Festival Lent 2014: Offstage & street moments
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Fireworks - closing of Festival lent 2014 @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
The final gallery from this years Festival Lent - 16 days lasting festival which is largest outdoor festival in Slovenia and one of the largest in Europe - contains some moments captured offstage, on stage (but not as performance), behind stage and on the streets of Maribor, during the festival.
And with that, I’m already looking forward to Festival Lent 2015! :)
Dr. Andrej Fištravec, Mayor of Maribor @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Alenka Bratušek, Prime Minister of Slovenia @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Street musician @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Dogs life @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Backside @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Without ticket @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Refreshment @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Checking the status @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Girls @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Street puppet show @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Family @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mobile record shop @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Alfi Nipič & 6Pack Čukur @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Rain @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Rain @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Rain @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
By the river @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Živa dvorišča @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
The promenade @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Portrait of Nenad Cizl, Maribor artist @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Exhibition of Nenad Cizl, Maribor artist @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Exhibition of Nenad Cizl, Maribor artist @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Portrait of Nenad Cizl, Maribor artist @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Lecture by Aleksander Zadel @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Lecture by Aleksander Zadel @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Living statue @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Living statue @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Living statue @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Street musicians @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
The barman @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Living statue @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Living statue - interview @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
The promenade from main stage @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
After party at Minoriti @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
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Festival Lent - group photo exhibition, opening next Thursday in Maribor
Thursday, 28/05/2015
Photography exhibition opens on 4 June 2015 in Fotografski muzej Maribor, Slovenia
I am very happy to announce that few of my photographs will be exhibited in the upcoming group photography exhibition that will feature photographs of Festival Lent, from four of its, current and past, official photographers: Boštjan Lah, Dejan Bulut, Nebojša Tejić and yours truly.
Movie (p)review: Finding Vivian Maier
Monday, 16/03/2015
John Maloof, Charlie Siskel, 2013
Amazing story of a great (street) photographer Vivian Maier that was discovered and gained recognition just after she passed away in the old age of 83.
Festival Lent 2014, part 4
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Festival Lent 2014 - 16 days of hard work and so much fun - the photo story is coming to the end. In this gallery, among others: Inner Circle, Jinx, John Lee Sanders & Rad Gumbo and ZircuS!
Festival Lent 2014: (Contemporary) dance + children theatre
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
During this 16 days of Festival Lent, I also shoot some (contemporary) dance performances and theatre for children - find some of those images in this gallery :)
Festival Lent 2014: Street theatre
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Street theatre at it's best!
Festival Lent 2014, part 3
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Festival Lent 2014: 16 days of hard work and so much fun - the photo story continues, this time including regional and one & only Rade Šerbedžija, ZMELKlasikOOW aka Zmelkoow, Bad Copy, John Lee Sanders, Vlado in Milan Kreslin and many, many more!
Festival Lent 2014: Stand-up comedy & theatre
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Festival Lent also included some great stand-up comedy and few Slovenian comedy theatre plays...
Festival Lent 2014: Sport
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
16 days of Festival Lent in Maribor also included many sporting events - as one of the official festival photographers, I covered some of them, including Jet ski Alpe Adria Tour 2014 and Slovenia Slack line Open 2014 competitions, and here are few chosen photographs from them.
Festival Lent 2014: Jazz(lent)
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Jazzlent & other jazz concerts
Jazzlent (jazz colored sub-festival of Festival Lent) & other jazz gigs :)
Festival Lent 2014: Classical music
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Salon glasbenih umetnikov - Music Artist Salon 2014
16 days of Festival Lent also included classical concerts in the Dvorana Union (Union Hall) in Maribor.
Festival Lent 2014: Folkart + Mosaic of History
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
26th Folkart & 50 years of KUD Študent ceremonial Academy
This years 26th Folkart International CIOFF® Folklore Festival, which is a sub-festival of Festival Lent, included seven folklore dance companies from whole world, plus, Maribor's own KUD Študent (The Cultural Art Association Študent) celebrated 50 years of continuous operation with a ceremonial Academy.
Festival Lent 2014, part 2
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Festival Lent 2014: 16 days of hard work and so much fun - the photo story continues, this time including regional and local stars Elemental, Goblini, Đorđe Balašević, Los Hermanos muy simpaticos (muy simpaticos!) and many, many more!
Festival Lent 2014, part 1
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Shooting 16 days lasting festival (!!) as one of the official photographers can be really tough, but a great joy, too! Here is the first gallery of photos from this years festival, others are following!
Movie (p)review: Everybody Street
Saturday, 18/01/2014
Cheryl Dunn, 2013
A great documentary film about New York City street photographers and a bit of street photography in general by a NY based filmmaker and photographer Cheryl Dunn. A must for all interested in street photography.
Festival Lent in July issue of Sinfo
Wednesday, 21/08/2013
July issue of Sinfo features an article about Maribor's Festival Lent - the festival I have been photographing this year as one of the official photographers.
Check out PPOTY 2012 finalists Top 20
Friday, 22/03/2013
Check out the free digital booklet showcasing the top 20 images in all PPOTY 2012 categories, there is some really stunning work there - happy to say see my two images included!
My image Desert caravan is a PPOTY 2012 finalist
Monday, 18/03/2013
Bodies in Urban Spaces gets into Street Top 20
April issue of the UK's Professional Photographer magazine brings the finalists of their Professional Photographer of the Year 2012 (PPOTY 2012) competition and I'm happy to say that my photograph is one of them!