Jan Pohribný
Jan Pohribný (born 1961) is a Czech photographer. 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
Since 1986 he works 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. 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. 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

Gallery

References 

1961 births
Living people
Photographers from Prague