"Prague by my lens"
This is a collection of images taken in the Czech Republic (mostly Prague) between May 29 and June 25, 2022 as part of a month-long study abroad program.

Laura looks on while older girls in colorful dress dance in a circle around her in Prague. This parade is part of Khamoro, a week-long Romani festival. Khamoro (Romani for “sunshine”) has taken place in Prague since 1999 and is the world’s largest and best-known professional Romani festival.

A man and child look upon statues lining the street leading to Chrám svaté Barbory (St. Barbara's Church) in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic.

A woman walks down the stairs at Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie a svatého Jana Křtitele (Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and St. John the Baptist) in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic.

A group of people dance to music during the Khamoro World Roma Festival in Prague.

A man waits for the metro in Prague.

A man plays an upright bass during the Khamoro World Roma Festival in Prague.

Kateřina Karešová (left) along with Tom Cortés (right) and Štěpán Krtička (not pictured) played various English-language songs during the festival "Praha Žije Hudbou" (“Prague lives by music”). Karešová told me that some of her favorite artists include Lana Del Ray, Florence + the Machine and Lorde.

Two people stand on Kaple Božího těla (Corpus Christi Chapel) in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic.

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