Shortlisted for the 2007 Terry O'Neill Award.
2007 winner of the Royal Photographic Society Terence Donovan Award.
Highly Recommended: Portraiture London Photographic Awards 2007
Black & White Photography Magazine Photographer of the Year 2006.
Nominated for National Geographic 'All Roads' photography awards 2005 & 2006
UK Winner BP Oil Young European Artist 1994

Originally an assistant to several Magnum photographers, Zak has for many years freelanced for the quality UK press and news agencies. In addition he has many corporate clients as well as pursuing projects close to his own heart when time allows.

Zak's personal website may be viewed here and his Digital Railroad site here

Never Mind the Ballots: BPPA	House of Commons. Westminster	June 2006	Joint
Women Against Hunger: Action Against Hunger UK	Coutts Bank London	Mar 2006	Joint
Birdmen	San Francisco Airport. USA	Jan 2006	Solo
Never Mind the Ballots: BPPA	SS Robin Canary Wharf	2005	Joint
Emotion: NSPCC	Loading Bay Gallery, London	2002	Joint
Refugees: Kosovo Children of the Storm	The Tabernacle. London	2000	Solo
Refugees: Action Against Hunger UK	Whiteleys. London	2000	Solo
Cambodia	Whiteleys. London	2000	Solo
Cambodia: Action Against Hunger UK	Atlas Gallery London	Aug 1999	Solo
Europeans: BP Oil	Barbican Centre. London	Jan 1995	Joint
Rossiya: Greenpeace	Todmorden. Lancashire.	Sept 1994	Solo
Europeans: BP Oil	Cultural Centre. Lisbon. Portugal.	Apr 1994	Joint
Rossiya & Birdmen of Benwell	The Zone Gallery. Newcastle	Jun 1993	Solo
Industrial Tyneside & the People of Skye	Holme Hall, Seaham. Co. Durham	Jul 1992	Solo
Industrial Tyneside & the People of Skye	Washington Arts Centre	Mar 1992	Solo
Monkwearmouth Colliery	Washington Arts Centre	Dec 1991	Solo
Salon of British Contemporary Photography	Cheshire	Jun 1990	Joint
From Tooth to Nail	Washington Arts Centre	Apr 1990	Solo
Journey Down the Wear	Washington Arts Centre	May 1989	Solo
Old Men Faces & Places	Washington Arts Centre	Sept. 1988	Solo

Originally an assistant to several Magnum photographers, Zak has for many years freelanced for the quality UK press and news agencies. In addition he has many corporate clients as well as pursuing projects close to his own heart when time allows.

Zak was born and raised in the North East of England and had what was reputed to be the most successful column in free press history in the early 90's with a weekly column in the Sunderland Star entitled Disappearing Wear which depicted local history through photographs and stories.

On moving south, he became an assistant to Magnum photographers Ian Berry, Peter Marlow, Burt Glinn, Stuart Franklin and Philip Jones-Griffiths and worked on assignments all over the world. At this time and with the help of the Princes Trust Zak moved fully into the freelance world where 11 years later he has developed a very successful career, having shot pictures for an enormous variety of organisations and people like Stern Magazine, The Guardian, the Independent, Agence VU (Paris), REA (Paris), Springer News (Berlin), Le Point, The Mail on Sunday, TES, The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times Magazine, The Observer, Forum, ES Magazine, Boots, Heritage Lottery Fund, Cap Gemini UK, Candis Magazine, In The Know Magazine and many, many more.