Jan Pohribný
Jan Pohribný (born 1961) is a Czech photographer.[1][2]
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Jan Pohribný
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- Name
- Jan Pohribný
- Born
- 8 February 1961
- Birthplace
- Prague
- Occupation
- Photographer Jan Pohribný (born 1961) is a Czech photographer.[1][2]
- Nationality
- Czech Republic · Czechoslovakia
- Honours
- Personality of Czech photography · Qualified European Photographer
- Languages
- Czech
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Jan Pohribný (born 1961) is a Czech photographer.[1][2]
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Jan Pohribný (born 1961) is a Czech and Czechoslovak photographer, teacher and typographer. The photographer was born in Prague.
Languages used include Czech. Jan Pohribný received Personality of Czech photography and Qualified European Photographer.
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• Name — Jan Pohribný • Born — 8 February 1961 • Birthplace — Prague • Occupation — Photographer Jan Pohribný (born 1961) is a Czech photographer.[1][2]
Education
Education
• 1976–1980 Secondary school for Graphic Arts in Prague (line Applied Photography) • 1981–1986 Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (the Department of Artistic Photography) • 1985–1986 6 Months study program at University of Applied Arts in Helsinki (FIN)
Experience
Experience
Since 1986, he has worked as a freelance photographer-artist. On top of his artistic works he works predominantly in the field of design and illustration photography. He co-operates with a number of leading agencies, companies and magazines at home-country and abroad. Since 1990 he is a member of Professional Photographers Association and a member of Prague House of Photography, where he acted (1992–1997) as a lector as well as main coordinator at Summer Workshop Program of PHP. Since 2003 he is a member of its executive board Since 1995 he is a founding member and president of Society for Únětician Culture Renovation. Since 1998 he works as part-time teacher at Silesian University, Institute of Creative Photography. He leads number of workshops home and abroad.[6][7] Since 2000 he gives regularly the lectures at Polytechnic Art School in Imatra (FIN). In 2006 he was working as artist in residence in Finland's Southern Savonia region.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — by Jan Pohribný: Megalit land, 1988 • Illustration — by Jan Pohribný: Tempter, 1989 • Illustration — by Jan Pohribný: Imperia, 1992 • Illustration — by Jan Pohribný: Letná. 1997 • Illustration — by Jan Pohribný: Václavské náměstí, 2001 • Illustration — by Jan Pohribný: Endbeginning, 2005 • Illustration — by Jan Pohribný: Nest, 2007 • Illustration — by Jan Pohribný: Leone, 2009 • Illustration — by Jan Pohribný: Spirála, 2009 • Illustration — Exhibition Kamenná posedlost in České centrum, Prague, 2008
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Jan Pohribný is recorded with the occupation photographer. Recorded with the occupation typographer. Recorded with the occupation teacher. Recorded as photographer, teacher and typographer.
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Jan Pohribný was born on 8 February 1961.
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Jan Pohribný was born at Prague.
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Awards
Award of City Arles, R.I.P. Arles (F), 1990 • 2. prize in Czech Press Photo, Art and Culture Category, Prague (CZ), 1995 • 2. prize in Czech Press Photo, Nature and Environment Category, Prague (CZ), 1997 • 3. prize in Czech Press Photo, Art and Culture Category, Prague (CZ), 2001 • Title Qualified European Photographer, by FEP, Brussel (B), 2001
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- 1.Kůs, Tomáš. Inscenovaná krajina Jana Pohribného. Czech Radio. 18 February 2009.
- 2.ARTmagazin.eu. Jan Pohribný – Návrat ke kořenům.
- 3.Mlčoch, Jan. Czech Photography of the 20th Century. KANT. 259, 320, 328, 330, 373. 2010. 978-80-7437-027-4.
- 4.Jan Pohribný (photo) & Richards, Julian (introduction) (2007). Magic Stones; the secret world of ancient megaliths. London: Merrell.
- 5.Pohribný, Jan. Magic Stones: The Secret World of Ancient Megaliths. Merrell. 1 October 2007. 9781858944135.
- 6.Institut tvůrčí fotografie. www.itf.cz.
- 7.Artlist - databáze současného umění. artlist.cz.
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