Currently Tomasz Lazar is participating in a reward program to raise money for a journey to Japan, for the purpose of adding some new work to his series THEATRE OF LIFE. emphas.is therefore offers a collection of five prints out of the future works, which will exclusively be distributed by them. Those works will not to be found in the °CLAIR gallery portfolio of Tomasz Lazars fine art prints.




*1985 

Education
2011  first year student of Institute of Creative Photography in Opava, Czech Republic
2011  Eddie Adams Workshop, USA
2010  workshop with Michael Ackerman
2010  workshop with Lorenzo Castore
2008-2010  student of European Academy of Photography in Warsaw,
2004-2009  West-Pomeranian University of Technology, Information Technology Deparment
2008, 2009 and 2010  workshops with Tomasz Tomaszewski (National Geographic photographer)

Awards
2012  Winner: Grand Prix, Fotofestiwal Lodz
2012  2nd place in World Press Photo in cat. “People in the News”
2011  nominated to Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year in International Photography Award, USA
2011  nominated to People Choice Award in Photography Book Now 2011
2011  2nd place in BZWBP Press Photo in category Society
2010  3rd place in "Zachodniopomorskie Spotkania z Diaporama", Szczecin
2011, 2010, 2009 - Honorable Mention in International Photography Award, Los Angeles
2009  Honorable Mention in Sony World Photography Award, Architecture
2009  First and third place in „Discovery Europe”, Waszaw
2008  2nd place in BZWBK PRESS PHOTO, Category: Nature, Warszawa

Exhibitions
2011  "2011 IPA Best of Show" group exhibition, New York
2011  "Bez odpowiedzi", solo exhibition, Wrocław
2011  "Coastline", solo exhibition, Warszawa
2009  "Momets", solo exhibiton, Szczecin 2009 
2008  "Pomeranian colors", part of Photoclub Zamek exhibition, Szczecin
2008  "Simple Tasks", part of Photoclub Zamek exhibition, Szczecin 
2008   "View from a window - Portrait", part of Photoclub Zamek exhibition, Gryfice
2006   "Janów Podlaski 2006”, solo exhibition, Szczecinie