About
Born in Croatia, 1961.
Photography became my main preoccupation in my late forties after a break of 18 years.
Although I was almost expelled from high school because of spending too many hours in the darkroom, my dreams of studying photography were dashed because of very small quotas in my country. My career path changed dramatically after I opted for economics and information technology instead and received Ph.D. from the University of Split in Croatia where I became professor.
My life turned a full circle in 2006 when I accepted an invitation to a trekking expedition in the region of Mount Everest, and this brought me back to mountains and photography.
I live in Split, an ancient city on the Adriatic coast in Croatia with my wife and two daughters.
COLLECTIONS (Selection)
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Foto8 Gallery, London
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester-Boston, USA
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, USA
Private collections: USA, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Hong Kong, UK, Croatia
CLIENTS (Selection)
Louis Vuitton, Paris
Louis Vuitton, China
Saxony, Sydney, Australia
AWARDS (Selection)
Sony World Photography Awards, London, 2013:
Professional Landscape Photographer of the Year
Photodays Rovinj, Croatia, 2013:
First Prize Winner - Publications Category - Photobook "Birth of a Ship"
PDN Photo Annual, New York, 2013:
Winner - Personal Category
2012 National Geographic Photo Contest, USA, 2013:
First Prize Winner - Places Category
The Shot, PDN Magazine, New York, 2013:
First Prize Winner (non pro)
Houston Center for Photography: 2013 Fellowships, Houston, USA, 2012
Fellowship Honorable Mention Recipient (Juror W.M. Hunt)
30th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography, USA, 2012:
Juror’s Commendation / Beth Block Foundation Award (Juror Anne Tucker)
New York Photo Festival, 2012:
Invitational Winner for forthcoming Photobook "Birth of a Ship"
World in Focus, PDN Magazine, New York, 2012:
Grand Prize Winner (non-pro)
The Great Outdoors, PDN Magazine, New York, 2012:
Winner (non-pro)
Camera Obscura Journal of Literature & Photography, USA, 2011
Outstanding Photo Award
Editor's Choice Award
B&W Magazine Portfolio Contest, USA, 2011:
Spotlight Award
EXHIBITIONS (Selection)
Photo Gallery Fotoklub Split, Croatia, June 27 - July 15, 2013.
2013 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition, Somerset House, London, April 26 – May 12, 2013.
Saxony Australia : The Galeries (Sydney), World Square (Sydney), Chatswood Chase (Chatswood), Doncaster, Chadstone, QV (Melbourne), February - May, 2013
Sylvia White Gallery - 2013 Collector’s Choice, Ventura, CA, USA, January 2 – February 2, 2013
The Grand Prix de la Découverte, NoFound Photo Fair - in conjunction with Paris Photo and Paris Mois de la Photo, Paris, November 16–19, 2012
34th Zagreb Salon - International Exhibition of Photography, Mimara Museum, Zagreb, Croatia, November 6-24, 2012
The Art of Photography Show 2012, San Diego Art Institute, USA, September 29 – November 11, 2012
Foto8 Summershow 2012, Foto8 Gallery, London, July 6 - August 18, 2012
Griffin Museum of Photography, 18th Juried Exhibition, Winchester-Boston, USA, July 19 - Sept 2, 2012
Houston Center for Photography, 30th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, USA, July 13 - Aug 26, 2012
Secrets and Mysteries, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., Vermont, USA, July 5 – 29, 2012
"Sky and Sea", The Natural Wine Company, Ney York, February–May, 2012
Black & White Exhibition, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, USA
April-May, 2012
Worldwide Photography Biennial Exhibition, The Borges Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2012
Uncanny: Surreal Photography, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, USA, 2011/12
pdn + PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo, World in Focus Gallery, New York, 2011
AOP - Association of Photographers Open Exhibition, The Dray Walk Gallery, London, 2011
Retrospective Exhibition 100 Authors Through 100 Years of Fotoklub „Split“, Split, Croatia, 2011
AOP - Association of Photographers Open Exhibition, The AOP Gallery, London, 2010
"Nepal and the Himalayas", Gallery of Photo Club “Split”, Split, Croatia, 2009
PUBLICATIONS (Selection)
PDN Magazine, June 2013, New York, USA
Slate Magazine, 7th June, 2013, USA
Photodox, 8th May 2013, Coatia
Basler Zeitung, 27th April 2013, Basel, Switzerland
Sony World Photography Awards 2013 – Book, London, 2013, ISBN: 0957201028
Zupi Contemporary Art Magazine, No 34, April 2013, Sao Paulo, Brazil
L'Illustré, No 15, 10th April 2013, Lausanne, Switzerlandand
Trail Magazine, February 2013, UK
PDN Magazine, February 2013, New York, USA
I-REF Magazine for contemporary culture, January 7, 2013, Berlin, Germany
B&W Magazine, Issue #94, September 2012, USA
Image in Progress Magazine, Issue No. 3, 2012, Rome
PDN Magazine, August 2012, New York, USA
B&W Magazine, Special Issue #92, 2012 Black & White Portfolio Contest Winners, USA
PDN Magazine, March 2012, New York, USA
Camera Obscura Journal of Literature & Photography, Vol. 4, February 2012, USA
PDN Magazine, February 2012, New York, USA
B&W+COLOR Magazine, B&W Special Issue #88, 2012 Single Image Contest Winners, USA
Image in Progress No. 2, September 2011, Italy
The AOP Open Awards 2011, The Association of Photographers, London, 2011
B&W+COLOR Magazine, Issue #87, December 2011, USA
B&W Magazine Special Issue #80 - 2011 Single Image Contest Awards, USA
AOP - Association of Photographers Open Awards 2010, London
B&W Magazine Special Issue #76 - 2010 Portfolio Contest Awards, USA
Photo by Drazan Mimica: Meeting with the Lama in Pangboche - Himalayas, 2006
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Foto8 Gallery, London
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester-Boston, USA
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, USA
Private collections: USA, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Hong Kong, UK, Croatia
CLIENTS (Selection)
Louis Vuitton, Paris
Louis Vuitton, China
Saxony, Sydney, Australia
AWARDS (Selection)
Sony World Photography Awards, London, 2013:
Professional Landscape Photographer of the Year
Photodays Rovinj, Croatia, 2013:
First Prize Winner - Publications Category - Photobook "Birth of a Ship"
PDN Photo Annual, New York, 2013:
Winner - Personal Category
2012 National Geographic Photo Contest, USA, 2013:
First Prize Winner - Places Category
The Shot, PDN Magazine, New York, 2013:
First Prize Winner (non pro)
Houston Center for Photography: 2013 Fellowships, Houston, USA, 2012
Fellowship Honorable Mention Recipient (Juror W.M. Hunt)
30th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography, USA, 2012:
Juror’s Commendation / Beth Block Foundation Award (Juror Anne Tucker)
New York Photo Festival, 2012:
Invitational Winner for forthcoming Photobook "Birth of a Ship"
World in Focus, PDN Magazine, New York, 2012:
Grand Prize Winner (non-pro)
The Great Outdoors, PDN Magazine, New York, 2012:
Winner (non-pro)
Camera Obscura Journal of Literature & Photography, USA, 2011
Outstanding Photo Award
Editor's Choice Award
B&W Magazine Portfolio Contest, USA, 2011:
Spotlight Award
EXHIBITIONS (Selection)
Photo Gallery Fotoklub Split, Croatia, June 27 - July 15, 2013.
2013 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition, Somerset House, London, April 26 – May 12, 2013.
Saxony Australia : The Galeries (Sydney), World Square (Sydney), Chatswood Chase (Chatswood), Doncaster, Chadstone, QV (Melbourne), February - May, 2013
Sylvia White Gallery - 2013 Collector’s Choice, Ventura, CA, USA, January 2 – February 2, 2013
The Grand Prix de la Découverte, NoFound Photo Fair - in conjunction with Paris Photo and Paris Mois de la Photo, Paris, November 16–19, 2012
34th Zagreb Salon - International Exhibition of Photography, Mimara Museum, Zagreb, Croatia, November 6-24, 2012
The Art of Photography Show 2012, San Diego Art Institute, USA, September 29 – November 11, 2012
Foto8 Summershow 2012, Foto8 Gallery, London, July 6 - August 18, 2012
Griffin Museum of Photography, 18th Juried Exhibition, Winchester-Boston, USA, July 19 - Sept 2, 2012
Houston Center for Photography, 30th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, USA, July 13 - Aug 26, 2012
Secrets and Mysteries, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., Vermont, USA, July 5 – 29, 2012
"Sky and Sea", The Natural Wine Company, Ney York, February–May, 2012
Black & White Exhibition, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, USA
April-May, 2012
Worldwide Photography Biennial Exhibition, The Borges Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2012
Uncanny: Surreal Photography, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, USA, 2011/12
pdn + PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo, World in Focus Gallery, New York, 2011
AOP - Association of Photographers Open Exhibition, The Dray Walk Gallery, London, 2011
Retrospective Exhibition 100 Authors Through 100 Years of Fotoklub „Split“, Split, Croatia, 2011
AOP - Association of Photographers Open Exhibition, The AOP Gallery, London, 2010
"Nepal and the Himalayas", Gallery of Photo Club “Split”, Split, Croatia, 2009
PUBLICATIONS (Selection)
PDN Magazine, June 2013, New York, USA
Slate Magazine, 7th June, 2013, USA
Photodox, 8th May 2013, Coatia
Basler Zeitung, 27th April 2013, Basel, Switzerland
Sony World Photography Awards 2013 – Book, London, 2013, ISBN: 0957201028
Zupi Contemporary Art Magazine, No 34, April 2013, Sao Paulo, Brazil
L'Illustré, No 15, 10th April 2013, Lausanne, Switzerlandand
Trail Magazine, February 2013, UK
PDN Magazine, February 2013, New York, USA
I-REF Magazine for contemporary culture, January 7, 2013, Berlin, Germany
B&W Magazine, Issue #94, September 2012, USA
Image in Progress Magazine, Issue No. 3, 2012, Rome
PDN Magazine, August 2012, New York, USA
B&W Magazine, Special Issue #92, 2012 Black & White Portfolio Contest Winners, USA
PDN Magazine, March 2012, New York, USA
Camera Obscura Journal of Literature & Photography, Vol. 4, February 2012, USA
PDN Magazine, February 2012, New York, USA
B&W+COLOR Magazine, B&W Special Issue #88, 2012 Single Image Contest Winners, USA
Image in Progress No. 2, September 2011, Italy
The AOP Open Awards 2011, The Association of Photographers, London, 2011
B&W+COLOR Magazine, Issue #87, December 2011, USA
B&W Magazine Special Issue #80 - 2011 Single Image Contest Awards, USA
AOP - Association of Photographers Open Awards 2010, London
B&W Magazine Special Issue #76 - 2010 Portfolio Contest Awards, USA
Photo by Drazan Mimica: Meeting with the Lama in Pangboche - Himalayas, 2006