Born in 1938 Boskovice ( former Czechoslovakia) Josef Koudelka is a photographer who's work I greatly admire. This is mainly due to the photographs he took of Romany people throughout Eastern Europe. His first book titled 'Gypsies' was published in 1975 and is my favourite to date. In it hes shows the journey he took through gypsy communities, exploring the customs and traditions of the Roma people, a people that were and still are greatly outcast from modern society.
Documenting them through all of life occasions such as weddings, funerals, some hard times and some good. He manages to capture their true emotions so that they for the first time can be understood as people, rather than judged as outlaws. Above I have placed two of my favoutire phtogoraphs one of which was taken at a funeral and higlights a tragic moment for a famiily. Yet is heart capturing becuase of the beautifully white light shining down on the body that etchines out the faces and emotions of the people standing by.
Also I have included another of Koudelkas photographs that was taken at a wedding were by the gypsies took to the streets to play their instruments; something they were know greatly for and took pride in.
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