Robert Vano (born Róbert Vaňo; May 5, 1948) is a Slovak photographer living in

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Life and work

Vano was born in

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, to parents of Hungarian descent. After his exams in 1967, instead of joining the armed forces for duty, he emigrated via

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and Italy to the United States where he made a living as a

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and makeup artist. Later on, he worked as an assistant for photographers (

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). Since 1984 he has worked as an independent photographer. He worked in New York City, Paris, Milan and Prague, where he photographed for fashion magazines such as ''

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Since 1995 he lives in Prague, where in 1996 to 2003 he worked as artistic director of the Czech edition of the ''

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'' magazine, and then in 2009 to 2014 as creative director at

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. Since then he has worked as a freelance photographer.Robert Vano - Chronology
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and

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photographer. He makes black and white

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and male nudes on film and also a now little-used technique of

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He prefers photographing in daylight. In 2010 he was awarded the European Trebbia award for creative activities. Vano's largest exhibition called ''The Platinum Collection,'' referencing his signature technique, took place in Prague's Mánes venue in 2009.Gay photographer trying to deny time in Mánes

Publications

* ''Love You from Prague.'' Praha : Radost, 1991. . * ''Boys and roses.'' Praha : Scarabeus, 1992. . * ''Někdy ráj.'' Praha : XYZ, 2008. With David Hrbek. . * ''Platinová kolekce.'' České Budějovice : Karmášek, 2009. . * ''Kuchařka pro kluky.'' Brno: Computer Press, 2010. . * ''Robert Vano.'' Praha: Artfoto 2010. . * ''Fotka nemusí být ostrá''. Praha : Slovart, 2015. . * ''Memories''. Praha: Slovart, 2016.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vano, Robert 1948 births Photographers from Prague Slovak LGBTQ people Gay photographers Czech LGBTQ artists Living people Slovak expatriates in the United States Slovak photographers