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Photo Poche #15
Josef Koudelka
D'origine tchèque, Josef Koudelka s'est imposé dès la publication de ses images en Europe (des images du Printemps de Prague et des images de la série "Les Gitans") comme l'un des photographes les plus puissants de son temps.
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144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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July 12, 2025
Been wading into the world of photography of late and eagerly brushing up on the classics; Koudelka is a very recent discovery and I was struck by his pretty raw/realistic style, loved it; a lot of his work is freely available online at the internet archive, go check them out!
April 13, 2018
Wonderful photos and an intelligent introduction, but the book is small and barely do the photos justice.
January 22, 2026
Nice and not too expensive photobook to learn the masterpiece of Joef Koudelka.
The book might be too small, but the photos are still great.
The book might be too small, but the photos are still great.
July 19, 2014
I have a small paperback version with the intro in Spanish not French. 66 striking black & white photos, mostly of gypsies and of the 1968 Czech Uprising with some from his years of wandering in Europe.
For 19 years no one knew who had taken the photos of the uprising. Koudelka did not want reprisals against his family.
His work is now known in the US (he had an exhibit at MOMA) but I didn't know of him until I saw this little book on a sale table.
For 19 years no one knew who had taken the photos of the uprising. Koudelka did not want reprisals against his family.
His work is now known in the US (he had an exhibit at MOMA) but I didn't know of him until I saw this little book on a sale table.
January 11, 2017
Koudelka con su contrastado blanco y negro ha sido uno de los fotógrafos que mas influencia tuvo en mi decisión por interesarme por la fotografía. Miembro merecido de Magnum, sus primeros trabajos son sencillamente excelentes: Prague 1968 pero sobre todo Gypsies y Exiles. Photo Poche es una forma sencilla y barata de acercarse a los trabajos de los principales fotógrafos de la historia reciente.
August 9, 2012
These types of books are usually good for overviews of a photographer's work but I have to say this one was really disappointing and do not recommend it. If you want to see some of Koudelka's work I would recommend Invasion 68.
February 26, 2013
"we should always turn to the last page first."
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