Nik Erik Neubauer (1994) is a visual artist and photographer from Ljubljana. His work explores intimate social themes through a contemporary documentary approach. He graduated in photography from VIST – Faculty of Applied Sciences in 2017 and obtained his Master’s degree from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in 2021. That same year, he was nominated for the Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award, and GUP Magazine listed him among the most promising European photographers. In 2021, he was also awarded the Watchdog Award by the Slovenian Association of Journalists for his long-term coverage of anti-government protests in Slovenia.

In 2022, he was among the winners of the Belfast Photo Festival in the photobook category with his debut photobook, You Always Cry Twice When You Go to the South. In 2023, he was nominated for the OHO Award, Slovenia’s leading national prize for young visual artists. His second photobook, Where’s the Afters?, published by the National Museum of Contemporary History, was shortlisted for the Rencontres d’Arles Book Awards and has been available at Printed Matter Inc., New York, since 2024. In 2025, he received second place in the Life category at the Sarajevo Photography Festival. He is also the co-editor of Henrik – Journal of Contemporary Photography.

Represented by Galerija Fotografija
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