- 1942 Born in Prague
- 1959 Graduated from secondary school, Prague
- 1959-60 Construction worker at Armabeton, Prague
- 1961 Props man, Barrandov Film Studios, Prague
- 1961-63 Did his compulsory military service
- 1963-64 Photographer at the Fotografia co-op, Prague
- 1964 Manual worker with the Evropa circus; traveled around Slovakia
- 1965 Manual worker with the Kludský circus; traveled around Moravia
- 1965-70 Studied art photography at the Film and Television School of the Academy of the Performing Arts (FAMU), Prague
- 1969-70 Lived in Paris
- od roku 1970 Free-lance photographer; lives in Prague
- 2009 Died in Prague
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