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Dr. Chris Hinterobermaier

Dr. Chris Hinterobermeier took up photography as a hobby at the age of 16 and within 8 years became Austrian Photographic Champion, a title that he held for 5 years. He has achieved over 700 international awards in exhibitions and salons all over the world and has judged 25 international contests in Europe, USA, Japan and South Africa.

Chris has had 70 solo exhibitions and retrospectives in Austria and 10 European countries and in 1991 one of his photographic career highlights was a solo exhibition in New York.

In 1992, he founded the HASSELBLAD AUSTRIAN SUPER CIRCUIT, which became the world's largest salon of photography in 1991. This year is it's 11th edition and gained 44.000 entries from over 100 countries.

Since 1996, Chris has also been the picture editor of the PHOTOGRAPGHY YEARBOOK a prestigious collection of the best photographs worldwide.

In 1999, he founded the biennial photo art festival "MOTIVA", held in several Austrian cities, which in its first year had a total of more than 100.000 visitors.

These huge contributions to photography have all been achieved before the age of 41!
Chris originally became a Doctor of Law and has since worked in investment banking and advertising. He lives in Linz, Austria, where he is Chairman of his own company FOTOFORUMwhich specialises in organizing cultural events for both large companies and communities. Promotions, road shows and cultural entertainment are part of his business.