Sports, 2nd prize
Vaclav Jirsa
Vecernik Praha
Vecernik Praha
01 October, 1972
The critical second at the most difficult hurdle, named 'Taxis's moat', in the Great Pardubice Steeplechase. Vaclav Jirsa made this photograph from a scaffold which was about 1,5m high and located behind all other photographers and perfect for a top view. He used a Leicaflex camera with a motordrive to make the sequence.
Vaclav Jirsa
Vaclav Jirsa (Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1938) was educated as an engineer and worked as a constructor in the Czech dockyard after his graduation. In 1962, he began photographing fo...
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