Václav Havel and Olga Havlová, Stockholm, 1991

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Dinner with King Carl XVI Gustaf, Stockholm, May 22, 1991

The Havels. The First Couple. Olga and Václav. I never posed them—they didn’t like it, and neither did I. I prefer photographing spontaneous moments rather than arranging scenes. In this case, the President asked me, so it was clear. Václav was wearing a new tailcoat—probably rented, as I vaguely recall. I wouldn’t swear to it. Nevertheless, a beautiful couple. I could no longer accompany them to the formal dinner with the King and the Queen Mother. Protocol can sometimes be a photographer’s “enemy.”

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Printing technique: Giclée / pigment print, Epson Ultrachrome HDR — the most widely used technology preferred by artists, galleries, collectors, and art institutions. Unframed.

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