Markéta Luskačová: A Photographic Pilgrimage

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Markéta Luskačová: A Photographic Pilgrimage One of the Czech words for photography is “zvecnit,” which literally means “to immortalize.” Al…

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In Czechoslovakia in the 1960s high-speed 35mm photographic film was not available. We used high-speed cinematographic film, which we bought on the black market from film cameramen. When pushed, the film was quite grainy, and I liked it very much. The style was born out of necessity, but I like the grain, I like the texture, even the faults in the emulsion. I don’t mind them; I consider them part of the image.