Zdeněk Lhoták (* 1949, Turnov, CZ) works as a freelance photographer and pedagogue. In the field of documentary photography, he focuses on the sociological problems of elite sports (Sparta, 1977-89) and sport competition (Spartakiad,1985) and the issue of unique Tibetan culture devastated by Chinese occupation (1989-94). Between 2001-08 he photographed the subjective documentary series “United Colours of Nepal”. Another field of interest is staged photography: until 1989 he worked on the cycle “Self-Portraits” and he has recently been making installations of life-size photographs of figures in real interiors. He studied at the Faculty of Film and Television, FAMU, Prague. For his photo series Spartakiad he won 2nd prize in the sports category of the Word Press Photo competition in 1986.