Zuzana Pustaiová‘s interest in visual arts began with painting but soon switched to photography, which she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava (Slovakia) where she completed her Ph.D in 2022. Her artwork uses role-playing as a principal tool to explore and reveal the relationships between family members, relatives, friends, and other social groups. With a sense of wit, humor and irony, she uncovers the cultural stereotypes related to gender, age, tradition, and social inclusion. In 2022, her book One Day Every Day was shortlisted for the Paris Photo – Aperture Photobook Award. She has received numerous awards in contemporary photography — including the Grand Prix at the Rovinj Photodays 2021 and Finalist for the 2017 Lucie Foundation Scholarship in Los Angeles. In 2018 she was named Slovak Photographer of the Year. She has exhibited internationally in Europe and Canada and lives and works in Levice and Bratislava.

Zuzana Pustaiová‘s interest in visual arts began with painting but soon switched to photography, which she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava (Slovakia) where she completed her ArtD. in 2022. Her artwork uses role-playing as a principal tool to explore and reveal the relationships between family members, relatives, friends, and other social groups. With a sense of wit, humor, and irony, she uncovers the cultural stereotypes related to gender, age, tradition, and social inclusion. In 2022, her book One Day Every Day was shortlisted for the Paris Photo–Aperture Photobook Award. In 2025 she exhibited work and was nominated for two prizes at the Les Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles.

She has received numerous awards in contemporary photography — including a nomination for the C/O Berlin Talent Award 2024; 3rd prize LensCulture Art Photography Award 2023; finalist at Grand Prix and Book Award Images Vevey 2023/2024; Grand Prix at the Rovinj Photodays 2021; finalist at the Images Vevey 2021/2022; finalist at the Grand Prix Bialystok Interphoto 2021; recipient of the scholarship at the Eva Kahan Foundation in San Sano, Italy, 2024; and more. In 2018, she was named Slovak Photographer of the Year. She has exhibited internationally in Europe and Canada and lives and works in Bratislava.