We will discuss here the issue of manipulation in the digital era of photojournalism. At first we will describe the relation between photography and its referent inculding its ability to represent the reality. Depicting the contrast between analogue and digital photography we will point out the independent position of digital photography from its referent, which is creating better possibilities for manipulation and decreasing the credibility of photography. Then we will analyze the text The Dusk of Photojournalism? that is reflecting these perspective and offering the solution increasing the position of the relation between photography and its referent. By contrast we will analyze the text called Photojournalism is dead, long live photojournalism. Why digitization can increase the credibility of journalistic photography? which considers this perspective as obsolete and offers us the new perspective of the relation between photography and its viewers, that could increase the credibility of photography in photojournalism. According to these two major perspectives we will point out whether it is possible to consider this option of photography - viewers relation as a relevant alternative. Based on these conclusions we will point out the major point of credibility of journalistic photography and imply...

The diploma thesis deals with the motivation of users of Polaroid and Instagram, under the assumption that both media have nearly immediate result and may have a very similar visual stylization. The theoretical part of this thesis is devoted to a brief summary of the history of photography and philosophical opinions on that topic. It introduces Polaroid and Instagram and outlines the possible motivations of their users, using both the scientific literature, as well as personal blogs, articles and interviews. The practical part of the thesis describes the design and process of the original research, which consists of a standardized questionnaire, and its results. With its help we confirm or disprove our hypothesis.

The diploma thesis deals with the motivation of users of Polaroid and Instagram, under the assumption that both media have nearly immediate result and may have a very similar visual stylization. The theoretical part of this thesis is devoted to a brief summary of the history of photography and philosophical opinions on that topic. It introduces Polaroid and Instagram and outlines the possible motivations of their users, using both the scientific literature, as well as personal blogs, articles and interviews. The practical part of the thesis describes the design and process of the original research, which consists of a standardized questionnaire, and its results. With its help we confirm or disprove our hypothesis.

In my master thesis I deal with a retouch of contemporary journalistic photography (in the period from 90's to the present). Thus they are digital photographs, which I compare with analogue photography. Retouch of analogue photography was technically more exacting than retouch of digital photography and people couldn't imagine the way of editing photography therefore they trusted to it. I assume that the truth pretension was preserved in the case of journalistic photography. My hypothesis is that the media play upon the truth pretension of the journalistic photography. The photography should have represented the reality. But nowadays we already know that it is not have to be like that. Nevertheless detection of edited photographs evokes a scandal, a shock and a discussion. The media retouch photographs and thereby actually modify the reality. The whole my hypothesis is: The media play upon the truth pretension of the journalistic photography which they edit with use of retouch technique thereby they modify the reality and it evokes a scandal after revealing the edited photography.

The diploma thesis Medium in the process of change: photography from smartphones and other mobile devices in the context of professional photojournalism analyzes the use of smartphones and smartphone photography in current professional photojournalism. In the first part of the thesis, the main focus is mainly on theory. It describes the pictorial turn, current trend in vizualizing information and the retreat from text n behalf of visual information. The second part is devoted to the description of the historical approaches to photography and the ganges of the photography from analog to digital to smartphone photography. The third part of the thesis focuses on description of smartphones and tablets and it also focuses on the description on smartphone and tablet applications for editing and sparing of pictures. The fourth part analyzes the use of smartphones and smartphone photography in media by media professionals. It focuses on the use of smartphone photography by war photographers and by other professional photographers in distant countries, natural disasters or at sporting events. The last part is devoted to detailed interviews with professional photojournalists Tomáš Tesař and Milan Jaroš who have professional experiences with smartphone photography.

The aim of this diploma thesis was to evaluate the structure and developmental dynamics of natural tree regeneration in the core area of the Boubín virgin forest NNR and also to evaluate the effect of selected factors such as light conditions, water-affection of the site and substrat type on its occurence. By using a system of circular inventory plots all individuals of d1.3 < 10 cm were in 2010, 2012 and 2013 registered and classified into corresponding height class or diameter class. To find out the light conditions of this plots the hemispherical photographies were taken. The main tree species are represented by so-called hercynian mixture (spruce-fir-beech), which is contemporary for the main part in the stage of optimum and the initial stage of disintegration. It emerged that beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is markedly dominated species in the regeneration layer and is related to water-unaffected sites. On the contrary representation of fir (Abies alba Mill.) is very low and its occurence was not to be found to be conditioned by any of considered factors; neverthless its growing-up has been prooved. Spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karsten) is very poorly able to compete in growing-up with beech, but this fact is not affected by any of analysed factors.

A comparement of art and pornography from a theoretical and philosofical point of view.

Photgraphical behaviour and technology

My final diploma thesis represents the theme "Image Seen by Touch." with subtitle "Blind Art Focusing on Photography." I define art for blind people and its history focusing primary on the contemporary art and its perception. My interest is how to transform Art for blind people and its technical parameters. I focus on authors dealing with such artworks and their contribution to the Blind Art. My aim is to find out whether I can succeed as a photographer for the blind people. It is a kind of photography that cannot be seen but can be touched - i.e. visual medium.

The theme of this work is memory and memory's retained memories associated with emotions. Memories which can be stored and recalled are often times associated with certain objects. On this issue, opinions by psychologist and sociologist Bohuslav Beetle and aesthetics and philosopher Dušan Sindelar are selected. The concept created on the basis of the theoretical part of the thesis brought in solutions in several different fingerprint files, which symbolize transience and fragility of memories in our lives.