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'''Antonín Kratochvíl''' (or '''Antonin Kratochvil'''; born 1947 in [[Litoměřice]], [[Czechoslovakia]]) is a [[Czechs|Czech]]-born [[United States|American]] photojournalist. He is a founding member of [[VII Photo Agency]].
'''Antonín Kratochvíl''' (also written '''Antonin Kratochvil'''; born 12 April 1947) is a [[Czechs|Czech]]-born [[United States|American]] photojournalist. He is a founding member of [[VII Photo Agency]].


==Life and work==
==Life and work==
Kratochvíl gained a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]] in Photography from [[Gerrit Rietveld Academie]], [[Amsterdam]].
Kratochvíl was born in 1947 in [[Lovosice]], [[Czechoslovakia]]. He gained a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts|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 (magazine)|Fortune]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}
He has photographed Mongolia's street children for the magazine of the [[American Museum of Natural History]] and the [[Iraq War]] for ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}


He was suspended from VII Photo Agency in 2017 after sexual harassment allegations were made.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2018-10-31|title=Antonin Kratochvil suspended from VII following sexual harassment allegations – British Journal of Photography|url=http://www.bjp-online.com/2018/07/vii-kratochvil-suspended/|website=www.bjp-online.com}}</ref> He denied that they ever happened.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2018-10-31|title=Slovo ženy má větší váhu. Je teď taková politická situace, říká fotograf Kratochvíl o nařčení z obtěžování – Reflex.cz|url=http://www.reflex.cz/clanek/video/88871/slovo-zeny-ma-vetsi-vahu-je-ted-takova-politicka-situace-rika-fotograf-kratochvil-o-narceni-z-obtezovani.html|newspaper=Reflex.cz}}</ref>
Sarah K. Stanley, in an essay on Kratochvil'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."<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Stanley|first1=Sarah K.|title=First Day of Remorse|journal=Afterimage|date=Sep 2005}}</ref>

Sarah K. Stanley, in an essay on Kratochvíl'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."<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Stanley|first1=Sarah K.|title=First Day of Remorse|journal=Afterimage|date=Sep 2005|volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=57–58 |doi=10.1525/aft.2005.33.2.57 |s2cid=251853499 }}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
===Publications by Kratochvíl===
===Publications by Kratochvíl===
*''Broken Dream: 20 Years of War in Eastern Europe.'' New York: Monacelli, 1997. ISBN 9781885254788.
*''Broken Dream: 20 Years of War in Eastern Europe.'' New York: Monacelli, 1997. {{ISBN|9781885254788}}.
*''Incognito.'' Santa Fe, NM: Arena, 2001. ISBN 9781892041456. Short introduction by [[Billy Bob Thornton]], interview by [[Mark Jacobson]].
*''Incognito.'' Santa Fe, NM: Arena, 2001. {{ISBN|9781892041456}}. With a short introduction by [[Billy Bob Thornton]] and an interview by [[The Lampshade: A Holocaust Detective Story from Buchenwald to New Orleans|Mark Jacobson]].
*''Sopravvivere.'' Milan: F. Motta, 2001. ISBN 9788871793191. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Galleria Grazia Neri, Milan.
*''Sopravvivere.'' Milan: F. Motta, 2001. {{ISBN|9788871793191}}. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Galleria Grazia Neri, Milan.
*''Antonin Kratochvil.'' FotoTorst series no. 12. Prague: Torst, 2003. ISBN 9788072152001. English and Czech.
*''Antonin Kratochvil.'' FotoTorst series no. 12. Prague: Torst, 2003. {{ISBN|9788072152001}}. English and Czech.
*''Vanishing.'' New York: de.MO, 2005. ISBN 978-0970576835.
*''Vanishing.'' New York: de.MO, 2005. {{ISBN|978-0970576835}}.
*''Persona: Portraits''. Slovart, 2006. {{ISBN|978-8072097838}}. With an introduction by Michael Persson.


===Publications with contributions by Kratochvíl===
===Publications with contributions by Kratochvíl===
*''Spirits and Ghosts: Journeys Through Mongolia.'' New York: [[powerHouse Books|powerHouse]], 2003. ISBN 9781576871676. By Julia Calfee. Edited and with an introduction by Kratochvil.
*''Spirits and Ghosts: Journeys Through Mongolia.'' New York: [[powerHouse Books|powerHouse]], 2003. {{ISBN|9781576871676}}. By Julia Calfee. Edited and with an introduction by Kratochvíl.
*''Endure: Renewal from Ground Zero.'' New York: [[Rockefeller Foundation]], 2001. {{ISBN|0891840613}}. By Kratochvíl, [[Jurek Wajdowicz]], Carolina Salguero, [[Larry Towell]] and [[Alex Webb (photographer)|Alex Webb]].


==Awards==
==Awards==
*1991: Infinity Award: Photojournalist of the Year, [[International Center of Photography]], New York City<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-04-08|title=1991 Infinity Award: Photojournalism|url=https://www.icp.org/infinity-awards/antonin-kratochvil|date=23 February 2016|website=International Center of Photography}}</ref>
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*1994: Dorothy Lange Prize<ref name="bjp-smyth-2018">{{cite web|accessdate=2020-04-08|title=Antonin Kratochvil resigns from VII|url=https://www.bjp-online.com/2018/09/antonin-kratochvil-resigns-from-vii/|date=4 September 2018|website=British Journal of Photography}}</ref>
*1991 Infinity Award: [[Photojournalist]] of the Year, [[International Center of Photography]].
*1995: [[Hasselblad Foundation]] Grant for Photography<ref name="bjp-smyth-2018"/>
*1994 Leica Medal of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Photography.
*1998: 1st prize, Portraits, Stories, [[World Press Photo]], Amsterdam<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-04-08|title=1998 Antonin Kratochvil POS1-AF|url=https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/1998/32451/1/1998-Antonin-Kratochvil-POS1-AF|website=www.worldpressphoto.org}}</ref>
*1994 Dorothy Lange Prize.
*2003: 1st prize, Nature, Singles, World Press Photo, Amsterdam<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-04-08|title=2003 Antonin Kratochvil NA1|url=https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2003/31638/1/2003-Antonin-Kratochvil-NA1|website=www.worldpressphoto.org}}</ref>
*1994 Ernst Haas Working Grant.
*2005: Outstanding Achievement in Photojournalism, [[Lucie Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-04-08|title=The Lucie Awards|url=https://www.lucies.org/honorees/antonin-kratochvil/}}</ref>
*1995 [[Hasselblad Foundation]] Grant for Photography.
*1995 Ernst Haas Award.
*1997 Gold Medal for Photography from Society of Publishing Designers.
*1997 First Prize, [[World Press Photo]], Portrait Series, Amsterdam.
*1997 (Eissie) Alfred Eisenstadt Award for 3Eyewitness Essay2 Life Magazine.
*2000 Gold ARC Award for Best Annual Report, NGO Category, for Rockefeller Foundation 1999 Annual Report.
*2003 First Prize, World Press Photo, Amsterdam (2 awards same year).
*Medal from the City of Prague for Photography.
*2005 [[Lucie Awards|Lucie Award]] for Outstanding Achievement in Photojournalism.
*2005 Golden Light Award for Best Documentary Book for the book ''Vanishing''.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|antoninkratochvil.com}}
*{{Official website|antoninkratochvil.com}}
*[http://www.viiphoto.com/photographer.html VII Photo Agency Bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120723041558/http://www.viiphoto.com/photographer.html VII Photo Agency Bio]
*[[Médecins Sans Frontières|Doctors Without Borders]]
*[[Médecins Sans Frontières|Doctors Without Borders Medecins Sans Frontieres]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-43y-gRvEO4 Vogue Masters: Antonin Kratochvil] from Vogue Italia on YouTube

*Persona Exhibition / Antonin [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AA1oQ9Od5o Kratochvil]
*World Press Photo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R5l9vcNPY Foundation]
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Latest revision as of 12:06, 18 July 2023

Kratochvíl in 2017 during FotoArtFestival

Antonín Kratochvíl (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

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Kratochvíl 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.[citation needed]

He was suspended from VII Photo Agency in 2017 after sexual harassment allegations were made.[1] He denied that they ever happened.[2]

Sarah K. Stanley, in an essay on Kratochvíl'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."[3]

Publications

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Publications by Kratochvíl

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  • Broken Dream: 20 Years of War in Eastern Europe. New York: Monacelli, 1997. ISBN 9781885254788.
  • Incognito. Santa Fe, NM: Arena, 2001. ISBN 9781892041456. With a short introduction by Billy Bob Thornton and an interview by Mark Jacobson.
  • Sopravvivere. Milan: F. Motta, 2001. ISBN 9788871793191. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Galleria Grazia Neri, Milan.
  • Antonin Kratochvil. FotoTorst series no. 12. Prague: Torst, 2003. ISBN 9788072152001. English and Czech.
  • Vanishing. New York: de.MO, 2005. ISBN 978-0970576835.
  • Persona: Portraits. Slovart, 2006. ISBN 978-8072097838. With an introduction by Michael Persson.

Publications with contributions by Kratochvíl

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Antonin Kratochvil suspended from VII following sexual harassment allegations – British Journal of Photography". www.bjp-online.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  2. ^ "Slovo ženy má větší váhu. Je teď taková politická situace, říká fotograf Kratochvíl o nařčení z obtěžování – Reflex.cz". Reflex.cz. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  3. ^ Stanley, Sarah K. (Sep 2005). "First Day of Remorse". Afterimage. 33 (2): 57–58. doi:10.1525/aft.2005.33.2.57. S2CID 251853499.
  4. ^ "1991 Infinity Award: Photojournalism". International Center of Photography. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  5. ^ a b "Antonin Kratochvil resigns from VII". British Journal of Photography. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  6. ^ "1998 Antonin Kratochvil POS1-AF". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  7. ^ "2003 Antonin Kratochvil NA1". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  8. ^ "The Lucie Awards". Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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