Vladimir Birgus

Vnitrni Okruh V Soucasne Ceske Fotografii / the Intimate Circle in Contemporary Czech Photography Vladimir Birgus

Marc Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at Galerie hlavniho mesta Prahy, Mestska knihovna, Praha, May 15-August 18, 2013; Mesiac fotografie, Dom umenia, Bratislava, November 5-December 1, 2013; and Muzeum umeni Olomouc, May 15-September 14, 2014.; Includes bibliographical references (page 190).; Text in Czech and English."Publisher Marketing: Exploring themes of introspection in portraiture, the 50 Czech photographers gathered in this volume include Ivan Pinkava, Jir David, Pavel Ban ka, Milena Dopitova and Dita Pepe, as well as younger, lesser-known emerging talents. Each photographer supplies a short commentary on their work. Contributor Bio:  Birgus, Vladimir Vladimir Birgus is Professor at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and Head of the Institute of Creative Photography at Silesian University in Opava. He is the author of numerous books on Czech and European photography, including Photographer Frantisek Drtikol, Czech Photography of the 1990s, and The Nude in Czech Photography.