In August 2013, I visited Sudek's studio in Prague.
I thus fulfilled my desire to visit the places where the master had spent many years. There was an exhibition of famous pictorialists there and I had the opportunity to see Drtikol's work in Sudek's studio. A pleasant connection. The elderly lady at the entrance was very helpful and we had a nice chat. The entrance fee was only 20 crowns, so symbolic. We had an interesting discussion about which famous window with a still life was that. 
The studio is small, which makes it feel cozy. You can walk around in a minute or two, but I spent about an hour here and still didn't want to leave. 
Probably the preserved remains of the original studio. Its glass part offers a beautiful view of the courtyard. 
If you visit this place in spring or during the summer, the views out into the courtyard are impressively green. The wooden studio is impressively set in this place. As I was surprised to learn earlier, the current studio building is a faithful copy of it. Josef Sudek lived and worked here from 1927 to 1959. The original building has not survived because it was destroyed by fire in 1985. Since 2000, a replica of the house has been copying the original wooden structure. Much has been written about Josef Sudek himself and his work. I will therefore refer here to sources that I consider interesting and inspiring in relation to him and his work.
- Website of Sudek's atelier: http://www.sudek-atelier.cz
- Josef Sudek on Wikipedia
- Josef's Gallery
- Quotes by Josef Sudek on Wikipedia
A beautifully worn book from a second-hand bookshop that I have on hand to occasionally browse some of Sudek's works.
Egg in Glass (Hasselblad, 2008) – I didn't want to copy Sudek at the time, but similar photos that were created after his works are compositionally close to them.
PS I am proud that Josef Sudek was Czech. He certainly has something to tell his colleagues in photography heaven! When he is not taking pictures or staying in the “chamber” 🙂
Photo documentation in Sudek's studio was taken with an iPhone 4S.
— ENGLISH VERSION —
In August 2013 I visited Sudek's Atelier in Prague.
I fulfilled my desire to look at the places where the master lived for many years.
There was at that time an exhibition of well-known pictorialists and hence I could see Sudek's and also Drtikol's work. What a pleasant connection.
An older lady at the entrance was very helpful and friendly, we had a nice conversation. Admission charge was only about 20 CZK (circa 1 USD) – symbolic price.
Later we had a debate about Sudek's well-known still life photographs composed through his atelier window.
The atelier is nicely small, thereby it acts cozy. You can pass through the room within a minute or two, but I spent about an hour there and I still did not want to leave that space.
The glazed atelier window offers a beautiful view in the courtyard. If you visit this place in spring or summer, the view in some parts of the courtyard is impressively green. This wooden little house fits nicely in this place.
As I have found out previously with surprise – the current small house is a true copy. Josef Sudek lived and worked here in that original house in the years 1927 – 1959.
Unfortunately, the original building was not preserved, because in 1985 it was destroyed by fire. In the year 2000, a copy of the same Sudek's atelier house was built.
About Mr. Josef Sudek himself is pointless to write anything further, because everything was already written.
Therefore I mention here only some references, which I find interesting and inspiring.
PS I am so proud that Josef Sudek comes from my country. Thanks to this I am closer to Josef's work and maybe I can better understand his references too – at least his written text and quotations.
Eggs in Glass (Hasselblad & Film, 2008) My creation from the year 2008 reminds a bit of Sudek's work.
Josef lives absolutely in a photographic heaven tells his colleagues interesting stories from his life he experienced on Earth! If he is not taking photos or works in his darkroom 🙂
The photographic documentation in Sudek's atelier was taken with my iPhone 4S.
