Born in Melbourne , the son of Czechoslovakian parents who emigrated to Australia after WWll, Lik is credited with having sold a photo for US$1million to a collector . There is even a suggestion that he sold a single print entitled "Phantom" to an anonymous bidder for $6.5million .
In the l980s he went to America , toured about in a van , shot many large format photographs ; one project involved shooting landscapes in 50 states, used in calendars and postcards, photos from which were later used in the 2002 coffee table book ,Spirit of America .
In the early 1990s he worked for the Queensland Tourism Department ,opened his first gallery in Cairns and then moved to America where he opened a string of high class galleries. He has won awards for photography in Australia and America.
