Dino Kuznik
About the Artist
Dino Kuznik is a NY-based photographer originally from Slovenia. He uses photography as a medium to immortalize aesthetically unique scenes, emphasizing color and composition. Solitude is a driving factor behind his work. It reflects a peaceful state of mind, one only attainable after total immersion within the environment he works in.
Dino focuses on his personal body of work, book publications, and commercial projects, ranging from artistic portraits, automotive, landscape, & documentary. Clients: Tesla, Tyler the Creator, Jay Versace, Demetrius Harmon, Adobe, The New Yorker, Urth & Ami Paris.
Awards, Publications & Exhibitions
Achievements include:
- URTH, Ambassador, 2021
- ADOBE, Creative Residency Community Fund Recipient, 2020
- URTH, Ambassador, 2020
- Palm* Photo Prize, Shortlist, 2020
- URBAN 2020 Photo Awards, Jury, 2020
- URBAN 2019 Photo Awards, Jury, 2019
- Daisie 100, Official Selection, 2018
- Sony World Photography Awards 2017 Shortlist, Landscape Category, 2017
- Photo Plus Expo Competition 2016, Your New York Minute, First Place Winner in the Brooklyn Category, 2016
- Jury Award Winners for Animation Short, Fanima.tu Festival, 2009
Exhibitions include:
- Art Market Budapest, Budapest, Hungary, 2021 (Photon Gallery)
- Photo London, London, UK, 2021 (Photon Gallery)
- Shaped by the West, Vienna, Austria, 2021 (Solo Exhibition & Book Signing)
- Shaped by the West, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2020 (Solo Exhibition)
- Observations in the Ordinary, Detroit, USA, 2020 (Group Exhibition)
- Street Sans Fronitères, Paris, France, 2019 (Group Exhibition)
- Antihero Press Group Show - On Vulnerability Zine Release, New York, 2019 (Group Exhibition)
- Trieste Photo Days - Street Sans Fronitères, Trieste, Italy, 2018 (Group Exhibition)
- Voices Off Festival - Image Nation Arles, Arles, France, 2018 (Group Exhibition)
- Street Sans Fronitères, Paris, France, 2018 (Group Exhibition)
- Good Aesthetics go to Heaven No. 3, New York, US, 2018 (Group Exhibition)
- The Creator Class Exhibits: Change of Space, Toronto, Canada, 2017 (Group Exhibition)
- Sony World Photography Awards & Martin Parr Exhibition, London, UK, 2017 (Group Exhibition)
- Photo Plus Expo Exhibition, New York, USA, 2016 (Group Exhibition)
- Dino Kuznik ROG, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2016 (Solo Exhibition)
Publications include:
- Investigations in Infrastructure, Subjectively Objective, 2021 (multiple artists)
- Everything is Narrative, Subjetcively Objective, 2021 (multiple artists)
- Shaped by the West (Third Edition), Dino Kuznik & Photon Gallery, 2021
- Magic Hour Photo Book, Booooooom, 2021 (multiple artists)
- Creative Voyage, Issue 02, 2021 (mag)
- 05 Dino Kuznik, Setanta Publishing, 2021
- Cold Type, Issue 219, 2021 (mag)
- Under a Blanket of Stars, Pomegranate Press, 2020 (multiple artists)
- Not Me, Us Photo Book, A collaborative global artistic effort for change, 2020 (multiple artists)
- T Magazine, Le Temps, 2020 (mag)
- Hey Gents, Issue 06, 2020 (mag)
- Shaped by the West (Second Edition), Aintbad, 2020
- Shaped by the West (First Edition), Aintbad, 2019
- Observations in the Ordinary, Subjectively Objective, 2019 (multiple artists)
- Chapter Magazine, Issue II - "Concepts", Plastic Media, 2019 (mag)
- Lufthansa Magazin, June Issue, Lufthansa, 2019 (mag)
- On Vulnerability, Antihero Press, 2019 (multiple artists)
- Late Starting Dawn, Pomegranate Press, 2018
- M-mag, Issue #5, 2018 (mag)
- Metamorphosis, Self-published, 2016
- New Edge Magazine, Issue #5, 2015 (mag)
- Ena Rola Filma, Issue #5, 2013 (mag)
Collection Details
A Portrait of Palm Springs: Established in the early 1900s, Palm Springs transitioned into a Mecca for mid-century modern architecture and a playground for Hollywood's rich and famous. Today, a desert resort city, snowbird destination, and prominent retirement location enthralled me with its striking visual significance when I first visited in 2015. I have been documenting the town ever since - this is "A portrait of Palm Springs."
A Tribute to What is Always Present (collection w/ Arnaud Montagard): We explored the East Coast of the USA, which has been a favorite fun-filled family vacation destination for many generations. Along the shore, motels resplendent with fake palm trees, bright neon signs, vibrant facades, and space-age designs evoke nostalgia and the realization of the aggressive gentrification and the slow vanishing of old America.
Arches Collection: The Arches, asks us to consider if we shape a landscape or if a landscape shapes us. A surreal collision of muted tones and bold pops of color challenge preconceptions, reframing how we see and interact with our environment.
Biographical Information
Photography Genre: Landscape, Portrait, Fine Art, Street
Medium: Medium format
Awarded Photographer
Notable Collectors: Art Pleb, pixelpete
Photographing since: 2007
First NFT mint: 2021-08-10
Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States