Today joins Prof. Dr. Werner Sobotka to my inspired series book. Mr Sobotka is president of the photographic society (Photographische Gesellschaft)
And here you can find a full list of his achievements:
Graduate of the Graphische Lehr- u. Versuchsanstalt
Degree in Technical Chemistry, TU Vienna
Master of Natural Sciences and Dr. of Technical Sciences, TU Vienna
Professor at the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt, Vienna
1 year visiting professor at RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Head of the testing institute at the GLV (Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt, Vienna)
Head of degree program at the University of Applied Sciences for Telecommunications and Media, St. Pölten
Currently
Head of Dept. f. Photography and audiovis. Media, Graphische Lehr- u. Versuchsanstalt, Vienna
Visiting professor, University of Zagreb
Chairman of the Professional Standards Committee for Electronic Publishing
Editor of Print & Publishing and Acta Graphica in Croatia
Lecturer at the TU Vienna
Author and co-author of numerous books on photography
Author of the environmental report of the Federal Ministry for Photographic Wastewater
Project manager of the ÖNB’s mass deacidification project together with Henkel
Most recently organizer of the World Holography Congress 2000 with 30 participating nations
Awards and honors
Winner of the Gutenberg Award
Winner of the Austrian Environmental Award
This is the third portrait session I did with him, these portraits will be part of his portrait book as well and of course they will be in my inspired series book. More information about my book here:
http://inspired.mhaustria.com
Because I did already two portrait sessions, I decided to do something different this time. I thought his silhouette is very recognizable and thats why I choose this kind of portraits this time. Everyone who know him, will immediately recognize him in these portraits.
The first one was with a gigantic petzval lens, you can find it here https://blog.markus-hofstaetter.at/2020/01/7226 I did another one at the Westliche Museum in Vienna, you can find it here: https://blog.markus-hofstaetter.at/2019/09/180-years-of-photography-shooting-wet-plates-in-the-westlicht-gallery-vienna/
btw, he also handed me over my golden society medal for my wet plate work in the national library: https://blog.markus-hofstaetter.at/2023/12/golden-society-medal-for-my-work/
