Entry Title: " Nightscapes"
Name: Martin Stavars, Poland
Category: Professional, Night Photography


Entry Description: Series of photographs from Seoul, South Korea

Martin Stavars was born in 1981 in Czestochowa, Poland. He studied economics, computer science, and photography, which he ultimately focused on. He specializes in black-and-white cityscapes, landscapes, and night photography. He and his camera have visited more than twenty countries, with Asia holding a key spot. His work has been showcased in numerous international competitions, and he was named “Architecture Photographer of the Year” at the International Photography Awards in Los Angeles; he also received the “Grand Prix” at the Image International in Canada and Hei Ming Prize in Tokyo. He won the first prizes in the 2008, 2009, and 2011 International Photography Awards in Los Angeles. Martin is the managing editor of ND Magazine (www.nd-magazine.com). In 2012, Charta Editions published his first photographic monograph entitled "Megalopolis".