Björn Steinz earned Bachelor and Master of Arts Degrees at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU). After his studies he began working as a freelance photographer and part time teacher in Czech Republic and Germany - mostly in the area of Documentary Photography, Portraiture and Photojournalism.
From 2009 till 2011 he worked as an Assistant Professor of Photography at Keimyung University in Daegu, South Korea. His photography has been exhibited in Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, South Korea, China and published in printed media such as »Du«, »Die Zeit«, »The Financial Times«, »Geo Special«, »The Independent«, »Der Spiegel«, »Newsweek« and others.
Björn Steinz is living in Prague/Czech Republic and represented by the London based agency »Panos Pictures«.
You can download/print the slideshow portfolio as a pdf file or view more images - all available as searchable HighRes downloads - via my online archive: photos.oka2.com
Contact:
steinz@oka2.com
Phone: (+420) 777 218 029
portfolio as a pdf
South Korea
Woman cleaning windows at the observation deck of N Seoul Tower above the South Korean capital Seoul.
See more images from the book project about South Korea here "A Beautiful Strange Dream"
Demand Zero, Prague
Demand Zero Day in front of Prague Castle. Four years ago at the same location President Obama announced his commitment to seek a world without nuclear weapons.
More about Global Zero Day
Roma settlement Moldava nad Bodvou
A soccer field at the Roma settlement in “Budulovskej Street” in Moldava nad Bodvou, eastern Slovakia.
Looking Past the Poverty: Life in Roma Ghettos
Wim Wenders
Film director Wim Wenders in the train from Berlin to Prague heading to the international "Febio-Festival".
See more commissioned portraits
Prof. Vladimir Franz
Vladimir Franz, a candidate for the Czech presidency elections, while riding in "Air Franz One," his official campaign car, in Prague.
See more images of Prof. Vladimir Franz
Tokyo
Commercial at a subway station in Tokyo.
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Goalball
Goalball is a team sport designed for blind and visually impaired athletes.
See more images of a sport designed for blind athletes called "Goalball"
Vea Kaiser
Austrian writer Vea Kaiser in Prague
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Seoul Cityscape
Woman in traditional Korean clothes watching the Seoul skyline at "The 63 Building"
See more images from the book project about South Korea here "A Beautiful Strange Dream"
Yang Yuanqin
Yang Yuanqin CEO of Lenovo photographed at the Hilton Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic.
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Dog's
A woman with crutches getting a portrait with her Yorkshire Terrier during the Prague Expo Dog Exhibition.
See more images about dog's and "The Dog-Human Relationship" here "Hunde im Weltall"
Pole of Cold
The "Pole of Cold" monument located at the village of Oymyakon in Yakutia
See more images of the series "Journey to the Pole of Cold"
Vilma Cibulkova
Czech actress Vilma Cibulkova during a rehearsel for her new play "Pieta"
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Horse breeder
The Pole of Cold - Horse breeder with a Yakutian horse at a horse breeders farm close to the village of Tomtor.
See more images from the "Pole of Cold"
Oskar Schindler
The Oskar Schindler memorial located in the city of Svitavy
See more images from Oskar Schindler's birthplace in Svitavy
Red square
Policeman infront of Red Square in Moscow.
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Swan
Swan at Hasuike Moat located at the Imperial Castle Garden in Tokyo
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Performance
Site Specific Performance "Temporarily in use" (Docasne v provozu) directed by performance artist Biljana Golubovic.
Dog's
A dog is watching his owner during the Prague Expo Dog Exhibition.
See more images about dog's and "The Dog-Human Relationship" here "Hunde im Weltall"
South Korea
Young couple photographing each other during an evening mood at the lowest observation deck of the N Seoul Tower.
See more images from the book project about South Korea here "A Beautiful Strange Dream"
Yakutsk
Street portrait of a Yakutsk inhabitant protected with the traditional fur cap and warm clothing against the extrem cold.
See more images of the essay about Yakutsk/FROST
South Korea
A man is feeding seagulls at Haeundae Beach in Busan. Busan is a harbour city and Korea's second largest city after Seoul with a population of around 3.6 million.
See more images from the book project about South Korea here "A Beautiful Strange Dream"
Mario Bihari
Mario Bihari photographing at the biggest Roma settlement in Jarovnice located in eastern Slovakia.
See more images about Mario Bihari or photographed by Mario "Hudba v Obraze"
Coal, Czech Republic
Coal mining area in Most/Czech Republic
See more stories, portraits or projects from Czech Republic
Tomtor
Steam rising into the air from a burner immediately transforms into ice in a temperature of minus 57 degrees Celcius in Tomtor, one of the coldest inhabited places on earth having recorded some of the lowest temperatures.
See more images from the series "Journey to the Pole of Cold"
Portrait
Portrait project from South Korea
See more portraits from South Korea here "Korean Portraits"
Karlovy Vary
Central cemetery in Drahovice, Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad)
See more stories, portraits or projects from Czech Republic
Portrait
Portrait of a Korean village woman labourer sitting under hanging cuttlefish
See more images from the book project about South Korea here "A Beautiful Strange Dream"
Punk
Punk during a music festival in Prague, Zizkov
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Yakutia portraits
Portrait of two Yakutian inhabitans I met in Oymyakon and Yakutsk
See more images of the series "Journey to the Pole of Cold"
Highway
Vapour trails from jet engines criss cross the sky at sunset while at ground level traffic moves on the Mlada Boleslav to Prague road.
Dogs kiss
Young lady kissing her Chihuahua dog at the Muzeum subway station
See more images about dog's and "The Dog-Human Relationship" here "Hunde im Weltall"