Parni Valjak
Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019
Parni Valjak @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019
I lied, I admit. Well, sort of. Back in December 2017, when I shot Parni Valjak in front of 20 000 fans at the sold out gig in Arena Zagreb, I wrote that working for the one of the biggest rock bands (if not the biggest!) with a Access All Area pass (AAA) on such a big night, is a "dream come true for any concert photographer". I still believe in what I said, but I realised another thing — being hired to do more gigs for that band after that huge concert IS a dream come true :)
So fast forward almost two years, Parni Valjak are touring all over the place, Europe and United States, both. I got commissioned to photograph few of their bigger concerts in Croatia of their tour titled "Runda 44", with beautiful coastal town of Šibenik being the first on my list.
It was another sold out concert and this time in a very special venue of Tvrđava sv. Mihovila — open air r'n'r gig on an old fortress, what more can you ask for! :) The concert was energetic and great, as expected, and the magic of the venue made my job very, very special! :)
Feeling very grateful for the opportunity and very excited for the upcoming shows, too! :)
Parni Valjak @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Aki Rahimovski and Kristina Tina Kresnik (Parni Valjak) @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Brass section @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Marijan Brkić Brk (Parni Valjak) @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak fans @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Husein Hasanefendić Hus (Parni Valjak) @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Kristina Tina Kresnik (Parni Valjak) @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ana Kabalin (Parni Valjak) @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak fans @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Davor Rodik, guest on steel guitar @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Berislav Blažević Bero (Parni Valjak) @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Dalibor Marinković Dado (Parni Valjak) @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak fans @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Matej Milošev, guest on cello @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Husein Hasanefendić Hus (Parni Valjak) @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Zorislav Preksavec Preksi (Parni Valjak) @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Aki Rahimovski (Parni Valjak) @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Brass section @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Marijan Brkić Brk (Parni Valjak) @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak fans @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Matej Milošev, guest on cello @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Parni Valjak @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Aki Rahimovski (Parni Valjak) @ Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik (Croatia), 14/09/2019 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
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- Parni Valjak: www.parnivaljak.com
- Tvrđava sv. Mihovila: www.tvrdjava-kulture.hr
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