Michal Babinčák
Dokumentárny fotograf so zameraním na sociálne témy a dlhodobé zákulisné projekty z oblasti kultúry a umenia. Fotografii sa venuje vyše jedenásť rokov a šesť rokov externe študoval u Matúša Zajaca. Jeho tvorba je výhradne čiernobiela.
Je autorom dlhodobého projektu Gypsies, ktorý vznikal počas piatich rokov v šestnástich rómskych osadách na Slovensku. Séria získala nomináciu v kategórii Dlhodobý dokument na Slovak Press Photo 2020 a cenu Výboru dobrej vôle – Nadace Olgy Havlovej v rámci Czech Press Photo 2017.
Dlhodobo dokumentuje zákulisie SĽUK-u, za čo získal 1. cenu Slovak Press Photo 2020. Venoval sa tiež fotografovaniu zákulisia módneho priemyslu a prehliadok, za čo získal dve ocenenia na Slovak Press Photo 2018 a 2019.
Jeho fotografie boli vystavené v Stredoeurópskom dome fotografie v Bratislave, v Kunsthalle Bratislava, na výstave Czech Press Photo v Prahe, ako aj na viacerých výstavách po celom Slovensku.
Michal Babinčák
Documentary photographer focusing on social issues and long-term behind-the-scenes projects within culture and the arts in Slovakia. He has been active for more than eleven years and studied externally with Matúš Zajac for six years. His work is created exclusively in black and white.
He is the author of the long-term project Gypsies, photographed over five years in sixteen Roma settlements across Slovakia. The series was nominated in the Long-term Documentary category at Slovak Press Photo 2020 and received the Committee of Good Will – Olga Havlová Foundation Award at Czech Press Photo 2017.
He has been documenting the backstage of SĽUK for many years, earning the 1st Prize at Slovak Press Photo 2020. His backstage work within the fashion industry and fashion shows was recognized with two awards at Slovak Press Photo 2018 and 2019.
His photographs have been exhibited at the Central European House of Photography in Bratislava, Kunsthalle Bratislava, the Czech Press Photo exhibition in Prague, and at numerous exhibitions across Slovakia.
