Ivan Pinkava was born in Náchod, northeast Bohemia, in 1961. He graduated from a secondary school specializing in graphic art, and took his post-secondary training at FAMU, Prague, in art photography. Free photography. He is especially interested in the ambiguous character of human affected by such condition of suffering from it. His work is inspired by mythology, ancient tales, religious stories and theatre. Pinkava regularly exhibits in Europe and the United States. His works are part of many public collections both in the Czech Republic and abroad. In 2005 he was appointed the head of the Studio of Photography at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.
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Very artsy. Great photographer.