Mitja Kobal is an independent professional photographer born in Slovenia , now based in Vienna, Austria.
He's working across several fields of photography from documentary and portrait to industrial and architecture.




Exhibitions/awards:
Honorable mention - Lumen 2007 / Slo
2009. Podobe mesta (City images) - group exhibition | Rdeca galerija | Ljubljana, Slovenia
2011. Made on Earth - solo exhibition | Tukad Munga gallery | Ljubljana, Slovenia
2011. Honorable mention - Kellicutt Coastal league awards 2011 / Usa
2011. Kellicutt Photo Show - group exhibition | Coastal art league | Los Angeles,USA
2012. 121 clicks Black & White Portrait awards | HONORABLE MENTION
2013. SWISS INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST 2013 | HONORABLE MENTION | CH
2013. THIRD EYE - group exhibition | Berlin, GER
2013. Shoot the face - International portrait photography award | FINALIST
2015. IPA One shot - home | HONORABLE MENTION
2015. IPA 2015 (international photo awards) | 3x HONORABLE MENTION in pro category Architecture
2015. TOKYO - group exhibition with Tatsuo Suzuki & Tadashi Onishi | Bluestreets & Z Gallery | Quito, Ecuador
2015. Sentvidcani potujejo - group exhibition | Cankarjev Dom | Ljubljana, Slovenia
2015. TOKYO - group exhibition with Tatsuo Suzuki & Tadashi Onishi | Bluestreets & The Shelter art+photography | Cairo, Egypt
2016. ND Awards - Architecture | HONORABLE MENTION
2016. THE EPSON INTERNATIONAL PANO AWARDS | 6 medals (2x silver, 4x bronze)
2016. MONOCHROME AWARDS | 2x HONORABLE MENTION in Architecture category
2019. THE EPSON INTERNATIONAL PANO AWARDS | 1x bronze medal
2020. MIPA Int. photo awards | HONORABLE MENTION
2022. HIPA awards | FINALIST
2022 International Landscape Photographer of the Year / ILPOTY | 2nd PLACE - "Best photograph of the year"



Publications/Features:
Stern Magazine | 8 Page feature "Way of the Blade" / Ger
National Geographic magazine (Slovenia) | 12 Page feature "Tokyo story" 
Book - "Mono" year book 2014 by 1x.com / feature / Sweden ... link
Book - Fotografernas bästa bilder - Porträtt / feature / Sweden ... link
Book - Sensual Photography book / feature / Fr
Book - Shoot the face book / feature / Aus
Dodho magazine / feature / Spain ... link
Blur magazine / feature in issue 35 / Cro
Digital Photo magazine / double spread / Uk
Professional photographer of the year 2012 award (top 10 finalist in B&W category) / Uk
Glasilo Ljubljana / Slo
L.A. Metro / Usa
environmentalgraffiti.com / Fr
Sonic traveller magazine / Jap
Unbounded dvd cover / Usa,Jap
Imix jaguar DVD cover / Mex
Elle magazine talent award / Slo
Story magazine / editorial / Slo
Act magazine - Greenpeace 
HOME magazine / Slo
LensCulture / feature - Gentle appearances in Tokyo metropolis ...link / UK
LensCulture / publication - Architecture - ManMadEversum ...link / UK
LensCulture / publication - Bjornoya Born ...link / UK
1x - Learning / learning publication - night - La resistance ...link / SWE
1x - Learning / learning publication - portrait - Alexandra ...link / SWE

Clients:

MONO / Jap
Oster Rob  / Slo
SAT controls / Slo
Stella models and talents management / At
Kovacic & Mlinar - law office / Slo
Alamma - prevajalska agencija / Slo
West End. / Uk
Accor S.A. / Fr
Abaca Corporate / Fr
Greenpeace / Int.
Immortal models managment / Slo 
Kino Siska Centre for Urban Culture [link]/ official photographer event & concerts / Slo
Emanat.si / Slo
Sharp Edge / Intl.
Nova deViator / Slo
Audio alto / Slo
TaBar / Slo
Komfort nepremicnine / komfort realestates / Slo
Proplace / Slo
Dre Hocevar band / Usa
Artarea architecture / Slo 
Elgoline / Slo
Intec TIV / Slo
Tanergija / Slo
CUK - Kino Siska / Slo
Cegd / Slo
Fashionpick / Slo
Hood burger / Slo
Tripnoise / Jap
Getty images / Usa
Eurographics / Ger
Crafstrom / USA/AT
Post AG / AT
STO - Slovenian tourist Board / SLO
Euretina / IE
ESCRS / IE
Nava Architects / SLO
3MPG / CH
I Feel Slovenia - Slovenian Tourist Board / SLO
 

C O P Y R I G H T
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Photographs are not to be downloaded, reproduced, copied, stored, manipulated, projected, used or altered in any way, alone or with any other material, or by use of computer or other electronic means without the express written permission of Mitja Kobal.
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