One of the seminal photoessays of the 20th century, Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka’s *Gypsies* offers an unparalleled insight into the everyday lives of Europe’s Roma communities. Carrying only his equipment, a backpack, and a sleeping bag, Koudelka moved freely between different villages and encampments during the 1960s and early 1970s, sleeping outdoors and spending his days immersed in documenting the people he encountered. Much like the communities he was photographing, Koudelka’s life during this period was marked by displacement and alienation. It was undoubtedly his affinity with these people’s way of life that both drove him to photograph them and enabled Koudelka to capture the intimate details and complexities of their existence to such an unprecedented degree.
German version of *Les GITANS*
Published by Steidl, 2011,
25 cm 32 cm, in very good condition
One of the seminal photoessays of the 20th century, Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka’s *Gypsies* offers an unparalleled insight into the everyday lives of Europe’s Roma communities. Carrying only his equipment, a backpack, and a sleeping bag, Koudelka moved freely between different villages and encampments during the 1960s and early 1970s, sleeping outdoors and spending his days immersed in documenting the people he encountered. Much like the communities he was photographing, Koudelka’s life during this period was marked by displacement and alienation. It was undoubtedly his affinity with these people’s way of life that both drove him to photograph them and enabled Koudelka to capture the intimate details and complexities of their existence to such an unprecedented degree.
German version of *Les GITANS*
Published by Steidl, 2011,
25 cm 32 cm, in very good condition
