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    Balkanium is a photography magazine about the Balkans that tends to connect people through stories, and photographers through collaboration on the magazine. The stories about different people and their traditions, culture and life that highlight interesting differences and similarities, will create a virtual bond here and platform where you can get to know each other and together create a more positive view of the Balkans and its spirit.

    Soup kitchen / Narodna kuhinja
    Анђела Петровски
    • Jun 20

    Soup kitchen / Narodna kuhinja

    The soup kitchen is a part of the Orthodox Church in Belgrade. The people who work in this soup kitchen prepares food for the homeless...
      Ethno house "Lazarev konak" / Etno kuća „Lazarev konak“
    Анђела Петровски
    • May 25

    Ethno house "Lazarev konak" / Etno kuća „Lazarev konak“

    "Above the town of Obrenovac, there is the village of Mislođin, and in it, there is one estate and in the estate, there is a sculpture, a...
    Azra Dedić
    Анђела Петровски
    • May 9

    Azra Dedić

    Azra Dedić is the name of the first person with Down syndrome who has a permanent job in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition to hiring...
    The smallest ethnological museum in the world / Najmanji etno muzej na svetu
    Анђела Петровски
    • May 2

    The smallest ethnological museum in the world / Najmanji etno muzej na svetu

    Simeon Zlatev is an architect who dedicated his whole life to collecting, exploring and preserving the cultural heritage of the Balkans....
    Baranja Dreaming
    Анђела Петровски
    • Apr 26

    Baranja Dreaming

    Every leaving takes us back to some beginning and teaches us to discover something new within ourselves. We are the consequence of all...
    Pavli Fair / Pavli vašar
    Анђела Петровски
    • Apr 17

    Pavli Fair / Pavli vašar

    A 111-year-old tradition in Turkey's Thrace: Pavli Panayırı (Pavli Fair) When September comes, all of Thrace looks forward to the Pavli...
    Streets of Mostar / Ulice Mostara
    Анђела Петровски
    • Apr 13

    Streets of Mostar / Ulice Mostara

    Mostar is a small city that people have lots of opinions about. It’s rich in history, a complete mesh of architectural styles (like much...
    The last teacher at the last minute / Poslednja učiteljica u poslednjem času
    Анђела Петровски
    • Mar 12

    The last teacher at the last minute / Poslednja učiteljica u poslednjem času

    Ana Lekov, 57 years old, from Dimitrovgrad, worked as a teacher for more than 30 years at a central primary school in her hometown. Three...
    Behind a bottle of milk / Iza flaše mleka
    Анђела Петровски
    • Mar 7

    Behind a bottle of milk / Iza flaše mleka

    Agriculture is a very demanding job which requires absolute commitment. The Coronavirus, that the whole world is facing right now, has...
    Split 3
    Анђела Петровски
    • Feb 18

    Split 3

    “Everything happens in people, and the concrete is just recorded” -Dinko Kovačić The city is very similar to man. Both have their history...
    SOLITUDE / SAMOĆA
    Анђела Петровски
    • Feb 3

    SOLITUDE / SAMOĆA

    The story documents the life of 80-year-old Cvija Dokić and the solitude she endured for more than 10 years in village Tobut, mountain...
    The Balkans in the Archives of the planet / Balkan u Arhivama Planete
    Анђела Петровски
    • Dec 27, 2021

    The Balkans in the Archives of the planet / Balkan u Arhivama Planete

    Albert Kahn was a Jewish-French businessman and banker and one of the wealthiest people in Europe. He had a wide scope of interests and...
    Fragments of disapperance / Fragmenti nestajanja
    Анђела Петровски
    • Nov 24, 2021

    Fragments of disapperance / Fragmenti nestajanja

    This photo story was created as a part of many visits I made to Rozanstvo, yet another of many villages in the Balkans. The village is...
    In between / Između
    Анђела Петровски
    • Nov 21, 2021

    In between / Između

    This project is about documenting places and people inhabiting the in-between realities of social constructs. It looks at a society...
    Call for Balkans photo stories / Poziv za foto priče sa Balkana
    Анђела Петровски
    • Nov 10, 2021

    Call for Balkans photo stories / Poziv za foto priče sa Balkana

    Dear photographers, Magazine Balkanium is a place where photojournalists will collaborate and together create and show a more positive...
    Creation of Balkanium / Stvaranje Balkaniuma
    Анђела Петровски
    • Oct 5, 2021

    Creation of Balkanium / Stvaranje Balkaniuma

    *English Introduction I have always thought of the Balkans as the place with a specific charm and warmth which is often forgotten due to...
    Mika
    Анђела Петровски
    • Aug 4, 2021

    Mika

    Mika Legenović (75) and Branko Latinović (81) have been married for 50 years. They are parents of two sons. Before the war they used to...
    The Last Residents / Poslednji stanovnici
    Анђела Петровски
    • Jul 15, 2021

    The Last Residents / Poslednji stanovnici

    The surroundings of Dimitrovgrad are hilly and mountainous landscape elongated in the southwest-northeast direction. The territory of the...
    Poslednji mesec BIGZ-a / BIGZ's last month
    Анђела Петровски
    • Apr 1, 2021

    Poslednji mesec BIGZ-a / BIGZ's last month

    Novi Balkanium pokrećem projektom koji mi je bio jednako važan i emotivan. Kao što je Balkanium obeležio 2018. godinu, master rad i...

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