Learning photography with Josef Koudelka
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Welcome to another video and today we're taking lessons from the life and career of the great Josef Koudelka, touching themes such as the strength of the human spirit, photographing for ourselves and finding a heart amongst darkness.
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Footage
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Music
Last Kind Words Blues
By Elvie Thomas and Geeshie Wiley
covered by Sarah Rogo
2021
• Last Kind Words - gees...
www.RogoTheWild.com
rogothewild
Tuke Bahh
By Kalyi Jag
1990
The Seventh Heaven
The Group Therapy
1966
Sweet Home Chicago
Performed by Edward Phillips
2019
Video Breakdown
00:00 Intro.
01:23 By an anonymous Czech photographer, part one.
04:56 Strength in the human spirit, part two.
09:28 And Ulysses gazed at us, part three.
11:48 Heart of Darkness, part four.
13:45 Thank you & conclusions.
Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.
Under this guidance, I’ve created content which is guided towards the education, celebration and promotion of said photographs and photographers who have contributed immensely to the art of photography.
An effort is made by the presenter, verbally and through the usage of links (in the video’s description) to encourage the audience to explore the work presented beyond the video and engage with said content through books, articles and relevant links to each photographer’s own social media.
Therefore, I believe the inclusion of said images, footage and other sources can overall add depth and appreciation for the subject of the video whilst also enriching the visuals and dynamics of the it. All within what is within the fair use scope and RUclips’s policies.
“I try to be a photographer. I cannot talk. I am not interested in talking. If I have anything to say, it may be found in my images.”
Josef Koudelka 
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This is the kind of photography content I was looking for. Eloquently presented, emotional but not sentimental, and not too academic. Thank you.
I agree 100%. Thank you T.Hopper.
Excellent piece Tatiana, thank you for your continuing contributions to photography. One can only imagine the massive amount of work it takes to create these wonderful films.
Thank you so much for your comment, it is work but never hard work and never too much when we do what we love :)
Glad you enjoy the video!
Thank you so much for this, wonderfully put together, really informative. I can remember now the impact Gypsies had on me from the moment I turned the first page, that was 35 years ago. In my humble opinion Koudelka is number one, hard to imagine a photographer with a bigger heart and God given talent. Thank you again.
Thank you for putting together this video. Such powerful work. As someone new to photography, I appreciate your content and introductions to amazing photographers like Josef Koudelka!
I first saw Josef’s work at his Black Triangle exhibition in Prague and later spent a day with him Cardiff. Wonderful work at all levels.
Thank you for making this Tatiana. Koudelka is a photographer I’d not heard of. This is a great introduction to the man and his work and has certainly encouraged me to look further into him.
I can’t thank you enough for continuing to bring inspirational works and lives to us, thank you Tatiana! You’re awesome :)
Thank you so much Sathya 🙏🏻
I've owned my copy of "Exiles" for many years and after failing numerous times in my attempts to explain to others why this is such an important photo book I asked myself what exactly it is that makes it stand out. And I think you're right: it's the details and their relation to each other. I thought it's a certain mood in the images, created by the harsh contrasts, dark tones and the melancholy expressions in the faces of the people. But more than anything else it's the details that make the difference, some marginal, some dominant, some strange, weird, fragile, banal or highly symbolic. They're what makes us look closer and longer and what gives the photos a narrative depth. Thanks for the lesson and best wishes from Germany! I'm always glad when I see there's a new video of yours! Looking forward to the next one!
You know that feeling you get imagining, like in a dream, that you dust something off, lift the lid and realise its a chest full of treasure? As your heart pounds you unpack what is inside, one artefact at a time, with great care and attention. Despite having had an interest in photography for a long time, I have missed the opportunity - why?, I don't know - to see your videos until now. I watched the first yesterday, and have watched a few since. Your work is on a very special level - you are clearly both a practitioner, who understands the struggles of working with the medium across many formats, and also a deep thinker, an intellect, capable of approaching the subject with sensitivity, insight and compassion. Finally your work conveys the skill of a good editor, film producer - including all that comes with that . I'm just so impressed. Right now I am in binge mode, 'skimming' if you will. But when I have watched each video I know that I will be back to rewatch and take in what I have missed. So, many thanks Tatiana, for the gift of these videos, and I wish you all the best.
A truly great artist, his eye and presence have left a permanent mark in the timeline of the artform. Thank you for this video and cheers from Greece!
Beautifully researched and produced Tatiana. Your insights and knowledge shines through. Keep up the great work. Koudelka's contribution to humanistic photography is inspiring and exemplary.
I am Italian risk manager, I spent years with my Pentax taking pictures of production sites in the Visegrad Region, Czech Republic included, how many remembers. Koudelka a real myth, thanks for your work. Keep us updated! Thanks, Nicola
anywhere we can view the photos?
any idea of how we feel when the topic of invasion is discussed or shown is just next to none... such pain and sadness. Thanks for this, Josef is our national hero...
One of my all time favourite “artists”. His personal backstory and context of how he works is what really elevates his work to another level.. personally, it gives me such deep introspective on our priorities and the way we live. While also embodying what the original purpose of “photography” is, to document and reveal to, expand the viewers understanding and awareness of what is going on around us.
Once again.. thank you for your hard work!
Hello! Thank you so much for your comment and I would 💯agree with you because his photography touches so many aspects of the world that it brings awareness, understanding and unique perspectives onto the table and I personally love that he travelled so much and captured so much of the world, shows a lot of compassion, thank you for watching!
A fitting tribute to one of the photography greats delivered, as usual, in your informative and innovative style. Thank you :)
The music you chose to accompany Koudelka's photos was perfect, reflecting alienation, nomadic lifestyle, hardship. Excellent presentation!
Your channel is one of the best on YT. It really enhances my life watching your videos. And i know it must take so much time and effort to put them together though a labor of love for sure. Thank you!
A really beautiful film. Thank you for the joy. I love Josef Koudelka - one of my long time heroes!
Thank you for watching!
It's clear that you are proud of the production value of your videos - and you should be. The fit and finish of your post production work and the attention to detail from the opening credits through to the closing remarks is fantastic. Thanks for putting so much into your work. You're the student that is ruining the bell curve for all of the others by working so much harder. I love it!
Thank you so much Nelson! I really appreciate your comment as yes I always aim to do more and improve what I do! Thank you for watching, noticing and supporting the channel ☺️
Great essay, thank you for making and sharing it. Joseph Koudelka remains such an inspiration to us all
He really is, honoured to be able to make this video :)
Great video. I love Koudelka's work and your piece was a fitting tribute. Thanks for this.
Thanks a lot for this one!
In minute 11:30 you show a picture of a broken bridge and next to it it says, that this picture is from Thessalonique. Im pretty sure that it is actualy from Mostar in Bosnia :)
Agree!
Thank for your insightful videos on different photo artists of yesteryears. You have created a very noble channel. Kudos and thank you for sharing.
So glad youtube decided I might like this.
Excellent!
Amazing!
Looking forward to more.
Thank you!
One of my favorites photographers, his panoramic work is top notch!
I've been making my way through your photographer highlights, and I have to say, these are so well done, informative and enjoyable to watch! I've learned about several amazing photographers through your channel. Thank you for making these short documentaries, and please, keep them coming! Cheers!
the absolute perfect use of typography in this, love the sizing, style and layout.
Very happy to see such a young Lady interested and active in Film and Analog Photography, Bravoo.
I like your work a lot. Without you I and others would never have heard of someone like Koudelka. Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching and glad you enjoyed Koudelka’s work!
Thank you for introducing me to the amazing work of Koudelka!
Another one of my favourite photographers. Thanks for this.
Thank you for watching!
Nice job. Koudelka is imho the best living photographer. It literally bridges humanitarian work like Salgado, STRONG compositional sense like Friedlander, and a slight sense of mystery and darkness like Nozolino (by the way I’d love to see a vid on him.). Keep up the great work.
Wow! Not only introducing us to a new photographer, but putting it into a very creative format. Keep up the good work and inspiration.
Thank you so much Brian! 🤍
Love your videos. The narrative, music, photos, editing, everything works together. Poetry.
Thank you so much!
What a great episode!! I have not heard of this photographer!! I am excited to look more at his work!!
I was recommended koudelka by a fellow photographer but didnt find the time to study him until i saw your video. I enjoyed this video a lot, thank you!
Good Job! I love this. I knew nothing about Josef Koudelka, but I'm fascinated with his work
Oh you're in for a great trip Ruben, there's a lot more to discover beyond the video :) thank you for watching!
Thank you - really appreciate the hard work and care you put into this video.
Appreciate your comment and positivity :)
Josef Koudelka has been a favorite of mine for quite some time. Thanks for this excellent video.
Thank you for watching Chuck, appreciate the kind words!
Thank you for this story. Koudelka is one of my favourite photographers.
Thank you Martynas!
This is such a good analysis/vulgarisation of Koudelka and his work. I loved Koudelka's work at first sight, I could never put my finger on what it is that draw me in. But with your video, I feel I understand the man a little more, I have a better perspective on his work. It is the inside out perspective that he brings that I find interesting. I watched many videos on Koudelka, yours is by far the best.
Hey Jose, thank you so much for the kind words, I really appreciate it, glad you enjoyed the video and it helped you understand the man, I feel like he has such a unique vision of the world, he looks at every country with the same openness, at people with the same eyes trying to look for the gold in them no matter the background / scenery / time / space. Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you so much for introducing me to this amazing man, photographer and human. Loved it. Loved......... I would love to see more videos on him, his books and where I can read about him... please.
I really enjoyed this video Tatiana. Your videos are always educational and I like how they show what lengths people are prepared go to for their photographic passion. The resulting images often being quite unique and emotive as in this case.👍
I've read and seen a lot on Koudelka, but this is one of the very best. Thank you.
Thank you so much Timothy!
Another wonderful presentation. Thank you so much much for what you do 😊
Thank you for your kindness Anthony!
Excellent documentary, thank you!
Another rare addition to the slowly growing list of great photography RUclips channels 😁 subscribed!
Very inspiring, thank you. I really appreciate your extraordinary work.
Thank you so much Chris :)
I rarely comment on your videos since I could only heap more praise on astonishing analysis and fantastically assembled video which has such great pacing and coherence. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words 🙌
Once again, a fabulous, well researched video! Thank you!!
Thank you so much! :)
What a fascinating insight into an oustanding career in photography. Thank you.
Love this channel! Glad I found it
Beautiful! This was wonderful, Thankyou. Deeply.
Thank you so much 💫
The amount of sociopolitical context that’s needed to fully appreciate (I believe) Koudelka’s work was beautifully delivered here. Incredible content as usual!!
Thank you so much Luis! :)
Thank you for the fantastic photos and explanation.
Fascinating! Great video, and what an amazing photographer.... thanks for introducing him and his work to me.
Thank you for watching Sheila! Appreciate it and glad you enjoyed it :)
Thank you for existing.
I love your work.
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!
You really know how to preform in the world of Arts. Excellent presentation. RS Canada
Thank you so much Richard, appreciate it and glad you enjoyed and saw value in the video, cheers for watching!
I had never heard of this photographer before, but now I am very keen to learn more. A great video and introduction to Koudelka. Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching :)
Your Videos Will Live On To Positively Serve Future Students Of This Craft Of Photography
You Do Such Great Work. Thank You, Tatiana! ✨🙏🏾✨
Thank you Noah, I like that perspective, hopefully they will be helping in the future :)
Thanks for producing. I look forward to watch your video about Koudelka when I have time over the next few evenings.
Thank you and glad you enjoy the channel, hopefully you'll enjoy this one as well!
Tatiana, I came across you from your RUclips video on Saul Leiter several years ago. I like your video and channel and research. This evening I decided to watch your video presentation about Joseph Koudelka. I have very many favorite photographers for various reasons all of who's photos have left a deep impression on me one such photographer is Joseph kudelka whose work I came to know maybe in 1981 or 2 when I was learning photography and I was only 13 or 14 then I came across his work in the time life photography series I think the works of the Masters or something and I remember his Stark photos of the gypsies in black and white and it was the one famous photo of him photographing his watch and other photos with the tanks and I like those photos and I will somehow surprised by the choice of the lens and I noticed that a very wide angle had been used and recently I tried to find out which lens could I have been using and I learned that it was a Varex 25 mm. Today again I was trying to see which would be my favorite focal length and somehow I can never quite decide between 20 mm 24 mm 28 mm 35 mm and 50mm as a main lens or as the only lens most of the time I gravitate towards 24 mm because sometimes I feel the 28 is not wide enough and most of the time the 20 mm is a bit too wide for day to day use so I'm still trying to figure out which one I prefer more but thinking of all these things reminded me of kudelka and his 25 mm and I was thinking of something to watch this evening on RUclips but not strictly a slideshow or a talk I do watch those and sometimes I enjoy watching lectures by photographers particularly photographers like Google himself and even Salgado I enjoy their talks and even ragu Rai but this evening in in trying to find out my favorite sort of focal length view I decided to watch something with the work of and this is one of the reasons I decided to watch your presentation about him which I enjoyed so much and you've done a lot of research keep up the good work and it was very enjoyable for me this is something that I can even watch again it is so well made and so enjoyable thank you for making the effort to produce it.
Thank you for reconnecting me to his work!
one of the more thoughtful analyses of Koudelka I've seen or read so far. Thanks!
I"ve been shooting a 617 since 2007 and only found out about his work. It's great. Yes 'keep shooting film'!
Thank you so much 🙌
@@BrunoChalifour the Leica camera is something I missed. Do you have some links you can point me to? Thanks!
Beautiful video! Thank You!
Greetings from Czech Republic 📷
Thank you so much Vladimir! Much love to Czech Republic, lovely people, visiting next year ✨
Hi. I stumbled upon your channel. I’ve been teaching photography for over 35 years at NYU and I just love your videos
Thank you so much Mark! Really appreciate it and I feel very honoured! :)
So well presented and narrated. Thank you for the wonderful work that you share here.
Thank you Chris!
Thanks for your great work !
Just one word: EXCELLENT!!! Thank you so mucho.
Great, great work, thank you so much for this hi quality content!!
Fantastic watch I was so gripped through out it. I really loved it thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
what a brilliant and well-produced feature on this amazing photographer. thanks T
Thank you so much Rune!
Powerful images and thanks for sharing, i learnt a lot in just a few minutes
NOW THAT was a strong episode! BIG UP to you and your work!
Thank you Mario, really appreciate it! ❤
Excellent documentary, Tatiana, Bravo!
Thank you for the quality content, it's nice to have youtube channels for photographers that are not just about unboxings...
Thank you so much!
I'm so glad I found your channel.
You really help me to become more educated person :)
thank u 🥰
Thank you for your amazing work. I love the approach of your videos. I'm learning a lot and I;m thankfull for that.
Thank you so much Gustavo! :)
Well done, an interesting story beautifully told!
Thank you! Beautiful work. Cheers from Brazil!
Thank you so much Ricardo!
Tatiana - great video! I like them more and more. Well done!
Thank you so much Thomas! 🙌
Great content! Thank you so much!
This was epic. Spectacular work, my friend. I have no doubt the momentum will just keep moving for you. As it should. I definitely need to rewatch this one. Looking forward to the next one.
Thank you so much my friend, appreciate your words beyond and glad you been enjoying and I'll be sure to keep creating and keeping the good energy! 🌟
Nice work! Enjoyed watching, listening and learning! Thanks.
Thank you so much for watching!
First of all, thank you for your ongoing production of lovely videos that explore photography as an art, as a cultural commentary, as well as a personal journal of sorts. I appreciate your work because there are so few others on RUclips who share this sort of exploration, but there are even fewer women who share this sort of content on RUclips and on social media in general, which is sad. That said, you do an excellent job and keep me coming back for more of your videos. They are treasures of insight and inspiration.
OK, onto Koudelka, White only discovered a couple of months ago after a fellow Tumblr photographer recommended him. Thank you for creating this lovely overview of his life and work. As a refugee myself, I found it touching, not only because of the power of his work and his story, but also because of the way you presented it. I was especially moved by your opening disclaimer, because as an "other" who also does not quite fit neat "other" categories, I understand the power of words and the power of naming.
Finally, absolutely loved Koudelka's lifelong journey of taking photos for himself, of taking photos that made sense yo him and his standpoint. Powerful stuff.
BTW, have I said thank you? Thank you.
Hello hello! First of all thank you so much for your extremely generous and kind words I truly appreciate them and I wanted to say that it seems like you really get the essence of my videos like it’s a mix but a very conscientious one.
I have to say reading your comment couldn’t have been more timely as this morning I was heavily criticised by someone who couldn’t understand the meaning of my disclaimer, I ended up deleting the thread of comments because honestly that person will never come even close to understand the power words can carry. Having had experiences myself where I felt what othering was like I told myself I would never turn a blind eye to it and with that being said I feel an immense empathy for all humans specially for those who know about the importance of words, of behaviours such as othering and are close to understand the meaning of living a life.
I will continue to do my best in terms of producing meaningful and helpful content not just from a professional photography point of view but also one that considers relevant self awareness and personal growth. All the very best to you and I hope life brings you nothing but the best 🕊
@@TatianaHopper Thank you for your lovely words and thoughts, for taking time to reply. I am thoroughly convinced that you do your best and put your heart, soul, and intellect into your videos in ways that are creative, educational, and fun to watch.
And yes, some people just do not understand, cannot grasp (or because of their personal experiences, deny) the pain words and preconceived notions inflict, but taking a gentle yet ongoing approach to revealing and healing such pain is crucial.
Thank you.
Small correction. Photo at the minute mark 11:29 wasn't shot in Greece, it's the old bridge in Mostar, Bosnia. Bridge was destroyed during the Yugoslavian war 91-95.
Was about to say the same, please correct it.
Brilliantly presented and researched! Photojournalists are as necessary today as at any other time in history.
Thank you so much David!
Tatiana is on fire ! Once again Ms. Hopper delivers :) Keep hem coming Tatiana !
Thank you so much my friend!
Excellent video Tatiana, very well done!
Thank you Rich appreciate your input as always 🤍
Thanks for this! Really well crafted 🙌
Thank you for the video. I didn't know Josef Koudelka and I always love grainy black and white pictures.
He is simply amazing! Thank you for watching Tobias!
Some amazing pics and well presented. Thanks!
Thank you for watching Paul!
Excellent video and script! Nicely done!
Fantastic piece. I throughly enjoyed every second.
Thank you so much Steve!
Hi ! I think this photo @11.25 was taken in Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Great video, very interesting and great pics, especially the Croagh Patrick one with the 3 bucko's..
Great video, love this guy.
Very interesting documentary about Kudelka's work.
Well said , beautiful tone & researched in-depth 🖤
Thank you so much :)
great work! thank you for this.