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Mar 25, 2026 13 min

Along the Wall: Josef Koudelka’s Wall

from Photography and Walking Hosted by Philippe Guillaume. Produced by Productions 3655 Inc.

In this episode of Photography and Walking, Philippe Guillaume explores Josef Koudelka’s photographs of the barrier that separates Israel and Palestine. Photographed between 2008 and 2012, the series traces the wall across hills, orchards, roads, and neighbourhoods. Rather than presenting the structure as a single dramatic event, Koudelka approaches it through repetition and movement. Working with panoramic photographs and returning to the region repeatedly over four years, he reveals the wall slowly, as something that stretches beyond the limits of any single frame. Walking becomes central to the work. The photographs accumulate presence through time, showing how a political decision hardens into concrete, wire, and shadow and begins to reorganize the rhythms of everyday life. This episode reflects on how photography and walking together make it possible to approach such a structure not through spectacle, but through duration. Dans cet épisode de Photography and Walking, Philippe Guillaume explore les photographies que Josef Koudelka a prises de la barrière séparant Israël et la Palestine. Prises entre 2008 et 2012, elles suivent le mur à travers des collines, des vergers, des routes et des quartiers. Plutôt que de présenter la structure comme un événement spectaculaire, Koudelka l’aborde par la répétition et le déplacement. Travaillant avec un appareil panoramique et revenant plusieurs fois dans la région sur une période de quatre ans, il révèle progressivement le mur, comme quelque chose qui dépasse toujours les limites d’une seule image. La marche devient centrale dans ce travail. Les photographies accumulent une présence dans le temps et montrent comment une décision politique se matérialise en béton, en grillage et en ombre, réorganisant peu à peu les rythmes de la vie quotidienne. Cet épisode réfléchit à la manière dont la photographie et la marche permettent d’aborder une telle structure non pas par le spectacle, mais par la durée. Related images and references: photographyandwalking.com — Music: “Beat ’em with Rhythm” by Victor Natas, edited for this podcast (CC BY 4.0, Freesound.org). Produced by Productions 3655 Inc.

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In this episode of Photography and Walking, Philippe Guillaume explores Josef Koudelka’s photographs of the barrier that separates Israel and Palestine. Photographed between 2008 and 2012, the series traces the wall across hills, orchards, roads, and neighbourhoods. Rather than presenting the structure as a single dramatic event, Koudelka approaches it through repetition and movement. Working with panoramic photographs and returning to the region repeatedly over four years, he reveals the wal...

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