no way is a Burning Man rookie.(WoL)

Children of the Sun 24.06.2010 More

	They live amongst us yet they live in their own world. Their community is their all and to be excluded would be too much to bear. They protect their privacy and are regarded as problematic citizens that are hard to get along with, being avoided by their neighbors as a result. We are talking about the Romany people, who, for unknown reasons, long ago decided to abandon India and wander to Europe, where they decided to settle and call it
	their new home. Their eyes sparkle with wildness and desire for adventure. But how do they really live? What are their concerns and how do their homes look? You can find the answers in today’s reportage created by Juraj Sucharda, who journeyed with his camera to places usually forbidden to ‘the white man’. (WoL)