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07
2008
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Josef Koudelka, Prague, 1968

clipped from www.kottke.org
Koudelka Prague

It was taken by Josef Koudelka in Prague in 1968, just before the Soviet Union invaded and put a stop to The Prague Spring. To demonstrate the emptiness of the streets at noon, Koudelka stuck his wristwatch into the scene before shooting it. A simple, brilliant gesture that adds not only a temporal dimension to the photo but also a sense of solitary humanity in contrast to the empty streets.

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Written by Gianluca in: Personali |
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02
2008
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