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> [My photographs are proof of what happened. When I go to Russia, sometimes I meet ex-soldiers... They say, 'We came to liberate you…' I say: 'Listen, I think it was quite different. I saw people being killed.' They say: 'No.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/my-photographs-are-proof-of-what-happened-when-i-go-to-russia/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

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## More by Josef Koudelka

> [When I first started to take photographs in Czechoslovakia, I met this old gentleman, this old photographer, who told me a few practical things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/when-i-first-started-to-take-photographs-in-czechoslovakia-i-met-this/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [I don't like captions. I prefer people to look at my pictures and invent their own stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/i-don-t-like-captions-i-prefer-people-to-look-at-my-pictures-and/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [For me what photographers say about their photos doesn’t have any importance. For me it is just enough to look at the pictures. Many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/for-me-what-photographers-say-about-their-photos-doesn-t-have-any/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [The biggest lesson in photography is that from negative we make a positive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/the-biggest-lesson-in-photography-is-that-from-negative-we-make-a/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [My photographs are proof of what happened. When I go to Russia, sometimes I meet ex-soldiers... They say, 'We came to liberate you…' I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/my-photographs-are-proof-of-what-happened-when-i-go-to-russia/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [If I am dissatisfied, it's simply because good photos are few and far between. A good photo is a miracle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/if-i-am-dissatisfied-it-s-simply-because-good-photos-are-few-and-far/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [I don't pretend to be an intellectual or a philosopher. I just look.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/i-don-t-pretend-to-be-an-intellectual-or-a-philosopher-i-just-look/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [I photograph only something that has to do with me, and I never did anything that I did not want to do. I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/i-photograph-only-something-that-has-to-do-with-me-and-i-never-did/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [My work has no theme. I don't care if my photographs get published, and I have no interest in the news. But the invasion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/my-work-has-no-theme-i-don-t-care-if-my-photographs-get-published-and/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [I never stay in one country more than three months. Why? Because I was interested in seeing, and if I stay longer I become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/i-never-stay-in-one-country-more-than-three-months-why-because-i-was/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [It never seemed important to me that my photos be published. It's important that I take them. There were periods where I didn't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/it-never-seemed-important-to-me-that-my-photos-be-published-it-s/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [I have to shoot three cassettes of film a day, even when not 'photographing', in order to keep the eye in practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/i-have-to-shoot-three-cassettes-of-film-a-day-even-when-not/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [What matters most to me is to take photographs; to continue taking them and not to repeat myself. To go further, to go as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/what-matters-most-to-me-is-to-take-photographs-to-continue-taking/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [The changes taking place in this part of Europe are enormous and very rapid. One world is disappearing. I am trying to photograph what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/the-changes-taking-place-in-this-part-of-europe-are-enormous-and-very/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

> [I have never had any hero in my life or in photography. I just travel, I look and everything influences me. Everything influences me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josef-koudelka/i-have-never-had-any-hero-in-my-life-or-in-photography-i-just-travel/)

[Josef Koudelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josef-koudelka/)

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