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News, events and other various articles.

Manang 30 Years After displayed on Holiday World Fair in Prague

Exhibtion in Manang11 to 12 February 2012, Holiday World Fair, Výstaviště, Prague - Holešovice

As part of the World Film Festival during the travel fair Holiday World we will exhibit the selections of the images from the Manang 30 Years After photographic set.

In Sunday 12 February from 14:15 we will hold a diashow of the photographs there.

Pour Felicitas in 2012!

PF2012We wish you all the best in the coming new year 2012!

This pages, in their new design, exists for one year now, and since then established it's contents and brought at least some information about us. Very some we will extend the contents of this pages with more photo galleries and real photographic portfolio categorised by locality and topics.

The very news now is the blog of Michal Thoma which is just launched in order to present Michal's articles written for various media. It's contents, like current story from Bhutan, will be mostly in Czech, though some English stories will definitely also be added.

Exhibitions lending offer

ČajválovéWe're providing four photographic sets for exhibiting in galleries, museums and other appropriate venues. We do lend exhibitions for low fee covering the transportation and maintance cost. For detailed condition and possible dates please contact us.

We do offer this four photographic sets:

  • Manang 30 Years After - Manang is the remote village in Nepal Himalayas. Michal and Zdeněk Thoma's photographs shows the change which happened there during the lifespan of one generation.
  • Taste of Tea = Taste of Zen - Photographs of Zdeněk Thoma takes us to the charming universe of Japanese gardens, which were built for the tea ceremony.
  • A Day on the Tea Estates - Zdeněk and Michala Thoma's photos shows self contained universes of the tea estates on Sri Lanka.
  • Chai Wallahs - Black and white photostory by Michal Thoma takes us to the side streets of Indian cities to sit and sip a tea with the common folk and tea sellers - the chai wallahs.

Exhibition Manang 30 Years After opening in Prague

InvitationWednesday 14 September, 5:30 pm, cellars of the Stone Bell House, City Gallery of Prague, Old Town Square 13, Prague 1

Zdenek and Michal Thoma's photographic exhibition Manang 30 Years After, depicts change in the one Himalayan village since 1979 till today.

Exhibition will be started by Ivan M. Havel and the authors. The experimental musician duo The Havels will play and catering will be provided by Good Tea Room and Wine Cellars Lechovice.

Exhibition will be open from 15 September to 16 October. Opening hours are everyday except Monday from 10 am to 6 pm. Entry is free.

"A Day on The Tea Estates" exhibition in Prague Botanic Garden

Tea plucker6th to 29th May 2011, Prague Botanic Garden, Praha - Troja

Exhibition set of Zdenek and Michal Thoma "A Day on The Tea Estates" will be displayed in the exhibition hall of Prague Botanic Garden. Our exhibition is part of the larger tea exposition about history, culture and plantation of tea. There will be a tea shrubs on display as well

Botanic Garden is open everyday frm 9 am to 7 pm. Basic enterance fee is 50 CZK.

Just second day after opening in 7th May from 2 pm to 6 pm tehre will be Beneficial program for Japan. Admission is voluntary. You can expect display of Ikeabana art, tea ceremony, Japenese drums, martial arts and shakuhachi flute concert.

We invite to the diashow at GO Kamera

As part of travel festival GO Kamera we're going to hold diashow of the photographs from Manang 30 Years After. Event is due to happen at Friday  14th January, 4pm in Congress center of Brno Trade Fairs.

Apart form diashow the GO Kamera festival has rich and interesting program since Thurday 13th to Sunday 16th January.

We hope to see you there!

PF 2011 with the new webpages!

We wish you pleasant new year 2011!

And we welcome you on the new webpages! Well, unfortunately there is nothing to see in the English language version now. Please check the Czech language version and stay tuned. We're going to expand English languge content soon!