Was born in Czech republic 1977. His first real contact with photography was at art school in Ostrava. In 2011 received a Master degree at the Institute of Creative Photography of the Silesian University in Opava. He focuses on social documentary and reportage photography. He took photos in many countries like: New Zealand, USA, Mongolia, Vietnam, Japan, Russia, India, Pakistan etc. In 2008 he started to work as a newspaper photographer in ISIFA photoagency in Prague, a partner of Getty Images - the world's leading creator and distributor of still imagery, footage and multimedia products. In 2009 he moved to work for Hospodarske noviny daily newspaper. As a documentary photographer he deals with important topics of the present day. Occasionally he doesn't avoid creative staged photography and works with color and digital technology. With collection Absurdistan-My home he won 1st prize at FRAME 2010 contest. This is an annual international photographic competition for professional photographers and photography students from Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. He won 1st prize at Czech press photo 2010 in category Daily live. He participated in the selection of 60 finalists from around the world at the international festival in Hanover LUMIX photofestival for young photojournalist. With collection Czech tramps he won 3 st prize at Photo Annual Awards 2014. He is now living in Prague, Czech republic.
Solo exhibitions
1999 - New Zealand, galerie MÚ, Frenštát p. R. 2000 - Ukraine, galerie Stará pošta, MKS, Nový Jičín 2001 - V zajetí scmíchu, ve zlosti, v tichu, KDK, Kopřivnice 2002 - Laciní fórové, Hodolanské divadlo, Olomouc 2003 - Vyholení, sklep restaurace Lubina, Frenštát p. R.
2004 - Ho chi minhovy děti, suterén Galerie 7, Ostrava
2005 - Obyčejný život, Galerie v radnici, Příbor
2008 - PLASTIC FAMILY, international fotofestival, Lodz/Poland
2008 - On the road, Coffe music bar, Stará pošta, Nový Jičín
2009 - PLASTIC FAMILY, Nora club, Kopřivnice
2010 - Made in Japan, farní budova evangelické církve, Rokycany
2010 - Portréty herců Švandova divadla, Švandovo divadlo, Praha
2010 - Absurdistan-My home, Photojurnalist festival Lumix, Hannover/Germany 2021 - Trampové, fotofestival Uničov, Uničov 2021 - Trampové, Leica Gallery Prague 2022 - Trampové, Fotografická Galerie Fiducia, Ostrava 2022 - Trampové, České centrum Tokyo, Japan 2022 - Trampové, galerie Fugensha Tokyo, Japan
Group exhibitions
2005 - Nation communication, galerie spot, Zagreb/Croatia
2006 - ŠESTKA, 6 českých fotografických škol v ČR, Praha
2006 - Fotografie studentů ITF, Galerie Gaudeamus, MDK, Ostrava
2006 - Mikroregion Hranicko, Výstavní síň Stará radnice, Hranice n. M.
2007 - 3+3, výstava mladých českých fotografů, Terst/Itally
2007 - Diplomové a klauzurní práce 2006-2007, Kongresové centrum ČNB, Praha
2008 - Opava na prahu nového tisíciletí, Dům umění, Opava
2008 - Opava na prahu nového tisíciletí, Galerie Opera, Divadlo Jiřího Myrona, Ostrava
2009 - S Kafkou do kina, filmový festival nad řekou, Písek
2010 - FRAME 009, Dům umění města Brna, Galerie G99, Brno
2010 - Dvacátý rok Institutu tvůrčí fotografie, Reduta, Brno
2010 - Nový dokument, studenti ITF, Waršava/Poland
2010 - Dvacátý rok Institutu tvůrčí fotografie, Oxford University/Britain
2010 - Fotofest, Košice/Slovakia
2010 - Czech press photo, Staroměstská radnice, Praha
2010 - Měsíc fotografie, Dvacátý rok Institutu tvůrčí fotografie, Bratislava/Slovakia
2011 - Dvacátý rok Institutu tvůrčí fotografie, Galerie U rytíře, Liberec
2011 - Mladí čeští fotografové, Dvacátý rok Institutu tvůrčí fotografie, Vilnius/Litva
2012 - OFF festival, Pisztoryho palác, Bratislava/Slovakia
2012 - ,,I" - Autoportréty studentů ITF, Dům Umění, Opava
2012 - Já, ty, my, ITF, Dům Umění, Opava
2012 - Kolaboratoria Vol.II, Praha
2013 - Vnitřní okruh, GHMP, Praha
2014 - Czech press photo, Praha, Ostrava 2014 - Trampové, Photo Annual Awards 2014, Teplice