Jiří Langpaul

• Photographer
• 1974, CZ

Jiří Langpaul is a creative director with many years of experience in advertising. He has worked as a creative director at Leo Burnett and Ogilvy & Mather. During his career he has won a long list of prestigious international awards such as D&AD, Clio, Red Dot Award, Epica, The One Show, Golden Hammer, Golden Watch, Golden Drum, Effie, Luerzer's Archive, Shots, Nutcracker and others.

In addition to his rich advertising life, Jiří is also pursuing his lifelong love, photography. He has been photographing the Jizerska 50 cross-country ski race for several years. He repeatedly returns to the location in the Jizera Mountains, where he takes portraits of individual racers - amateurs, professionals, men and women of all ages and performance categories. In 2021, his photographs were part of the exhibition Jizerska 50 Seen by 6, which depicted this legendary race through the eyes of six renowned Czech photographers.