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# Antonin Kratochvil

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Antonín Kratochvíl is a Czech-born American photojournalist. He is a founding member of VII Photo Agency.

##  Quotes by Antonin Kratochvil

> [You should never use the camera to make your pictures. You use yourself, your experience to make the picture with the camera.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-kratochvil/you-should-never-use-the-camera-to-make-your-pictures-you-use/)

[Antonin Kratochvil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-kratochvil/)

[Cameras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cameras/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/antonin-kratochvil-75999_cameras_you-should-never-use-the-camera-to-make_289781.jpg)

> [Stalin said artists are the engineers of human souls. I wanted to show what happens to the soul when the engineers get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-kratochvil/stalin-said-artists-are-the-engineers-of-human-souls-i-wanted-to-show/)

[Antonin Kratochvil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-kratochvil/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/antonin-kratochvil-75999_art_stalin-said-artists-are-the-engineers-of_517902.jpg)

> [I was repelled by the sleazy reality of the totalitarian countries: politicians were shameless. There were corruption, pollution, shoddy goods, long lines,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-kratochvil/i-was-repelled-by-the-sleazy-reality-of-the-totalitarian-countries/)

[Antonin Kratochvil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-kratochvil/)

[Achievement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achievement/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c8/antonin-kratochvil-75999_achievement_i-was-repelled-by-the-sleazy-reality-of_1703579.jpg)

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