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Photojournalist Jan Šibík on the death of his trade, mobile pics and the coronavirus crisis

Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 8:53 a.m.

Jan Šibík is one of the Czech Republic's top photojournalists. He has undertaken assignments in hotspots around the world, including Rwanda, Afghanistan, Chechnya and Iran as well as capturing the tumultuous events of the Velvet Revolution in his own homeland. In a recent interview for Czech Radio, the photographer spoke about the demise of photojournalism, what he thinks about mobile phone pics and his plans to produce a book of photographs about the ongoing coronavirus crisis.