Adolf Zika's career started in a completely different branch than photography. Four magic letters - JUDO - played a role in his life since he was 10. He was totally enchanted by this sport and, as he himself says, if someone asked him about his future even when he was 18, the answer would still be only four letters long.
During his career, as a member of the Prague Top-Performance Sports Centre (Středisko Vrcholového Sportu Praha), he saw medals from international as well as domestic championships on his chest and in 1989 he won the most precious medal of all. This sport gave him a clear future. However, in 1990 his enthusiasm became overwhelming; he set out, completely alone, for a curious trip across the whole of Russia to the Judo University in Japan's Katsura and after his return he suddenly gave up the sport. Perhaps the real reasons lie somewhere between Tokyo and Prague. He left Prague for his native town, Prachatice.
Mid-1994 can be regarded as a milestone on his way to searching for his new "sport". He took a camera in his hands and... MORE
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