The Book Depository Josef Koudelka by Bernard Cuau
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Description: Josef Koudelka : Paperback : Thames & Hudson Ltd : 9780500410837 : 0500410836 : 16 Apr 2007 : Unknown in 1970, Josef Koudelka 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 urge to see, Koudelka's own particular talent has been affirmed and expanded.
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Product ID: 9780500410837
MPN: 500410836
GTIN: 9780500410837
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Rating: 5
Review: Love it, and all the photofile series.
Author: Matt Jarvis
Rating: 3
Review: Review of 5.5" x 5.5" paperback, hopefully there is a larger hardbound edition somewhere. There is an excellent introduction by Anna Farova who had known the photographer for 40 years by the time of the writing and is a leading photography historian. The book also possesses an insightful discussion between Karel Hvizdala and the photographer although it isn't quite as captivating. But the true light of this book are the images of Josef Koudelka, starting with the theatrical experiments up through the emotional environmental shots. I am glad that they chose the theatrical experimentations as they link all of the work together. Without these images I would have said leave the pure landscapes out as they just don't fit with Koudelka's images of people. It is the theatrical images that show that the landscapes are more about how the environment shapes what you are seeing, changing the subject matter into an emotional statement. Throughout Koudelka's images you are on the outside looking in and you can never be on the inside looking out. You want to feel for the subject but you know you can not feel what the subject is feeling. To me Koudelka surpasses Sudek as a poet in the manner of e.e. cummings being compared to Shakespeare. One may be a classic master but the other is redefining what is being mastered.
