Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:44:26 +0200https://english.radio.cz/antonin-kratochvil-part-2-8592532© 2026 Radio Prague International Before he ever picked up a camera, the internationally renowned Czech photographer Antonín Kratochvíl led a colourful life to say the least. After escaping from Czechoslovakia in 1967, he spent time in an Austrian refugee camp, was imprisoned in Sweden and joined the French Foreign Legion, with whom he fought in a war before later deserting. In the second part of an interview conducted at his long-term home in New York, Antonín Kratochvíl discusses, among other things, how his own experiences have shaped his approach to photography. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/foto7_0.jpg?timestamp=1591360261 https://english.radio.cz/antonin-kratochvil-part-2-8592532 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9