About Mary Crnkovic Pilas

I was born and raised in Sydney, Australia and moved to Zagreb in 1992 after completing my B.A. majoring in Music and French. I have been an amateur street and documentary photographer since 2016 and like to capture everyday moments and situations in black and white.

I have a website and Instagram page called The Marvels of Daily Life, based on a quote by my favourite photographer, Robert Doisneau, which perfectly sums up my philosophy regarding street photography – “The marvels of daily life are so exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.”

I have won numerous awards and have been exhibited in many group exhibitions in Croatia, France, Italy, Austria, the Ukraine, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, China, the USA, etc., as well as had solo exhibitions in Zadar and Zagreb in Croatia. I have also been published in the prestigious Chinese magazine "Traveler" with a documentary photo story about the bell ringers of the Kastav Region in Croatia.

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