Martin Kollar studied at the Academy of Performing Arts Bratislava, the Film faculty, camera department. He has been working as a freelance photographer and cinematographer since he has been graduated there.Kollar use to work on long term projects and residencies (Eastern Europe, France, Germany, Israel). He has received several grants and awards, including the 3PPP photography grant, Oscar Barnack Award and the Backlight Photography Award in Finland. His work has been exhibited across the world, including Maison Europeen de la Photography Paris, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany, Le Chateau d'Eau, Tolouse France, MOCA Shanghai China and Guandong Museum of Art in ChinaHe has published three photography books, Nothing Special (Actes sud 2008) Cahier (Diaphane 2011) Field trip (Mack 2013). He worked on several films as a cameraman, including Velvet terrorists (Fiction) Cooking, history (documentary) Across the border: Five views from Neighbours (Documentary, segment "Helpers") 66 Seasons (documentary) Ladomirova morytates and legends (documentary), In the Box (animated).
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