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Canon G7 X Mark II – Best Compact Camera in the World? (Review)
Read more: Canon G7 X Mark II – Best Compact Camera in the World? (Review)Canon G7 X Mark II can be easily defined as simply a great compact, the top of the line of the increasingly important category of pocket-size cameras. The lovers of traditional reflex cameras might be genuinely surprised with what this relatively affordable compact can do, despite its fairly small chip. Only a few years ago,…
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iPhone 6 photography: Best apps, tips and tricks
Read more: iPhone 6 photography: Best apps, tips and tricksDo you really know all the tricks to make your iPhone 6 even better camera? Are you aware that it cannot work properly without an additional application? Or that your life will be much harder without knowing the magic of HDR? I have prepared a detailed list of everything you should know to make your…
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Olympus E-M10 review: Surprisingly small, surprisingly good
Read more: Olympus E-M10 review: Surprisingly small, surprisingly goodWhy should we care about new Olympus OM-D E-M10? There is one pretty good reason: it is really small and really good. I tested it for four very intensive days – and was (as a proud Canon 5D mark iii owner) really surprised… Small and really good…Rather vague statement, you can say. In fact, i…
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Photomatix PRO 5.0 Review
Read more: Photomatix PRO 5.0 ReviewSometimes, one can really experience the love at the first sight. It has just happened to me – yes, with my favorite HDR software – the Photomatix. What are the first impression? What would be the results of Photomatix PRO 5.0 review? To put it simple, I really love the latest version 5.0, as it…
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Photography Basics: 10 most important rules of all times
Read more: Photography Basics: 10 most important rules of all timesThere are countless rules of photography that beginners would sooner or later come across. But what are the most important of “pilars” of photography basics which all the great photographers keep (often unconsciously)? Here is my list, compiled over more than 20 years. 1. Photos must be like paintings Don´t worry – I am not…
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Beauty of Sahara
Read more: Beauty of SaharaI fell in love with Libya in 2013 – on a training mission for local NGOs, I spent 10 fantastic days in this country on crossroad… Fingers crossed, Libya! And I hope I will come back soon!
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Try the greatest trick of Black and White photography!
Read more: Try the greatest trick of Black and White photography!Tempted by magic of black and white photography? Let me just tell you this: before you start experimenting do remember the simple most important rule: black & white photos never get created just but removing colors from an ordinary color picture. Just before we start, let me warn you: black & white charm can be…
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Want better cell phone pictures? Use ISO settings!
Read more: Want better cell phone pictures? Use ISO settings!I guess you know the story: you like spending a good deal of time playing around with settings of your „real“ camera. Yet when you face the adventure of taking photos with you cell phone, you just ignore it completely. Maybe, you even did not notice that you smartphone camera have some functions that can…
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Inside Guantanamo
Read more: Inside GuantanamoI had a quite unique opportunity to visit Guantanamo Bay –as a reporter, not a photographer. I was still able to make a couple of pictures (which were cleared by US military). Perhaps the toughest topic I ever reported…
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Fascinating Afghanistan
Read more: Fascinating AfghanistanAsk me what is the most fastinating coutry I have ever visited. My answer: Afghanistan. I witnessed many phases of the endless war in six visit spanning from 1992 to aftermath of the war in terror in 2001-2.
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Remembering the War in Iraq
Read more: Remembering the War in IraqI had a chance to see the fall of Saddam Hussein – I was covering the war in 2003 a 2004 (when the dreams about brighter future disappeared…).
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Jan´s travel photos
Read more: Jan´s travel photosLet me take you on a short trip around the world – and around last decade… Hope you enjoy a (rather random) selection of my travel pictures… Frankly, most of them are still waiting in my archive to be digitalised (yes, I used to work on film and slides, what a lovely time it was!





















