garrison beau scott

So we made it to the gates of Troja, and that was it. I really didn’t mind so much, that day was a concrete lesson in the value of the journey as opposed to the destination, and the journey was only halfway complete. We still needed to walk home. There are pictures you take, that before you even snap the shutter, or frame the scene, you know will be special. This day I felt I had more than my share of them.

There would be a few more on the walk back to our hotel, one of which will reman as my all time favorites. You can view it here as I’ve already posted it.

But our story doesn’t end there. On our very last day in Prague, I managed to gain a portfolio review at the Chamber Gallery of the Josef Sudek House of Photography, and from that meeting I received an exhibition the following July. And so we would return to Prague, and ultimately Troja. This time, we’d walk through the gates and explore not only the amazing grounds, but the museum that at one point was the Summer Palace. And once again we walked from our hotel and revisited the places that were the scenes of the previous pictures. It was like seeing old friends after being separated for a time. I had become so intimate with these images, printing them for the show and building the portfolios and such, so it was pretty cool to stand in front of them once again and not have to worry about anything like shutter speed or people walking in front of the scene. I could just stand in awe of that which drew me in originally.

I hope to go back to Prague, and visit these old friends once more. Maybe sit on these benches and catch up.