The Most Famous
PHOTOGRAPHERS from Czechia
This page contains a list of the greatest Czech Photographers. The pantheon dataset contains 148 Photographers, 4 of which were born in Czechia. This makes Czechia the birth place of the 7th most number of Photographers behind Italy, and Japan.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Czech Photographers of all time. This list of famous Czech Photographers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Josef Koudelka (b. 1938)
With an HPI of 64.90, Josef Koudelka is the most famous Czech Photographer. His biography has been translated into 26 different languages on wikipedia.
Josef Koudelka (born 10 January 1938) is a Czech-French photographer. He is a member of Magnum Photos and has won awards such as the Prix Nadar (1978), a Grand Prix National de la Photographie (1989), a Grand Prix Henri Cartier-Bresson (1991), and the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography (1992). Exhibitions of his work have been held at the Museum of Modern Art and the International Center of Photography, New York; the Hayward Gallery, London; the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; and the Palais de Tokyo, Paris.
2. Jan Saudek (b. 1935)
With an HPI of 62.41, Jan Saudek is the 2nd most famous Czech Photographer. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Jan Saudek (born 13 May 1935) is an art photographer and painter.
3. Josef Sudek (1896 - 1976)
With an HPI of 61.21, Josef Sudek is the 3rd most famous Czech Photographer. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Josef Sudek (17 March 1896 – 15 September 1976) was a Czech photographer, best known for his photographs of Prague.
4. František Drtikol (1883 - 1961)
With an HPI of 55.81, František Drtikol is the 4th most famous Czech Photographer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
František Drtikol (3 March 1883 – 13 January 1961) was a Czech photographer known for his nudes and portraits.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Czech photographers born between 1883 and 1938. Of these 4, 2 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Czech photographers include Josef Koudelka, and Jan Saudek. The most famous deceased Czech photographers include Josef Sudek, and František Drtikol.
