Marzia Paton

Marzia Paton (nee Ferrari) was born in Prague to a Russian mother and an Italian father. She holds an MA in Russian studies and education from Charles University, Prague. Much of her translation work has been from Russian to Czech and Czechto Russian, but also Italian, and Czech to English. Among works on art, architecture, and music, most of the Patons' translations relate to photography, including the Fototorst and Josef Sudek series for Torst as well as annual catalogs of the Institute of Creative Photography at Silesian University and works for the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague; Prague Spring Festival; National Gallery of Canada; Art Gallery of Ontario; and Leica Gallery Prague. The Patons have provided translations for Josef Koudelka (2002), Invasion 68: Prague (2008), Returning (2018), Koudelka: Theatre (2021), Josef Koudelka: Next (2023), and Ruins (2024).