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Nenad Šaljić was born 1961 in Croatia. He is a Zermatt-Switzerland based photographic artist.

Being trained as a mountaineer and a caver, Šaljić is inspired by earth’s geological history. He was introduced to photography by his math teacher, after which he attended film school and filmed a few Super 8 shorts while earning his degree. Although he wanted to pursue photography after film school, Šaljić’s life was pushed into a different direction. Eighteen years of his adult life were spent in the world of international business and university lecturing after obtaining a PhD in Economics. However, he returned to photography entirely in 2007.

His projects include four artist books: Matterhorn: Portrait of a Mountain (a seven-year project concluded in 2015, German-English bilingual), Birth of a Ship (shot between 2007-2009 and completed in 2017), Void (Two-volume Box Set, shot between 1980-2018 and released in 2019) an DeVoid (shot between 2010-2018 and released in 2020).

His work has received numerous major awards. It is exhibited internationally and is also included in various international collections. His Matterhorn photograph was the choice of Louis Vuitton Men’s Fall/Winter 2013/14 Collection, and his series Void was the inspiration for a fashion collection from Saxony in Australia 2013/14.

Šaljić is represented by Kunsträume | The Heinz Julen Art Gallery Zermatt, Switzerland and Kranjčar Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia.

EXHIBITIONS (Selection)

2021 Nenad Šaljić, MATTERHORN: Portrait of a Mountain, Fotoplast, Zurich, Switzerland
2020 ETERIČNI NARATIVI, Kranjčar Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
2020 55. Zagreb Salon, Technical Museum Nikola Tesla & ULUPUH Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
2020 Natura Vita, Kranjčar Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
2019 Nenad Šaljić, MATTERHORN: Portrait of a Mountain, NESVRSTANI – Boutique Art Fair 2019, Lauba, Zagreb, Croatia
2019 Nenad Šaljić, Void, Kranjčar Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
2017 Nenad Šaljić, Birth of a Ship, Galerie Rigassi by SOON, Bern, Switzerland
2017 Nenad Šaljić, Birth of a Ship, Photo Gallery Split, Croatia
2016 Eros Fight Freedom, Old City Hall, Split, Croatia
2015 NENAD ŠALJIĆ.MATTERHORN: Portrait of a Myth \ Der Mythos im Porträt, Solo Show at KUNST ZÜRICH 15, Switzerland
2015 Aer, La mostra fotografica e video, Scuderie di Palazzo Aragona, Vasto CH, Italy
2015 NENAD ŠALJIĆ.MATTERHORN: Portrait of a Myth \ Der Mythos im Porträt, CERVO, Zermatt, Switzerland
2015 Sieben Künstler – ein Berg \ Seven Artists – One Mountain, KUNSTRÄUME Zermatt, Switzerland
2015 NENAD ŠALJIĆ.MATTERHORN: Portrait of a Myth \ Der Mythos im Porträt, GALERIE RIGASSI, Bern, Switzerland
2014 New York Photo Festival – The PhotoWorld Exhibition, The POWERHOUSE Arena, New York City, USA
2014 Aperture Foundation Summer Open, New York City, USA
2013 Nenad Šaljić, Solo Exhibition, Photo Gallery Split, Croatia
2013 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition, Somerset House, London, UK
2013 Nenad Saljic, Solo Exhibition, Saxony: The Galeries (Sydney), World Square (Sydney), Chatswood Chase (Chatswood), Doncaster, Chadstone, QV (Melbourne), Australia
2012 The Grand Prix de la Découverte, NoFound Photo Fair – in conjunction with Paris Photo and Paris Mois de la Photo, Paris, France
2012 Foto8 Summershow 2012, Foto8 Gallery, London, UK
2012 Worldwide Photography Biennial Exhibition, The Borges Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2011 AOP – Association of Photographers Open Exhibition, The Dray Walk Gallery, London, UK

ARTIST BOOKS

2020 Nenad Šaljić: DeVOID, Orada GmbH, Bern, Switzerland
2019 Nenad Šaljić: VOID, Orada GmbH, Bern, Switzerland
2017 Nenad Šaljić: BIRTH OF A SHIP, Orada GmbH, Bern, Switzerland
2015 Nenad Šaljić: MATTERHORN Portrait of a Mountain \ Porträt eines Berges, Orada & Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland

AWARDS (Selection)

2016 IPA/Lucie Awards, Los Angeles, USA: Third Prize – Book “MATTERHORN Portrait of a Mountain”
2015 PDN Photo Annual, New York: Winner – MATTERHORN Portrait of a Mountain
2014 Prix de la Photographie Paris (Px3): Gold Award – MATTERHORN Portrait of a Mountain
2013 Sony World Photography Awards, London: First Place–Professional – MATTERHORN Portrait of a Mountain
2013 IPA/Lucie Awards, Los Angeles, USA: First Prize – Book “Birth of a Ship”
2013 PDN Photo Annual, New York: Winner – Birth of a Ship
2013 Photodays Rovinj, Croatia: First Prize – Photobook “Birth of a Ship”
2013 Houston Center for Photography: Fellowship Honorable Mention (Juror W.M. Hunt) – Void (Petrified)
2012 National Geographic Photo Contest: First Prize – Matterhorn
2012 World in Focus, PDN Magazine, New York: Grand Prize Winner
2012 New York Photo Festival: Invitational Winner for forthcoming Photobook “Birth of a Ship”
2012 Houston Center for Photography, 30th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, Juror’s Commendation Award (Juror Anne Tucker) – Void (Petrified)
2012 IPA/Lucie Awards, Los Angeles, USA: Second Prize – Matterhorn
2010 National Geographic Photo Contest: Winner – Matterhorn

COLLECTIONS (Selection)

Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France
Foto8 Gallery, London, UK
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester-Boston, USA
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, USA
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb, Croatia

REVIEWS/ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS (Selection)

Nenad Šaljić, Mixer, December 12, 2020, Croatia
Nenad Šaljić: DeVOID, 2020, DODHO Magazine, September 17, 2020, Barcelona, Spain
NATURA VITA, VIVA NATURA!, Leila Topić, Art Magazin Kontura, No. 148, 2020, Zagreb, Croatia
BIRTH OF A SHIP BY NENAD SALJIC, DODHO Magazine, May 8, 2018, Barcelona, Spain
Langzeitbelichtung mit ND-Filtern: Der Einsteigerleitfaden von Ausrüstung bis Nachbearbeitung, Christophe Audebert, dpunkt.verlag GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany, 2018, ISBN: 978-3-86490-546-9
Conde Nast Traveller, April 2018, London, UK
MAJESTIC MATTERHORN: BEHIND THE LENS, La Prairie Switzerland, July 28, 2017
Les secrets de la pose longue, Christophe Audebert, Eyrolles, Paris, France, 2017, ISBN: 9782212674385
PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE: NENAD SALJIC, Alter-View, May 22, 2017
Retrato del monte Cervino, EL PAÍS Semanal, January 17, 2017, Madrid, Spain
El encanto del Cervino, EL PAÍS Semanal No 2.103, January 15, 2017, Madrid, Spain
25 TALENTED EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHERS, DODHO Magazine, October 26, 2016, Barcelona, Spain
Book Review: Nenad Šaljić – Matterhorn, Silvershotz Magazine, January 2016 – Volume 10, Edition 4, UK & Australia
Book Review: Nenad Saljic – Matterhorn: Portrait of a Mountain, Black & White Magazine, Issue 112, December 2015, USA
THE WORK OF NENAD SALJIC, Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine, May 23, 2015, San Francisco, USA
The Matterhorn Project, Image in Progress Magazine, Issue No. 7, 2015, Rome, Italy
How to take Great Photographs, RLG Publishing, Plymouth, UK, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-871611-87-8
Nenad Saljic – Unexplored, Utoopics, October 27, 2015, Paris
My photo treasures: Nenad Saljic, Florian Freimoser Blog, October 4, 2015, Zurich, Switzerland
“Matterhorn” & “Petrified” by Nenad Saljic, Mouth Magazine #25, August 2015, Dartmouth College, USA 
Shooting Portraits of the Matterhorn, AP, August 10, 2015, UK
Five minutes with Nenad Saljic, DODHO Magazine, July 10, 2015, Barcelona, Spain
PDN Magazine, June 2015, New York, USA
The Landscape Photography of Nenad Saljic, Fotografija, No 60, 61, 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Eighteen39.com, Review: Birth of a Ship, Nenad Saljic, July 1, 2014
The Magazine: Issue IX, February 2014, The World Photography Organisation, London, UK
Global Citizens, H&P, Ideos Publications Ltd., New York, London, Zurich, Hong Kong, 2013, ISBN: 9780957436282
Colombo Premium Magazine, Issue 33, December 2013, Sao Paulo, Brazil
National Geographic Magazine, Vol. 224, No. 3, September 2013, USA
Sony World Photography Awards 2013 Library, Professional Competition, Landscape Shortlist, Moleskine, www.moleskine.com/Photobooks, 2013
Professional Photographer, June 2013, UK
Photography Week, Issue 37, May 2013, UK
The Black Journal (cover), No 6, 2013, Linz, Austria
PDN Magazine, June 2013, New York, USA
Slate Magazine, June 7, 2013, USA
Sony World Photography Awards 2013 – Book, London, 2013, ISBN: 0957201028
Zupi Contemporary Art Magazine, No 34, April 2013, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hrvatska uživo, HRT 1, January 8, 2013, Croatia
I-REF Magazine for contemporary culture, January 7, 2013, Berlin, Germany
My Modern Met, December 4, 2012
Image in Progress Magazine, Issue No. 3, 2012, Rome
B&W Magazine, Issue #94, September 2012, USA
B&W+COLOR Magazine, Issue #87, December 2011, USA
AOP – Association of Photographers Open Awards 2010, London

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