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Josef Koudelka

    January 10, 1938

    Josef Koudelka is renowned for his raw and impactful photographic style. His works often explore themes of migration, identity, and the human condition with an unflinching eye for detail. Through his lenses, Koudelka captures the strength and vulnerability of human existence, crafting visually potent narratives. His photographs resonate with urgency and depth, inviting viewers to contemplate the complexities of the world.

    Returning
    Exiles
    Chaos
    Josef Koudelka
    Gypsies
    Josef Koudelka: Exiles
    • Josef Koudelka: Exiles

      • 180 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      4.7(186)Add rating

      The powerful imagery captures the essence of exile, reflecting the artist's own experiences as a wanderer since leaving Czechoslovakia in 1968. This newly revised edition features ten additional photographs and commentary by Robert Delpire, deepening the exploration of themes such as alienation, disconnection, and love. Koudelka's work evokes a sense of mystery and emotional depth, resonating with the challenges of migration and transience that remain relevant today. The collection serves as a poignant document of the human condition in the face of displacement.

      Josef Koudelka: Exiles
    • Gypsies

      • 109 pages
      • 4 hours of reading
      4.7(118)Add rating

      ."..109 photographs taken between 1962 and 1971 in what was, at the time, Czechoslovakia (Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia), Romania, Hungary, France, and Spain"--Front jacket flap.

      Gypsies
    • Josef Koudelka

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
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      When he arrived in Paris, Koudelka had already produced two outstanding works of reportage. One documented the Prague Spring, while the other, on gypsies, could almost have been an ethnological study had its images not been charged with so much emotion. Unknown in 1970, he rose to become one of the most powerful photographers of his day.This book shows that in the lands of exile through which he travels with his amazing urge to see, Koudelkas own particular talent has been affirmed and expanded.

      Josef Koudelka
    • Chaos

      • 112 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      A collection of dramatic panoramic landscapes by a leading Magnum photographer.

      Chaos
    • Available again with 10 new images, this remains one of the most powerful documents of the spiritual and physical state of exile ever published. The sense of mystery that fills these photographs – mostly taken during Koudelka’s years of wandering through Europe and the United States since leaving his native Czechoslovakia – speaks of passion and…

      Exiles
    • The Exiles

      • 156 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
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      This collection of pictures by an acknowledged master of photography, now updated to include 11 new images, forms a document of the spiritual and physical state of exile. The sense of private mystery that fills these photographs - mostly taken during Koudelka's many years of wandering through Europe and the United States since leaving his native Czechoslovakia - speaks of passion and reserve, of his rage to see. The images here interrogate and penetrate, and reflect the nature of alienation.

      The Exiles
    • Roma

      • 161 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Ein Buch mit seinen Fotografien von Roma hatte Josef Koudelka bereits 1968 entworfen. Es sollte in der Tschechoslowakei veröffentlicht werden. Doch dazu kam es nicht, denn der Fotograf musste aus politischen Gründen das Land verlassen. In Paris entstand eine veränderte Ausgabe: Sie enthielt eine Auswahl von sechzig Fotografien, die Roma aus dem Osten der Slowakei zeigten. Sie erschien 1975 in Frankreich unter dem Titel Gitans, la fin du voyage und in den USA und wurde eines der wichtigsten Fotobücher des 20. Jahrhunderts. Für Roma hat Josef Koudelka seinen ursprünglichen Entwurf überarbeitet und erweitert. Das Buch enthält nun alle von 1962 bis 1971 entstandenen Fotografien aus Böhmen, Mähren und der Slowakei, Rumänien, Ungarn, Frankreich und Spanien. Josef Koudelka, geboren 1938 im heutigen Tschechien, arbeitet seit Ende der 1960er Jahre als Fotograf. Er verließ 1970 die Tschechoslowakei und trat im Westen der Agentur Magnum bei. Koudelka hat ein gutes Dutzend Fotobücher publiziert, wurde in vielen großen Ausstellungen gezeigt und hat etliche Auszeichnungen erhalten. Josef Koudelka lebt heute in Paris und Prag.

      Roma