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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

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

Publications by Kratochvíl

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

Spirits and Ghosts: Journeys Through Mongolia. New York: 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.

Awards

1991: Infinity Award: Photojournalist of the Year, International Center of Photography, New York City^[4]
1994: Dorothy Lange Prize^[5]
1995: Hasselblad Foundation Grant for Photography^[5]
1998: 1st prize, Portraits, Stories, World Press Photo, Amsterdam^[6]
2003: 1st prize, Nature, Singles, World Press Photo, Amsterdam^[7]
2005: Outstanding Achievement in Photojournalism, Lucie Awards^[8]

References

^ "Antonin Kratochvil suspended from VII following sexual harassment allegations – British Journal of Photography". www.bjp-online.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
^ "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.
^ Stanley, Sarah K. (Sep 2005). "First Day of Remorse". Afterimage. 33 (2): 57–58. doi:10.1525/aft.2005.33.2.57. S2CID 251853499.
^ "1991 Infinity Award: Photojournalism". International Center of Photography. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
^ ^a ^b "Antonin Kratochvil resigns from VII". British Journal of Photography. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
^ "1998 Antonin Kratochvil POS1-AF". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
^ "2003 Antonin Kratochvil NA1". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
^ "The Lucie Awards". Retrieved 2020-04-08.

External links

Official website
VII Photo Agency Bio
Doctors Without Borders Medecins Sans Frontieres
Vogue Masters: Antonin Kratochvil from Vogue Italia on YouTube
Persona Exhibition / Antonin Kratochvil
World Press Photo Foundation

[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.

[bjp-smyth-2018-5] "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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+{{short description|American photojournalist}}
-{{BLP sources|date=February 2015}}
-[[File:Antonín-Kratochvíl-2013.jpg|thumb|Kratochvíl in 2013]]
+[[File:Antonin Kratochvil 2017.jpg|300px|thumb|Kratochvíl in 2017 during [[FotoArtFestival]]]]
-'''Antonín Kratochvíl''' (also written '''Antonin Kratochvil''') (born 1947) 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==
-Kratochvíl was born in 1947 in [[Litoměřice]], [[Czechoslovakia]]. He 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 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 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}}</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 by Kratochvíl===
 *''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]].
+*''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.
 *''Antonin Kratochvil.'' FotoTorst series no. 12. Prague: Torst, 2003. {{ISBN|9788072152001}}. English and Czech.
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 ==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>
-{{BLP unsourced section|date=June 2015}}
+*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==
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 *{{Official website|antoninkratochvil.com}}
 *[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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-[[Category:Living people]]
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 [[Category:American people of Czech descent]]
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+[[Category:VII Photo Agency photographers]]
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