Pavol Socháň: A Pioneer of Slovak Ethnographic Photography Pavol Socháň (6 June 1862, Liptovsky Mikuláš – 26 January 1941, Bratislava) was a Slovakian photographer, ethnographer, writer and artist. He operated under numerous pseudonyms, including Borivoj Rehtáčka, Dobroslav Pokrievka, Matej Trúbela, P. S. Zvonický, and Dušan Lipeň—a deliberate tactic reflecting his commitment to protecting his identity amidst the turbulent political landscape of Czechoslovakia and later Yugoslavia. His artistic legacy resides primarily in documenting Slovak culture during a formative period, offering invalua…