It’s summer, but photo history doesn’t rest… May 13th is the anniversary of the birth of Czech photography Jan Saudek (1935, Prague) and also the anniversary of the death (1980) of German photographer Otto Umbehr, known as Umbo. This “summer school” podcast briefly presents their work.
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Thanks for sticking around for the summer.
I like this concept,. Keep up the great work.
Hey… glad you like it!
I’ve got about 10 or 12 of these lined up…
Stay tuned!
-Jeff
Hi Jeff, Thanks for posting this episode. I have always been a fan of Eastern European photographers. They seem to put a different slant on things. I hadn’t come across either of these before. I like them both, particularly Saudek. Some of his images seem to be a bit cynical, particularly “Image of a great man”.
Cheers Rex
Rex; thanks for posting. Yes; I think at first Saudek looks “romantic” and I suppose in some ways, he is, but what’s really interesting is that sardonic attitude that seems to completely counteract that romantic look and feel that the images have.
-Jeff