AntonÃÂn KratochvÃÂl (also written Antonin Kratochvil; born 12 April 1947) is a Czech-born American photojournalist. He is a founding member of VII Photo Agency.
Life and work
KratochvÃÂl was born in 1947 in Lovosice, Czechoslovakia. He gained a BFA in Photography from Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam.
He has photographed Mongolia's street children for the magazine of the American Museum of Natural History and the Iraq War for Fortune.
He was suspended from VII Photo Agency in 2017 after sexual harassment allegations were made. He denied that they ever happened.
Sarah K. Stanley, in an essay on KratochvÃÂl's book Vanishing, called it "a unique compilation of images by a photographer who is distinguished by his great sensitivity to the plight of humans beings and animal species seeking survival in endangered habitats."
Publications
Publications by KratochvÃÂl
- Broken Dream: 20 Years of War in Eastern Europe. New York: Monacelli, 1997. .
- Incognito. Santa Fe, NM: Arena, 2001. . With a short introduction by Billy Bob Thornton and an interview by .
- Sopravvivere. Milan: F. Motta, 2001. . Catalog of an exhibition held at the Galleria Grazia Neri, Milan.
- Antonin Kratochvil. FotoTorst series no. 12. Prague: Torst, 2003. . English and Czech.
- Vanishing. New York: de.MO, 2005. .
- Persona: Portraits. Slovart, 2006. . With an introduction by Michael Persson.
Publications with contributions by KratochvÃÂl
Awards
- 1991: Infinity Award: Photojournalist of the Year, International Center of Photography, New York City
- 1994: Dorothy Lange Prize
- 1995: Hasselblad Foundation Grant for Photography
- 1998: 1st prize, Portraits, Stories, World Press Photo, Amsterdam
- 2003: 1st prize, Nature, Singles, World Press Photo, Amsterdam
- 2005: Outstanding Achievement in Photojournalism, Lucie Awards
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