Laotian village, Laos, 1985

Laotian village, Laos, 1985

Drying of concentrate and hand picking of sapphires, Laos, 1985

Sapphire rock mining, Laos, 1985

Dredging a water tank for soil washing during sapphire mining, Laos, 1985

Sapphire mining, Menzi Muck excavator, Laos, 1985

Jiří Lukš in the middle on the back of an elephant, Laos, 1985

Jiri Lukš second from the right at the airport in Laos, 1985

Sapphire mining, pump preparation, Laos, 1985

Natives digging for sapphires, Laos, 1985

Natives digging for sapphires, Laos, 1985

Traditional sapphire mining, Laos, 1985

With igniter in front of the chamber blasting in the quarry, Heřmanovice, early 70s

Jiří Lukš, approximately mid-1960s

Jiří Lukš in 2022

Son Martin Lukš with grandmother Maria Lukšová, Heřmanovice, about 1982

With his wife Jarmila, Heřmanovice, about 1987

Jiří Lukš, circa 1990s

Jiří Lukš in 2022

Martin Laštovička, cousin and sister Hanka in 1976

Martin Laštovička with his wife and children in 2018

Martin Laštovička in 1989

Wedding photograph of parents, 1962

Veverka family, 1950s

Wedding photograph of the grandparents, 1940