The award-winning Czech photographer Marian Benes will present his work, including the fascinating images of the Bohemian National Hall renovation and the portraits of Czech compatriots living in New York City. He will also offer an historical insight into the beginnings of digital photography and its specifics in the Czech Republic. We will learn about Benes’s collaboration with Prof. Miroslav Vojtechovsky, the doyen of Czech photography. Their work with students is reflected in his new book Photography of the New Millennium: From Technical Mutations to the Poetics of Authorial Creation, awarded the prestigious Best Publisher Title Prize in the 2022 FEP European Photo Book Award competition in Rome.
Moderated by Christopher Harwood, PhD.
Free and open to the public. Suggested donation $5. Seats are limited, on first-come first-served basis. RSVP through Eventbrite required.
About
MARIAN BENES is a photographer, professor, curator, juror, and holder of the Master Qualified European Photographer title (MQEP) awarded by the Federation of European Professional Photographers.
He is Head of the Studio of Photography and Audio-Visual Arts at the University of Creative Communication in Prague and vice-president of the Association of Professional Photographers of the Czech Republic. He also teaches at the Institute of Creative Photography at Silesian University. He graduated from the Film Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and received his doctorate from the Faculty of Art and Design at J. E. Purkyně University. As a Fulbright scholar, he studied at the International Center of Photography in New York City. His work includes digital photography for communication campaigns, advertising, editorials and exhibitions. His award-winning photography has been widely exhibited and is included in collections of private collectors, galleries and institutions.
This event is organized by the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) in New York with the support of the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association.