Roman Vondrouš

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Biography

Since 2006, he has worked as a photojournalist for the Czech News Agency (ČTK) in Prague, where he focuses on daily agency photojournalism. He has covered, among other events, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, and Beijing 2022.
He is a graduate of the doctoral programme at the Institute of Creative Photography at the Faculty of Philosophy and Science of Silesian University in Opava, where he currently works as an external lecturer. He also teaches photography part-time at GRACE School in Pardubice.
He is a laureate of prestigious international photography competitions, including World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year International, AIPS Sport Media Awards, Istanbul Photo Awards, and Sony World Photography Awards.
He is a multiple recipient of awards in the Czech Press Photo competition, including two Photographer of the Year titles and the Grant of the Mayor of Prague. In 2022, the Association of Professional Photographers of the Czech Republic honoured him with the title Czech Photography Personality of the Year.