Hi, I'm Jan — I help people experience and capture the world through photography

I got into photography by accident. At 12, a friend lent me a book on digital photography. I was a computer kid, so it was the “digital” part that caught my eye. But somewhere between learning about aperture and shutter speed, the photography itself hooked me. By 15, I was reading magazines cover to cover and spending weekends trying every technique I could find.

The real turning point came at 20, when I took my first trip outside Europe without my parents. Destination: Jordan. My mom and dad grew up behind the Iron Curtain and never traveled beyond the continent. I wanted to bring back photos that would show them what life looks like on the other side of the world. Standing in Petra with a camera in my hands, I realized this was exactly what I wanted to do: travel, photograph, and share what I see with others.

A few years later, I started leading photo walks in Prague. Teaching was the spark I didn't expect. Watching someone nail a composition for the first time, or finally understand light. That feeling never gets old. It led to photo tours across Europe, then worldwide, and eventually to building Shuttermoon, Johnny's Prague Photo Tours, and Matkali.