Posts Tagged ‘Bosnia And Herzegovina’

Mahir Vranac

East Bosnia

Mahir Vranac is a photojournalist from Visoko, BiH. He was born in 1985. He work as a freelance photojournalist, recording daily events in the territory of BiH. At the moment he is working on personal projects in BiH and continuing his photojournalist work.
> Personal website:
mahirvara.wordpress.com

East Bosnia (2009)
This story is about raising awareness among people about the second generation of the Bosnian Muslim population in eastern Bosnia, which has experienced war crimes during the war in Bosnia (1992-1995).
Eastern Bosnia is now the space of sadness and unpleasant memories, a living area of nationalism and cheap emotional manipulation, that the first “sting” the eyes, but also the space where the position of the victim attempts to convert the position of a dignified life.

Posted on: August 31st, 2011 by admin No Comments

 

Giuliano Koren

Potocari (Srebrenica), Bosnia And Herzegovina. 11 July 2010

Giuliano Koren is a freelance photographer based in Trieste, Italy, where he borned in 1974.
He studied visual communication and photography at the ISIA (Institute of Artistic Industries) in Urbino, Italy, between 1996 and 2000. In this period he also attended the photography course at the University of Plymouth, England, gaining experience with colour printing and taking in-depth classes in photojournalism. He has been working as a freelance photographer since 2008. His main interests include national and international photojournalistic reportage, commercial photography and advertising. He is currently collaborating with Italian and foreign photo press agencies. His work has been published on several magazines such as: L’Espresso (ITA), Vanity Fair (ITA), D La repubblica delle donne (ITA), D casa (ITA), Focus (ITA), AutoEsporte magazine (BRA).

Potocari (Srebrenica), Bosnia And Herzegovina. 11 July 2010
2010 was the fifteenth anniversary of the fall of Srebrenica, eastern Bosnia.
Between 11 and 15 July 1995 the Bosnian Serb army has committed one of the most heinous crimes of the Balkan war. More than 8,372 Bosnian Muslim men were massacred, then buried in mass graves. Sometimes, to make it more difficult to find and recognise victims, the bodies parts were dug up and moved to other graves. So far 6,414 bodies were reconstructed through DNA examination, 3,500 already rest in the Potocari cemetery; only the bodies reconstructed at least of 70% can be definitely buried.
This ceremony is an event that draws thousands of people and that of 2010 was particularly crowded. More than 60,000 people gathered together and prayed for the victims.
During the mass funeral, 775 new bodies returned to the land, and never be moved again.

Posted on: February 1st, 2011 by admin No Comments