Ryszard Horowitz ( born Ryszard Horowitz ; born May 5, 1939 , Krakow ) - Polish-American photographer; creator of the computer direction in modern photography.
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| Date of Birth | May 5, 1939 (aged 80) | |||
| Place of Birth | Krakow | |||
| Citizenship |  USA | |||
| Occupation | photographer | |||
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Biography
Born into a Jewish family. By mother - Eddie Rosner 's nephew. During World War II, he first worked at the Oscar Schindler’s factory ( Schindler’s list ), and later was sent to the Auschwitz-Brzezink concentration camp. He is one of the youngest prisoners of Auschwitz who survived imprisonment.
He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Since 1959 he lives in New York in the USA .
Pupil Alexei Brodovich . He worked in many advertising agencies as an art director. In 1967 he opened his own photo agency . His photographs are known throughout the world.
Awards and recognition
- 2014 - commander with a star of the Order of the Renaissance of Poland [1] .
- 2010 - Honorary Doctor of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts
- 2008 - Gold Medal "For Merits in the Culture of Gloria Artis" (Poland) [2] .
- 2002 - INTERNATIONAL GUTENBERG AWARDS (Montreal, Canada) Gold Medal
- 1996 - Officer of the Order of Merit in front of the Republic of Poland [3] .
- 1991 - First Annual One APA Advertising Photography Award, Best in Special Effects Photography
- 1991 - Kodak's VIP Image Search, ACM SIGGRAPH, Best in Show. Best in Application / Digital Photography
- 1991 - First Annual One APA Advertising Photography Award - Best in Special Effects Photography
- 1983 - ADWEEK All-American Photographer of the Year
- 1983 - Andy Award of Merit
- 1982 - Gold Caddie, Best in Car Advertising, Detroit
- 1978 - Chicago '78, 5 Certificates of Excellence
- 1976 - Creativity '76, Certificate of Distinction
- 1975 - Creativity '75, Certificate of Distinction
- 1974 - The One Club, Merit Award
- 1973 - The One Club, Gold Award & Merit Award
- 1973 - Chicago 4, Certificate of Excellence
- 1973 - Philadelphia Art Directors Club , Annual Award of Excellence
- 1973 - CA-73 Award of Excellence
- 1972 - Art Directors Club of New York, Certificate of Merit
- 1971 - AIGA, Certificate of Excellence
- 1971 - Creativity '71, Certificate of Distinction
- 1970 - Art Directors Club of New York, Gold Medal
- 1967 - Art Directors Club of New York, Award of Distinctive Merit
- 1964 - Art Directors Club of New York, Award of Distinctive Merit
- 1961 - Art Directors Club of New York, Certificate of Merit
Notes
- ↑ Odznaczenia w Konsulacie Generalnym RP w Nowym Jorku. prezydent.pl, 24 września 2014 Archived October 15, 2014 on Wayback Machine (Polish)
- ↑ Obchody 10-lecia działalności Polsko-Amerykańskiego Klubu Fotografika. swp.org.pl (Polish)
- ↑ Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 3 lipca 1996 r. o nadaniu orderów. - MP 1996 nr 60 poz. 562 (Polish)
Links
- Ryzzard horowitz
- Arthur Rudzitsky. Ryszard Horowitz and his jazz photos: http://www.artpages.org.ua/zvuki/rishard-gorovic-i-ego-djazovie-fotografii.html (link not available)
- Arthur Rudzitsky. Interview with Ryszard Horowitz: http://life.pravda.com.ua/interview/4a2bef9b7db09/