Evžen Sobek

Graduated from the Institute of Creative Photography, Silesian University Opava, Czech Republic. Freelance photographer and photography teacher – lectures and workshops on documentary photography in various universities and schools in the Czech Republic. The focal point of his work is documentary photography. Represented in public and private collections in Europe, USA, Israel and Japan. Presenting his photographs in both solo and group exhibitions worldwide. Participant of Credit Suisse Masterclass for Photojournalists from Central and Eastern Europe, Budapest - New York. Awards: MiO Photo Award, Grand Prix Winner, Japan - M.I.L.K. competition, U.S.A. - Talentinum, Czech Republic, Honorable Montion Lens Culture Award 2010, Paris. Residences: Internationales Haus der Autoren Graz, Cultural City Network Graz, Austria - Stiftung kunst:raum sylt quelle, Sylt, Germany Books: 2004 - Ecce Homo (introduction by Vladimir Birgus), Leica Gallery Prague, 2008 - Life in Blue (introduction by Jiri Siostrzonek), Brno, 2011 - Life in Blue (introduction by Jiri Patek & Jiri Siostrzonek), Heidelberg, Germany