Research

WEEK 11

Czech breakfast

I have researched what is a traditional Czech breakfast and found out that Czech people usually have coffee, tea or milk with bread or rohliky, and on top of it butter and jam. They could also have a slice of cheese or salami on the bread. In the past there used to be a second breakfast at around 10:00 AM which consisted of a hearty soup or a piece of sausage with bread. 

WEEK 10

At Daybreak

Adam Zagajewski

From the train window at daybreak,

I saw empty cities sleeping,

sprawled defenselessly on their backs

like great beasts.

Through the vast squares, only my thoughts

and a biting wind wandered;

linen flags fainted on towers,

birds started to wake in the trees,

and in the thick pelts of the parks

stray cats' eyes gleamed.

The shy light of morning, eternal

debutante, was reflected in shop windows.

Carousels, finally possessing themselves, spun

like prayer wheels on their invisible fulcrums;

gardens fumed like Warsaw's smoldering ruins.

The first van hadn't arrived yet

at the brown slaughterhouse wall.

Cities at daybreak are no one's,

and have no names.

And I, too, have no name,

dawn, the stars growing pale,

the train picking up speed.

WEEK 9

André Kertész: Place Gambetta, 1928

His photography is always inspirational!

WEEK 8

Prague in Winter

I like this video about winter in Prague. It has a nice atmosphere and also it shows many interesting parts of Prague.

http://vimeo.com/11160526

WEEK 6

Adam Barker: Places to Be

Dmitri Fomin: Golden Morning in San Francisco

Some General Tips on Morning Photography

http://digital-photography-school.com/tips-on-early-morning-photography

WEEK 4

Morning in Paris

http://www.pbase.com/ericdeparis/paris_misty

Here are some nice photographs of a morning in Paris from a photographer Eric Pouhier. I really like the fog, I definitely have to catch some foggy mornings in Prauge!

The Man with a Movie Camera

Dziga Vertov

1929

The movie Living Russia or The Man with a Movie Camera is a documentary of a day in Soviet Union, a documentary of filming of said documentary and a depiction of an audience watching the film all at once. At watching I was particularly aware of documenting a day in Soviet Union, especially the morning part. I was watching what parts of the city are covered and in what way. I got some new ideas and inspiration from the movie.