Born in Romania 1974


Education
1998-Graduated at University of Drama and Cinematography Bucharest Romania - Film TV Section


Work experience

Lecturer in photography (academic assistant 1999-2001) - University of Drama and Cinematography Bucharest

 Camera and co-maker for feature documentary “Low Cost”- Arte TV France/TVR Romania

Photographer for www.off-road.gr

Member of Corbis Agency, Paris

Photographer for “Cow Parade”, Romania

  Publications in Sunday Times-England / Sunday Independent-Ireland / 4Troxoi - 4x4 Magazine -Greece / Elle, Deco Stile, FHM, National Geographic - Romania

Camera for shorts reportages for ZDF/RDF TV, Germany

Member of jury for photo contest “Geografica”, Romania

Still photographer for “Henry VIII”/”Napoleon”-National Geographic TV, USA

Advertising pictures for Castel Films, Domino Film, Kentauros Studios & Production

Still photographer for features films and shorts movies

Press photographer and cinematographer for West African Caravan Bucharest - Dakar «In slippers through the desert»

Director of photography for «Leaving Transylvania» (documentary) Romania-Ireland coproduction

Still photographer for «Retrospective on Abbas Kiarostami» (documentary), Ireland

Director of photography for «Git», short film, Ireland


Exibitions, Awards

2006 The prize of the Romanian Culture Institute for «Leaving Transylvania» - Astra Film Festival Sibiu, Romania

2005 Personal exibition «Africa», Bucharest - Timisoara - Cluj, Romania

2000 Personal exhibition «Matei», Galway Arts Festival, Ireland

1999 Personal exhibition «People in black and white», Budapest, Hungary

Photographer in «Photo Caravan» Expedition - awarded by the Romanian Television Contest with first prize for journalism

Group exhibition «International Visual Arts Exhibition», TIAV, Bucharest, Romania

1998 Personal exhibition «Naked Body», Sighisoara, Romania

Group exhibition «International Visual Arts Exhibition», TIAV, Bucharest, Romania

Prize of Jury for photography at the International Student Film Festival «Cinemaiubit», Bucharest, Romania

1997 - 1998  Group exibition «International Fair of Visual Arts», Bucharest, Romania

1997 The short film «With The Taxi I Think» - awarded with «Best Script» Prize at the International Student Film Festival «Cinemaiubit», Bucharest, Romania

1995 Group exhibition « Student Fest», Timisoara, Romania

Private Colection - France - Ireland - Romania