Markéta Luskačová
author · photographer
Markéta Luskačová is a Czech photographer born in Prague in 1944. She studied Sociology of Culture at Charles University and later took a postgraduate course in photography at the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU). She began working as a freelance photographer in 1968, gaining early international acclaim for her 'Pilgrims' series (1964–71), which documented religious traditions in Slovakia. In 1975, she immigrated to London, England, where she has lived and worked since. Her photography often focuses on the human condition, including street life in East End markets, children, and coastal scenes. She was a nominee photographer for Magnum Photo between 1976 and 1980. Her work is held in major public collections including the Tate, Victoria and Albert Museum, and National Portrait Gallery.[1,2]
- religious traditions
- human existence
- street life
- children
- coastal scenes
Books
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Pilgrims€1,071.00
Works by Markéta Luskačová
- 1983 Pilgrims Exhibition catalogue of her Pilgrims series.
- 2019 By The Sea: Photographs from the North East 1976–1980
- 2016 To Remember: London Street Musicians 1975–1990 Foreword by John Berger.
- 1998 Unknown Remembered: Photographs of Children 1968–98
- 1985 Markéta Luskačová: Photographs
Exhibitions
- 1983 Pilgrims
- 1991 Photographs of Spitalfields
- 1989 Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood
- 2014 Markéta Luskačová: Fotografie, 1964–2014
- 2019 Markéta Luskačová: By the Sea
- 2020 Markéta Luskačová: By the Sea