Loreal Prystaj

I am a passionate artist, proficient creative director, and patient teacher with a caring approach to students of all ages and talent levels. Efficient in my art, and diligent in achieving my goals, I have a Tier 1: Exceptional Talent Visa, along with a positive track record of success artistically and educationally.

I am from New York City, presently based in London. Having completed my Masters in Photography at the Royal College of Art (June 2019), I am now teaching private personal lessons and small groups throughout London. I was recently a photo teacher with ISSOS () at Yale University. I taught students ages 12-17 the basics of the camera, then progressed to advanced assignments that we would critique together.

I have been a guest lecturer at accredited universities, such as New York University, FIT and Columbia University. I was a teacher assistant at the Internation Center of Photography in New York and taught private lessons in photography, darkroom techniques, and photoshop skills to children ages six to young adults entering University.

Outside from teaching, my work has been in over thirty exhibitions internationally, including Arles Photo Festival (2018), MIA in Milan (2016) and selected to show with LifeFramer's traveling exhibition (2017). My photography has been in galleries throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and China, and I have pieces part of the permanent collection at the Erie Art Museum, Pennsylvania, since 2014. My work has been awarded jury prizes from more than ten photography competitions internationally, including Ashurst Art Prize in London (2018), ArtSlant (2017) , Neutral Density (2016), and TIFA (2018), alongside with published widely, from The Gaurdian (2018), The British Journal of Photography (2018), My Modern Met (2017) to multiple articles in L'oeil de la Photographie ( ).

Presently I am learning how to sculpt with porcelain; it is so important to me that I am always open not only to share my artistic knowledge with others but also learning from those around me!

Thank you for your consideration :)