Name: Photographer Bohumil Dobrovolský, who captured 1968 invasion, dies at 89
Uploaded: 2024-06-07T11:19:37+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: Czechs are paying tribute to the photographer Bohumil Dobrovolský, who died on Wednesday at the age of 89. He is best known for his photographs documenting the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968. Bohumil Dobrovolský (1935-2024), who died on Wednesday at the age of 89, was born in Libčice nad Vltavou in what was

Photo: Vít Šimánek, ČTK

Czechs are paying tribute to the photographer Bohumil Dobrovolský, who died on Wednesday at the age of 89. He is best known for his photographs documenting the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968.

Bohumil Dobrovolský (1935-2024), who died on Wednesday at the age of 89, was born in Libčice nad Vltavou in what was then Czechoslovakia. He was a photographer interested in live reportage photography. Between 1960 and 2024, he held dozens of solo and group exhibitions.

Author: Jakub Ferencik, Source:Český rozhlas