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Biography
Mgr. Michael Fokt
Nationality: Czech
Marital status: married, two daughters
Date of birth: 23. 06. 1975
Address: Živcová 1386/13, 153 00, Praha 5 - Radotín
Corespondence address: Na Vrších 24, 100 00, Praha 10 - Strašnice
Telephone: +420 604 918 490
E-mail: info@foto-fokt.cz
WWW: www.foto-fokt.cz
Education:
Faculty of natural science, Charles University- branch zoology.
Publications during studies:
Results of my university studies were published in a technical magasine Canadian Journal of Zoology.
Experience:
1998 to 2001 – one of the photographs of the prague ZOO.
1998 - I professionally attend to photography, publishing and translation
Cooperation with the media:
National Geographic CZ, Koktejl, GEO, TravelFocus, Oceán, Vesmír, Země světa, 21. století, Epocha, Sírius, B&B magazines and others, with journal Právo and journal Bohemia.
My photographs can also be seen in many other works of different autors – book works and magazines.
I also cooperate with Český rozhlas 2 (Czech Broadcasting company 2), where I have reports on interesting things about animal kingdom.
I also work as an expert advisor for the TV programme Zázraky přírody (Wonders of Nature) produced by Česká televize.
Cooperation with publishing companies:
Publisher Academia, GRADA Publishing, a.s., Publisher FRAGMENT s.r.o., Egmont ČR, s.r.o., Svojtka & Co., s.r.o, Publisher Jan Vašut, Publisher Olympia a.s., SCIENTIA, spol. s.r.o., Publisher AVENTIUM s.r.o.
Publishing activity:
Articles and publications mainly from the branch of natural science, including photographies, eventually the possibility of adding photographs to existing texts.
Translation activity:
Publications and other texts from english to czech language.
Photographic services:
Offer of photographs - An extensive archive of photographs with mainly natural themes, further on reportage, illustration and documentation photography for commercial, publication or decorative purposes.
Photodocumentation – According to clients wishes, aquisition of illustrative and representative photograps:
Products and sortiments of goods
Photographic record of social a cultural activities
Presentation photographs on www pages
Documentation photograps – procedure of works, reports from production plants.
Wedding photodocumentation
Photoequipment:
Nikon D300, Nikon D200, Sigma 10-20 mm f/4-5,6 EX DC HSM, 18-200 mm f/3,5-5,6 IF-ED AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkor, 70-200 mm f/2,8 ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor, 60 mm f/2,8D AF Micro-Nikkor, 105 mm f/2,8G AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor, teleconvertor TC-17E II, flashes SB-800, SB-R1 (macroflash)
Individual exhibitions in the last three years:
Eyes - Bohemia Sekt, a.s., Smetanova 220, Starý PlzenecThe Secrets of Nature - GLOBE REVUE - Nákupní centra ČR
Animals Face to Face II. - Nákupní galerie Atrium, Karlovo nám. 10, Praha
Animals Face to Face - Nákupní galerie Atrium, Karlovo nám. 10, Praha
Colours of Nature - HVB Bank ČR, a.s.. Praha
Colours of Nature - Pražská energetika, a.s., Praha
Colours of Nature - Vědecká knihovna, Ústí nad Labem
The Secrets of Nature - Galerie J. Sudka, Praha
The Secrets of the Animal Kingdom - Blatské muzeum v Soběslavi; Votice; Tábor
Awards:
2009 - Czech Press Photo - honourable mention in the category Nature and Enviroment
2009 - Czech Press Photo - Academic award for the most impressive macrophotograph
2009 - Czech Press Photo - Award of the children jury of UNICEF
2008 - Czech Press Photo - honourable mention in the category Nature and Enviroment
2008 - Czech Press Photo - Academic award for the most impressive macrophotograph
2003 - Czech Press Photo - Golden Eye, first place award in the category Nature and Enviroment
2002 - Czech Press Photo - honourable mention in the category Nature and Enviroment