Jan Sochor, freelance photographer & media designer.
He was born in the Czech Republic but he is changing his base between South America and Europe frequently, he lived and worked in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Spain and the Czech Republic in the last five years. America has become a major theme for him since then. He focuses on documentary projects trying to show and tell about Latin America, its everyday life, social, political and cultural issues. His photographs and stories have appeared in numerous Czech and international magazines, newspapers and websites, including Sunday Times, National Geographic, Reuters, Burn magazine, Foto8, 100Eyes, UNESCO, Boston Review, PDN online, NACLA Report, Adbusters magazine, The Vienna Review, Czech Television, Reflex, Instinkt, Koktejl, Xantypa, MF DNES, Hospodarske noviny.
2009, International Photoshare Photo Contest, Honorable Mention
2009, ACAF International Photographic Competition, 3rd place
2009, Harry Chapin Media Awards, Finalist (shortlisted)
2009, WACC Photo Competition, Commendation
2009, Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3), Honorable Mention
2006, Czech Press Photo, the collective photography exhibition
2005, Czech Grammy Awards, the Website of the year – Bowwave.cz, Nomination
The license (and the immediate download) of all photographs is available via the online photo archive.
Feel free to contact me with any special request.
Emailjan.sochor@gmail.com
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Phone+420777294200
Photography & text by Jan Sochor
Website design & development by Jan Sochor and Petr Janeček.
All images copyright © 2002-2010 Jan Sochor.
All images, text and design on this website are property of Jan Sochor and are protected by the international copyright laws. No images, text and design may be used or reproduced in any form without the written permission of Jan Sochor.