Josef Koudelka has been acknowledged by the London Times as "the most potent and powerful photographer alive today." Unsentimental, solitary, deeply felt, sometimes troubling, Koudelka's photographs confront us, penetrate us, demand that we reflect on life's pilgrimage. The book's opening essay, by Nobel Prizewinning author Czeslaw Milosz, provides a moving counterpoint to these images. EXiles also features an expanded biography and bibliography on Koudelka, as well as many new photographs. Born in Moravia, Josef Koudelka began his career as an aeronautical engineer. His book Gypsies was published by Aperture in 1975.
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In these black-and-white photographs, Koudelka looks at incongruous images, things laying about on sidewalks, and people in grainy and stark surroundings. These images are underpinned by Koudelka's stark composition and the graininess of the photographs themselves. The photographs are beautiful, not because they present pretty images, but because they reveal the realities and oddities of life. Nobel prize-winning poet Milosz contributes an essay on the meaning of exile that is thoughtful but doesn't add to the photographs, which need no words. A good choice for photography collections. Steven Hupp, Eisenhower P.L., Harwood Heights, Ill.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Koudelka's unsentimental, stark, brooding, intensely human imagery reflects his own spirit, the very essence of an exile who is at home wherever his wandering body finds haven in the night. . . ." --Cornell Capa, Founder, International Center of Photography
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Images to look at when you shut off the news,
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This review is from: Exiles (Hardcover)
In the past couple of weeks, with the war in Kosovo, I was reminded of these photographs...seeing the images of the refugees, Albanian Kosovars in exile, day after day on the news is a stunning experience...I'm curious as to how other people process these images, what kind of individuality they attribute to the people that make up the masses in flight....if they have any way of identifying with them or forming true sympathetic feelings. I remember that seeing these photographs by Koudelka was a lesson of sorts in processing this kind of experience that is impossible to imagine in any real way unless you ever find yourself in the middle of it. News photos don't do enough to bring the reality home...Koudelka's photos and poetry fill in the gaps.
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A great book by a wonderful photographer,
By delli38135@aol.com (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Exiles (Hardcover)
Koudelka is an amazing photographer! Every young photographer must see these pictures.
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