Björn Steinz earned Bachelor and Master of Arts Degrees at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU). After his studies he began working as a freelance photographer and part time teacher in Czech Republic and Germany – mostly in the area of Documentary Photography, Portraiture and Photojournalism.
From 2009 till 2011 he worked as an Assistant Professor of Photography at Keimyung University in Daegu, South Korea. His photography has been exhibited in Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, South Korea, China and published in printed media such as »Du«, »Die Zeit«, »The Financial Times«, »Geo Special«, »The Independent«, »Der Spiegel«, »Newsweek« and others.
Björn Steinz is living in Prague/Czech Republic and represented by the London based agency »Panos Pictures«.