Joco Žnidaršič (Šoštanj, 1938–Ljubljana, 2022) was the first Slovene photojournalist whose photographs won the highest Slovene, former Yugoslav and international awards in the fields of reportage and art photography. In 1972, he was the first to receive all the first prizes at Yugoslav photography exhibitions, which no one had previously achieved. In 1977, he was the first Slovene photojournalist to win a Prešeren Award and to be among World Press Photo Award winners. He was decorated for his work by two presidents of the Republic of Slovenia.
The commemorative photographic exhibition consists of five sections: Portrait, Francka – a girl from Kozjansko, Cattle wagons, Saving a horse under Triglav and Slovenia. Portrait photos were among the first to win awards at exhibitions in the former Yugoslavia. The photos of Francka, a girl from Kozjansko, are at the peak of photos that went viral. The photographs of cattle wagons, together with the top photojournalist's creations in the field of reportage photography, won him an Award of the Prešeren Fund. The photojournalist's photos of saving a horse below Triglav were ranked among the best in the world with the World Press Photo Award. The photos of Slovenia are an expression of the photojournalist's feelings about his homeland, nature, its people and their achievements. He created many photographic monographs and other promotional material with them, which inspired people at home and abroad.
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