Josef Koudelka: the man who risked his life to photograph the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia – in pictures
After years of taking striking photos of Gypsies, the Czech photographer stood before the tanks during the 1968 invasion. He smuggled out his images, they went round the world and he fled to Britain. Here are his most poignant and powerful shots
- Josef Koudelka: Nationality Doubtful is at the Getty Center in Los Angeles from 11 November to 22 March 2015
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A young Gypsy suspected of being guilty takes part in a murder reconstruction, Jarabina, Czechoslovakia, 1963. All photographs: Josef Koudelka/Magnum Photos
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Gypsy music festival, Straznice, Czechoslovakia, 1966
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Gypsies at a funeral, Jarabina, Czechoslovakia, 1963
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A Gypsy couple, Kladno, Czechoslovakia, 1966
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Warsaw Pact troops invade Prague, August 1968
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Warsaw Pact tanks invade Prague, August 1968
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A Gypsy and his horse, Romania, 1968
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Carnival in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, 1968
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The Croagh Patrick pilgrimage, County Mayo, Ireland, 1972
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Still Life (Newspaper), France, 1976
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Parc de Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France, 1987
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Al-Eizariya (Bethany), East Jerusalem. The Palestinian city of al-Eizariya is now divided from East Jerusalem by the wall
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