Josef Koudelka

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The Inside Story of Josef Koudelka’s Groundbreaking Career

From his legendary coverage of the 1968 invasion of Prague to his reflections on the solitude of exile, Koudelka is renowned for his photographs of pivotal world events. Here, Melissa Harris speaks about working with the photographer on his visual biography.

Revisiting Josef Koudelka’s Photographs of Europe’s Roma Communities

In a new edition of Koudelka’s foundational series, Aperture revisits one of the seminal photobooks of the twentieth century.

Koudelka's Prague, Fifty Years Later

When Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia’s capital in August 1968, Josef Koudelka was one of the first on the scene.

Shooting the Holy Land

In a new documentary, renowned photographer Josef Koudelka turns to a divided landscape.

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Aperture No. 256

Aperture’s fall issue, “Arrhythmic Mythic Ra,” refracts themes of family, social history, and the astrophysical through the eyes of guest editor Deana Lawson, one of the most compelling photographers working today.