ABUJA PHOTO FESTIVAL

Mary Crnkovic Pilas

Exhibiting Artist

Croatia

I am a Croatian-Australian street and documentary photographer who is most interested  in documenting everyday people and scenes, as well as traditions from Croatia and  other countries. Many people ask me about the meaning behind “The Marvels of Daily  Life”, the name of my website and Instagram page. It is based on a quote by one of my  favourite photographers, Robert Doisneau, which perfectly sums up my philosophy on  street photography – “The marvels of daily life are so exciting; no movie director can  arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.” In addition to having been the  recipient of numerous awards, the most important being First Prize for the Urban and  Street Category at Xposure 2025, I have had several solo exhibitions as well as doing  curation for a number of Instagram pages and have been on the jury of prestigious  photography competitions.