Recalling Tibet

by Josef Vaniš, Vladimír Sís, Josef Kolmaš

This book documents the journey taken by Vladimir Sis and Josef Vanis, who travelled to Tibet from 1953 - 1955 while making a film. The archival photographs and stills capture the Tibetan landscape, people, customs, dress, monastery architecture, temples and palaces providing a unique vision of Tibet in the 1950's, a vision of a cultural heritage that is no longer in existence after systematically being wiped out. Text in English

160 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1997

About the author

Josef Vaniš was born on January 6, 1927, in Vysoký Chlumec. After graduating from the Secondary School of Graphic Arts in Prague, specializing in film and photography (under Professor Skopec), and after several years working as a camera assistant (1942–1946), he went on to shoot dozens of newsreels, documentaries, and short films as an independent cinematographer (1946–1957). From 1958 to 1989, he worked at the Barrandov Film Studio, and between 1989 and 1994 he worked as a freelancer. He was the author and co-author of several publications and was also active as a photographer, focusing on exhibitions. Josef Vaniš passed away on February 12, 2009.