Josef Koudelka
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Josef Koudelka is a Czech-born photographer renowned for his powerful black-and-white images documenting Roma communities, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, and the broader human condition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Josef Koudelka canonical | 3 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
documentary photographer
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human ⓘ photographer ⓘ photojournalist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Cornell Capa Infinity Award
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Grand Prix National de la Photographie ⓘ Hasselblad Award ⓘ Order of Merit of the Czech Republic ⓘ Robert Capa Gold Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Czech Republic
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Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-01-10 ⓘ |
| employer | Magnum Photos ⓘ |
| familyName | Koudelka ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary photography
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photography ⓘ photojournalism ⓘ |
| genre |
black-and-white photography
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documentary photography ⓘ landscape photography ⓘ street photography ⓘ |
| givenName |
Jozef
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surface form:
Josef
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| hasCreativeStyle |
exploration of exile and the human condition
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focus on marginalized communities ⓘ high-contrast black-and-white imagery ⓘ wide-angle and panoramic compositions ⓘ |
| influenced |
European photojournalism
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contemporary documentary photographers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Romanian and Slovak Roma culture ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Czech
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Magnum Photos ⓘ |
| movement |
documentary tradition
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humanist photography ⓘ |
| name | Josef Koudelka self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
panoramic landscapes
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photographs of Roma communities ⓘ photographs of exile and displacement ⓘ photographs of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Black Triangle
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Chaos ⓘ Exiles ⓘ Gypsies ⓘ Industries ⓘ Invasion 68: Prague ⓘ Lime ⓘ Reconstruction ⓘ The Wall ⓘ |
| photographicSeries |
Black Triangle series
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Chaos series ⓘ Exiles series ⓘ Gypsies ⓘ
surface form:
Gypsies series
Invasion 1968 series ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Boskovice ⓘ |
| positionHeld | full member of Magnum Photos ⓘ |
| residence |
France
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Paris ⓘ Prague ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
monograph "Koudelka"
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retrospective exhibitions at Centre Pompidou ⓘ retrospective exhibitions at the Barbican Art Gallery ⓘ retrospective exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.