
Mary Crnkovic Pilas
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.
