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Welcome to the personal site of Czech photographer Jiri Jiru. This site contains information about his career and works. Get an overview and become acquainted with the site by jumping directly to a specific section.
- The biography section reveals pertinent information concerning Jiri Jiru's personal history. Includes biograpical note as well as relevant dates
- The exhibit section enable you to browse through galleries of several pictures from Jiri Jiru's different exhibitions
- The book section gives descriptions relating to some of Jiri Jiru's books
- The service section propose the available services provided by Jiri Jiru
- The contact section lists addresses and phone numbers where Jiri Jiru can be reached, as well as contacts concerning this Web site
Press release. 25 March 2008
Jiri Jiru has been awarded first prize at the photographic contest Orvieto fotografia 2008 in Italy for his photographic book HAVEL. The book contains sepia-turned and manually-colored portraits of Czech president Vaclav Havel during his first presidential term. Jiru was the president`s only personal photographer until 2000 at the Prague Castle. Jiru followed Havel around the world on official visits where the premier met with renowned individuals from cultural and political life, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, H.M.Queen Elizabeth.and many others. The forward in the book was written by the Oscar winning film director Milos Forman, and the book was designed by Studio Borek Sipek. The book can be viewed at www.jirijiru.com, and is available at the Photo Museum Jiru at Jaromirova 34, Prague 2, or directly from the author.
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Make sure you check out the Photomuseum part in the exhibit section.
