Art – Josef Koudelka Blossomed When Prague Withered – NYTimes.com

IN early 1968 Josef Koudelka decided to give up his job as an aeronautical engineer and devote himself full time to photography. It was a luminous moment in Czechoslovakia: the political reformist Alexander Dubcek had just come to power and lifted some of the Soviet-bloc-style restrictions on political freedom. The country teemed with excitement as … Continue reading Art – Josef Koudelka Blossomed When Prague Withered – NYTimes.com