Stanko Abadžić
Stanko Abadžić | |
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| Born | 1952 Vukovar, Croatia |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, photojournalist |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Known for | Black-and-white photography, photojournalism |
Stanko Abadžić (born 1952 in Vukovar) is a Croatian photographer and photojournalist currently residing in Zagreb, Croatia.
Abadžić began his professional journey working as a photojournalist for the Croatian daily newspaper Vjesnik, where he created significant reportage covering locations such as Tunisia, Malta, Turkey, among others. After the outbreak of the Croatian war of independence in 1991, he moved abroad, spending four years in Germany followed by seven years in Prague, Czech Republic. His time in Prague played a crucial role in his transition from photojournalism to artistic photography. During this period, he organized several exhibitions, including a comprehensive retrospective at the Dom Jozefa Sudka gallery, which coincided with the release of his debut monograph U ogledalu života (In The Mirror of Life). Upon returning to Croatia in 2002, he presented In Absentia, a celebrated series created in Prague, at the Mimara Museum. Abadžić mainly employs black-and-white film and draws creative influence from photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, aiming to evoke a sense of nostalgia.
His individual exhibitions have been held across Europe—in countries like the Czech Republic, Croatia, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, and Spain—as well as in Argentina, the United States, and Japan. Throughout his career, Abadžić has received numerous awards recognizing his professional achievements. His photographs are included in esteemed collections such as the Modern Gallery, Zagreb, Modern Gallery Rijeka (Croatia), Umelecko-průmyslová Museum (Prague), Catherine Couturier Gallery (Houston), Verve Gallery of Photography (Santa Fe), Stockeregg gallery (Switzerland), along with various private collections worldwide including Tokyo.
Publications on Stanko Abadžić
- Lah, Nataša Šegota, Stanko Abadžić, English translation by Tomislav Kuzmanović, (Zaprešić: Fraktura, 2007).
- Abadžić, Stanko, Marginalije/Visual Wanderings, English translation by Boris Gregorić, (Meandarmedia, 2009).