Jindřich Eckert
1833–1905 (age 72)
Biography
Jindřich Eckert was among the pioneers of Czech photography, recording Prague's evolving cityscape and the faces of its citizens with attentive care. His images offered contemporaries a new way of seeing, memorializing moments before they vanished into history.
Later generations come to Olšany Cemetery to remember the steady eye and archival instinct that ensured countless scenes endured beyond their fleeting presence.