Portraits from Prague 1989
Here's a picture of a friend of mine pretending to be the proud owner of a Trabant in a street in Prague. We had travelled there to offer what protection we could to our Czech friends demonstrating for Havel, mainly by waving our Dutch passports in the faces of policemen, but no such thing was needed, the demonstrations were quite peaceful.
Praktica B200, Sigma 80-200 @100, Ilford FP4+
Four friends at said demonstration for Havel in Prague, so it must have been around the end of 1989. Two of my friends were falling in love, which didn't go unnoticed, as I think you can tell from the picture. They got married a year later.
Praktica B200, 50mm, Ilford FP4+
Edit: To the Praguians out there, could the street in the top picture be Čiklova? I don't remember exactly where it was. Also: more pictures of the demonstration here.
very cool photos. Interesting time to be in Prague.
Thanks. And yes, very interesting, and it was also nice to add our little contribution to the "Havel na Hrad" chanting 8-).
The best New Year´s Eve party ever was 1989 in Pragues streets.
Maybe here on Steemit is somebody who remembers the time?
True that. I had never before seen so many happy people together.
I don't know if you are a Praguian, but could the street in the top picture be Čiklova? I don't remember exactly where it was.
Old building, could be at Nusle district, but I do not know. It would need take the photo and go there.
The fronts of the houses will look other now. After 1989 the streets had changed.