Teodor Radu Pantea
Photographer
Romania

born in Feb. 21, 1953, Oradea, Romania
BS in Food Industry, Galaţ, Romania
Photography instructor at the University of Oradea, Faculty of Visual Arts and Faculty of Journalism
PhD in Photographic History, Sept. 2006; Theme: "Photographic Movement in Romanian Salons of Photographic Art Between 1945-2003"
Master studies in University of Oradea:
- Teachers completion (perfection) 2004
- Sculpture and Ambient 2011

Membership:
- Member of Romanian Photo Artists Association (A.A.F.R.) since 1980 (registration card 872)
- AFIAP since May 1997
- ISF Distinctions: ED.ISF since 1999; EH.ISF since December 2001
- PSA member since 1998; PSA* in Color Slide Division since November 2000 and PSA* in Pictorial Print Division since February 2001
- ICS (Image Colleague Society, California, USA): Fellowship (F.ICS), Associate (AICS), Hon. ICS and Overseas Honorary Representative, ICS Romania since June 2001; Honorary Fellow of ICS (Hon.F.ICS) since 2005
- FMPA (Federation Multicultural Photographic Art, California, USA) Honor of Excelence E.FMPA, since June 2001
- SWAN Ladies Photo Club, California, USA: Fellowship (F. SWAN) and Honorary Fellow (Hon. F. SWAN), since 2005
- United States Photographic Alliance: Excellence (E.USPA), since 2005
- EFIAP since October 2001
- PSA** in Pictorial Print Division since January 2003, PSA** in Photojournalism Division since April 2003
- HonFPAD Honorary Fellowship of the Photographic Association of DUM, DUM Calcutta India since January 2002
- HonIPS Honorary Membership of the Iranshahr Photographic Society, Iran 2004
- HonFKSS Honorable Membership of the Photo and Cineastes Federation of Serbia
- HonFCMDC Honorary Membership of the "Mihai-Dan Călinescu" Photoclub Craiova Romania, since April 2003
- Honoray Member of the Photo Club "Târgu Mureş", Târgu Mureş, Romania
- Distinguished with the Honorable Medal of the Association of Authors Polish Republic’s Photoclub, July 2003
- EFIAP/b since June 2006 (E - B06/06)
- Founder in 1994 of "ARGUS" Video-photo club in Oradea, affiliated to A.A.F.R.
- Initiator and organizer of the First Biennial of Photo and Video Art "ARGUS VISION" 1995 and of the next editions in 1997 and 1999
- Photographic art instructor in several clubs in Oradea since 1980 until 1996
- I have taken part in 1990 at the International Seminar of Photographic Art, organized at Nyregyhaza (Hungary) and at the International Camp of Photographic Art, Kazincbarcika (Hungary), July 1996 Photocamp “Fotofiesta” Lozenetz (Bulgaria), September 2001 and in several photographic camps in Romania.
- Participant in the 6th International Photographic Conference, Calcutta, India, January 2002
- Master USPA granted by the United States Photographic Alliance, SUA, 2007
- Honorary Life Overseas Representative nominated by the Image Colleague Society, California, USA , 2007
- Participant at the 19th International Photography Meeting, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2007
- M.AAFR Master of The Romanian Association of Photo Artists (AAFR) since December 2008
- PSA*** since April 2010 in CPID, for 160 total acceptances of 32 different images in Recognized Color Projected Image Exhibitions
- Diploma of Excellency of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, 2010
- Founder Member of the PSA Group, 2011 (group of the PSA Members of Oradea, Romania)
- EFIAP/s since 21 December 2011 (E-S11/15)
- Designed as a Full Member and Regional Manager for Europe of the International Freelance Photographer Union (IFPU)
- HonAAFR distinction of the Association of Photographer Artists of Romania, November 2013
- HonTAMA distinction of the TAMA Photographic Club, Cyprus, 2013
- Visiting teacher in Technological Educational Institute (TEI), Erasmus Program, (Themes of the lectures: "Street photography"), Athens, Grecia, May 2010
_ Caroun Photo Club (CPC), 2014

Exhibitions/Prizes:
- I have participated in 101 national salons of photography organized in Romania and I won about 50 awards.
- I have participated in 372 international salons of photography.
- I have won 288 international awards and mentions.
- I have had 85 personal exhibitions.
- I’ve participated in more than 60 group exhibitions.
- I have been a jury member in 41 international salons of photography (Romania, Hungary, Ukraine, Bulgaria, USA, Turkey, Macedonia, Serbia, Poland & Egypt) and in 6 national ones.

Works in Collections:
- Pictures in personal collections, museum and photographic organization portfolios in Romania, Turkey, Germany, Poland, Serbia, Greece, Hungary, Uzbekistan, India, SUA, Mexico, Israel, Croatia, Ukraine, Spain, Egypt, Dubai, R. Moldova, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Argentina
- Pictures in the portfolio of FIAP
- Collection "Auschwitz – Realm Of Silence" (63 pictures) in the portfolio of The Museum Of Ghetto Fighters, Lochamei Haghetaot, Israel
- Collection ”Sic Transit” (40 pictures) the portfolio of the Library of Alexandria, Egypt

Countries where my pictures have been exhibited: 1. Romania, 2. Hungary, 3. Bulgaria, 4. Poland, 5. Croatia, 6. Macedonia, 7. India, 8. Iran, 9. Iraq, 10. Taiwan, 11. Slovenia, 12. SUA, 13. San Marino, 14. Italy 15. Turkey, 16 Sri Lanka, 17. Argentina, 18. Canada, 19. Spain, 20. Brazil, 21. Greece, 22. Austria, 23. Republica Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 24, China, 25. Dominican Republic, 26. Curacao, 27. Cuba, 28. Serbia 29. Ukraine, 30. Slovakia, 31. Japan, 32. Uzbekistan, 33. Montenegro, 34. Finland, 35. Israel, 36. Australia, 37. South Africa, 38 Qatar, 39. Mexico, 40. Great Britain, 41. United Arad Emirates, 42. Sweden, 43. Belgium, 44. Russia, 45. Vietnam, 46. Egypt, 47. R. Moldova, 48. Germany. 49. Cyprus. 50. Ireland



Caroun Photo Club (CPC)