Sebastian Reiser was born in 1986. Lived in Andorf (Austria) and moved to Graz in 2009. In 2007 he acquired his first camera and began to enter the world of photography. A few years later he discovered his love for analogue photography. This medium has since accompanied him through light and shadow cues. In contrast to the fast paced life, it is the everyday moments in their simplicity, banality and gentle melancholy he captures and decelerates. He get unexciting places in the light of the lens identity. The photos look beautiful at the same time calmly and complex, informal and self-conscious and allow a second look at the world through his eyes.
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// clients:
11Freunde, 51 Das FC Bayern München Magazin, brand eins, Breathe Earth Collective, Diagonale - Festival des österreichischen Films, DIE ZEIT Campus, DIE ZEIT, Entdeckerzone Ergotherapie Praxis - Ines Schratzberger, FAJA Obstmanufaktur - Jantscher, Galerientage Graz, Grazer Kunstverein, Graz Museum, Greenpeace Magazin, Hornbach - Die Macher Stories, Les Nouveaux Riches, Markus Jeschaunig - Agency in Biosphere, Megaphon, Ochoresotto - Visual Art, Servicebüro - Zusammen >wohnen<, Steirischer Herbst.
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// awards:
2016 - 1st prize winner - ViewPoint Gallery Photo Competition 2016, Halifax, CA
2015 - shortlist (video) - Institute for Art in Public Space Styria, ORF Television Studio, Graz, AT
2015 - shortlisted for award - Renaissance Photography Prize 2015, Single Image, London, UK
2015 - finalist - RPS International Print Exhibition 158, Bath, UK
2015 - finalist - Fotofilmic, Shortlist#3, Toronto, CA
2015 - shortlist - UP Editions, Amsterdam, NL
2014 - honorable mention - ND Awards 2014 - Architecture #1,#2, London, UK
2014 - honorable mention - International Photography Awards 2014, Fine Art / Portrait, Los Angeles, USA
2014 - finalist - New York Photo Festival - PhotoWorld 2014, New York, USA
2014 - finalist - RPS International Print Exhibition 157, Bath, UK
2014 - shortlist - Fotofilmic, Shortlist#1, Toronto, CA
2014 - 2nd place - International Photography Awards, One Shot:One World, Los Angeles, USA
2013 - shortlist - Life Framer, A World of Culture, London, UK
2013 - shortlist - Athens Photo Festival, Athens, GR
2013 - winner - International Fine Art Photography Award, Juror Award of Merit, Paris, FR
2013 - finalist - Renaissance Photography Prize 2013, Single Image, London, UK
2013 - shortlist - Fotofilmic, Shortlist#2, Toronto, CA
2013 - shortlist - Life Framer, An Instant, London, UK
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// exhibitions:
2018 - 'Erdbeeren für alle' (Video), Schaumbad, Graz, AT
2018 - 'ANALOG/Mtl 3e édition - Fiiiirst', La Factry, Montréal, CA
2016 - 'RPS International Print Exhibition 158', University of Derby, Derby, UK
2016 - 'ViewPoint Gallery', Halifax, CA
2016 - 'RPS International Print Exhibition 158', Municipal Gallery, Library and Cultural Centre, Dublin, IE
2016 - 'RPS International Print Exhibition 158', Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, Warrington, UK
2016 - 'Guest-Room: Ann-Christin Bertrand', Der Greif, Online Exhibition, DE
2016 - 'Fotofilmic'15 Exhibition', Space 22 Gallery, Seoul, KR
2016 - 'RPS International Print Exhibition 158', The Hive, Worcester, UK
2015 - 'RPS International Print Exhibition 158', Aberystwyth Arts Centre, London, UK
2015 - 'Immer erinnern 1945-2015' (Video), Welttag der Zivilisation, Zollamt - Bad Radkersburg, AT
2015 - 'Guest-Room: Johanna Neurath', Der Greif, Online Exhibition, DE
2015 - 'Renaissance Photography Prize 2015', Getty Images Gallery, London, UK
2015 - 'Immer erinnern 1945-2015' (Video), Institute for Art in Public Space Styria, ORF Television Studio, Graz, AT
2015 - 'Fotofilmic'15 Exhibition', Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, CA
2015 - 'RPS International Print Exhibition 158', Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
2015 - 'RPS International Print Exhibition 158', Old Truman Brewery, London, UK
2015 - 'Fotofilmic'15 Exhibition', Sous Les Étoiles Gallery, New York, USA
2015 - 'Foreboding, Thorvald Meyers Gate 51, Oslo, NO
2015 - 'Of The Afternoon - Pop-Up Exhibition & Issue #7', Doomed Gallery, London, UK
2014 - 'photo_graz014', Papierfabrik, Graz, AT
2014 - 'PhotoWorld 2014, Powerhouse Arena, New York, USA
2014 - 'DdA Factory Art Gallery, Cagliari, IT
2014 - 'One Shot:One World Official MOPLA Exhibition, The Loft at Liz's, Los Angeles, USA
2014 - 'Of The Afternoon - Pop-Up Exhibition & Issue #5, Twenty Twenty Two, Manchester, UK
2014 - 'Of The Afternoon - Pop-Up Exhibition & Issue #5, Vyner Street Gallery, London, UK
2013 - 'Saisonkarte', Rathaus - Fotogalerie, Graz, AT
2013 - 'Saisonkarte', Galerija Zlatni Ajngel, Varaždin, HR
2013 - 'Saisonkarte', Multimedijalni Centar, Rovinj, HR
2013 - 'Renaissance Photography Prize 2013', Wapping Project Bankside Gallery, London, UK
2013 - 'Erdbeeren für alle' (Video), Kommun_Triest, Graz, AT
2013 - 'Belfast Photo Festival Catalyst Arts Gallery', The Black Box, Belfast, UK
2013 - 'Saisonkarte', Galerija ZADART, Zadar, HR
2013 - 'Space Behind Your Eyes', Cara House, London, UK
2013 - 'Space Behind Your Eyes', Canvas, Amsterdam, NL
2013 - 'Space Behind Your Eyes', ORi, Berlin, DE
2013 - 'Saisonkarte', City Center One, Galerie Est, Split, HR
2013 - 'Transforming a non-place' (Video), Urban Research 2013, Platoon Kunsthalle, Berlin, DE
2013 - 'Transforming a non-place' (Video), Urban Research 2013, Naherholung Sternchen, Berlin, DE
2013 - 'Saisonkarte', Austrian Cultural Forum, Zagreb, HR
2012 - 'photo_graz012', ESC im Labor, Graz, AT
2012 - 'K&G', Feinkost Mild, Graz, AT
2012 - 'Das Karussell', Papierfabrik, Graz, AT
2012 - 'Transforming a non-place' (Video), free.space Festival, Vienna, AT
2012 - 'Niese Inside', Niesenberger, Graz, AT
2012 - 'Saisonkarte', Traminer Weinstube, Graz, AT
2011 - 'Kollektiv Graukarte', Merangasse 36, Graz, AT
2011 - 'Displaced', Gallery Lendluft, Graz, AT
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// publications:
2023 - The Book of Ladders, 100 Contemporary Artworks by Adeline de Monseignat and Paul Carey-Kent, Mexico City, MX
2022 - Nebel Statt Krise / Haze No Crisis, Book, Graz, AT
2019 - Camera Austria, #145, Graz, AT
2018 - Solitär, Book, Graz/Vienna, AT
2017 - Tortuga Zine, #3 KÖRPER {IDENTITÄTEN}, Graz, AT
2017 - Rûm Magazine, Issue #2, Graz, AT
2016 - Rûm Magazine, Issue #1, Graz, AT
2015 - Renaissance Photography Prize 2015, Exhibition Catalogue, London, UK
2015 - RPS International Print Exhibition 158, Exhibition Catalogue, London, UK
2015 - Fotofilmic'15, Exhibition Catalogue, Toronto, CA
2015 - Of The Afternoon, Issue #7, Manchester, UK
2015 - Witty Kiwi Books, Issue #4, Napoli, IT
2015 - Public Art, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Steiermark 2012-2013, Graz, AT
2014 - Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography, The Ephemeral, juried by Tate Shaw, Detroit, USA
2014 - International Photography Awards, 2013 Annual IPA Book, Los Angeles, USA
2014 - Of The Afternoon, Issue #5, Manchester, UK
2014 - Life Framer, Exhibition Catalogue, Volume I, London, UK
2014 - Voight Kampff Magazine, Issue #10, London, UK
2013 - Aesthetica, Issue #56, Artists' Directory, York, UK
2013 - Renaissance Photography Prize 2013, Exhibition Catalogue, London, UK
2013 - Redbird Editions, Photography Magazine, Amsterdam, NL
2013 - Witty Kiwi Books, Issue #1, Napoli, IT
2013 - Fotofilmic, Exhibition Catalogue, Toronto, CA
2013 - Incandescent Magazine, Issue #4, Portland, USA
2013 - ToneLit Magazine, Issue #2, London, UK
2012 - VUU Collective, Super Special 6, New York, USA
2012 - Der Greif Fotomagazin, Der Greif #6, Augsburg, DE
2012 - AVEC Magazine, Issue #2, Seoul, KR
2012 - Space and Scape Magazine, Issue #1, Melbourne, AU
2012 - 16Hours Magazine, Issue #4, Sydney, AU / Calgary, CA
2011 - Der Greif Fotomagazin, Der Greif #5, Augsburg, DE
2010 - DOZE Magazine, Issue #4, Madrid, ES
2010 - Continue de Creuser, Panoplie Book, Lille, FR
2010 - RAW Magazine, Issue #2, California, USA
2009 - Now Puplic Magazine, Vancouver, CA
2008 - La Tempestad Magazine, Mexico City, MX
2007-2012 - Poolbar Festival Magazine, Feldkirch, AT
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// interviews:
2018 - A-List (german)
2015 - Bird in flight (russian)
2015 - Kleine Zeitung (german)
2015 - Fotografia Magazine (english)
2014 - Stripes Zine (english)
2014 - Kwerfeldein (german, guest author)
2014 - Voight Kampff Magazine (english)
2013 - An Ocean In The City (english)
2013 - Kissing Eyes Magazine (english)
2011 - Illex (english)
2011 - Enquire Magazine (italian)
2011 - fm4 Fotograf der Woche (german)
2010 - Not Common People (english)
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// selected web features:
> 2017
> 2016
> 2015
> 2014
> 2013
> 2012
> 2011
> 2010
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