Robert Vano - You 1995, original b/w author's photograph, 40 x 28,5 cm, unsigned, unframed. Good condition, upper right corner with a small folding (see photos). Robert Vano (born Róbert Vaňo; May 5, 1948) is a Slovak photographer living in Prague. Since 1984 he has worked as an independent photographer. He worked in New York City, Paris, Milan and Prague, where he photographed for fashion magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. Since 1995 he lives in Prague, where in 1996 to 2003 he worked as artistic director of the Czech edition of the Elle magazine, and then in 2009 to 2014 as creative director at Czechoslovak Models. Since then he has worked as a freelance photographer.[2] Vano is primarily a fashion and commercial photographer. He makes black and white portraits and male nudes on film and also a now little-used technique of platinotype.[3] He prefers photographing in daylight. In 2010 he was awarded the European Trebbia award for creative activities.