Tomki Němec – Fototorst Edition, 2008 | Photography Book

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About the Book

A photographic monograph of Tomki Němec, published in 2008 as volume 29 of the Fototorst series.

The publication presents a selection of my documentary work from the mid-1980s to approximately 2004. It captures life in communist-era Czechoslovakia, the social changes following 1989, Václav Havel, and photographs from Cuba, Romania, Slovakia and other countries.

My documentary photography often focuses on ordinary people and everyday situations in which personal stories intersect with broader historical events.

The publication forms part of a monographic series presenting important figures in Czech photography.

Technical Specifications

• Series: Fototorst, volume 29
• Publication year: 2008
• Number of pages: 144
• Format: 160 × 180 mm
• Text: Josef Chuchma
• Graphic design: Pavel Lev, Studio Najbrt
• ISBN: 978-80-7215-329-9
• Included with the offered copy: artist's signature and a postcard featuring a photograph of Pope John Paul II in Prague, April 1990

About the Photographer

I began taking photographs in the 1980s, when I was also involved in the unofficial Czech photography scene.

After the Velvet Revolution, I became Václav Havel's personal photographer. Alongside documenting his presidency, I continued my independent photographic work in the Czech Republic and abroad.

My photography has received two World Press Photo awards, and my work has appeared in numerous Czech and international publications.

This book offers an overview of the first two decades of my photographic career.