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Czech born Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka’s unique collection of
photographs documenting the 1968 Russian-led invasion of Czechoslovakia
opened at the Lumiere Brothers Gallery in Moscow on Friday. At the
exhibition’s opening the photographer said he hoped the unique testimony
would help dispel the myth that the invasion of Czechoslovakia was an act
of solidarity with its people. More
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Today in Mailbox: Former President Václav Havel’s 75th birthday, the
Angola abduction, Prime Minister Petr Nečas’s statement on racial
tensions in North Bohemia, interview with US Ambassador Norman Eisen, the
Ministry of Industry and Trade building in Prague; and we also reveal
September’s mystery man and announce the name of the lucky winner.
Listeners quoted: Sandeep Jawale, Frank Miata, Andrew H. Dral, Myriam
Powell, Charles Konecny, Hans Verner Lollicke, Colin Law, David Eldridge,
Jayanta Chakrabarty, Mike Shea, Qian Xiu-ping. More
ArtsPhotographer Jiří Jírů on life behind the Iron Curtain, exile and ‘Photostroika’
Jiří Jírů developed a love for photography from his uncle, the
avant-garde Czech photographer Václav Jírů, before studying the
discipline in Brussels and working for US publications such as Time and
Newsweek. In the course of his career, Jiří Jírů has snapped celebrities
ranging from the Bee Gees to Queen Elizabeth II, and spent almost a decade
working as President Václav Havel’s official photographer. Jírů divides
his time between Prague and Brussels, which is where he found himself on
August 21, 1968: More
PanoramaMichal Thoma – Traveller, photographer, writer – Part 2
Michal Thoma – like his father Zdeněk – is a well-known Czech
photographer, traveller, and author focussing on countries in Asia,
including India and Nepal. In Part 2 of this special Panorama, we focus on
Manang – a village in the Himalayas which was unchanged for centuries
when Zdeněk Thoma visited and photographed there in 1979. Thirty years
later, his son Michal followed in his father’s footsteps and has since
put together a joint-exhibition about Manang which you can see at The House
at the Stone Bell in Prague. More
PanoramaMichal Thoma – Traveller, photographer, writer – Part 1
Michal Thoma – like his father Zdeněk – is a well-known Czech
photographer, traveller, and author focussing on countries in Asia,
including India and Nepal. Publishing in Czech alternatives to National
Geographic like Lidé a Země and Koktejl, Michal and his father and mum,
have made travel writing and photography in exotic countries pretty much a
family business and the Thoma name something of a ‘trademark’. In Part
I, of this special Panorama Michal talks about how he got into photography
and travel, beginning with his father’s career. More
ArtsNew exhibition highlights 25 years of concert photography by artist Ivan Prokop
This Thursday saw the opening of a new show in Prague highlighting 25 years
of concert photography by independent Czech photographer Ivan Prokop. The
respected artist has shot performances both in the Czech Republic and
abroad, capturing both Czech musicians and world-famous artists on stage.
Performers highlighted at Prague’s Leica Gallery include Tom Waits,
Laurie Anderson, Iggy Pop and others. More
One on OneJeffrey Martin – creator of stunning panoramic photograph of historic Strahov library
Jeffrey Martin recently scored a hit on the internet with a spectacular
360-degree photograph of the Philosophical Hall at the library at Strahov
monastery in Prague. In fact, his 40-gigapixel panoramic picture of the
beautiful Baroque room – which users can zoom in and out of on their
computer screen – is believed to be largest indoor photograph ever taken. More
Current AffairsInternationally renowned “voyeur” photographer Miroslav Tichý dies at the age of 84
Miroslav Tichý, dubbed by some the enfant terrible of Czech photography,
died on Tuesday in Kyjov, the south Moravian village where he lived and
took his pictures. Many of them are candid shots of Kyjov’s women and
girls, and because of their erotic nature, some have labeled his work
“voyeur” photography. Nonetheless, Tichý’s biography, combined with
the unique, lackadaisical style of his pictures, has made him an
international art sensation. More
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