Czech Photography Masterclass with J3T photography duo

"Life is beautiful and we work on it! " – is the motto of the creative photography duo Jana Jabůrková and Jiří Turek who will host the next Czech Photography Masterclass on Instagram on May 26.

The team has been working together on various artistic or commercial projects for the last eight years under the label J3T @j3T_photo for variety of magazines like Forbes in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Forbes US, Variety etc. They specialize in the portrait photography, always capturing the soul of the person behind the face. They say that the best photo studio is the street. In their long-term project “cityLOVE” they document life from the most iconic and vibrant cities and their dynamic all around the world.

Jana Jabůrková, born in Moravia, began her professional career as a journalist. Later she worked as a spokes person for Czech energetic company ČEPS and Czech government with her background being mostly in PR. Jiří Turek, born in Prague, began his professional career as a photojournalist. In 1995 he became the editor of the MF Dnes Magazine, specializing in portrait and fashion photography. Since 1998, Jiří has established himself as one of the leading portrait photographers in the Czech Republic. He has collaborated with a number of the world's icons, including David Bowie, Luciano Pavarotti, Lou Reed, Sting, the Rolling Stones and many others.

Jiri has been teaching as a Professor of Photography department at the Silesian University since 2002. He regularly holds workshops and seminars on the art of photography, mainly in collaboration with Leica Gallery and Photo-Genia. Jiří was based in New York City in 2002 – 2006. Apart from the commercial work, Jiri is experimenting with the "forgotten techniques" of his craft, such as the lith print technique.

His work was exhibited in Leica Gallery New York in December/January 2006/2007 with his lith prints of NYC, which started the “cityLOVE” project.