Jaromír Funke

[2] Funke was recognized for his “photographic games” using mirrors, lights, and insignificant objects, such as plates, bottles, or glasses, to create unique works.

[2] Alongside Ladislav Sutha, the director of the previous school, Funke published Fotografie vidí povrch in 1935.

[2] While travelling, Funke became interested in politically engaged photography and was a contributor to the illustrated weekly Pestrý týden.

[2] As travelling was limited during World War II in 1939, Funke photographed close to home in Louny, Prague and sometimes Kolín.

[4] On March 22, 1945 in Kolin, a few months before the end of the Second World War and its indirect victim as a result of the Allied airstrike, the electricity supply to the hospital in which he was under abdominal surgery was interrupted, and he died.