Janez Korošin (1935) began doing photography at the age of seventeen in the Photo Club Ravne na Koroškem. He joined the Jože Stefan Institute in Ljubljana in the spectroscopy laboratory, where he met Marjan Smerke, who introduced him to exhibiting photography. He became a member of the Photo Club Ljubljana in 1966 and later, when they merged in 1968, a member of Photo Group ŠOLT – Ljubljana. He received numerous international awards and prizes for his photographic work. In 1977, the Photographic Association of Yugoslavia awarded him the title of Master of Photography, and in 1996, the Association of Slovene Photographers presented him with the Janez Puhar Award for his lifetime achievement in photography. In his extensive oeuvre, he devoted himself to a variety of motifs, mainly landscape and genre shots. He recorded numerous scenes of everyday urban life and created portraits of individuals in urban landscapes and at various social events. Korošin’s work expresses a subtle approach to composition and the creation of atmosphere. He has always developed his photographs himself and has an excellent sense of tonality and a masterful use of grainy black-and-white film.
This work is part of a photographic folder or portfolio box with twenty prints by renowned Slovenian photographic artists from the 1970s to the present day, published on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Photon Gallery.
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The edition is 100 copies, the 40 x 50 cm photographs are printed on archival paper, the prints are signed and accompanied by certificates.
