Jan Saudek (b. 13 May 1935 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech art photographer and painter. Saudek's father was a Jew and this, coupled with his Slavic (Czech) heritage, caused his family to become a target of the Nazis. Many of his family members died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II. Jan and his brother Karel were held in a children's concentration camp for Mischlinge located near the present Polish-Czech border. His father Gustav was deported to ghetto Theresienstadt in February 1945. Both sons and father survived the war. According to Jan's biography he got his first camera, a Kodak Baby Brownie, in 1950. He apprenticed to a photographer and in 1952 started working as a print shop worker, where he worked until 1983. In 1959 he started using more advanced camera Flexaret 6x6, also engaged in painting and drawing. After completing his military service, he was inspired in 1963 by the exhibit catalogue of Steichen'sFamily of Man to try to become a serious art photographer. In 1969 he traveled to the United States and was encouraged in his work by curatorHugh Edwards. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Saudek