His photos from the occupation of Liberec traveled the world
Václav Toužimský was born on May 8, 1933, in Liberec. From 1950 to 1952 he studied the double major in photochemistry - photography. After that, he worked all his life as a photographer in Liberec. In 1968, he took a famous series of pictures from the beginning of the Warsaw Pact invasion in Liberec, including a well-known picture of the demolished arcade on Liberec Square. In 1969, members of the StB confiscated negatives with incriminated images at the Fotocentrum in Liberec. The witness was not allowed to take pictures for some time, but his director kept him in the team of photographers. In his free time, he received several awards for his photographs from the Liberec region and the city of Liberec. He has married twice and has two daughters. Today, he has five grandchildren from both wives. He is currently retired and lives happily with his wife in Liberec.